Angel Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 here I am reducing the wood depth with a Forstner bit. The body is too thick for my dad's bandsaw, and it doesn't have the best blade, so I have to help it a bit Then I flattened both sides and got to the desired depth. Body shape sorted with template. Half done here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Neck pocket template sorted ... and routed. It will probably end up deeper but I don't want to remove too much wood before the neck is sorted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Holes drilled for J-retro And routing done. I had to make two templates for this, one for the cavity and one for the cover. The wood is pretty thin to allow the micro switches to pass through. Not ideal! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This looks ace. Absolutely lovely looking bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 My simple set up for fret slotting All slots done 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Planning out markers. I painted the fretboard white and drew around the markers. Current job is marking the edges with a chisel. Doing the cutouts is going to be ... tricky. I have a plan, untested so far ... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Pickguard in the same material as the markers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I’m loving all the planning visualisations here - looks ace! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said: Pickguard in the same material as the markers? Nope. I'm making a single ply white one. As I've mentioned before, I don't think that the final look I am going for is going to be popular. I may not even post the final bass pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 It would be an anti-climax if you didn't. I'm trying to visualise how your tenon saw is held in line. Have you a better image of your jig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) And the saw, put them together ... jigsaw making a bass from parts is like doing an eBay jigsaw without the box picture Edited August 7, 2020 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Wow, you’re roaring through this build! Really enjoying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: Have you a better image of your jig? That sounded ambiguous. Sorry. Edited August 8, 2020 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Basic routing of the inlay holes and some fine tuning with the dremel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Yay! all fitted and glued Carefully re-did the slots to depth having radiused the fretboard. That was lots of tedious sanding, forgot to take a pic! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Drilling holes for neck screws All done. A also clamped the neck in place so that it aligned properly and drilled some pilot holes to sort later. Edited August 11, 2020 by Angel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Last of the recent jobs, shaping the end of the fretboard. A bit chipped away which was a bit annoying. I may fix it up or I may just leave it. My instruments are always to just be played rather than be perfect so I'm not massively bothered. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 ace work all round - the j retro is the business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 I've been a bit lazy with updates, and I forget to take pix at times, but there has been progress ... Basic neck shaping: A bit of a jump as I forgot to take pix, but it's shaped, varnished and tuners added: Headstock - router split a bit off at the top early on! Oh well, I ain't a pro and I ain't that fussy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Looking good - can't wait to see the finished item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 I spent ages checking and double checking bridge placement and here I am drilling the holes. After all that I wasn't happy with the placement so I filled these and re-drilled new ones! bl**dy amateur! This is the pickguard paper template stuck onto the plastic. Took a lot of faffing getting the shape how I wanted. And this is the basic cutout, done with jigsaw, files, sanding etc. I have now worked out and marked pickup placement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Pickup holes sorted. I also used this as a template to mark the routes on the body. As the Precision pickup is under the pickguard I just routed it out freehand. I made a template for the Jazz pickup though. I actually made two, the first one wasn't good enough. The second one wasn't great, but good enough for me. And here's them both done. Hopefully to the correct depth! you can also see where I moved the bridge back on this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 I've actually had the bass assembled a few times to try out around the house with no sound. I'm loving it! It's actually quite a wrench to pull it apart again and sort the next stage out. Dare I say that it is turning out better than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Amazing work so far 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice work! I was just wondering what had happened to this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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