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Thanks. Not sure when that will be. I'm still waiting on a few bits, like the bridge/knobs etc and custom nordstrand jazz pickup with a 17.5 string spacing at the bridge. Might look into positioning the knobs etc.

Look what came in the post!! Well i went and collected it from the depot! After a bit of a headache with UPS not putting it on the truck!. Its finally here! Still undecided on what finish to go with! Was going to go for a slight brown burst around the edge....might just go clear....decisions decisions... [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/705/img0005nez.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/img9980z.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/img9992c.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/img0003mg.jpg/"][/url]

They do look pretty radiant. I'm mainly after how people find using it and the results they got. A lot of people rate behlen products but I don't think you can get their nitro laquer in the UK, so need an alternate lacquer. It must exist, because plenty of people do it.

Hello, I've done a few guitars with Aerosols but I've decided to mix the colour for my next project. I plan on using my girlfriends dads spray gun and booth as he's a paint technician at a garage. I'm basically looking for suppliers in the UK and I found these guys. Anyone had any experience with their clear lacquer, dye or Thinner? Or anyone have any other suggestions on where to get it from? Thanks, Adam

Heard from warmoth and the neck is done, and they are finishing off the body, so should have but real soon. All hardware arrived last week. Will have pics soon, I know that's what you're all waiting for.

That's great! I've built a few guitars from parts. I'm waiting on my order from warmoth. I can't wait! For a future project far far away, I'd like to shape my own body. Would be for a jazz neck to keep it simple. Do you think it's best to start with a jazz shape as a first go at it?

Just a thought...If I were to fill the slots in with a filler, or laminate for that matter, how should the neck be when I do it? Sould I leave the tension on or do I loosen the truss completely? Thanks, Adam

Yea i might be brave and try one. Because I like the neck, the colour matches the bass really well and I'm happy with how it sounds. So, if I can get away with not swapping it for another neck that would be ideal.

The sharpie idea would work, but I was wondering if I could saw out some of the plastic and then add a dark wood filler on top? Do you think this would work? Not as drastic as completely removing them, but would achieve the same result. Thanks, Adam

Come on people task at hand! Haha Ill try the sharpie idea and see how that goes I think. Then if a neck pops up I may swap, or if I feel brave enought to remove them. We'll see I suppose.

I think I'd be ok with the laminating, it's just the removing the plastic inlays that I'm worried about doing. I like the idea of using acetone, as it wouldn't involve sawing into it and possibly chipping the fingerboard. Would it harm the wood if I tried it on a fret? Becaus if it worked ill happily sit there all day so its done carefully. If I can find a similar neck but with no lines for around the same price I'd be ok with that. It's just finding one.... Really appreciate all the input though.

I did think about that. Someone was selling an unlined neck but with an ebenol fingerboard. Would like an ebony, Are they similar? Well I assume mine is ebony, it's made by allparts? Seems like wood to me, does ebenol have a grain?

Yea looks like I'll be sawing them out at some point. Is it worth paying for a fret saw? Or is there a cheaper alternative. I will either be going for something subtle like a dark brown, but I might just hide it with a dark wood filler. I've looked into filling it with veneer, I'm not sure about doing it. I don't want to put too much, or too little veneer in. I have fret dots that I ould also fill with the same filler... I would like to try leaving lighter markers at the top. Not sure how yet though, would probably have to just mark them with something after.

I've just had another look, and it actually has plastic inlays as I can feel the ridge from a fret slot. Really looked like they were drawn on. So any ideas on where to go from here?

Thought I'd drop by and let you know that I got a set of rotosound swing bass strings and raised my pickups a little and wow, my bass has come alive! I'll just deal with the damage if/when it comes. It's exactly what I was after. The jazz bass strings were actually quite nice after I raised the pickups but you just don't get the bite you get with the swing bass strings. I've been playing it all day! I may still add a two band preamp some day but for now im very happy with it. Thanks for all the help!

