Andyjr1515

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1332508' date='Aug 8 2011, 05:22 PM']Files are here and the nut is now filed and ready. G string off and flatwound G on; the rest will follow when I get a moment - I am back at work now. All strings are going through the bridge and not the body. It is all so nearly finished...all that is left to do is intonation, string height, relief. Expect pics of finished product in 48 hours or so![/quote] Can't wait!

Hi I'm also not quite sure what you are trying to do (not familiar with the '62) but is it like my VM Squier Jag - do you want a volume and tone for each of the two pickups? If so, when I get back at the weekend, I can easily take off my control plate and photgraph it for you... The VM Jag has two concentric control knobs - each with volume at the top and tone at the bottom to be able to blend either pup by volume and tone (bit like a Les Paul in middle postion but using just two knobs intead of four). Let me know and if I'm right, I'll get a shot Fri/ Sat Andy

[quote name='jimbobothy' post='1331522' date='Aug 7 2011, 10:22 PM']Changed the battery? However I'm a simpleton when it comes to elasticery![/quote] I regard myself a bit of a techo geek and yet it was ages before I thought about the battery on one of mine Everything was sorted in 15 secs...after the 24 hours trying to work out what could be wrong!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' post='1332167' date='Aug 8 2011, 01:57 PM']Hi Hope you managed to sort your edges OK. I generally use Axesrus for hardware, screws etc, although they tend to be more biased towards 6 string guitars. Stuff like pickguard screws ect they definately have and there service is excellent. Andy[/quote] That's what happens when you try to type while bouncing about on a train in Sweden That should have read ...pickguard screws etc they definitely have and their...

[quote name='Batfastard' post='1331451' date='Aug 7 2011, 09:04 PM']The body will be given a touch up round the edges and laquered tomorrow. So I need to drill holes for the three pots. I saw a bass where the knobs were recessed into the body of the bass with a shamfer on the edge of the hole. Does anybody have any ideas on how to do this? Also need to order some screws for the bridge, neck and pickups, any suggestions of the best place to order from?[/quote] Hi Hope you managed to sort your edges OK. I generally use Axesrus for hardware, screws etc, although they tend to be more biased towards 6 string guitars. Stuff like pickguard screws ect they definately have and there service is excellent. Andy

Hi This looks really great Although I've never made a Warmoth bass, I have made a W Strat guitar (wash my mouth out with soap and water!) and I am a real, real fan. Fits and hardware, etc are sometimes a pain because - even with a standard make - they are always changing, but the Warmoth craftsmanship is, in my experience, second to none. The W strat is my favourite (and I've owned & tried a few great 'standard' makes and models) I was really tempted to make a Warmoth Bass last time but instead decided to do a conversion. However, this has tempted me sorely... Andy

It does take a while...but well worth it in the end What are you thinking of finishing it with? Andy

Looks really, really promising Andy

Hi I take it as a compliment that you (however misguidedly) followed some of my tips and tricks but I think it looks great Any help for the next stages just post or PM me but you seem to be doing perfectly well on your own...I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result I've got some things I've tried (some worked well, some didn't) to fill the grain so feel free to ask Thanks again Andy

That is true craftsmanship but combined with SUPERB judgement of colours, shapes, effects and combinations. This is in another league to anything I've tried or even seen - it really is World Class stuff...the buyer won't be able to wipe the smile off his face for years Great thread and fantastic, fantastic bass! I bow, humbled, before you, master Andy

Hi I've got a Blackstar Distortion pedal that a mate's currently borrowed. I can get it back over the weekend and try my bass through it and let you know. I agree with Prime_BASS that it won't damage it - whether it sounds any good is quite another matter...it's worth a try though. I'll tell you Sunday eve whether we got thrown out of the pub on the back of trying it Andy

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1326349' date='Aug 3 2011, 11:32 PM']It looks to me like the seller merely used your offer as a point to emphasise the bargain that was to had.... albeit without thinking about your feelings. Seeing as the seller is a moderator himself, a wee word with the site owner should bring about a swift resolution to your situation.[/quote] Nah - it's no big deal. It's just that I try hard to follow forum rules but, as the guy WAS a moderator and flamed me on the forum despite me sending an immediate PM apology (10 secs max) after he'd flamed me in his PM response to my (pretty close) offer, I assumed I must have committed some sort of heinous forum crime In his defence, once I was on a decent internet connection (when I made the offer I was on a bought timed connection in a hotel with 5 mins to run and didn't have time to read everything in the thread) I could see he does say the price was firm - but he did seem to have problems selling it to anyone who would be willing to pick it up, which I WAS willing to do but the added cost of which made it a touch over what I could afford. As a former internet forum moderator myself, it has always seemed to me that there are two types of moderator: those who do it to rigorously apply the forum rules for the good of all and those who use the power of veto and forum bans to bully and humiliate. Clearly this guy is of the former kind but was just having a bad hair day Anyway, it's forgotten. He sold the bass later that day, which I am genuinely pleased about because it is a concern that absolutely NOTHING is moving at the moment...but that's for another thread Thanks anyway for your response and the clarity that I haven't (or maybe hadn't) committed some sort of taboo Andy

Well I’m a bit confused by this – not from the selling point of view (which I agree with…not putting a price on is a bit like a trader putting ‘POA’ – I never follow up these because I always think there’s going to be a catch or hard sell) but from the buyer’s point of view. I recently looked at a bass for sale at a good price but one where the seller said he’d had offers but for postage and he would prefer collection. I offered by PM at £10 below the asking price based on cash and collection the following day. I gave my phone number and said, I think entirely politely, call if he was interested. I put the same on the forum except I didn’t put the price I’d offered (or, obviously, my phone number). The £10 reduced offer came from a simple calculation of the asking price, plus the diesel for the 250 mile round trip, plus the bits that didn’t come with the bass coming to £20 more than I could afford. I was moderately flamed both by PM and on the forum. I work hard never to p**s anyone off on the internet (and really am upset that I've p****d off this guy) and I am just about the opposite of a commercial shark, but am I to assume that a buyer must offer the asking price or nothing at all? It’s a funny old world… Confused of Derby

