Andyjr1515 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Haven't MM copyrighted/patented the 3+1 machine head styling??? Be careful Yes they do. And especially the term 3+1 which is a registered trade mark in itself. Which is why I never refer to it, and I don't do this commercially 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 13 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: ... especially the term 3+1 which is a registered trade mark in itself. What complete and utter nonsense is that?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Maruszczyk use 3 over 2 on their Elwood L range. Are they showing Big Poppa the middle finger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Definitely on the final furlong. Last 'mechanical' bit done - fitting the bridge and making sure it all lines up: I use a couple of old strings to line it all up - you can do it with a long ruler but I find the real thing is more accurate. The double check is that the lipsticks have a centre line - so a rule from the middle of the nut should run right down the middle of all of the dots, along the pickup lines and to the centre of the bridge. To my admitted surprise, it does! Now I can do the final tweak of the pickguard to make sure it is all square with the bridge. And this morning, the electrics and knobs arrived So, still to do: - final tweak of pickguard - sand neck - apply finish to neck (it will darken just a touch) - square up tuners and add back screws - Level, recrown, polish and fret-end the frets - Check the conductivity of the body chamber and copper line if necessary. Copper line the pickguard - Fit the electrics - Final setup The next big project after this is...the bathroom. Oh joy Oh, and just for completeness sake, here's the back: Edited January 3, 2020 by Andyjr1515 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 If the next job is the bathroom, I'm surprised you didn't manage to stretch this one out a bit longer - to around April 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, scrumpymike said: If the next job is the bathroom, I'm surprised you didn't manage to stretch this one out a bit longer - to around April 😊 I took it to mean that he'd not been for a long time, such was his intent on getting the bridge set, and was looking forward to the next jobbies. Didn't Walt Disney used to do that? He'd work until he was busting to go and then run to the bathroom knocking people out of the way as he went. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Will the bathroom be fretted or fretless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, scrumpymike said: If the next job is the bathroom, I'm surprised you didn't manage to stretch this one out a bit longer - to around April 😊 I did try - April 2024... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Will the bathroom be fretted or fretless? More like fretful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Didn't Walt Disney used to do that? He'd work until he was busting to go and then run to the bathroom knocking people out of the way as he went. I'll never be able to look at Mary Poppins in the same way now I know that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 From years of battling with trying to get Stratocaster pickguards to fit, I now know that step one is to take and impression of the carved chambers! : Then you can mark up the pickguard where the wires have to run: Note the dogs b******s CTS push pull Hmmm....more about that shortly Oh... and note the super detailed genuine Fender wiring diagram Hmmm...more about that later... Here's the finished wire-job: Well...before assembling it, finding out the error in the Fender wiring diagram and the fact that the top quality CTS pot is, in fact, duff. The pushpull works a treat, but the pot itself is shot! On full, crackle, off kind of shot. No matter - it will be a 1/2hr job to swop round when I get the replacement. But - aside from having to swop the pot out, here we have it: Like all my stuff...not perfect. But certainly pretty And the pickup combinations? Bridge Bridge+middle Middle Neck+middle Neck Neck+bridge Neck+middle+bridge That should distract @scrumpymike enough while the rest of his band is trying to get through their repertoire 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: From years of battling with trying to get Stratocaster pickguards to fit, I now know that step one is to take and impression of the carved chambers! : Then you can mark up the pickguard where the wires have to run: Note the dogs b******s CTS push pull Hmmm....more about that shortly Oh... and note the super detailed genuine Fender wiring diagram Hmmm...more about that later... Here's the finished wire-job: Well...before assembling it, finding out the error in the Fender wiring diagram and the fact that the top quality CTS pot is, in fact, duff. The pushpull works a treat, but the pot itself is shot! On full, crackle, off kind of shot. No matter - it will be a 1/2hr job to swop round when I get the replacement. But - aside from having to swop the pot out, here we have it: Like all my stuff...not perfect. But certainly pretty And the pickup combinations? Bridge Bridge+middle Middle Neck+middle Neck Neck+bridge Neck+middle+bridge That should distract @scrumpymike enough while the rest of his band is trying to get through their repertoire I was just going to say that I like d the look of the CTS although I don’t rattle their normal pots When I read the “ duff” part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: That looks gosh darn awesome, Andy! So happy that this will be at the SW bash!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 54 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said: That looks gosh darn awesome, Andy! So happy that this will be at the SW bash!!! It does! Me too! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 "And the pickup combinations? Bridge Bridge+middle Middle Neck+middle Neck Neck+bridge Neck+middle+bridge That should distract @scrumpymike enough while the rest of his band is trying to get through their repertoire " Although the original Fender Rascal didn't work for me due to the quirky body, I absolutely loved the unique pick-up/switching configuration - which is why I decided to have 2 custom versions made from the original Rascal. Every position gives a distinctly different but equally giggable tone, and I use them all in our classic rock set. Looking forward to seeing how the 'budget' Artec pick-ups and Eden neck compare with the OE Seymour Duncans and Fender neck. Both were ruled out of this Mkll build on the grounds of cost and availability. Another great job Andy, this just looks so darn coooool 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 That's a lovely looking bass! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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