Andyjr1515 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Posted February 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, fleabag said: You'll need a different bridge Well, I managed to knock some small nails through the string ball ends into the stump. Seems to be holding. Just got to find a way of tightening them at the other end. I've cut a few bits off the Schaller...haven't worked out what I'm going to put in their place, but I'm sure I'll think of something! 1 Quote
fleabag Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 I see you've been listening to people who are not paying for the bass. 1 Quote
Jabba_the_gut Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, fleabag said: I'm shaving nothing nor shaping. Hear me peoples, i'm shaving nothing nor shaping. It's my bass. Mine - comprehende , kemosabi's ? Ta Just an incy, wincy little bit of a trim?.... Quote
Jabba_the_gut Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Just now, fleabag said: Quell your forked tongue, sir Is that a no? 1 Quote
scrumpymike Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Well, I think the head-stock complements the body shape to absolute perfection (and I like headless basses btw 😉) 2 Quote
scrumpymike Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Just now, fleabag said: Shame Andy has lobbed it off Like I said, I like headless basses too 👍 2 Quote
Jabba_the_gut Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, fleabag said: Shame Andy has lobbed it off See, you're thinking about it. Go on, have a little trim... 1 Quote
fleabag Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Oh dear cliff. Torn in both directions .. what to do ? Well - i'll tell yez... NOTHING ! You reprobates ...leave me alone 🤓 2 1 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 What about a jabba style rounding of the headstock edges? Quote
fleabag Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Pete, you slaaaaaaaaaaag, give it a rest or face the bluddy stairs 1 1 Quote
Guest Marcoelwray Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 4 hours ago, fleabag said: Why ? To make a headless ? No thanks. I hate headless basses. No, something more homogeneous with the body. But hey, it's yours and just my opinion.... Quote
fleabag Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Personal taste is difficult to deal with. One man's beef baguette is another man's rycin roll. Who's to say what is correct ? If someone told me the colour of my car didnt work for them, i wouldnt be getting it resprayed Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Posted February 18, 2019 Anyway, I got bored with the discussion, so I've glued it back on. And in real life, it looks spot on So just wait until tomorrow when no doubt I'll mess something up, then everyone can talk about that instead 2 Quote
fleabag Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Dont let the headstock brigade get into your head. I can feel them influencing you through the waves of the internet. You must resist. 1 Quote
eude Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Another example of a Fender style headstock on a SC body >> I think it looks pretty bloody cool, hope @Andyjr1515's glue work holds up Eude 1 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Posted February 19, 2019 Last thing to do before gluing the top on is routing the cable channel between the pickup area and the control chamber And then it's a case of gluing the top on. CONFESS!! CONFESS YOU MOTELEY-MINDED NUT-HOOK! That's its punishment for not responding compliantly to the earlier stern talking-to... 1 Quote
Guest Marcoelwray Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Looks like my gluing, a ton of clamps ! Love it Andy ! I'm really curious about the sides of this layer cake once finished! Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Posted February 19, 2019 Just now, Marcoelwray said: I'm really curious about the sides of this layer cake once finished! Yes - me too Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Posted February 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: Yes - me too More seriously, this is one of those make it up as I go along see how the flow at each stage points to the direction of the next stage In normal circumstances, the top would be the same size and then the carve or chamfer at the sides would cut into - or not - the middle lamination. In this case - at this stage, I have a top whose width is determined by the width of the walnut and a back pitched at the maximum width of a Fender Jazz / Precision so that we know it's going to fit in a standard bass case. Now I have it all lined up for the neck and the body, I can re-look at how best to do the cut-though of the layer cake and - in discussion with @fleabag - whether it will look best as a curve or chamfer. If you assume an SG-type chamfer, which is @fleabag 's preference, then I think the overlap for the back rear bout on the treble side is actually too wide and, if so, I will slim it down a touch - otherwise the chamfer would need to be far too shallow. That's what I like about these kinds of builds - they are a bit of an evolution of design. 1 Quote
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