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    There might be a super lightweight build thread starting elsewhere on the forum soon
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    That them thar new fangled computrickery! Actually, Inkscape is pretty neat - I used Turbo-cad at one stage but it's just too darned hard for the fairly simple stuff we need in this game. Inkscape is - for me - just right. My last build and the one I'm just kicking off were basically designed on it. Brilliant for trying the 'what if's'...such as the 'what if I wanted to put a black feature on a cream headstock?' Almost as good as black paper and scissors
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    What I do is get a piece of black paper, then cut out various shapes and try it. The right one will jump out at you....
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    Not too pretty? It's lovely!
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    It would look fine...
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    If it had been a maple board, I'd have stuck with maple headstock, but done like this - which looks great, by the way - definitely cream to match the body for my money
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    Beautiful! Cracking job - many congrats ...and now I predict you will have the build bug
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    Looks good to me
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    Excellent. Looking forward to seeing the pics wen it's all sorted
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    Looks a nice shape
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    Oooooh....that will be interesting
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    End grain will always stain darker than straight grain. It will even do that if you are simply clear varnishing plain wood due to the finish soaking in more into the grain pores where they are exposed. It's one of the reasons that the effect of flame maple is enhanced when you add the finish. I think you'll find that the effect looks pretty natural, though. I think I mentioned earlier that there's a stage in finishing where it really doesn't look great - hence the old advice of 'don't panic...it will be fine'
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    Yup... bin there, done that!
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    Pete, our bassist (and me when we allow him to do his 1/2 doz numbers on lead guitar), plugs the EB3 Tribute I built him directly into the PA. Having said that, the tribute has a proper induction choke-equipped variomatic with three settings and loads of tone options But having said that having said that... he actually plays on just one setting - the standard neck position.
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    Looks great - and just like its twin. Great job
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    Depending on how many lacquer coats you are going for, leave the flattening of the edges until you've put a decent number of coats on - it's very easy to sand down through the lacquer and take the stain off! If you do - don't panic. Remember that if you can see wood colour, then you are actually down to wood and so stain re-applied just in that area will absorb pretty well... It's looking good - and I know what colour that really is!
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    Anyway, @Geek99 - with other options now looking limited, do you want me to pop down the motorway sometime with my mallet and curved chisel to extend the 4 lug overlap points so it will fit with your Geddy Lee cover? I pass by Coalville regularly ( presume there is only one Coalville - J22?) so it would be no problem. Pm me if you think that might be a solution.
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    TC polytune for me too...
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    That is BEAUTIFUL @Jimothey ! That top looks a million dollars and contrasts so well with the back. Excellent result
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    My first build was also adding a body to a commercially bought neck - it's a great way of starting Welcome to the world of the highly driven but sightly crazy
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    What's the wood either side of the middle splice, Jez? The whole assembly looks good
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    Fast work @jebroad ! Looking good. I'm afraid I don't have a fret press...I hammer them in and then clamp a radius block for good measure
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    Thanks, ped My next build (and maybe next two) will be back to the more conventional (but they will be basses!) but I will come back to these principles. The latest one, on the right in the picture actually, to my eyes, does look like a scaled down bass - which is interesting because it came about from purely practical requirements - so it would be nice to try a lightweight bass in the same style...
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    Thanks, Stuart Yes - all basically wipe on: The piccolo bass is tru-oil slurry-and-buffed; the middle 6-string is Osmo Polyx wiped on and brushed on - this one is my first try at their 'glossy' version. Not so sure about that particular product (hence trying wipe and brush) although their satins and matts are excellent; the right hand 6-string is Ronseal Hardglazed wiped on .
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