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  1. kodiakblair
    Take the idea out of your head and get it built 👍 I would love to see it 😎
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    It's not easy. I felt OK about my 3rd attempt but when I bought the MIJ Paisley, it looked crap 🤣 Refinished it soon afterwards 👍
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    Go DIY. Jazz bass of choice. 2 x skins from Axedecals (£40 the pair). https://axedecals.com/shop/guitar-skins/retro/retro-paisley-guitar-wrap-skin/ Clear plate from Brian (maybe another £20). Spray the edges ( say £8 for a can)
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    Brian Pillans , ebay seller "earlpilanz", sells clear scratchplates . Business is really busy right now so the store is closed till Monday. He's a good lad,will sort one out for you no peoblem.
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    Eric custom Thunderbirds https://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Thunderbird-Bass-Pickup-Vintage-Style-for-GibsonChromeNickel_p_2287.html T-bird players raved about them on the Last bass outpost a few year back.
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    It's soft, no doubt about that 🙂 Much the same as working with Paulownia, factor the softness into your finishing plans and it stops being an issue. Plan for that is a piezo only P-bass. My main concern is the weight, may need to go headless to avoid serious neck dive.
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    Aye, going by photos isn't much cop. Alasdair is quite picky on how he grades things but nothing beats choosing your own pieces.
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    He does mail order 👍
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    Will do. Nowhere near perfect and it seems every time I scrape it I miss some gunk 🤬
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    Neck pocket cut, marking for pickup and bridge. On to my DIY spray booth. After much scraping, gnashing of teeth, sliced fingertips and general nonsense ; a working bass guitar appeared 🙂
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    Other stuff. Had an idea I wanted a reverse Telecaster neck. Bought one from Wan Guitar on Ali Express. £69 and 3 week delivery. Worth every penny 🙂 Lovely chunky neck. Had a 2 saddle bridge in the spares box. @The_Rodster came to my rescue with these T-bird pickups 😎 Had the option of 1 or 2. Decided on 1 👍
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    A fair bit has happened since start of last month. Forgot to take photos for most of it 😬 A fair few mishaps too 🤬 Major mishap was slipping while cutting round the horns. Had a bright idea. Binding will hide that Fact I'd never tried binding before nor had the right tools never entered my head. What could go wrong ? Actually a fair bit can go wrong 🤣 Combination of wrong bearings,too big guides and a craft knife left me with this. Forgot to photo the gluing part 😖 One thing. I wanted to do the binding before cutting the neck pocket, thought I'd get a sharper finish.
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    @Angel Whatever you decide on ; get decent cutters. You want things to cut smoothly, that's not going to happen if the blade gets blunt halfway round. Oh, and keep a swear box handy . If you're like me you'll be in profit by the time the build's over 😀
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    @Cuzzie Asking for basswood might get you funny looks. Closest we have is lime which is heavier and harder 🙂 Pine is great but depends on the variety. Fella up the road from me, Bonnywood Guitars, just uses white pine from the builder's merchants. I got a bit of Longleaf for the slab P-bass. Weighs a ton and bloody hard 🙂
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    Grab some tulipwood (poplar). Similar properties as alder when it comes to weight/density/hardness etc. Damn sight cheaper.
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    Not a slab body nor particularly heavy. Owned 6 of them, none over 9.5 lb. Sorry @oldslapper never saw your post 👍
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    Mid Autumn might be too late 😀 Will PM you the buyer's details 👍
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    Like an eejit I sold it ☹️ Somebody in Edinburgh was after a decent bass for one of his students an this fool thought "the RPBX would be a great bass for anyone" so offered it up. Regretted it then and regret it now . Wide shallow D neck, well balanced, great fit/finish. Grab one but ask the seller about the nut width. Few year back there was a QC mix up and a batch shipped out with 38mm jazz type necks instead of the 42mm P-bass.
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    Mind there were 2 Fender Japan single coil P-basses.
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    Most folk build their own but a couple spring to mind. Mike Donner's Crackercaster. http://www.guitarrepairoftampabay.com/crackercaster-4.asp Bach Music. http://www.bachmusik.com/en/music-instruments/bass-guitars/model-bach-bpb-60 Retrovibe announced the Django earlier this year. Those were medium scale and I'm not sure how many Dave built.
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    Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny. Many a guitar hero fails to do it justice.
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    Saw on a BC thread regarding Thunderbird pickups that Rod had a pair from EY Guitars. Hoping to avoid delivery time from China I sent Rod a note asking if he'd consider parting with them. The kind gent replied "of course I will, your need is greater than mine." 🙂 Deal done and dusted Sunday afternoon. Pickups arrived Tuesday afternoon 😎 Thanks Rod, you're a lifesaver 👍
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    @therealthing https://www.weibo.com/dtcbass?is_all=1
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    Hopefully they'll find a happy medium.
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    £40 for 4 Schaller machineheads inc delivery from America. £8 for VAT, still an OK deal. £8 fee to assess the £8 VAT !! Chancers 🤬
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