Andyjr1515 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Posted March 31, 2019 15 minutes ago, eude said: Is it bad I'm trying to imagine that with 2 pickups and 6 strings?... Eude Yes - very bad. Very, very bad! 1 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 3 hours ago, eude said: Is it bad I'm trying to imagine that with 2 pickups and 6 strings?... Eude I hope a nemesis 2 is coming soon.......... 😜 2 Quote
KiOgon Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 You could do with some insulation on the cap's long legs, all too easy to short onto the pot bodies - If you don't mind me saying like and personally I wouldn't rely on the earth continuity via the copper shielding, a proper wire from jack socket to each pot body would be my suggestion 😎 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, KiOgon said: You could do with some insulation on the cap's long legs, all too easy to short onto the pot bodies - If you don't mind me saying like and personally I wouldn't rely on the earth continuity via the copper shielding, a proper wire from jack socket to each pot body would be my suggestion 😎 QC. Cool. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, KiOgon said: You could do with some insulation on the cap's long legs, all too easy to short onto the pot bodies - If you don't mind me saying like and personally I wouldn't rely on the earth continuity via the copper shielding, a proper wire from jack socket to each pot body would be my suggestion 😎 Good tips. I did think about the insulation but the gap is greater that it looks on the photo and I couldn't think what would ever bend them. Mind you, you never know what @fleabag might be planning to store in there so maybe I'd better pop a couple of sleeves on! 2 Quote
fleabag Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 Go ahead Andy. I'm going to be using it as a Croquet Bat on it's days off 2 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Posted April 2, 2019 Final knockings before this gets passed over to @fleabag on Saturday. I'll make those couple of changes that @KiOgon recommends and then the only other thing I wasn't happy with was the headstock. The stain was a bit patchy and the gloss sub-base of finish that the decals went onto wasn't quite flat enough. These decals are so super, super thin, the sub-base has to be pretty perfect or the decal itself shows the undulations as a series of stripes where the decal is fully contacting and not quite fully contacting. So off it's all come and I've started again. Stripped it down to wood, re-stained and re-gloss varnished before applying the couple of spare decals I'd ordered. In the flesh, this is MUCH better: So just got to add the satin sealing coats and then bolt it all together and get it to @fleabag ! 6 Quote
Gillett Guitars Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 👍 Super job Andy! There are now 2 basses in the world made from the last tree felled by my old mate Merv, the 'Wharfedale wood-cutter'. The owd rascal would truly have been proud to know that. Pictured below: Merv aged 17, a couple of years in to his career as an axe-man (1948), and as I knew him in 2008. http:// http:// Edit: Sorry guys, forgot I was still signed in on the Gillett Guitars account! It's scrumpymike here - in case you hadn't guessed 😉 Edited April 2, 2019 by Gillett Guitars 6 Quote
fleabag Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 Great photo Mike and the last of that Merv wood has gone to a good home, thanks to Andy 4 Quote
scrumpymike Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 20 hours ago, fleabag said: Great photo Mike and the last of that Merv wood has gone to a good home, thanks to Andy There won't many who can name the guy that cut down the tree their bass is made from! 5 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 2 hours ago, scrumpymike said: There won't many who can name the guy that cut down the tree their bass is made from! A select few...but does include @TheGreek : His name is Rob 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 OK - pretty much finished. I did the tweaks that @KiOgon recommended: I'll pop a set of spare strings on to do the final checks that everything is still where it should be and to get the starting positions for the bridge and pickup heights - @fleabag is going to fit his preferred strings, do the final set-up and fit the strap buttons but I'll make sure the basics are in place to start with. I'm pleased how this has turned out: 11 Quote
scrumpymike Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 35 minutes ago, fleabag said: Brilliant +1 1 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 51 minutes ago, fleabag said: Brilliant 16 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: +1 +2 1 1 Quote
Cato Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 +5 Might be a bit flamboyant but in my head I'm picturing it with a set of gold strings. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Cato said: +5 Might be a bit flamboyant but in my head I'm picturing it with a set of gold strings. Yes - it might be 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 OK - all bagged up and ready to go: One final job before I did that was to pop some spare strings on to do an initial setup so that @fleabag has at least a head start. So that means MORE PHOTOS! Forgive the self-indulgence: 7 Quote
fleabag Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 You take a nice photo Andy - maybe Aaron would like some more Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, fleabag said: You take a nice photo Andy - maybe Aaron would like some more He's got them 1 Quote
ezbass Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Congrats to Fleabag on getting this bass and to Andyjr for yet another build. However, I must voice what I feel others might be thinking, what’s next? 🙂 1 2 Quote
Bassman Sam Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Stunning work Andy, I'm looking forward to Fleabag's review. 1 Quote
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