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Yeah I think that’s what I’ll do, so it’s not too dark I’ll probably use American Walnut or maybe Mahogany first then sand it back, If it comes out the way I hope I’m going to use tru oil to finish the guitar, I’ve never used it before so what size bottle should I go for? Would the 8oz bottle be enough for 3/4 coats of the body and a couple of coats on the neck? But if it comes out a bit s**t then I can paint it instead

It is listed as having a fine straight grain so thats what I was thinking if I test it on the back and I don’t like it then I can start over But this chart shows how stains are supposed to work on it?

I’m hoping that if I used a black grain filler it would enhance the grain not cover it Hopefully it will kinda look like this???

I’m kinda liking the idea of using a black grain filler the darken the grain slightly then tru oiling it I’m not sure about the pickguard now I might just do it black or white and see how it looks You probably got a better tonewood for the body like Ash or Alder and better quality components than what’s supplied with mine (well I hope so anyway)

I only paid £70 + free p&p and it’s from a uk based seller as well so I didn’t think I did too bad??

Its an cheap unbranded kit off eBay, but the quality of the body and neck isn’t too bad? I’ve got a few frets that need levelling but at the end of the day you get what you pay for?! I’m going to change it to a P/J pickup combo and I’ve got black pickguard but I was thinking of checker boarding the pickguard like on my PBass but I don’t think that would look very good on a natural finish The checkered pickguard is kinda a theme for me as I’ve done it on all my guitars so far

I was toying with that idea the grain is not too bad I can’t see any filler on it, I spose I could just finish it with tru oil Only problem it’s a Paulownia body so would it be best to finish with poly or something so it has a harder finish?

Hey Everyone I’ve already got a white P bass and going to have a black ‘51 style P Bass (When I get round to doing it) but I need some inspiration for what colour to paint my Jazz bass kit build I kinda like sonic grey but I don’t know if it will look a bit boring?? Please could everyone post their favourite colours as I’m stuck in a greyscale rut!?! and need some ideas Thanks

To be honest I don’t like headless basses but this does look good

I think that the duck will look really good

I was thinking of doing something on my P bass And maybe this on my Mike Dirnt ‘51 PBass instead of just a normal star but I don’t know yet!?!

That would be cool! If you’ve got a colour laser printer you could do it quite easily and cheaply

If you can get the extra clear sellotape because I used a really cheap one and it came out a bit cloudy But these were just tester if going to do them again

The purple and glitter is too much for my taste I would definitely prefer his Warwick sig base instead

Yeah it’s really simple you just print out you logo on normal printer paper stick sellotape over it then I use the handle of a pair of scissors and rub the logo to make sure all the ink sticks then cut it out and put it in water for about 5-10mins then you carefully rub the paper off and it just leaves the ink on the sellotape then you just stick it on and when it dries the glue reactivates and then it stays The logo in the picture is put on bare wood and has been on there for about 6months without any problems if you want you can lacquer over the top of it as well and it doesn’t crinkle or anything There’s a few videos on YouTube that explain it better than I probably have

Is that your WTF face??

So you didn’t fancy going down the laser printer and sellotape method then? They don’t come out too bad

Sometimes people go too far with the relicing but you’ve got it just right it looks great!!

Sorry what I meant to say was compared to other bands around at the time they weren’t up the same standard with their playing if you did a top 20 bassist in the 70’s Sid Vicious would be nowhere to be seen I agree that NMTB was a game changing album because it challenged “The Man” and people’s attitudes but musically is wasn’t exactly groundbreaking IMO

Sorry I was having a blonde moment I thought Bigwan meant doing more like an overlay (7-10mm thick veneer) then edge binding it rather than just filling the cavities then veneering the top Brain is now engaged!?!

At the moment I’m trying to get enough money behind me to do a luthiers course because that’s what I really want to be doing but I thought I’d have a bit of fun with the kit builds Yeah this kits off eBay got it for a steal £40 it was listed under “Base guitar kit” so not many people looked at it the neck is straight I will need to sort the frets on it buts it’s all a learning experience but at the end of the day you get what you pay for and you can always upgrade the hardware over time I’ve got a Jazz bass kit that I got off eBay that I’m going to do next it only cost me £70 and the body is better (it’s really light) and the neck is nice a straight and surprisingly the frets are ok on it when I checked it with my rocker and it looks like only 2 need filing a bit If you want a top quality bass then kits aren’t for you but if you just want a bit of fun making your own bass then kits are great Once I’ve got my workshop back up and running then I will do a scratch build of my own design

I was considering that but I was thinking how it was going to look with the neck pocket because I would have to pack the neck up the same thickness as the top veneer but would that make the back look a bit odd? But I’m a carpenter/furniture maker by trade so making a good job of filling the cavities won’t be a problem because it’s going to have a painted finish anyway if I was going to leave it natural that would be a different story Wheres the fun in just buying a ready made body!?!

Could you really consider the sex pistols as “greatest” their career only lasted 3 years apart from a short lived reunion in the mid 90’s but the sex pistols wouldn’t ever be about if wasn’t for the likes of the Small Faces, the Who and I know they aren’t British but the New York Dolls and Iggy and the Stoogies who they heavy took influences from Don’t get me wrong I really like the sex pistols I grew up listening to punk but in reality they could barely play their instruments

I always found Microsoft Publisher a lot easier to use than photoshop and it’s a lot easier to layer images and add text etc if you’ve got that program maybe give it a go instead?

Thanks for the advice I’ll give it a try, How do you finger it do you do two then three then three then three then back to two? because I’ve seen it done so many different ways that it gets a bit confusing?