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1355123109' post='1894245'] I guess you should be able to sand the lines off with fine paper. An alternate might be gentle application of paint stripper - small amount on a cloth?. Rather than lines, why not insert side dots at the fret positions. You can get away with positions 1,3,5,7,9,12 etc. [/quote] I did thik about oing it with fine sandpaper. Indont have s rsdius block, so would it be ok if I did it lightly with fine sandpaper? My idea was to actually get rid of the lines in the front and leave the overhang on the top side of the fingerboard as a reference. Kind of a middle ground between fretless with and without lines. [quote name='rubis' timestamp='1355123550' post='1894247'] Could you stain the lines? [/quote] I did try stain the lines with a dark brown dye, left it on for a couple of minutes, but it just wiped off didn't do anything at all! [quote name='GuyR' timestamp='1355127988' post='1894278'] Whatever you do, don't saw fret slots then fill them. It will be detrimental to the sustain and tone. Best to sand or strip the lines off. [/quote] I'd never thought of that, why ruin a nice whole bit of ebony word!? I might try use a little sandpaper on the overhang underside and see how that goes..what do you think?

Hello, Sorry to high jack this post but I have a lined ebony fretless neck and the frets on it are painted on white, so have no existing fret slots. I would basically like to hide these lines a little and make them darker so they're not so obvious. I currently have no fret slots, so if I made a fresh slot would that be ok to fill with filler? Or actually, if anyone knows a way to get the white frets off without damaging the wood that would be ideal. Thanks, Adam

Hello, I have a lined ebony fretless neck and the frets on it are painted on white, so have no existing fret slots. Oh, Is there a cheaper alternative to a fret saw, or is it best to use one? I would basically like to hide these lines a little and make them darker so they're not so obvious. Any advantages in using veneer over wood filler? Or actually, if anyone knows a way to get the white frets off without damaging the wood that would be ideal. EDIT - I've just had another look, and it actually has plastic inlays as I can feel the ridge from a fret slot. Really looked like they were drawn on. So any ideas on where to go from here? Any advice or experiences on this would be really appreciated. Thanks, Adam

[quote name='WarrenD' timestamp='1354704600' post='1889270'] Hello Sir, I've used Elites Player series strings and a few times and they're very decent, possibly the best nickel strings I've played. [/quote] I agree, i have been using Elite Player strings for 4 years. I always think there might be another set of strings i would like, but ill stick with what i know. I even got my original bass teacher into them, and i think he'd been using Ernie Balls for like 15 years.

Any suggestions on Gauge string for swing bass strings?

Thanks for all the replies, I Wasn't sure where to start with this....here goes. [quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1354785398' post='1890254'] For strings, DR Sunbeams are very nice, and are a pretty gentle on the fingerboard. [/quote] I hear good things about these strings, just don't think i want to splash out on £30 on a set of strings. Im not an aggressive player and for how much ill use it i don't think the swing bass will be a concern. I have nearly got a J-Retro on many occasions, so might be something i buy in the near future, but i did think a simple 2 band would be quite nice. [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1354792134' post='1890356'] I have Wizard Hammers in my J fretless. [/quote] I did look at these and was very intrigued by them, so if i were to swap out my pickups, i would be very tempted by these, sound like what I'm after. But my current pickups might be ok with a height adjust...we'll see. [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1354792553' post='1890362'] Not sure what you mean by "wmeat"... [/quote] Its a new word, didn't you know!? HA was obviously meant to be 'eat'. I think i have some experiments to do. Im pretty sure i'm sold on rounds though! So as i said, my first experiment is raiding the pickups, and getitng a set of swing bass srtings and see how that goes. Thought i'd also attach a picture of the bass in question that was my first build and was finished and built myself. its the same now, I've just added a babicz bridge. Really appreciate the help!

Thanks for the info, it's helped loads. People talk about it like it happens really fast. But that sounds fine with me. So before pickups my first port of call is to get some rounds, and raise the pickups and give it another setup. And we'll see where I go from there. The jazz bass strings sound nice, just not what km after. For what I've got, I feel like I should have a better tone than I have. So will get on the case and let you know how it goes. If anyone has any other ideas then feel free to let me know. Thanks again, Adam

I did look to the swing bass stings. I heard that they wmeat up your fingerboard quite a bit. Do you know if thats the case? A friend has wizards in his classic vibe jazz, I think they did a set of 70s pickups for him. They sound really nice!

On paper they look really good. Not a bad price either. I just wasn't sure if a preamp like an aguilar 2 band would give me the tone I need. Thought I'd see what everyone else thinks.