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  1. Jimothey
    Your right after seeing yours I now I want to do a orange bass but I think I’m going to stick with my idea of a orange telecaster shaped bass which I might do after this build Have you decided on your next build yet?......
  2. Jimothey
    I’m going away from the shape pictured above and going more for a traditional single cut shape with offset waist (heavily influenced by a stunning ACG recurve S type) I’m now thinking probably pine core with Walnut burr, Zebrano or Macassar Ebony veneer front and back for a nice contrast I’ll do a mock-up later to see how it looks......
  3. Jimothey
    It’s a slippery slope I think building is more addictive than crack!! I’d go for a mix of option 1 and 2 as you have a lot of choices for lightweight timber ie Paulownia, Swamp Ash, Basswood etc also semi hollow it and that would make it even lighter......
  4. Jimothey
    Thanks I have the luxury of being in a joinery shop 5 1/2 days a week if I’ve not got a lot going on at work I get the time to get on with it
  5. Jimothey
    I was seriously considering doing a body that I would split into 4 sections and kinda battenburg it with contrasting timbers but I bottled it and did this body instead, I might give it a go tho!! In regards to shrink rates etc that’s why I like using sapele and pine as they are similar
  6. Jimothey
    Got the routing done except for the bridge I’ll wait till I get that first Funny you say that, that’s what I have done I had the same thought last night (great minds and all that!!) The arm rest is ok I kind of play with my arm diagonal anyway as I find that more comfortable Got the first coat of poly on, I was going to go Matt but I think this one should be gloss and looking at my last build I’m going to refinish that one gloss as well when I move the bridge, Just in case anyone notices I’ve still got the clean up the bottom of the neck pocket.........
  7. Jimothey
    Don’t tempt me I might just do that!!!
  8. Jimothey
    I haven’t ordered the bridge yet so I might get s high mass one and as you say rebate it and then raise the saddles......
  9. Jimothey
    I could always paint the top third pink to make proper neopolitan
  10. Jimothey
    Ding ding ding we have a winner!!!, I don’t think it will effect it too much as 5 of the 6 screws are flat but we’ll see.........
  11. Jimothey
    Got everything marked out to see how it will look I’ll be doing the belly carve on my lunch break today then I can’t really do anymore till the parts turn up Lets see if anyone can spot the slight mistake I made??.........
  12. Jimothey
    Got the top shaped and arm carve done, just got the belly carve to do tomorrow I wasn’t 100% happy with the top horn so I took a little bit off the bottom to thin it out a tad which I think looks better
  13. Jimothey
    It’s always good to hear a bit of “Green Day!!! I thought you might break out into a bit of “Longview” Them Wilkinson pickups sound good and that colour looks awesome especially when the light hits it!!! Great job l!!
  14. Jimothey
    I like that!!
  15. Jimothey
    I bet you will!!
  16. Jimothey
    I didn’t think it was an original shape I just couldn’t decide how to describe it whether it was more of a singlecut or a Tbird-ish shape I’m not 100% sure about it it’s just a shape I’m playing about with.......
  17. Jimothey
    Now my other build has come to a bit of a stand still waiting for parts I thought I’d change the body on my unbranded P Bass which to be honest the body is not in that great condition I’m going to use all the hardware off the p bass and transplant it into the new body Heres what I’ve got in mind....... Is it a single cut or is it a modified Thunderbird shape? I don’t really know I just thought it might look good (The neck pocket is going to look slightly different to the pic) Haven’t decided what wood I’m going to make it out of I’ll have a hunt round and see what I can get..........
  18. Jimothey
    Got the body all cut and sanded..... I should get the shaping done tomorrow, but I now need to wait till the neck and pickups arrive so I can make the router template hopefully they should be here by the end of the month.........
  19. Jimothey
    But just remember they are more scared of you than you are of them!!
  20. Jimothey
    That’s not bad at all is it a great looking, playable bass for just over £200 who needs the big brand labels!! Can’t wait to see what the next build is gonna be!!
  21. Jimothey
    It is an easy way to remove large areas of timber in a controlled way but it’s best to use a Pillar drill It’s a lot harder to slip and make a mistake with a Forstner bit than it is with a router......
  22. Jimothey
    Not much progress as I was out on site yesterday...... I made a minor alteration when I marked the template out (I thought that it need a little bit more meat where the top horn meets the body so I’ve made that about 10-12mm wider at the deepest point it’s only a tiny adjustment but I think it will make a difference aesthetically) before I started cutting the body I’ll finish cutting and sanding the body on Friday so I’ll probably post some more pics then
  23. Jimothey
    Definitely be watching with interest......
  24. Jimothey
    I normally use the forstner bit (when I can be bothered to dig it out) depth wise so the top is flush with the top of your body which on my set it about 18mm then like Andy says use The router with a standard flute cutter to smooth of the bottom of the pocket, But normally I probably do it slightly different to Andy in the aspect that I use a laminate trimmer with a 6mm top bearing cutter to rout the sides then use a router to remove the bulk of the timber (but I’ve been using routers for 18+ years so I’m confident in using them) at the end of the day you do it whichever way you feel comfortable.......
  25. Jimothey
    I think your abilities are speaking for themselves that’s looking really good!
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