lou24d53 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 New (build) bass day. So I finally finished my build, so its happy new bass day to me. I wanted a modern take on a 1954 Precision, a la Mike Lull's 54P...so I made one at less than half the price. Tried it out last night at rehearsal and that Lindy Fralin pup is dynamite. There's a thread in the build diaries forum if anyone's interested in reading more. The spec was: Allparts Replacement neck for Tele-Bass - sold maple - no finish Lindy Fralin '51 P Bass, Split Single Coil Stellertone, Tonestyler Bass Ten Hipshot Ultralite Y Tuners, Shiny Chrome, 1/2" / 13mm Hipshot B-Style Bridge, Aluminium, Chrome, 19mm spacing – FM2 American Deluxe String Thru Hipshot String Ferrules, Chrome Hipshot String Tree, Chrome Allparts Tele-Bass Control Cover, Chrome Allparts Tele Jack Plate, Chrome Allparts Neck Bushings, Chrome Fender Neck Screws, Chrome Schaller Classic Strap Locks, Chrome Sonik Domed Control Knobs, Chrome Tru-Oil 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Sweet build! How does the Tru oil feel on the body? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, bloke_zero said: Sweet build! How does the Tru oil feel on the body? It's sooooo smooth, like glass almost. When I hold it up to the light, you can see that the grain hasn't 100% filled, but I'd honestly say we're talking higher than 95% filled though, as in that you can see the faintest of grain still showing, it is there ever so slightly, but you certainly can't feel it as it's so polished and smooth...so chuffed with it. Played it for a full rehearsal last night and honestly the sound coming from that Lindy Fralin split single coil just makes me smile so much, was cutting through effortlessly...I thought my 2011 US P had warm, punchy pick-ups, but this is next level. Making a minor tweak already, about to buy a Hipshot Bass Xtender to allow me to drop to D more easily, couple of we've only started doing since I starting this build that I need it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I did the neck on my last build with Tru oil and really like the feel - sort of organic somehow without being sticky - nice to hear that the body came out good. I think a little texture is a good thing! I'm really tempted to go single coil for my next bass which will be a P-bass. Something about stripping back to the basics that is very appealing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, bloke_zero said: I did the neck on my last build with Tru oil and really like the feel - sort of organic somehow without being sticky - nice to hear that the body came out good. I think a little texture is a good thing! Well, actually as it turns out, the only part of the neck which remains as being 'raw' Tru-Oil is the back of the neck. I had done the full fingerboard, neck and headstock with Tru-Oil, but to be honest, the more coats I added to the fingerboard, there was a 'guminess' to it at the frets, it looked messy, had a build of fibres from the cloth I had used (novice mistake, I didn't invest in 100% lint free!) so I ended up sanding it down and coating using a clear Nitro. Similar with the headstock, the Rothko and Frost decal I bought for it, the instructions specifically stated that they don't work with Tru-Oil, so I then had to Nitro both the front and rear of the headstock to apply it. There's a line literally behind the nut on the rear of the neck where the Nitro stops and the Tru-Oil remains...would need CSI to find it though if you didn't know it was there!! Edited October 15, 2019 by lou24d53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Yeah the fretboard is painful - I did mine with latex gloves - coat/harden/wirewool cycle of a day per iteration. Did it 3 or 4 times and came out non-gummy. I was worried about that initally, but it went off fine eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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