Hi Folks Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. I've taken up JPJ's suggestion of using pickup rings - really pleased with the result [attachment=86042:IMG_1686.JPG] Thanks again Andy

Hi Finally sorted the pickguard conumdrum on the Fretless (JPJ suggested pickup rings which was a great suggestion!) so here it is, finished, next to the Jaguar... [attachment=86038:IMG_1683.JPG] Here's the fretless by itself... [attachment=86039:IMG_1686.JPG] And the Jag which most of you have seen before... [attachment=86040:IMG_1685.JPG] Last shot has a sneering, snivelling interloper that doesn't belong here but somehow got into the act ... [attachment=86041:IMG_1691.JPG] Our band has simply got to have the best looking gear that none of us can play Andy

Hi JPJ With hols, etc, I'd completely missed this thread until you mentioned it with your kind words about my fretless. WOW Absolutely jaw dropping. With your workmanship, I am flattered that ANY of my tips could be useful... I look forward very much indeed to seeing the next shots Andy

Hi There's a last remaining thing to fix (some sort of trim around the neck pickup to hide the over-sized rout) where there is a helpful debate going on in Build Diaries but this is the latest veneering job I've just completed. [attachment=85892:IMG_1659.JPG] [attachment=85893:IMG_1673.JPG] [attachment=85894:IMG_1678.JPG] [attachment=85895:IMG_1680.JPG] [attachment=85896:IMG_1681.JPG] It's based on a Custom Fretless bass which I then did the same stripdown and veneering job as described in my other recent post Veneering an Ibanez Bass - Tips and Techniques in 'Build Diaries'. The veneer is a Burl Walnut - it's like playing a Bentley Continental Dashboard I added a series pull switch to one of the volume pots so it now has two options - absolutely standard vol vol tone with the neck vol in the down position (standard parallel configuration) then, with the neck vol in the up position, it switches to the two coils in series, with the neck vol becoming master volume and the tone as normal. I'm delighted with the result. The Jaguar I posted earlier in the year is a definite keeper but this one will probably be put on the Basses For Sale (my wife recently pointed out that 6 guitars and 2 basses is too many seeing that, in her view, I can't play any of them properly ). If anyone is interested before I get it in the right folder, feel free to PM me. Thanks for looking Andy

[quote name='neepheid' post='1320132' date='Jul 29 2011, 10:15 AM']Bit late now, but convert it to rear routed and ditch the plate What about a clear, regular Jazz shaped pickguard? That way you protect your veneer and get to see it [/quote] Hi Yes - rear routed is best but this was the best fretless I could get on my budget. The Ibanez I did was rear-routed and that takes all the issues away! Ref damaging the veneer, it is - agreed - a much softer finish than poly or nitro, but it is also very easy to polish and repair. I use the Birchwood Casey Wax finish to keep the shine and, if there is a bad scratch, just rub a little more tru oil across with my thumb . Nevertheless, a clear guard's a great idea for anyone wanging it about more than I do!

[quote name='lobematt' post='1320156' date='Jul 29 2011, 10:30 AM']I'd give it a normal J pickguard to cover the gap around the neck pickup[/quote] Yeah - that was a bit of a surprise when I took off the pickguard . The bridge routing is fine. I might alternatively pop a trim on (a la Gibson humbuckers)

Hi there Thanks for the feedback. Like all these things, you get so close to something for so long that you cease to be able to see the wood from the trees (if you excuse the pun ). I did the full set-up this morning, played it and looked at it afresh and I think it is now in the category of 'leave it alone - it's done' I'll post some proper shots in Gear Porn later today but in terms of where this has come from: I bought the bass as a 'Custom Fretless Bass' from a helpful chap called David. He does the fretless conversion and set-ups himself and I was very pleased with what came through the post. The fretless conversion has been very well done and the set-up was spot on The pickups are probably basic but didn't warrant changing - but more about later I did the same stripdown and veneering job as described in my other recent post [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142149"]Veneering an Ibanez Bass - Tips and Techniques[/url] The great thing when you do that job is that you really see the quality of the body and type of wood. I don't know what the wood is, but it is light but VERY hard compared with the usual Alder / Basswood, etc. The veneer is a Burl Walnut supplied by Freed Veneers - great effect and looks much better in real life than the photos - the central feature is a deep yew-like colour and not at all yellow as appears in the quick shots above. It's like playing a Bentley Continental Dashboard I added a series pull switch to one of the volume pots so it now has two options - absolutely standard vol vol tone with the neck vol in the down position (standard parallel configuration) then, with the neck vol in the up position, it switches to the two coils in series, with the neck vol becoming master volume and the tone as normal. I'm delighted with the result The series option doesn't significantly increase the volume (an oft-quoted criticism of this configuration) but gives a very modern deep boom bass sound. The tone control is very responsive and the tone options cover all my bases and many more. Whereas the Jaguar I did is a definite keeper, this one will probably be sold. If anyone is interested prior to me putting it on the Basses for Sale section, feel free to send me a PM Andy

Hi JPJ Fantastic! I'm really pleased & looking forward to seeing your pics Any

I get the distinct impression so far that the consensus is without! Now I can stand back from it a little, I think I agree that the pickguard is pants. My only remaining concern, I suppose, is that the Jazz metal control plate design seems to beg for a pick-guard of some sort. Round off the corners or leave it be? Thanks for the feedback so far Andy