Tinny is a perfect description. Another perfect is perfect pitch, which as the old joke says, occurs when you throw the banjo into the dumpster and it hits the accordion. 
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What's On Your Workbench?
- Thread starter HaMMerHeD
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I've always wanted a banjo, the "annoy your kids for Dad's amusement" factor has got to be huge on those things.
On my workbench right now, I'm planning out my next builds to start after my son and I finish his headless short scale project.
Two tribute style projects. These are going to become the tops on a Warwick-ish 4 string bass and a PRS-ish guitar:
Not super sure about any of the details yet, will probably be maple/cherry necks, cherry bodies. These builds might not start until next winter so I've got time to figure it out.
Two tribute style projects. These are going to become the tops on a Warwick-ish 4 string bass and a PRS-ish guitar:
Not super sure about any of the details yet, will probably be maple/cherry necks, cherry bodies. These builds might not start until next winter so I've got time to figure it out.
I got the strings on this morning, surprisingly I could plunk out a "song" pretty easily, open G tuning and easy barring makes things both simpler and simplistic. I'll hand it off to my brother this weekend.
Thr neck angle is really bad, I might try to fix that, but the cowboy positions are fine.
Thr neck angle is really bad, I might try to fix that, but the cowboy positions are fine.
WOW WOW WOW is all I can say. That quilting and bookmatching are absolutely beautiful.
Fretless conversion with Luminlay fret lines and side-dots complete, bolted back together and ready to setup,
I particularly like the last two side dots reflecting off of the pickguard.
I particularly like the last two side dots reflecting off of the pickguard.
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Oh my, oh my.....Fretless conversion with Luminlay fret lines and side-dots complete, bolted back together and ready to setup,
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I particularly like the last two side dots reflecting off of the pickguard.
Does everyone order their Luminlay from the Japanese site? Or is there a States side retailer? That work looks phenomenal!
Thanks. I believe they were ordered from Japan. Seemed like a very quick delivery.
Yep....shipped from Japan and yes...very fast service...
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Edit:....If any of you do order....don't bother getting their "recharge" light....
NOT good kit...I'd recommend just getting a suitable light locally....
Ouch that’s a lot of yen.Yep....shipped from Japan and yes...very fast service...
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Edit:....If any of you do order....don't bother getting their "recharge" light....
NOT good kit...I'd recommend just getting a suitable light locally....
Looks flipping awesome though
Yeah....not cheap but they explained that the high price is due to there being a lot of wastage during manufacture...
Whatever......I NEEDED them
..........I can live on baked beans with the best of 'em...
........Mmmmm.....beeeeeenz!
I can believe the wastage: I broke two line markers. Fortunately it was a set of 24 for a 22 fret bass.Yeah....not cheap but they explained that the high price is due to there being a lot of wastage during manufacture...
Whatever......I NEEDED them
Mmmmm.....beeeeeenz!
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A Rat Bass VI, a beat up GFS buyout non fretted guitar neck and GFS scratch and dent paulownia Tele body.
Used a vent cover as a mask and rattle canned Purple.
Decided to cut the last two off and I'm going to make it a 4 + 2 headstock.
Used a vent cover as a mask and rattle canned Purple.
Decided to cut the last two off and I'm going to make it a 4 + 2 headstock.
Back to the Luminlays: I'll probably try some experiments with luminous pigment powder and CA in a side-dot application. I have some Luminlay sanding dust set aside and played with that a bit as a filler with CA and it seemed like it would work. Also going to look a making a better light charger than the Luminlay supplied one. Hmmm..... I just so happen to have a blue bass and a aqua bass still in the works...
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Jon;
You can get the luminescent powder in all different colors at an art supply store. It's very simple to make your own dots with the powder and CA glue. My late buddy Mike Lipe made luminescent side dots that way on his guitars for years. He had me make up little aluminum sleeves to add a silver ring around the outside for extra class. He'd drill the hole in the neck, set in the aluminum sleeve, mix up the powder and CA glue, and dab it in there. That was about it. File it off smooth and polish. He bought the little charging flashlights somewhere online.
You can also pre-cast the dots yourself, rather than buy the expensive stock from Luminlay. Make up a silicone mold with a bunch of little cylindrical cavities. Mix the luminescent powder with epoxy, or CA glue, or some other clear resin. Pour it in the mold, and pop out little cylindrical luminescent dots of whatever size you want.
I did the powder/CA inlay side dots. It was $5 for the powder, which would do about 1000 side dots, and they also threw in a bunch of extra stuff. And the "tubes" I used for the surrounds were carbon 1/8" hollow tubes from Dragon Plate, which I think were about $2 each and one was enough to do at least 2 basses worth.
It worked pretty well! They don't glow super bright for hours or anything, but if you're on a pitch-black stage and you have a phone light or laser pointer, they'd get you through the gig.
I'd definitely do aluminum or brass tubes if it weren't a maple fingerboard. Carbon was fine, but a little harder to cut without splintering, even with a carbon-specific blade.
It worked pretty well! They don't glow super bright for hours or anything, but if you're on a pitch-black stage and you have a phone light or laser pointer, they'd get you through the gig.
I'd definitely do aluminum or brass tubes if it weren't a maple fingerboard. Carbon was fine, but a little harder to cut without splintering, even with a carbon-specific blade.
