kodiakblair Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Saturday I paid another visit to Reid Timber in Glasgow. Bought a few blanks. A thin 1 piece sapele, torrefied ayous blank and a tulipwood 🙂 The plan was to do most of the machine work on the building site. Plan foiled at the first hurdle. Heard this afternoon no start back until the 16th at the earliest 🤬 Dust sheets came out and the kitchen taken over . Took photos of the blanks but they got lost in the phone somewhere ☹️ Jigsaw blade would likely waver so rough cut is bigger,used this handy washer. Here's the tulipwood. About an hour later I've ended up with this 😃 Just got away with the upper bout on this 😓 I'll stick the template on and router trim tomorrow. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 A fair bit has happened since start of last month. Forgot to take photos for most of it 😬 A fair few mishaps too 🤬 Major mishap was slipping while cutting round the horns. Had a bright idea. Binding will hide that Fact I'd never tried binding before nor had the right tools never entered my head. What could go wrong ? Actually a fair bit can go wrong 🤣 Combination of wrong bearings,too big guides and a craft knife left me with this. Forgot to photo the gluing part 😖 One thing. I wanted to do the binding before cutting the neck pocket, thought I'd get a sharper finish. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Other stuff. Had an idea I wanted a reverse Telecaster neck. Bought one from Wan Guitar on Ali Express. £69 and 3 week delivery. Worth every penny 🙂 Lovely chunky neck. Had a 2 saddle bridge in the spares box. @The_Rodster came to my rescue with these T-bird pickups 😎 Had the option of 1 or 2. Decided on 1 👍 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) Neck pocket cut, marking for pickup and bridge. On to my DIY spray booth. After much scraping, gnashing of teeth, sliced fingertips and general nonsense ; a working bass guitar appeared 🙂 Edited July 8, 2020 by kodiakblair photo too wee 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Good work! Love the binding. Got any close up shots of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, songofthewind said: Good work! Love the binding. Got any close up shots of it? Will do. Nowhere near perfect and it seems every time I scrape it I miss some gunk 🤬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Aye, it's the scraping it clean and neat that would put me off. Props for having a go! I might visit Reid's next time I'm in Glasgow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, songofthewind said: I might visit Reid's next time I'm in Glasgow. He does mail order 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: He does mail order 👍 I saw that. It's quite difficult to see details in the images of what he has on offer. David Dyke has nice stuff on his Instagram feed, luthiers_supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, songofthewind said: I saw that. It's quite difficult to see details in the images of what he has on offer. David Dyke has nice stuff on his Instagram feed, luthiers_supplies. Aye, going by photos isn't much cop. Alasdair is quite picky on how he grades things but nothing beats choosing your own pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 04/06/2020 at 16:38, kodiakblair said: Saturday I paid another visit to Reid Timber in Glasgow. Bought a few blanks. A thin 1 piece sapele, torrefied ayous blank and a tulipwood 🙂 The plan was to do most of the machine work on the building site. What's the torrified stuff like? Been eyeing that up but have been a bit put off by the comment about it being soft.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 minute ago, RichardH said: What's the torrified stuff like? Been eyeing that up but have been a bit put off by the comment about it being soft.... It's soft, no doubt about that 🙂 Much the same as working with Paulownia, factor the softness into your finishing plans and it stops being an issue. Plan for that is a piezo only P-bass. My main concern is the weight, may need to go headless to avoid serious neck dive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 In loving the look of this, just classic good looks.👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 What brand are them there pickups, @kodiakblair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexel Matador Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The bass looks awesome, so classy! I buy mail order from Reid Timber all the time. The prices and quality are amazing. Regarding ordering without seeing the stuff, of course it's not ideal, but I once asked him if he had something that wasn't showing as in stock on the site, and he took pictures of specific pieces and emailed them to me, so it's worth asking if you're looking for something in particular and want a close-up - I get the impression he's happy to help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said: What brand are them there pickups, @kodiakblair? Eric custom Thunderbirds https://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Thunderbird-Bass-Pickup-Vintage-Style-for-GibsonChromeNickel_p_2287.html T-bird players raved about them on the Last bass outpost a few year back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I've been toying with the idea of using Tbird style pickups on my (as yet unstarted) project, in mudbucker and bridge positions, maybe with a 51 P pick up thrown in for good luck as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Another lovely bass! Its similar to one I have planned in my head a kinda Dusty Hill sig-ish style but maybe with a single MM pickup👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jimothey said: Another lovely bass! Its similar to one I have planned in my head a kinda Dusty Hill sig-ish style but maybe with a single MM pickup👍 Take the idea out of your head and get it built 👍 I would love to see it 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rodster Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Looking good, and you've got a spare pickup to use on another build!! 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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