Jabba_the_gut

This is pretty close to me but I know nothing much about Squiers! Ive looked at a few pictures on the web - is the truss rod adjustment on the heel on Japanese Squiers? Is this bass worth a punt??

Yep, this is a Moses neck I bought from Kiwi a while back.

There is a proper timber supplier near Tamworth that has loads of hardwoods and sells it in small quantities that would be suitable. Think it was Sykes timbers.

Now you tell me...

I've used some Sapele for the bodies on the last couple of basses that I've made. Bought it from a local DIY store and it's absolutely fine. You have to be a bit careful to know it's suitably dry - I'm just lucky with the place near me. They also thickness the stuff for me which is a bonus. Was less than £30 for a body. Whereabouts are you located? Is this for you planned headless build? The usual suppliers are David Dyke, Tonetech and Exotic Hardwoods. You will get more character woods from these if you want but they will also have stuff that can be painted. And there's always eBay. Or the local tip for old furniture....

I've started knocking a few idea around for a 4 string headless. I've got a an old Hohner B2A that I bought many moons ago when I was just a lad. It fell out the back of the guitarists Mini about 25 years ago and the body split, so I cut the sides off and glued on some 'wings'. It's a bloody mess but I've always quite liked headless basses!! So when some headless necks were for sale on here a while ago, I bought one and put it to one side for a project and now I'm looking at what to do with it. The neck is really nice - just something about it feels 'right'. The tricky bit will be cutting the neck pocket for this as all three side of the heel taper from top to bottom (presume this was to aid removal from the mould) so this will need some thought. I will try to make some form of jig so I can use a router but it may end up having to be done very carefully with a chisel...but that's a long way off at the moment. I've roughed out a shape and am thinking of using a pair of EMG pickups (a P and an MM) and a two band preamp. I've made a bass with an EMG MM and 2 band preamp before and really liked the sound of it. I've got one of the 'TW' versions for this so I can split the coil and so should be able to get P, P+J, P+MM and MM options from this setup. This is my starting point but certainly not set in stone: I have made a couple of basses recently with spalted beech tops so I will probably find something else just for a change!!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/bass-guitar-lamp/1274422203

I'll definitely be there. Last year was really good - a great bunch of people and a really enjoyable day. All the best

Cheers for the positive comments on this one. I have tried it even though the setup needs sorting and I'm really pleased how it sounds so far. I've also weighed it and it comes in at 6lb / 2.75kg so it is quite light - I weighed a solid body bass I built and that came in at 10lb for comparison. It needs the battery and preamp but that won't add much to the weight. Cheers Jez

Hi Honza, I've used Ozmo again on this one both on the body and neck. It's had 3 or 4 coats so far - one more should finish it nicely. Cheers

Getting close to finishing but lots of little jobs to do:[list] [*]Fit pre-amp [*]Make a couple of decent knobs [*]Set-up (adjust nut, bridge, intonation etc.) [*]Fit string tree / bar [*]Fit strap buttons [*]Dismantle and complete the finish [*]Wait...... [*]Put back together [/list] Once this is done I'll get some decent photos put up on here.

So then it has been on with the finish, wait, sand a little and repeat several times! The final holes have been drilled for the neck and string retainers (just enlarging / changing depths) so I can put the bass together to ensure everything is right before getting on with the final finish.

As the rest of the bass is a bit more rounded I decided to round the headstock - not tried this before but pleased with how it turned out. It's very tactile - I'll do this again on the next build. I also needed to measure the approximate position for the bridge so I could drill a hole in the body for the cable. This would still give me a few mm play to get the intonation right before fixing the bridge permanently. I put a single string on just to see what it was like - got a nice acoustic edge to the sound as hoped.

I've been doing some more work on this so here's an update. The neck has now been shaped. This was done using a rasp and a small sanding drum. I've tried to blend the neck joint to make it look like it flows a bit more than usual bolt on joints. And this is the joint complete with a coat of oil. The ripple has come out in the neck quite nicely too

Nope. Wrong. A nice grey-ish one would be much nicer. Great basses though - I have a red one with a tort guard instead of the checker plays and that looks nice!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Broken-bass-guitar-for-parts/222662121674?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D46150%26meid%3D93f20d831375460791efeb09a6861108%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D391899774295&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850 1 left, 1 sold.....

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/peavy-tnt-130-bass-amp/1267377956

Wayne bought a preamp cable from me. Very easy transaction and great communication. Cheers Jez

Bought a couple of Delano pickups from Brian. Nice easy transaction - well packaged, quick to send and excellent communication. Many thanks, Jez.

I really like that!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1506532580' post='3379411'] Just as well it wasn't finished, then Si [/quote] Even as slow as I work, this should be finished for the Midlands bash!!

