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Winter Build off - Mash Up - Get Ready
- Thread starter Scoops
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Stainless is good too but brass is easier to work with. Stainless isn't too bad once you realize you can't work it the same way as normal steel.
But brass bridge plates and saddles too. I do have some stainless for a Dano style bridge though.
I'd politely disagree a little here. To me, stainless looks nothing like nickel, despite having nickel content. I see stainless and chrome being much more similar in colour, whereas nickel looks duller overall, but much richer in colour tones with a more subdued feel. I agree the pain with nickel is tarnishing, but so many people like things that look a little aged, that something getting there a little sooner can be a positive...
Stainless can be brighter than nickel. Depends on what flavor of stainless you are using.
Some Johnson's Paste Wax should help keep the nickel shinier longer.
Those are for when you want your brain plated.That second picture looks suspiciously like the fluorescent margaritas that my local Mexican restaurant offers...
Moonshine
That second picture looks suspiciously like the fluorescent margaritas that my local Mexican restaurant offers...
Moonshine
So you have a parched throat?
So, off to Bunnings today after this disaster last night...
Better not to ask. Suffice to say I hope the thicknesser will sort it out. Or I'll just rip it in two again and do it properly the second... or maybe the third time? Hmmm. All the name of a dimensioned fingerboard.
Anyhow, back on track. Picked these up. All up it was $10. No I'm not putting tap valves in the new bass... or am I? Who knows. The "connector cross dowels" are what I'm thinking of using in the neck and the body so I can mess with adjustable neck angle ideas.
Again, it stuns me how little timber actually holds a bass together. The rest is really just gravy, paint and impending back injuries.
Better not to ask. Suffice to say I hope the thicknesser will sort it out. Or I'll just rip it in two again and do it properly the second... or maybe the third time? Hmmm. All the name of a dimensioned fingerboard.
Anyhow, back on track. Picked these up. All up it was $10. No I'm not putting tap valves in the new bass... or am I? Who knows. The "connector cross dowels" are what I'm thinking of using in the neck and the body so I can mess with adjustable neck angle ideas.
Again, it stuns me how little timber actually holds a bass together. The rest is really just gravy, paint and impending back injuries.
Bahaha. I only do 'shiny' and 'black'.
Re the washers, I've got some secret reasons for silly washers. But yeah, my local electronics store probably sells thin washers too.
McMaster Carr has a great selection of stainless truss head screws. I already bought a bunch for my Guyatone/Danelectro mashup.
Have to head out to Lowe's for some pickguard material.
Way rad, I've been debating on copper/gold pickguard and possibly hardware.
Btw what kind of pickup is that.
Just
Just an inexpensive toaster I picked up off either e-bay or amazon. I pulled the cover off, used Muriatic acid to remove the chrome and re-plated with copper. The things I'll do to get the look I'm after...
Just an inexpensive toaster I picked up off either e-bay or amazon. I pulled the cover off, used Muriatic acid to remove the chrome and re-plated with copper. The things I'll do to get the look I'm after...
Latest template for the Strat/Precision build.
I had to use a Precision headstock so the tuners will fit - they're Hipshot 1/2" Ultra-lites, because I have a set. I think I'll go with just one pickup, either the Lace I currently have, or maybe one of those oval single coils which I'd make. Not sure about controls, though I tend to just use my side mounted deal - not sure about the Strat jack on the face. Finish is still up in the air, but I may paint this one. And I'm going back and forth about whether or not to use a pickguard. I usually don't, but this is a Strat/Precision - it almost needs one. We'll see.
Definitely going with 32" scale, it'll help reduce neck dive. Upper horn is a little short, but the bridge is heavy. With the ultra lite tuners, it may just balance out. Neck-thru, tilt-back headstock, and I'm thinking about fret markers - Ric style shark fins in walnut on a maple board is striking my fancy. We'll see how difficult that'll be.
I had to use a Precision headstock so the tuners will fit - they're Hipshot 1/2" Ultra-lites, because I have a set. I think I'll go with just one pickup, either the Lace I currently have, or maybe one of those oval single coils which I'd make. Not sure about controls, though I tend to just use my side mounted deal - not sure about the Strat jack on the face. Finish is still up in the air, but I may paint this one. And I'm going back and forth about whether or not to use a pickguard. I usually don't, but this is a Strat/Precision - it almost needs one. We'll see.
Definitely going with 32" scale, it'll help reduce neck dive. Upper horn is a little short, but the bridge is heavy. With the ultra lite tuners, it may just balance out. Neck-thru, tilt-back headstock, and I'm thinking about fret markers - Ric style shark fins in walnut on a maple board is striking my fancy. We'll see how difficult that'll be.
Maybe to keep it clean but still have a pickguard you could do a masup of a strat/precision pickguard and a double cut Les Paul Jr pickguard with the controls and pickup mounted on the body.
Shark fins aren't too difficult. When I did some I made a miter box out of scrap maple with guides cut for each inlay angle. I used pearl celluloid pickguard material and cut the inlays in the miter box. The inlays go all the way across the fretboard so if you cut them wider with a bit of overhang they fit pretty easy. Use the miter box and your fret saw to cut the edges of the inlays on the fretboard and then just route the cavities for the inlays and glue them in make the edges flush and sand them to the radius. Celluloid is easy to work and smells good if you like the smell of camphor.
Love that seasonal avatar
Thanks, heh, my seasonal disgruntled butterfly. I used to use this one back in the day, and decided to bring it back. I have one for several different seasons.
I'm messing around with the 2Tek bridge to see If I can incorporate it into a carved top
I've got a Kahler 5 string tremolo bridge which I'll be using. It's a 2.5" string spacing.
2 weeks to go!
@Fat Freddy , got your drool glands ready?
@Fat Freddy , got your drool glands ready?
