HazBeen Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Yeah to the Shinto! You really can’t beat it when doing contouring or shaping. Looking absolutely smashing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 More sanding and now time to shape the neck. Shinto time again!! Started off by taking a bit off the back of the neck with a router then fitted it back to the body and sanded the join. Started the rough sanding of the volute It does make it much easier to say 'Here's one I made earlier' and take all measurements from that. The new one has a slightly longer lower horn to help it balance on the leg a little better. It's not a lot bigger but from what I can tell so far it will make a difference. Back to more shaping and sanding!! Cheers!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 You are a fine craftsman son 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Cuzzie said: You are a fine craftsman son You must be a very proud father...😉😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, TheGreek said: You must be a very proud father...😉😉 I do call him Luke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Not terribly exciting but I've completed the shaping of the back of the neck. Can't say enough good things about these Shinto saw rasps - marvellous things!! Gave this a very light coat of sanding sealer to stop an grubbiness from my fingers getting into the wood but primarily to make any little dents or imperfections stand out. I find that I can't always find the really small dents with bare wood but always a little sealer they become obvious. A little more sanding to remove these and back of the neck is done. Next task if to radius the fretboard and cut and install the frets. And the LEDs still work after all which is the main thing!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 10/07/2020 at 19:04, Cuzzie said: I do call him Luke Hopefully he won’t kill you though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 57 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Hopefully he won’t kill you though Technically Luke didn’t kill his father, he fought him and chopped an arm off And weakened him, and then he became one with the force..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Not got round to the neck yet, but I've sorted the control cover magnets and sorted the layout of the controls. This bass only has a small cavity so it can take a bit of organising!! The controls are going to be volume, tone, coil split and LEDs on/off. I've tried these in a dummy piece to see how they are, re-jigged it and ended up with this. With a bit of luck we'll have some decent weather this weekend and I'll get a couple of coats of lacquer on the body whilst get on with the neck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) A little more progress. Got a couple of coats of lacquer on the body (then ran out of spray...doh!). Thought I had another can but I didn't - schoolboy error!!! Never mond, will only be a couple of days before some arrives. I've also cut all the frets and nipped the tangs off the ends. I always do this so I can fill in the fret slots at the ends making the fretboards sides look neat. A bit of faff but worth in the end I think. Next task is to radius the board then fit the frets. Edited July 21, 2020 by Jabba_the_gut 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said: I've also cut all the frets and nipped the tangs off the ends. I always do this so I can fill in the fret slots at the ends making the fretboards sides look neat. A bit of faff but worth in the end I think. Definitely worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopthebass Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hey Jabba, even more of a faff, on your next build you should try binding the fingerboard with pieces cut from the fingerboard. Cut fret slots after you cut these pieces off. Then glue them back on. The result doesn't look bound, but you don't see fret tangs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chopthebass said: Hey Jabba, even more of a faff, on your next build you should try binding the fingerboard with pieces cut from the fingerboard. Cut fret slots after you cut these pieces off. Then glue them back on. The result doesn't look bound, but you don't see fret tangs. I wanted a way to have the ends of the frets inboard of the fretboard edge slightly as opposed to flush with them. It could work well. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, Chopthebass said: Hey Jabba, even more of a faff, on your next build you should try binding the fingerboard with pieces cut from the fingerboard. Cut fret slots after you cut these pieces off. Then glue them back on. The result doesn't look bound, but you don't see fret tangs. Cheers - I might just give that a go. It might actually be easier and cleaner than what I'm currently doing. Always good to try new things and learn different methods to achieve the same intended result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Frets are in and ready to fill the slot ends and dress the frets. I'm also going to get the electric bits sorted - they shouldn't be too bad as there is no preamp on this build. I've tried the LEDs and will connect them to a switch for off/dim/bright positions - I'm pleased with how white LEDs look on this. So this is where I'm at currently. Both of these basses came from the same relatively small slab of beech - there wasn't much waste from this slab at all which is quite pleasing. If I had made a bass with a normal shape/size I would have only got one bass from it. I'm on the look out for another slab of spalted beech for future projects..... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 I'm also quite looking forward to trying this bass as I have never played a bass with Bartolini pickups - most things I've done have used different types of active EMGs. I'm really curious as to how this bass will sound being passive and having a coil split switch. Just need to get it finished!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said: If I had made a bass with a normal shape/size I would have only got one bass from it. More importantly I think, you would not have made such a sensuously curvy and voluptuous body shape. All your builds are somehow, dare I say... sexy? I'm not the only one thinking that am I? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said: I'm also quite looking forward to trying this bass as I have never played a bass with Bartolini pickups - most things I've done have used different types of active EMGs. I'm really curious as to how this bass will sound being passive and having a coil split switch. Just need to get it finished!!! I'm wanting to try Nordies in my Ibby SR605. I just missed out on a pair that @Hellzero advertised here recently. My (licenced) Barts are quite uninspiring. For saying that it is an active bass, it does not have a great voice. I think the Nordies might address that. If you have already tried Nordstrand, I am keen to hear what you think of genuine Barts by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 14:40, Jabba_the_gut said: I'm also quite looking forward to trying this bass as I have never played a bass with Bartolini pickups - most things I've done have used different types of active EMGs. I'm really curious as to how this bass will sound being passive and having a coil split switch. Just need to get it finished!!! Barts sound great, I like their defined but woody characteristic. Funnily enough, I just took delivery of 2 EMG MM5CS that will be the heart of the 5 string I plan to start in a few weeks. I generally would use Barts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 I've completed the wiring - this is passive with volume and tone, a series-single-parallel switch and a off-dim-bright switch for the side dots on the fretboard. It's not quite finished yet - I still have to dress the frets and spray a final coat of lacquer on the neck but I wanted to assemble everything to make sure the string height etc would be okay and no more sanding was required. Couldn't resist putting a set pf strings on and giving it a go - I'm really liking the Bart pickup from my first impressions. So here's the headed mini basses: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Absolutely splendid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 14:02, SpondonBassed said: More importantly I think, you would not have made such a sensuously curvy and voluptuous body shape. All your builds are somehow, dare I say... sexy? I'm not the only one thinking that am I? It’s based on my buxom womanly hips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Struggling now - need to take this to pieces to finish it off but having too much fun playing it!! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said: Struggling now - need to take this to pieces to finish it off but having too much fun playing it!! The suffering you have to go through on our behalf! So selfless. Heeheehee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: The suffering you have to go through on our behalf! So selfless. Heeheehee I knew I’d come to the right place for sympathy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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