OldGit Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='lwtait' post='164890' date='Mar 27 2008, 10:54 PM']afraid not, I've got a gig! (bet you can't guess which bass I'll be playing )[/quote] Don't you have to let it hang for a week to let the finish harden? [quote]PS. jon's going, though.[/quote] Good news I owe him several beers .. Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Good news indeed, he'll be bringing me my Shuker/Z[size=1]00[/size]t hybrid. Quote
Dood Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='165051' date='Mar 28 2008, 09:05 AM']Don't you have to let it hang for a week to let the finish harden? Good news I owe him several beers ..[/quote] Let's hope he's not driving.. as I think he'll probably have a bar full of pint glasses to get through! I'll drop him a message see if he can bring some logo'd T-Shirts! Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Wheres IWTait???? Where is he? Your public awaits.... Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='165477' date='Mar 28 2008, 07:08 PM']Wheres IWTait???? Where is he? Your public awaits....[/quote] * starts slow hand clap * Quote
Tait Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 DONE! It's been a long day, we had to go on longer than usual because of a dodgy switch and then the tone circuit gave of feedback whenever the treble was right the way up, so I can't really be bothered to give a long description of what I did today. basically it was flattening then buffing the finish, then just putting the hardware and electrics in. heres some pictures of the finished thing anyway. [attachment=7017:shuker_day_5__2_.JPG] [attachment=7018:shuker_day_5__1_.JPG] [attachment=7019:shuker_day_5__4_.JPG] [attachment=7020:shuker_day_5__3_.JPG] [attachment=7021:shuker_day_5__6_.JPG] [attachment=7016:shuker_day_5__5_.JPG] Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Lights cigarette and lies back in deep contemplation..... Well done mate. Great thread and lovely looking bass Quote
paul, the Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Oh well done! I've probably just missed it, but is everything active? Quote
Dood Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Woh! Congratulations! - Ok.. so what th' hell am I gonna do next week with nothing to read? lol.. Who is next to do the course? Quote
elom Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 that is one [i]nice[/i] bass. well done that man Quote
kdphysio Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Yep, another very impressed BCer here. Can't wait to read/watch the 'birth' of the next one! Quote
pockethammer Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Just curious........ what are you calling it? Quote
kdphysio Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='pockethammer' post='165608' date='Mar 28 2008, 10:15 PM']Just curious........ what are you calling it?[/quote] .....................[i]my new bass that i made[/i] ???? Quote
Scoop Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Congratulations. Your sense of achivement must be huge. I'm really impressed with your skills and ability to take onboard Jon's tutelage. As for me, I'll just content myself with knowing it was a spoke shave Well done and, again, congratulations. It's a bloody lovely looking instrument. Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 How happy do you look! so how does it sound and play? Quote
ped Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Congrats mate, superb job. Let us know how it sounds... ped Quote
Jobiebass Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 thats awesome in the true sence of the word, I wish I had the time and effort to make one from scratch. congrats Quote
john_the_bass Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 that's bang on mate - excellent for 5 days work. Can I assume that if you wanted a solid colour or a sunburst or something, it would take a bit longer because the paint and lacquer has to dry? Quote
NickThomas Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 How weird .. I replied to this thread , and the post disappeared ... anyway .. Congratulations , the bass looks excellent, and it's been a great read ! I've always been a bit curious about the Shuker courses Cheers, Nick. Quote
Tait Posted March 29, 2008 Author Posted March 29, 2008 i just got back from a rehersal for a gig from 10am-6pm. i played my bass for songs ranging from wonderwall, wonderful tonight and sunshine of your love to paranoid, walk this way and paradise city (to name a few). it sounds great for them all - absolutely brilliant! the only problem is that its quite a heavy bass, and weight is extremely noticable when you're playing for 8 hours with a five minute break between each song. it was a really enjoyable week, and I'd definatly reccomend the course to anyone (even if they have no woodwork skill whatsoever). it was a lot of hard work, but it was well worth it. you get an amazing week and a brilliant bass at the end of it. it just goes to show - you really can buy happiness... for £950. john_the_bass, i don't know what you do if you want a solid colour or a sunburst, but the course is a 5 day course so you don't get any longer on it - no matter what you want. macdaddy, ped and anyone else who asked how it played and or sounded - the answer to both is AMAZING! i carved the neck myself, so its exactly what i want in a neck. i chose the pickups, controls and tone circuit myself so the sound is also exactlty what i wanted. there's a bit of neck dive, but for a bass that shape it's to be expected. pockethammer, it hasn't really got a name to be honest, I've just been calling it my new bass. although me and my dad joked about it being called the taitycaster (tait is my surname) so if i had to name it that's what it'd be called. Quote
pockethammer Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 "the taitycaster" as good a name as any...... it is a lovely lookin machine, nice pups, love the natual ash....... I'm jealous! good work, well done Quote
OldGit Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 You should get a TottyCaster sorry, TaityCaster name decal made up - Jon can do it if you ask him nicely Oh and a nice wide strap will help with the weight problem, and a little with the neck diving too. All in all that's a brilliant thread and result. Well done! Quote
barneythedog Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 excellent thread, excellent looking bass. Well done. Quote
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