Spoombung

[quote name='bumnote' post='872512' date='Jun 20 2010, 12:01 PM']i think the interesting thing about both of these sites is the advice on how to do things, I refinished a precision type using the manchester guitar site and it came out well. i think i would have used cellulose grain filler with hindsight or pva to prepare the wood. the biggest problem i had, even using grain filler was sinkage into the wood.[/quote] Well if I use the nitro cans on the that site I'm not sure they'll sit on the acrylic sealer now - I'd wish I'd seen it before. I emailed the guy and he wasn't sure if it would work, either. I'm now scratching my head as to what to do. I'm thinking solid colour now - a light blue or pink. There don't seem to be many acrylic spray colours around. The wood isn't pretty at all. Any other ideas welcome....

[quote name='bumnote' post='871804' date='Jun 19 2010, 03:31 PM'][url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/lacquer.html"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/lacquer.html[/url] Stockist[/quote] Thanks

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='871042' date='Jun 18 2010, 06:52 PM']Aha! If the experimentation doesn't pan out (it might not tbh - artist's acrylics are nigh-on useless for signwriting & I've had nightmares attempting to get acrylic gold size to behave), you're quite welcome to borrow the budget airbrush I've got knocking around somewhere. Pete.[/quote] Okay, Pete

[quote name='bumnote' post='871102' date='Jun 18 2010, 08:28 PM']have a look here [url="http://www.reranch.com/"]http://www.reranch.com/[/url][/quote] The forum looks interesting but as it's American all the products will incur extra duty when dispatched to the UK so I'm going to look for somewhere closer to home

[quote name='Geek99' post='870519' date='Jun 18 2010, 09:33 AM']Yes thanks but his basses are nothing like mine. Anyone tried the pickups in a jazz ?[/quote] ....Huh???

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='870887' date='Jun 18 2010, 03:51 PM']Where in S. London are you? Pete.[/quote] Thanks for the info; I'll check it all out. I'm just down the road from you in Greenwich.

Here's a test piece of wood that I also primed with the same stuff and I'm trying out some acrylic paint on it first: I must say that I'm not at all convinced this is going to look good and I'm also worried that the acrylic lacquer will not seal it well. Acrylic paints tend to dry lumpy and I've tried to minimize this by sanding down slightly although this has thinned them out somewhat. I might have to look for some other type of paint. I'm amazed I can't find any information on this subject anywhere. The Talkbass forum drew an absolute blank, Alan's weird (and very dead forum) didn't know and Google knows nothing. No one has a clue even though I would have thought there's loads of people out there who have attempted painting their own guitars before the year 2010!

Well I settled for the acyrlic sealer in the end and this is the bass after about 4 coats. The stuff is surprisingly soft and sands very easily.

[quote name='Narcissism' post='831031' date='May 7 2010, 09:07 PM'][url="http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/darthnako/The%20Bass/?action=view&current=Fin1.jpg"][/url] The one I built[/quote] Wow, pretty striking for a self-build!

Very nice bass profiles and good pics. I have played that ACG bass - it has a very unusual feel to it - and a great sound

[quote name='Marvin' post='868248' date='Jun 15 2010, 06:23 PM']Well it was mildly distractingly toe tapping enough, to be able to avoid conversing with fellow passengers in the lift it's being played in. [/quote]

[url="http://www.theorchestrapit.com/top27"]http://www.theorchestrapit.com/top27[/url] Warning: funny noises, (some of them unpleasant) high possibility of error and failure and ill-matched free-impro cliches We're on about 10pm

[quote name='Bilbo' post='868172' date='Jun 15 2010, 05:04 PM']Note the relaxed groove.[/quote] [size=6]GROOVECRIME[/size]

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[quote name='cetera' post='863371' date='Jun 10 2010, 03:31 PM']Oh go on then.... any excuse [/quote] The winner!

Good results! Got some questions, though: 1. Can you tell me what primer you used ( the product)? 2. Did you spray the primer on the original finish or did you take that off first? 3. What paint did you use? 4. Was there a final finish?

[quote name='skelf' post='863364' date='Jun 10 2010, 03:25 PM']Why don't you try posting on this forum. [url="http://mimf.com/cgi-bin/WebX"]MIMF[/url] There is a glues and finishes section. They are very helpful and I am sure someone there will have painted a bass they way you want to. Alan[/quote] Zero response. That place is dead.

[url="http://www.kvraudio.com/"]http://www.kvraudio.com/[/url]

I used to have one years ago. They weigh a TON! Active electronics (bass and Treble). Didn't keep it for long because of the weight.

[quote name='skelf' post='863364' date='Jun 10 2010, 03:25 PM']Why don't you try posting on this forum. [url="http://mimf.com/cgi-bin/WebX"]MIMF[/url] There is a glues and finishes section. They are very helpful and I am sure someone there will have painted a bass they way you want to. Alan[/quote] Crikey that's a weird looking forum. It look as old as the internet. I will try....

[quote name='Mikey R' post='863370' date='Jun 10 2010, 03:30 PM']ok, Chestnut got back to me: A bit of a surprise there for me - I thought shellac would make a good base for anything. Anyway, hope that helps. Mike[/quote] Okay, that's helpful. It looks like we're getting some answers at last.

[quote name='Mikey R' post='863331' date='Jun 10 2010, 02:53 PM']Im pretty sure that anything will go over shellac, but Ive just emailed Chestnut Finishes to get them to confim - I'll post here when they get back to me.[/quote] thanks...

okay...I'm still not sure whether acrylic paint will adhere to shellac. Can you go over acrylic with shellac? (like a lacquer)

Mikey - Maybe this would be better as it's acrylic anyway, and is bound to accept acrylic paint on top? There is also cellulose version : (I'm not sure what cellulose is or if I could paint on top with waterbased acylic) Here is the product comparison: [url="http://www.axminster.co.uk/compare_products.asp"]http://www.axminster.co.uk/compare_products.asp[/url]?

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='861763' date='Jun 9 2010, 08:41 AM']Cheers Guys. Spoombung, you say an interesting thing in that you feel the bassier sound is a disadvantage which i would have said was a plus. My thinking was that the short scale would make a more 'trebly' tone, just shows you how wrong you can be - bit worried about the occassional rattle though especially at my age. BB[/quote] Yes it works in the opposite way you might think; the shorter the scale, the less higher-pitched overtones in the note - especially tuned to the standard bass tuning. Increasing string gauge can replicate the long scale tension but the sound will still be bassy. It just means it will be thumpier, bumfier, woolier sound. I wish I'd thought of this when I chose the electronics for my custom 31" Iceni - the J.East bass control is [i]boost only[/i] (15db!) and what I really needed was something that enabled a bass cut. By and large, my flirtation with shorter scale basses is over and I've decided to return to playing standard scale. I just prefer the tighter sound.