Rexel Matador

1 hour ago, stereoplayer said:

I just used a custom decal.

Looks good - what kind of finish is it?

Hi everyone, sorry this isn't a build diary, but this is where people who know about this kind of thing hang out, so I figured it was the best place for it. Please feel free to have it removed if it's not appropriate...

This is my headstock logo:

I usually use a custom branding iron, which is fine on lighter finishes. On one occasion for a darker wood, I used the iron to force an impression into the wood, to which I then added metal leaf - not the most hard-wearing solution, it seems:

But I want to find a more efficient way of adding headstock logos. Decals are out as I usually finish with oil, so won’t be building up lacquer to hide the edges. And I’m not very experienced at inlaying, so doing that to a high enough standard would probably take longer than making the instrument itself!

Does anybody know of anywhere where I could perhaps get the three letters cut from thin aluminium or similar, which could then just be glued on?

Or are there any other options I haven’t thought of? Feel free to add links to other threads if this has already been covered.

Thanks everyone!!

Thanks again everyone - I've been away from the computer for a few days so have only just read the last few posts. Some really useful information here. Seems like second hand might be the way to go - I'll see what's out there!

Sad news indeed.

This has long been one of my favourite things on YouTube - the sheer joyful chaos of it!

Thanks everyone for the responses, it's really appreciated. I thought about posting in the Build Diaries section but decided not to as it's not a build diary 🤣  - looks like I've got plenty of good info to go on in any case 👍

On 22/07/2021 at 10:32, FinnDave said:

I have one of these I bought for my model making, which I have had to give up due to eyesight problems.

I think I used the bandsaw once, to cut a piece of 1/8" ply. 

I am willing to sell it, along with the spare standard blade a pair of finer ones I bought but have never used.

 

Hi FinnDave, I could well be willing to take you up on this. I am away from home until mid-August though, so can't do anything about it until then. I'll message you when I get back to see if it's still available, but there's no need to wait for me if you find a good home for it in the meantime 🙂

Hi everyone,

I've just moved to a house with a garage so can finally set up a proper workshop for building basses. Does anyone have any recommendations for which bandsaw, drill press and planer/thicknesser I should buy?

All suggestions much appreciated!

Thanks 🙂

Thought I'd share my current project in case anyone is interested. Melodic-ish death metal in the vein of At The Gates, Carcass, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder.

https://handaxemetal.bandcamp.com/

It's a one-man project (the drums are programmed). All the bass was recorded using the various creations my over on my build diary threads, so it comes to you partly thanks to the sage advice and encouragement of many members of this forum.

🤘🤘🤘

On 11/03/2021 at 14:15, benh said:

Excellent point @Jabba_the_gut - and thanks for the edit @TheGreek! I'd considered that. Also toying with the idea of going a bit further and making it a set neck - especially if I'm going single pickup, the neck tenon I feel could be plenty long/strong enough, and hidden under the top. However this could soon overtake my meagre skillset!

There's always the through neck option too - just a matter of gluing the wings on - no neck pocket required!

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

Cynical codswallop, in my opinion. 

I can't see what it is you're quoting here...

25 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

While it's not as impressive as that of either of his band-mates, Frank Beard has been sporting a beard for a number of years now.

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. Beards are everywhere these days.

On 05/03/2021 at 15:48, odysseus said:

Whaaaat? No Fernanda Lira any more? 

I thought the same thing - had no idea they were now a four piece and was wondering whether they'd added a bassist or a singer. Turns out Fernanda and the drummer both left and were replaced with three entirely new members!

A band-member, as opposed to a band, but I feel like Frank Beard deserves an honourable mention.

It's very unlikely to be a solid colour - I much prefer stains, oils, etc to using any kind of paint

21 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

Love the body design.  Could the shape be shifted up the neck though?  Looks like the headstock might have a fatal attraction to the floor, and that would really fook the tuners.

It's only a rough sketch at this stage - I'll play around with it when I draw it out full scale - I could move the neck in a bit.

Well in an odd twist, having let this project gather dust for way too long, I ended up getting kicked out of the band (unrelated to the slow progress on the build), so the guitarist won't be getting his 10 string V after all. But I still have a 27" scale neck that I've started work on, so I'm going to make an altogether more civilised tele-ish baritone instead.

I did consider making a very short scale bass, but I already have... well, I won't say "too many basses" for fear of getting banned, but I have a few, and only one (barely) functioning guitar. And a baritone is at least leaning in the right direction, right?

+1 for the EMG Geezer butler - a great option. Does the bass have the kind of knobs with grub screws or the ones that just push on? If I recall, the EMG comes with solid shaft pots, so you might need to get screw-on knobs if you don't have them already.

The EMG website has all the PDF manuals with diagrams showing how long everything is

Nice to see Gibson paying attention to the little details and positioning the strap buttons for maximum neck-dive 🤣

4 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Well... I've bought a jinwan neck today. Heard good reviews of them on BC. Now I need a body. There's an ebay seller in the UK who says he can make anything, I'm after a J body but rear routed and PJ pickup config. It might be a bit ambitious at this stage and I want to keep costs down in case of a mess up. I may have to reign myself in. Am I thinking right that on a J bass with the really big wide route out for the neck pickup I may be able to fit a P pickup in there? 

I admit I haven't actually tried it myself, but those I've seen look too narrow for a P pickup - though they may vary. I think it would also be closer to the neck than the regular P position.

You'll need knobs.

For finishing the Crimson Guitars stains and oils are nice. With a bit of effort you can get a very pretty finish without having to spray anything.

Sung by their current bass player, about their old one

This one's about Lemmy and includes the line "he's playing bass and melting your face"

And this one's about Fat Mike, as far as I can tell