scojack Posted August 5, 2017 Author Posted August 5, 2017 Glad it was useful Finished the job today.. Pretty happy with the result IanM Quote
scojack Posted August 12, 2017 Author Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Pickups -- Ideally a set of EMG's like the last one but seeing as this is just for me (and the pricetag.,, i had to get my brother to buy them himself it would have made me unwell !) .if it's a bass I really take too and i ever was to start playing again then i would consider the upgrade, So i have a nice set of stacked humbuckers, squeeze them into an EMG shell and i have an upgrade option if i fancy it. So made some sycamore shells and capped them with some leftover ebony.. Resin potted and shielded hence the extra wire .. Under the bonnet .. Just got the next one to finish. Ian Edited August 12, 2017 by scojack Quote
alittlebitrobot Posted August 13, 2017 Posted August 13, 2017 [quote name='scojack' timestamp='1502563472' post='3352245'] [/quote] These are beautiful but, for my own purposes, I'm curious; how does one raise or lower the pickup height with a construction like this? Quote
scojack Posted August 13, 2017 Author Posted August 13, 2017 Ta ☺ i still have the holes to drill for pickup screws. Quote
alittlebitrobot Posted August 13, 2017 Posted August 13, 2017 [quote name='scojack' timestamp='1502623096' post='3352476'] Ta ☺ i still have the holes to drill for pickup screws. [/quote] aha. That makes sense. Because the shielding looked totally sealed, I wondered if there was some other fancy method afoot. Quote
scojack Posted August 14, 2017 Author Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) That's the other pickup done, was a real squeeze fitting this one (bridge) but it's in. Tested the coils with a ohmmeter and they are fit 'n' healthy. I can't just put two pickup holes in the middle of each side (EMG) as the coils are pretty much filling up the whole shell so i will have to put the holes in the corners. Instead of 4 holes on each pickup i think i will be lazy and [i]try[/i] to get away with two holes per pickup at opposite corners. Next job is the fingerboard... After reading Blablas's comments about flat fingerboards i think i might try this myself. I have played a flat fingerboard on a 4 string and found it absolutely fine. I got to thinking that putting a radius on a FB may just be a leftover from bowed instrument days and maybe i have been phaffing about unnecessarily all these years. Anyhoos time to put this to the test ! IanM Edited August 14, 2017 by scojack Quote
blablas Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 Go for it, you won't be disappointed. On most of the ACG basses the fingerboards are flat as well. Quote
scojack Posted August 14, 2017 Author Posted August 14, 2017 Blablas what sort of thickness do you do your flat boards? I assume you start with a thinner board than you would when doing a radiused board? Does this even make sense ? IanM Quote
blablas Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 Most boards I use are 5 to 6 millimeters thick. Quote
scojack Posted August 14, 2017 Author Posted August 14, 2017 Thank you Blablas! 6mm it is then IanM Quote
scojack Posted August 24, 2017 Author Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) And glued .. back... Edited August 24, 2017 by scojack Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 Somewhere along the line, I seem to have missed the pickup covers. They are inspired! And the reasoning for doing them is just as inspired Nice fingerboard, too. Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted August 26, 2017 Posted August 26, 2017 You never disappoint, Ian This is going to look fantastic Quote
TheGreek Posted December 17, 2017 Posted December 17, 2017 Another stalled project? Or are you just keeping us suspence?? Quote
scojack Posted December 18, 2017 Author Posted December 18, 2017 Never got any lacquer on it before the cold weather...it'll have to wait till spring has sprung. Quote
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