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  1. BrunoBass
    Thanks all 👍🏻
  2. BrunoBass
    Fantastic 🙂
  3. BrunoBass
    @T-Bay @Jimothey if you’re using car paints, what do you use for buffing and polishing? I was thinking T-Cut or similar, what would you recommend?
  4. BrunoBass
    Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
  5. BrunoBass
    I bought a bass from my local branch of a well known guitar retailer about three years ago. When I looked on the website later the price was £100 less than what I’d paid in store. I phoned them to see if they’d refund the difference or at give least give me a voucher. Would they hell...
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    Thanks. Yes, I’ll give it a few coats tomorrow once it’s settled. I’m not sure I’ll wet sand the headstock actually, as the lacquer layer I built up before applying the decal dried very nicely. Even though it’s a gloss lacquer it dried with a smooth, dry looking finish. I’m using car paints too. I’d planned to use nitro but decided to use acrylic car rattle cans instead. There’s a really good supplier in town close to me, and it’s cheap; I’ve bought a 500ml can of primer, a 500ml can of clear coat and a 400ml can of specially mixed colour for less than £20.
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    Sorry to hear about that, I was really pleased with my decal and the delivery but it was a bit pricey and I nearly ballsed up the application. A got a big wrinkle that I couldn’t shift and I was worried it was going to tear. I wetted it a bit more and I was able to recover it. On the subject of the signature, I did a couple of light mist coats first and then just wrote straight on to it without any sanding. I only wet sanded where the decal was going to go. I think the ink probably would spread or bloom if you were to write straight onto the wood without a layer of lacquer.
  8. BrunoBass
    A CD marker, permanent ink but a nice fine nib. I tested it with the lacquer first to make sure it didn’t react in any way.
  9. BrunoBass
    Ok so @Jimothey might be interested to see this. Capri Orange, or BS557 Light Orange, which is close enough for me 🍊 It looks a bit dull in the photo, but it’s more vibrant in the flesh. I’m pleased with it, it’s very close to the colour I visualised so I’m happy. I’ll just have to be patient now while it settles for a while...
  10. BrunoBass
    Thanks @Andyjr1515 I’m always inspired by your builds 😊
  11. BrunoBass
    Thanks. Yes I’m certainly intending to use it and gig it, if it’s up to it. As this is my first attempt at doing this I’m not expecting it to be anything special, but I’ve learned a lot, and it’s been a lot of fun; the next one will be better! If nothing else I’ll have something cool to hang on the wall. I’ve definitely got the bug now, I’m thinking about doing a ‘from scratch’ build next...
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    The wet and dry paper arrived yesterday so I had a bit of time this morning to flat the headstock and apply the decal (I love working from home!) I’d never used Rothko and Frost before but the decal I ordered from them is excellent, quick delivery too, I’m impressed! I didn’t want to put a Fender logo on this build; I don’t have a problem with people using Fender logos on their builds but I wanted to name this one something different whilst maintaining the Fender aesthetic with a 70s style font. As my little boy Bruno has been interested in this build, and wants to help me with the assembly (I’ve kept the nasty nitro paint well away from him!) we decided to call it the Bruno Bass No.1 (same as my username too). We also signed the back of the headstock together for posterity too. So, I’ll give the decal 24 hours or so to fully set and then I’ll start the layers of clear coat over the top.
  13. BrunoBass
    I tried one in PMT Birmingham, the sales assistant was keen for me to try it as I was buying that day and he was obviously pushing them. Very nice bass, very light too, but just not my thing.
  14. BrunoBass
    I found a couple of photos recently which I thought I’d share, I don’t know if they might be of interest to any of you. It’s my dad, Martyn Gibson, who played bass in the early sixties, before marriage and fatherhood took over. Dad played in a band in Stafford from 1963 to 1965, initially they were called The Countdowns, later The Sneakers, and they played originals and covers, a bit of RnB (Ray Charles etc). They played all around the Midlands. They supported Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, and often played with a band from Leicester who went one to become some of Showaddywaddy. My dad’s first bass was (possibly) a Hagstrom PB-24-G; from my research they were also branded Kent and Selmer but he can’t remember and the headstock isn’t visible in order to identify it properly, but as The Beatles became popular he splashed out on a Hofner 500/1. The shop in Stafford (H.E.Parkes & Sons of St Marys Gate, Stafford) ordered it direct from Hofner in Germany with a hard case for forty pounds (or guineas, he can’t remember). How I wish he’d kept it! He had a Vox amp (didn’t everyone then?) but he can’t remember exactly which model.
  15. BrunoBass
    I’ve read that the visible grain on these is a printed photo, similar to the old Fender Fotoflame off of the nineties. Anyone know if so? Has anybody stripped one of it’s finish?
  16. BrunoBass
    Wow... what colour is that pink?
  17. BrunoBass
    This may help... https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxndWl0YXJwbGFuc2NvbGxlY3Rpb258Z3g6NDc1YjQzZjJjMDlkZDFjNg
  18. BrunoBass
    That looks amazing. Great stuff 👍🏻
  19. BrunoBass
    How’s the build coming along @Hazza590 ?
  20. BrunoBass
    Pickups arrived this morning, Wilkinson ceramics as opposed to alnicos. I heard good things about them so decided to take a punt.
  21. BrunoBass
    Is there not a risk of electrocution without grounding?
  22. BrunoBass
    Yes, I’d rather have a new Crowded House album.
  23. BrunoBass
    Love it, looks great. I have an idea percolating in my mind involving a HB PB50 - this makes me want to press on with it 😊
  24. BrunoBass
    Neil Finn is a pretty handy guitarist, has a great on stage persona, and I think is one of the greatest songwriters alive. I like the idea of him joining Fleetwood Mac and I look forward to seeing if they come up any new material together too.
  25. BrunoBass
    That’s interesting. Waiting for the long drill bit I’ve ordered to arrive is holding up my project. I was planning to shield all the cavities anyway so if I can get away without using a ground wire I can press on. Anyone else not bother with the ground wire?
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