stereoplayer
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I started to polish and rub out and wax the bass neck. I also contacted the luthier reminding him of the PU wiring routes. One of the routes will have 6 wires passing thru it. I wonder how my custom J PU set is going?
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Many of my skills have turned to suck these days. I have redone the headstock and decals. I messed up the lacquer finish again.
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I still waiting on the trees that I planted to grow...🤣
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My luthier sent me these pictures. Progress. The neck pictured is a test neck.
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G.A.S. is a sickness that we encourage!
stereoplayer replied to Killed_by_Death's topic in Bass Guitars
I think I like messing around with basses and equipment just as much as playing. Probably more so lately. -
Joe Bardens
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Those are Joe Bardens. They work very well and are powerful. But I’m soon putting the original Schecter PU’s back in. I’m having the tapped P PU repaired.
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Love the fretless basses! Edited post: I seem to have posted the same info a few posts up....oops!
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I decided to spray lacquer on this. ‘and I started a build thread here...
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Welcome! I joined in 2015 but only recently started to become more active here. Have fun!
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Thanks!
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More lacquer needed but 1st preview. The neck and body builders. I don’t care for plain headstocks. For me anyways.
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Purchased already...I’m going to use these.
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Yup!
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Well...it IS going to be a new bass!😃
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I’m a simple sort of guy. I’m using standard Fender machine heads and retainer. And a Fender bent plate threaded rod bridge.
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I forgot to add this detail about the body. back routed, no pickguard.
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Thanks, it will be a while. I started this process in November 2020. The body PU/neck routes should be started soon. The PU’s are being built right now. A pair of tapped J PU’s. Although, I’m have another PU being repaired with that order. So it might slow it all down. http://tombrantleyrewinds.com/ And... a water slide decal is arriving in today’s mail. Thanks for your interest!
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The body is not book matched. The pieces came from opposite ends of the board. But wow! They look nice together!
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A though to see pic of the abalone markers.
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Clear lacquer finish on the neck more to come...
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Test fit the machine heads before the lacquer.
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The Babinga/babinga fretless J neck was made by Freestone guitars. Tucker Freestone is pretty easy to work with. Carbon fiber stiffening rods and standard truss rod and an extended fretboard. Abalone markers. I should have used different markers...though to see.
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I was going to finish the body myself, but have decided to let the builder do it. He uses a product called “ Solarez, I can’t believe it’s not lacquer “ It sounds like it’s pretty easy to use. Here’s a sample.
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First some body pics. The body is being built by a builder in California, USA, PM me if interested. He’s a real nice guy and is very easy to work with.
