LewisK1975 Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Jimothey said: Looking at the Black I’m swaying more towards that colour now!! Its got a nice contrast as @SpondonBassed said it’s yin yang-esque I think we have a winner!!!! Definitely. I am biased though, see my 78 Precision :- 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Jimothey said: What is it with you and tort!!!!! Now who’s being a filthy scumbag how about you put some closed tort pickup covers on your build!!!!! now thats a good idea... 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Stealth pickup ... On the right bass I think they look great but never in tort!!! Quote
Jimothey Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 Just wanted to see whether it all ties in together, All the hardware is going to be chrome I’m still not 100% sure whether to paint the headstock Cream or would it look better Black or should I just leave it Maple??? 2 Quote
discreet Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Jimothey said: I’m still not 100% sure whether to paint the headstock Cream or would it look better Black or should I just leave it Maple??? Looking good. Definitely leave the headstock maple. I'd amber tint it, but that's just me. 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jimothey said: Just wanted to see whether it all ties in together, All the hardware is going to be chrome I’m still not 100% sure whether to paint the headstock Cream or would it look better Black or should I just leave it Maple??? Continue the two tone thing? Why not make a "mini-me" version of the pickguard but fit it to the cream headstock as a kind of tribute to the late Verne Troyer. If you are fitting a string tree, use it to help fasten the plate down so you have fewer screw heads showing. Think of it as an extension to the truss rod adjustment cover. Edited April 24, 2018 by SpondonBassed 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 If it had been a maple board, I'd have stuck with maple headstock, but done like this - which looks great, by the way - definitely cream to match the body for my money 1 Quote
LewisK1975 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 36 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: If it had been a maple board, I'd have stuck with maple headstock, but done like this - which looks great, by the way - definitely cream to match the body for my money +1, but I do also like the idea of having a black detail on the headstock, tying in with the body. This thread is getting my wheels turning! 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, LewisK1975 said: +1, but I do also like the idea of having a black detail on the headstock, tying in with the body. This thread is getting my wheels turning! I’m kinda tempted by @SpondonBassed‘s idea of the headstock detail like this sort of thing But I don’t know how it will look on fender-ish shaped headstock tho?? Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, Jimothey said: I’m kinda tempted by @SpondonBassed‘s idea of the headstock detail like this sort of thing But I don’t know how it will look on fender-ish shaped headstock tho?? It would look fine... 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: It would look fine... Do you reckon it should mirror the pickguard or just be a aesthetically pleasing wavy line?? Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 Just now, Jimothey said: Do you reckon it should mirror the pickguard or just be a aesthetically pleasing wavy line?? What I do is get a piece of black paper, then cut out various shapes and try it. The right one will jump out at you.... 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: What I do is get a piece of black paper, then cut out various shapes and try it. The right one will jump out at you.... Yeah I was thinking along the same lines as that but doing it on Inkscape I’ll give it a go and see what I can come up with....... Quote
LewisK1975 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 4 hours ago, LewisK1975 said: This thread is getting my wheels turning! And this is where the turning wheels led me: So I'm thinking basically a Fender/Wal crossover. Multi-coil pickups and filter preamp, but with P-Bass looks. So now I'm Gassing for a Bass which doesn't exist, Great! 1 Quote
discreet Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 Just now, LewisK1975 said: And this is where the turning wheels led me: So I'm thinking basically a Fender/Wal crossover. Multi-coil pickups and filter preamp, but with P-Bass looks. So now I'm Gassing for a Bass which doesn't exist, Great! So put one together! That looks killer, but of course I'd need it to be in vintage white, cream, or TV Yellow. Suh-weet! 2 Quote
discreet Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, LewisK1975 said: So now I'm Gassing for a Bass which doesn't exist, Great! Actually the easiest way to do that would be to mod a HB PB-50. The new pickguard would cover the existing pickup rout, so you'd only need to rout for the two new pickups (and new electrics) and solder them in. And reshape the headstock and refinish, which is par for the course. Hmm, now you've got me thinking... Edited April 25, 2018 by discreet Quote
LewisK1975 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 1 minute ago, discreet said: Actually the easiest way to do that would be to mod a HB PB-50. The new pickguard would cover the existing pickup rout, so you'd only need to rout for the two new pickups (and new electrics) and solder them in. And reshape the headstock and refinish, which is par for the course. Hmm, now you've got me thinking... I actually had an un-modded PB50, one of the 'older' ones with wilkinson hardware. Sold it just before xmas. Quote
discreet Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, LewisK1975 said: I actually had an un-modded PB50, one of the 'older' ones with wilkinson hardware. Sold it just before xmas. They're not exactly rare. Or unobtainable. Or expensive. You famously can't buy Wal pickups, but Herrick do this spiffy 8-coil number. Not cheap, but can you imagine what the bass would sound like..? https://www.herrickpickups.com/products/split-8-coil-mm-humbucker/ I think just one of them, wired and switched for various configurations and with a top-range pre-amp, would be fairly orgasmic.Full-on active electronics versatility but with a vintage look and feel. Does it get any better..? Edited April 25, 2018 by discreet 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, LewisK1975 said: And this is where the turning wheels led me: So I'm thinking basically a Fender/Wal crossover. Multi-coil pickups and filter preamp, but with P-Bass looks. So now I'm Gassing for a Bass which doesn't exist, Great! I’d be interested in seeing that build!! I was considering for this build putting 2 MM pickups in that position but decided against it in the end now I wish I hadn’t!! 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Jimothey said: Yeah I was thinking along the same lines as that but doing it on Inkscape I’ll give it a go and see what I can come up with....... That them thar new fangled computrickery! Actually, Inkscape is pretty neat - I used Turbo-cad at one stage but it's just too darned hard for the fairly simple stuff we need in this game. Inkscape is - for me - just right. My last build and the one I'm just kicking off were basically designed on it. Brilliant for trying the 'what if's'...such as the 'what if I wanted to put a black feature on a cream headstock?' Almost as good as black paper and scissors 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 49 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: That them thar new fangled computrickery! Actually, Inkscape is pretty neat - I used Turbo-cad at one stage but it's just too darned hard for the fairly simple stuff we need in this game. Inkscape is - for me - just right. My last build and the one I'm just kicking off were basically designed on it. Brilliant for trying the 'what if's'...such as the 'what if I wanted to put a black feature on a cream headstock?' Almost as good as black paper and scissors Yeah I tried to use freecad but it was very complicated so I started using sketchup to design my furniture instead but now I prefer Inkscape Also the guitars in the joinery shop at work and I’m not back in work till Friday so it’s easier doing the designs at home I’ll post some pics later...... Quote
Norris Posted April 25, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: That them thar new fangled computrickery! Actually, Inkscape is pretty neat - I used Turbo-cad at one stage but it's just too darned hard for the fairly simple stuff we need in this game. Inkscape is - for me - just right. My last build and the one I'm just kicking off were basically designed on it. Brilliant for trying the 'what if's'...such as the 'what if I wanted to put a black feature on a cream headstock?' Almost as good as black paper and scissors +1 for inkscape If you download a texture image you can use your vector drawing as a mask. It's very handy for seeing how different woods and materials look together. I mocked up some MOP inlay in an ebony capped headstock the other week. The customer loved it and the inlays arrived today in fact Quote
Jimothey Posted April 26, 2018 Author Posted April 26, 2018 For some reason I couldn’t get the pickguard etc to fill on Inkscape but this will give you a rough idea Pickguard still Black and section of headstock with 1 tuner hole black and the rest Cream Quote
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