discreet Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1381679791' post='2242204'] Absolutely beautiful! Although my taste would dictate dark tort [/quote] Mine would dictate mint. Or cream. Mmm, mint creams. Arrghhlle... Fantastically neat work. Quote
Biaeothanata-Bassist Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Man that is one of the nicest looking Jazz Basses i've ever seen. Really not helping my G.A.S. for a stacked knob and bound/dot markered Jazz. Only things I'd do differently are maple board, badass ii bridge and natural headstock but what you've done is so damn nice! Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 Tuner collets now in place [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131014_201753.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131014_201827.jpg[/IMG] Quote
discreet Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Ahh, nooo!! You've run out of Photobucket bandwidth by the look! We must have a whip round and upgrade you to Plus!! Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 Apparently my monthly bandwidth resets on the 28th of each month. I was thinking of upgrading the photobucket account, but its just something I use for fun. Vant see the need to pay out for something ive used for many years on a free basis. Anyone know if another free photo hosfing site? Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) http://m.flickr.com/lightbox?id=10290899396 http://m.flickr.com/photos/73415495@N05/10290931215/lightbox/ Edited October 15, 2013 by kevin_lindsay Quote
Rumple Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Have you tried Dropbox? it can be used for storing anything but you can also make galleries or share links to single images, it's a handy thing to have. I use that and Flickr as well for my 3D and bass pics. Quote
allighatt0r Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 [url="http://imgur.com/"]http://imgur.com/[/url] is very good, no need to create an account, you just upload your images and get your own unique link to each photo. Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 18, 2013 Author Posted October 18, 2013 Ive still to flatten the finish on the body, and then buff it to a shine. I placed the hardware in situ to get an idea as to how it's going to look when its assembled. http://www.flickr.com/photos/73415495@N05/10350782765/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/73415495@N05/10350783155/in/photostream/ Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 28, 2013 Author Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Okay, Photobucket is now up and running again for me - yippee. so, what's been happening since my last posts? Well, when I was flatting the back ready for buffing to a shine, I rubbed through to the white - creating a "blush" in the finish. It wasn't terribly noticeable, but because I was aware of it, my eye was constantly drawn to it. so, I rubbed the clear coat back to the Olympic White, then masked off the sides so I could re-apply more Olympic White to get a totally uniform finish. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131020_115359.jpg[/IMG] Then the masking was removed, and the new lacquer sanded back with wet & dry - with the edges feathered in to blend with the existing lacquer. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131021_192818.jpg[/IMG] The body has now had clear gloss lacquer sprayed, then everything has been flatted back, and buffed to a shine. Everything will be assembled and set up on Friday (it's Monday right now). I think it'll be pretty cool Edited October 28, 2013 by kevin_lindsay Quote
DarkHeart Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Looking lovely and giving me gas for a white jazz now so must resist! Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 29, 2013 Author Posted October 29, 2013 Bollocks!!! When doing the final buffing, I got a "blush" on the front - it's the slightly dark patch to the left, just below the upper left hand lug routing in the pic. I'm about to rub back the clear coat between the pickups, apply some more Olympic White. I'll then need to flat that, feather in the transition at the outer edges, then apply more clear coat (which will also need to be blended in to the existing finish. If that doesn't wirk, I'll need to re-do the whole body - aaaahh!!!!!! [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131027_131511.jpg[/IMG] Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 30, 2013 Author Posted October 30, 2013 Okay, so I rubbed back a rectangular area between the pickup cavities. I sprayed more Olympic White and then removed the masking. That left a definite ridge between the newly sprayed lacquer and the existing lacquer. Next stage is to feather the edges to blend in with the existing finish. Once everything is blended in, I'll seal the new patch with clear coat and then buff everything back to a smooth shine. Here's a pic showing the new patch. I've been feathering the edge - you can see the difference between the untouched top edge, and the feathered, blended in lower edge. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131030_175556.jpg[/IMG] Quote
Dolando Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 AHHHHH NO!!! I hope you get it sorted! Its looking lovely! Cant wait to see it. Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted October 31, 2013 Author Posted October 31, 2013 Yup, it's now sorted. Everything is set for completion tomorrow - yippee!! Quote
xilddx Posted October 31, 2013 Posted October 31, 2013 [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1383196350' post='2261406'] Yup, it's now sorted. Everything is set for completion tomorrow - yippee!! [/quote] I totally admire your skill and perfectionism. This is going to be a stunning instrument! Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted November 1, 2013 Author Posted November 1, 2013 Setting off from home. Heading across country to Edinburgh to see Chris McIntyre for an ultra early start. Final assembly and setup will start soon [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/20131101_053941.jpg[/IMG] Quote
Grangur Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 I'm puzzled. You're going to great lengths (and expense) to create a beauty of an instrument. Good materials have been selected, cut, routed, sanded and formed by your own hands to make the instrument to your vision of perfection. Probably at greater cost than if you bought and pretty average instrument, such as a Fender from the shop. Then when it's finished you're going to stick a label on it to fool everyone who sees it that it's a mass-produced, machine made average piece from a shop. Are you sure? If this were made by me I'd want my own name on it. Or is the Fender name an anit-theft device? Quote
Lord Sausage Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 You know like you kept going thru the clearcoats? How many coats had you put on? because i will have to do this soon for the first time. I intended on using a full can so i didn't go thru. Would that be enough or overkill? Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted November 1, 2013 Author Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Grangur, yeah there was a lot of time and effort invested in this bass, but I'm pleased with the result. As for the decal, I just used it as the bass is based on some Fender reference points which I really like. Maybe I should have used my own logo, but I thought, "people seeing the bass with my name on the headstock, will just think it's a no-brand cheapo". So I used the Fender decal. Sausage - a full can would provide a good coating. I was trying for a super thin application, but that made it very easy to "rub through" Anyhow, here's the end result [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131101_151549.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131101_151541.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131101_151521.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131101_151457.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/62_66%20Jazz%20Bass%20Build/20131101_151429.jpg[/IMG] Edited November 1, 2013 by kevin_lindsay Quote
Grangur Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1383328354' post='2263299'] Grangur, yeah there was a lot of time and effort invested in this bass, but I'm pleased with the result. As for the decal, I just used it as the bass is based on some Fender reference points which I really like. Maybe I should have used my own logo, but I thought, "people seeing the bass with my name on the headstock, will just think it's a no-brand cheapo". So I used the Fender decal. [/quote] Fair point. It's a real shame that branding is such a major thing. The end result is really something though. I don't imagine this is will be appearing on ebay any time soon in any case. At least, I seriously hope for you that it won't. Well done. Quote
discreet Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Stunning. I love white basses. Even the tort looks good on this one! I totally understand why you would want to have the correct decal and text on the headstock. I had The Bass Doc put a Fender spaghetti decal on the custom P he did for me. It just wouldn't look 'right' without it. Really exceptional work, well done. Edited November 1, 2013 by discreet Quote
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