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Cetera - Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Hamer Impact, Wal fretless, one or two more to be decided, big Pedalboard (!), GK800RB, GenzBenz Neox 212T[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09. Johnthebassist - '69 Jazz Bass, GenzBenz Shuttle 9, Barefaced S12T, gang of smelly pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10.Timmo[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Barneyg42[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12.Walman - FPPR Status S1 - well it wouldn't be a SEBB without Barney's old bass now mine, however this year for the first time it won't have a for sale sticker on it [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13.Rumblefish- Reverend Rumblefish,Wal Bass,Mesa M600,Berg CN212.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Happy Jack }[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif].........................} with a love that'll see you through (and Paul the Drums, of course)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. Bluejay........}[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. bassace - double bass, Felix Preamp, Puma 500 amp and Genzler 10-2 cab.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. ChunkyMunky - Zon Sonus Custom 5, Yamaha BB425x, Genz Benz Shuttle 12.0 etc..[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. MacDaddy - a couple of custom Shuker's, and a Snapdragon folding bass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. louisthebass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. TrevorR - 2 Wals, an Aria SB700, a Markbass LMII and 2x10 plus some pedals...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. jhk - yamaha TRB6P, MM stingray 5 fretless, GB Spitfire Fiver, Eden cabs plus Eden wt600 and EBS[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22. Seer73 - 2 or 3 lefty basses + amp of some sort - TBD as having GAS issues at the minute[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]23 - Thestick - Wal , Ken smith , Jeff finch, Aguilar amp[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]24 - Chris_b[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]25 - Pete.Young - Yamaha BBNE2, Duesenberg Star, pimped Bass Collection SB465, LMII, EBS Neo 2x12[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]26 - Paul - guest drummer[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]27. Captain Rumble - Vanderklay MNT212, Thunderfunk, Xotic jazz[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]28. Graham - Lakland DJ5, G&L SB2, EBS HD350, EBS Neo 2x12[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]29. Mangotango - Fernandes Gravity 5x, Dean Pace,TC Electronics BG250-112[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]30. Andyjr1515 - Kert's Camphor Single Cut, Pete's Piccolo Bass, Pete's EB-3 ish custom builds[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]31. Wolverinebass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]32. Merton - some ACGs, possibly a Status J and maybe a One10 if it's of any interest (I've not seen one on the list!)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]33. smaz -[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]34. 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[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1506083508' post='3376340'] Latest For Sale List: 01. ACG Finn 5, 33" scale - Merton (£1075) 02. Ashdown VS212 cab - Merton (£175) 03. Quadraverb GT rack fx and ROLLS MP8 midi foot pedal controller (£150 ono) - Stingray5 04. 5 string fretless Rick Turner Renaissance - Steve Lawson 05. Bergantino HT115 and HT210 (£625 the pair or £325 ea) - 51m0n 06. Hartke LH500 (in 2u Gator case) (£200 or £800 with the 2 Bergs above plus some very nice speaker cables) - 51m0n 07. Bass flight case £19.99 08. Keyboard case £9.99 09. Squier Japan, Silver series Telecaster £239.99 10. Westfield Mini Precision - obbm - (£60) 11. Iceni Zoot. Body. (no fixtures or fittings just the body) £49.99 12. Charlie Chandler 70's Jazz (off-white AllParts body, 70's maple f'board/white blocks neck/70's Fender Jazz logo, reverse-action chrome tuners, Gotoh heavy duty bridge and Wizard custom-wound jazz pickups. £600 ono 13. Ampeg BA115U Bass Combo - £120 14. ACG Krell SC E Type 5, 33" scale this one - c/o Merton (Just a feeler at this stage, will likely pop it up for sale in a month or so. I can swap out the ACG DFM Filter pre for a Uni-pre too if preferred at point of sale) 15. Harley Benton Custom Line Bass DI-Expander - ped - £60 16. Sennheiser XS wireless unit, rack ears in place - price = TBD but probably ludicrously cheap, less than £99 anyway 17. Tapco (by Mackie) 6306 mixer - £40 18. NSP flightcase to take old-school valve amp, Orange AD200, Matamp, etc. - £40 19. Electro Harmonix Crayon Full Range Overdrive - obbm - £35 20. Epiphone Toby Deluxe IV (trans red) - clivem - £80 21. Ibanez SR375E V (AWB) - clivem - £150 22. G&L Tribute M2000 IV (sunburst, maple neck/board) - clivem - £400 23.Eden 2 x 10 XLT cab £190 (jhk) 24. EBS HD350 head £350 (jhk) 25. Jabba_the_gut GK MB200 head £180 [/quote]

I'm going to try to get along tomorrow. I'll bring a TC RS112 and Markbass Blackline 250 head and a couple of home made basses; I might bring my current in progress build that is in the build thread 'Semi Hollow Bass' just for interest. Cheers