Silky999

Today’s projects…..walnut control plate for a jazz bass and final oil hand hand before curing and nitro on the lightweight Stingray. The chatoyance on that bit of Paulownia really does shimmer!

As in a 6 string strat?????? If so, I have never made a guitar and not a bass so I would need to get a template for it. It would depend on what finish, if you provided the body blank etc. drop me a WhatsApp 07554 4323314 and we can chat but it at the risk of doing my own legs and pocket lol, it be may cheaper to buy a Chinese Paulowenia pre-cut strat body like this; https://ebay.us/m/I1yGHE Then I finish it for you with a combination of handed sanded oil and wax or nitro paint and/or nitro clearcoat or poly. The only thing with this option is you will not be able to pick the wood blank or choose different pickup routes. Likewise folks, if you just need a body, I’m not precious about putting the whole thing together if that’s all you need. I am already building some basses bodies for several members who are waiting for graphite necks and completely open to just doing the body if you are able to do the rest yourself.

Thank you for voting and your comments……. The wood is………..Paulownia. The body is 2.8lbs/1.2kg at the moment and my hope is to keep the whole bass under 7lbs whilst reducing any neck dive by using lightweight tuners and a heavy bridge to balance.

The latest build is a lightweight Stingray for a member on here. It will be paired with one of Kiwi’s graphite necks. For a bit of fun, guess what the wood is…. The top photos are with Liberon Finahing oil applied, the side view photos are the natural colour.

You should give it a go…….It was the first major thing I did on my modding/building journey after changing pickups and electronics. Just use a slightly smaller brad point drill bit on its own by hand to ream out the old dots then a bit of wood glue or superglue, insert the new ones, cut to length with some side cutting snips and sand with a little sandpaper. The old dots came out quite easily using the drill bit method.

I ordered mine from here; https://meisterworks.myshopify.com/en-gb/collections/luminlay-products you can change the currency at top right of page to GBP

I have installed Luminlay in several basses and always used the Japanese original product. It comes remarkably quickly when ordered and a quick blast with a light source is enough to charge them. I have got a uv torch off Amazon and that does the job for not a lot of money.

I slotted the nylon ones when I fitted the hipshots and fitted like a glove. It was was that or try and ream them out a mm or 2 I used 10mm length and these were invisible when the tuner was inserted.

Nylon bushes work really well. That’s what I have used on hipshots before. Something like this? https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Bearings-Plastic-Bushes-Plain-Plastic-Bushes/c3_7393_7507/index.html?selection=Polymer+Plastic+Plain+Bushes&currency=EUR&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22899024857&gbraid=0AAAAAD-_g0G0gk7d4QmDX_CQkkTkSs_jf&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgKjHBhChARIsAPJR3xfybaezK0fAD-aI_5EQ_83ZY_clj2wXLACS7-AzSPas9YNAkF3dXOcaArEYEALw_wcB

Lovely looking bass.

I believe the tributes were the real money makers for them so I’m not surprised that Fender will keep those going. The L2000s and L1000s gives them a good foothold into Musicman territory especially compared to the Stirling by Musicman range.

Thank you Andy…. I think its going to be a short scale with 30” neck as its difficult to find one in a natural wood body and I don’t want to have any neck dive.

I have already cut it as a normal right side bass. Yeah I have a pillar drill and fresh bit. I think using inserts and possibly a custom made walnut neck plate will stop knot having to take too much load. I’m hoping the when I route the neck pocket, the knot goes off at and angle and there will be plenty of good wood in the pocket.