AntLockyer Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I got given some money for my birthday (I'm 44 bit weird) so decided to spend it real quick on a J bass body from Guitar Build 2 piece Alder 2kg I'm going to join it with a neck I have laying around from an aborted project Painting with nitro and doing a matching headstock. Now to decide on colour. I've got a few Jazz bits laying around that I'll asses for suitability (all off a Squier VM Jazz). It might be a case of getting it up and running with the electrics I have and upgrading at a later date. If I remember correctly the control plate is awful so I'll order one of those and a scratchplate (once paint colour decided). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 OOOH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) Very nice!! I'd personally go without the pickguard, Are you going to go trans on the finish or solid colour?? 😀 Edited September 26, 2018 by Jimothey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 The original project that the neck came from was all about a non scratch plate jazz, I think I might be over that now, we shall see. I'm going to do a solid colour, probably Shoreline gold or Sonic/Daphne blue This needs a little work first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 If it was me I'd go Sonic/Daphne Blue with a Mint pickguard but either way I think this will look really nice!! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Mint pickguard is 100% in the lead at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Lose a pound or two by doing the concave body cave a la Spector/Warwick. At least two benefits, weight reduction, cool increase cos nobody else has one...people will almost certainly want to talk to you about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 22 hours ago, AntLockyer said: The original project that the neck came from was all about a non scratch plate jazz, I think I might be over that now, we shall see. I'm going to do a solid colour, probably Shoreline gold or Sonic/Daphne blue This needs a little work first. I have seen lots worse. I appreciate your eye for detail however. It looks like you got a good result. I bet I'm not the only one thinking it's a shame to cover up that grain with solid colour. (Bites tongue). Looking forward to seeing it finished. It'll look good solid colour or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 I think we can put the transparent finish idea to bed unless a trick of the light that lower part is way darker and tighter grained. Wouldn't look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Colour decided. Charcoal frost with a mint guard. Not decided on whether I should splurge on one from Spitfire or not. Probably not as I just bought some Aero pickups which is really exciting for all sorts of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 You're right about the grain. I was voting for the gold but I have a thing about gold basses! Charcoal frost sounds intriguing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hopefully look a bit like this On to some more practical matters. There is a broken screw in the back of the headstock tgat needs sorting, no idea how I'm going to do that yet. Also the string tree isn't in the right place and only just holds one of the strings in. Is there a way of marking it correctly? Directly between the 2 tuner holes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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