Jimothey

Going to be picking up 2 Warwick Rockbass Corvettes next week a 4 string and 5 string I got the both for £350 which I didn't think was a bad deal? I know they are only Rockbasses but I've always wanted a Warwick so I'm over the moon The 5 string needs a bit of tlc, the only kick in the nuts is that they are for my 40th birthday which isn't till October and the missus has told me I can't have them till then ☹️

I agree why hasn't anyone produced black fret wire I think that would look great against a maple board or like you say on an ebony giving the look of a fretless.........

I ordered my truss rod and fret wire last night they are turning up next week....... I've watched a few videos on YouTube but @Andyjr1515 and @Jabba_the_gutor anyone else if you have any advice or tips on best way to do the fretting as this is the first time I've attempted it I would be very grateful thanks........... 😀

I've just used the Rust-oleum all surface satin rattle can which I'd never used before and it's come out OK, they have a nice wide fan spray pattern with nice coverage I didn't grain fill as I wanted to still see the grain through the paint 😀

I'm with you on that, the amount of times I've sanded through the colour or the paint has reacted in some way (even though I've wiped it down with degreasing wipes and not touched it with my bare hands!!) and I've had to sand it back and respray it it would have probably been cheaper to send it off to be finished professionally and a lot less hassle!! But saying that I'm still going to start spraying my P bass White tomorrow!?! 😳

My fretboard turned up today so it will be all systems go next week......... If you look closely its got a little bit of rippling............

I've taken the chrome hardware off of my Quincy to use on this build and fitted black instead it looks a lot better....... 😀

I'm interested in it but not for nowhere near £400 I suppose you could lose the dents with a pickguard so it's a sort of flashback style?? Or put a drop top on it??

Either someone has done a very unique custom job or they've been playing far too hard with a pick!?! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123712145063 What ever caused it they need to be hunted down and strung up by their knackers for crimes against basses!!

Just a quick mockup with the mirrored pickguard............ 😀

That looks great!! 😀

I've never seen a neck carved using a round over router bit!! That's a brilliant idea!! 😀

Mine was Holiday by Green Day then Hard to Handle by The Black Crows

The ones I've seen the SS is about a tenner more than NS so I think I'll probably go for the NS instead........ Thanks everyone 😀

Now that my Fenderbird build is well underway and I'm just going to do a quick refinish on my P bass (I've finally decided that it is going to go White as originally planned) my focus is turning back on to this build......... I've ordered my fret board last night its a 24 fret pre slotted Maple board which I'm going to radius to 9.5", I'm going to order my truss rod but I've just got to check what size I need I think I'm going to go for a 435mm which is the length to the start of the top horn But first job is to re-sand the neck as I've now routed the sides to the right size for a 4 string............ 😀

Hi I've been looking to get some fret wire for my neck through build but I'm not sure whether to get Nickel Silver or Stainless Steel? What the difference between the two is it just durability or does it effect the tone etc??

Ha ha and proud of it!! I like to keep you all guessing!! 😁

That looks awesome!!

Just a quick pic of the body and neck together.........

It's just had its first coat of black on its face I'm going to use some maple veneer I've got to overlay the back and sides so it should look OK once it's finished......😀

No sorry mate but when I've sanded it you'll see how I jointed it but I did make a mistake I didn't make the timber long enough (I didn't think that the fender style headstock was that much longer than the Ibanez style!!) so I had to plant a piece on the end so this probably isn't a great example............

Got the headstock reshaped and filled ready for the new tuner holes and a coat of black on it...............

@SpondonBassed With that beard I thought you might be!! 😁

Same experience as others I use them when I can't be bothered to wait for posting from china and never had a problem....... 😀

What you stink like wet dog and you've got fleas??