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Looking good. I love that RIM headstock.

Started to mock up some of the nuts and bolts of the bass: 1. Machine head positioning 2. Initial nut shaping/slot marking 3. Mocking up string spacing And because I haven't fitted the machine heads yet, I had to conjure up a way of keeping the strings in place while I puddled about. Yay for scrap ply/MDF and clamps. Don't think this approach will be replacing machine heads any time soon... It's looking like I'm going to achieve that "Precision with an extra string grafted on" feel that I wanted. Once I get the back of the headstock veneered then I'll be able to bore the holes for the machine heads and get to work on some nut slotting.

[quote name='jimmybass04' post='342510' date='Dec 1 2008, 11:08 PM']looking for advice, iv put a set of active emg,s on an old bass and im getting what sounds like an earth buzzing,as it is sensitive to touching the metal parts on the bass,where should i put the wire coming from under the bridge?and what else can i do to solve this. any tips appreciated. cheers.[/quote] According to EMG's wiring instructions, you don't use a bridge earth wire. See point 4. here: [url="http://www.emginc.com/downloads/wiringdiagrams/PJ_models.pdf"]http://www.emginc.com/downloads/wiringdiagrams/PJ_models.pdf[/url] Is your battery OK? Check all your solder points - redo any that look dull.

According to the book I have about these things (Restoring & Finishing Wood by Mick Allen - ISBN 0-7136-7657-4) you can use oxalic acid to try and bleach out stains.

Welcome to the forum

[quote name='planethead' post='341962' date='Dec 1 2008, 03:18 PM']a line from "The Zebranos" perhaps? let us never speak of it again... :-)[/quote] I would still be interested to read the discussion you mentioned, if you can dig the link out

[quote name='planethead' post='341932' date='Dec 1 2008, 02:26 PM']Excellent I was leaning towards his stuff except he doesn't appear to offer a satin - I suppose I could go gloss then tone it down. with a paste. ttfn BTW found an interesting discussion on Zebrano the other day (you're in that part of the woods I think) - if I can find it again I'll edit this post with a link.[/quote] Well, if it's about how the interlocking grain makes it a pain to work both with hand and power tools and the fact that it stinks when you cut it then I know [i]all[/i] about it

I cannot compare, but I can vouch for the quality of MGT's nitro cans - dare I say it - does exactly what it says on the tin. Goes on easy and I was pleased with the finish I achieved.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='341692' date='Dec 1 2008, 10:31 AM']Everything you need or want to know is on this site: [url="http://www.21frets.com"]http://www.21frets.com[/url] And I'm going to be pedantic here for a moment because a - I'm having a sh!t morning/life and am entitled to be intolerant and b - it irritates me profoundly every single time I see it - which is almost every single time I see it. [b]S Q U I E R[/b] - [u]NOT[/u] "Squire". They didn't get it wrong on the logo, OK? Jon.[/quote] Last time I pointed that out, I got pummelled by a gang of indignant dyslexics.

As a little diversion, I decided to have a first go at cutting out a recess for my logo to do an epoxy inlay. It wasn't easy - the veneer breaks at the thin parts, but this might have been to do with the first veneering attempt I ever made and being a little stingy with the glue. I also broke one of my carving chisels I'll still do the test inlay, but I don't know if I'll do this on the actual bass, it's risky and difficult.

The progress I alluded to is that the neck is now attached to the body. Couldn't get out the road because of the bad weather so I just carved the neck pocket out by hand. I was a little overzealous so I had to shim the sides of the pocket with veneer and I had to level out the bottom with veneer because it was bloody concave. The problems you inherit.

I played my first gig with a Squier Bronco and it was brilliant. I don't give a monkey's about the name, if it feels good and sounds good then it is good.

This is pointless. I'm abstaining on the grounds that it's not my decision to make.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='339596' date='Nov 28 2008, 01:54 PM']The reply to eubassix email does seem kinda fishy though. [/quote] To me it seems like someone missed out on their caffeine and ended up sounding like a Christmas autoresponder

Looks like you had a good laugh. Some nifty playing there and some sweet gear. With playing and gear like that on offer even at the tiniest bassbash you won't catch me embarrassing myself at such a gathering any time soon with my rag and bone collection of cut price basses and my near total absence of technical ability! Maybe one day.

Glad it worked out. Looking good - understated mods which add to the functionality without screaming out at you. Heh, and now I understand why you wanted that particular shape

Welcome to the forum

[quote name='cheddatom' post='336269' date='Nov 25 2008, 02:25 PM']Is it finished?!?!?[/quote] No, not finished, but a substantial leap forward.

I hope that this bass has legendary sustain and tone, because it's going to be rather heavy. Wide neck with twin truss rods coupled to a solid zebrano body (more dense than maple) equals one heavy hombre. How do I know this? I'll let you know in a few days...

Thanks for the kind words people. Tonight I took the clamps off and trimmed the veneer to the edges of the headstock. It went well apart from the widest points of the headstock where the zebrano veneer followed the grain and chipped off a few mms - in spite of the glue. All is not lost though, I kept the broken bits and superglued them on then VERY slowly sanded them to shape with 400 grit sandpaper. It seems to have worked. You can see the superglue darkening the veneer somewhat on the point nearest you in this photo - hopefully it will not show through whatever clear finish I put on it.

Welcome to the forum. Perhaps spending some time here will tempt you into picking up a bass once more

I have applied the veneer to the face of the headstock, this is the second attempt - the first one slipped a mm or two when applying the iron so I had to pick/sand it all off and start again Then I had the bright idea of sticking the nut blank into the slot and push up against the nut when ironing - sorted! Clamp city, hoping that the glue has squished out to the edges: We'll see how it fares after an overnight clamping.