Ander87

Hey buddy! I unfortunately received a message from the seller that the neck had been smashed in transit. It should’ve been with me now, so the seller is sending a replacement that should be with me in 7-10 days I hope. meant to update this thread (there’s been progress!), and I will hopefully over the weekend…! Ander.

In case anyone is interested in a Z7, I’ll have mine on sale until Friday…! I know it’s self promotion but genuinely a steal if you ask me 🤣

Haha thanks buddy! I defo am looking forwards to tje neck arriving and start seeing it all together

This is so useful - I guess the only issue is about finishing and making sure they're well finished, but then again 99% of this is machined these days so...

Oh gotcha! I am positive there were maple jazz ones so hopefully there may be a P version around. There’s a couple sellers I believe they’re the same though. I will likely sand the fret ends myself if need be, but I’ve hopes that it’ll be decent! you can get an necks in Thomann for £130 so I can imagine these would be decent or better for the money… come to think of it they have to be decent if you can finish the fret ends likely. If you have the machinery it’s just easier to do a good neck than a bad one… right…? Right???

I’ll report on thread upon receipt! Should arrive this week or next…

ah, life would most definitely be much easier in natural…! Still the Sherwood Green thing has been going for a couple years so I guess I’ll indulge…! On top of it, Sherwood Green ranges a lot from the almost dark racing green to the more silvery one below… I’m hoping gray primer helps more towards the dark green vibe but I’ve a feeling it’s just yellowed aged top coat that gives that finish…

Answering myself after some research, also learning: * Porous woods like swamp ash (ahem) are more difficult to work and fill * Metallic colours (ahem ahem) also more difficult - great that I dived into this - I'm still on time to chose something like Sonic Blue or similar but nah, I'll still go ahead for a Sherwood Green finish. Another thing - pickguard arrived - this time I wanted a bit more quality than the cheap musiclilly type of thing, without going into Pure Vintage or premium celluloid tort as those are over £70 easily... I found a celluloid top pickguard at Charles Guitars for £27. Breathe of relief knowing it does fit, pickup cavity included, so no carving involved... Parts ordered from Thomann, I'll order the paint supply and a couple other bits from Northwest Guitars. Tempted to build all of it in already and giving it a play once it arrives, but that'd be stupid as I'd have to undo it all. I'm hoping I can do the gap filling and sanding next weekend, to prep for spraying the following weekend. Ander.

Most positively, yes. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen all options! Blocks, dots, maple boards or rosewood over precision and jazz necks

Oh soz! Z7 is the one ready

don’t blame me when the missus enquires 🤣 https://www.andertons.co.uk/sire-z7-fretless-4-string-antique-white/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADujoUr3cNyEUYGA2k9PmyWmgxkcX&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1Yy5BhD-ARIsAI0RbXZE24XzUJs6m0ihoycXTkVB7o21n0tQ_gZ6Tz1Ijzc5_YygMtTwrrEaAjy7EALw_wcB

I am pretty positive it’s out there already…! In white I believe.

Hey Paul! Not in my hands yet but on the way… will report once it’s here. so far this is gonna be a jazz neck, slab body and precision pickguard/electronics. What a FSO celebration 😅

I’ll keep you posted! I love a charcoal frost but I feel I need to indulge a Sherwood green I’ve never had… add a tort pickguard and it’s just lush class! so, the body arrived and it’s a whole slab! Not contouring which in all honesty it’s okay as I’ve never had a slab body and many times I almost pulled the trigger. For review on guitarbuild, happy with delivery times and weight as stated on the nose, 1.8kg. I do have a strong feeling the body has been gap filled already as I can feel it smoother than on the wood sample, but will still apply a thin layer of Rustin’s gap filler for certain. Will have to align pickup screws and I do hope the cavity is deep enough for standard EMG P pickups, same as pickguard holes of course. Nothing my little hand drill won’t do. now that I feel parts arriving and the ‘you can rough it up anytime, but can’t add the mint finish back on’, and with 70+ gigs next year, I feel I may just gloss (nitro) finish it and keep it stock, or New Old Stock with lacquer cracking and no relic’ing, as all those gigs will sure do its part. I can always rough it up sand down areas and add chips etc at the end of next year if I like…!

So. 75% of my basses gravitate around Precision basses or Stingrays, 90% FSO's. I'm in a new band and I enquired about some builds with folk we all know and respect. A fair £1300 quote came back, that even if fair, is much more than I want to spend these days. So... I budgeted about half of that to build my own - I've seen past guitarist spray nitros and do a decent job out of it, but I want to open this thread to triple check as I'll have questions (plenty, mostly surrounding paint). First, the inspo: An update on a Precision bass, mid relic in Sherwood Green. DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an accurate period correct project. Ingredients: * Roasted maple jazz neck with rosewood board. From eBay China, I had my reservations but 4.9/5 stars and a description that the maker provides for 'other factories' kinda won me over. For the money, I'm willing to take the risk - thinking the worst thing with it may be a fret edges sanding? Not too pricey if all else is in place. * guitarbuild.co.uk 3 piece body, in swamp ash, classic P shape, 1.8kg. A bit steep, but again happy to 'indulge' on this, especially for the weight. Research tells me most alder is around 2/2.2kg, and other swamp ash bodies I've seen were a heavier 2.5kg. * Thomann order: Gotoh res-o-lite tuners, EMG Geezer Butler P, knobs, neck plate, Gotoh 201B bass bridge. Now paint/finish, and here comes my first questions - after looking on northwest guitars info: * Rustins Grain filler, natural - recommended since swamp ash has lots of grain uniformity * Rustins Sanding Sealer vs Clear nitrocellulose sanding sealer - are both of these the same? do I need one and not the other? * Nitro gray primer, instead of white, hoping that helps the sherwood green darken? I want that 'almost' racing green look like the picture. * Nitro sherwood green - I went for the V1 here, as opposed to the V2 which looks a bit more turquoise. * Nitro clear gloss, for the body, as I want that glossy sheen rather than matt (again, picture for reference). Some simple questions: * How to apply grain filler? Planning to rub it in with a cloth * Do I need both sanding sealers? Rustins and/or aerosol one... * At which stages do I sand the body? Thinking Once I receive the body, as it comes After applying the grain filler After applying first primer (how many coats?) I understand no need with the sherwood green nor clear coats (how many of each?) High grit ala 2000 after all is finished for the glossy effect? I will then proceed to age the hardware and sand down areas rubbed, scratches, dings and dents etc but won't consider that until that is finished. Same for the neck, I don't think I'll rough it up much but good to take that in carefully. Some pictures of what I've got on the way.