SpondonBassed Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, HazBeen said: Not really mate. As it is still more forward than the single Bart humbucker I have in the other fretless I built or the bridge pickup on a jazz and no issues there. I went with the 5 mm back to get a bit more crisp attack, but the placement will ensure enough warm roundness too. I've just recently become the happy owner of a Nordstrand HB coupled with an East preamp. Very nice. Ray34 placement is well crisp, as you put it. Yours may end up being positively brittle. I will be interested to hear what you make of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Little progress to report.... I think the cavity cover will be Wenge, but I had a little 3 ply left so made a quick plastic cover too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Needs tort .... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Needs tort .... Said nobody with any taste ever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Geek99 said: Needs tort .... 2 hours ago, Si600 said: Said nobody with any taste ever. I think they're proper tasty. Peach Zefir Torte 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Harry, may I ask you why you don't use your router for the deep cavities like the neck pocket or, here, the control ... cavity ? I've always used a router for this, in multiple passes, of course. To me, it's easier and faster than drilling holes first. You certainly have a very good reason for this way of working, but each time I'm watching your great work, I'm wondering why... And as ♌ too, like me, don't take it the wrong way. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: Harry, may I ask you why you don't use your router for the deep cavities like the neck pocket or, here, the control ... cavity ? I've always used a router for this, in multiple passes, of course. To me, it's easier and faster than drilling holes first. You certainly have a very good reason for this way of working, but each time I'm watching your great work, I'm wondering why... And as ♌ too, like me, don't take it the wrong way. 😉 I have found that I have significantly fewer router mishaps if I drill out most of the wood first and then just route the edges and last few mm depth. It is as simple as that. I know that many just us a router, but this works for me and thus have had no reason to change the approach. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Geek99 said: Needs tort .... Needs Wenge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Si600 said: Said nobody with any taste ever. Said nobody with any sense of what a proper bass should look like. It makes the sound better; the more custard in it, the better the sustain** ... Custard sustains you *** ** this claim may not be fully supported by an objective scientific investigation *** probably true in the absence of other calorie sources 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Mmm, custard. It's a recorded fact that sunburst and tort are the emanations of the devil's backside. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Si600 said: Mmm, custard. It's a recorded fact that sunburst and tort are the emanations of the devil's backside. The recorded facts ? Yes that’s right, they are indeed emanations of the devils backside. Read book of Genesis (amended) - on the seventh day God said “unfinished business ... let there be sheryl crow, and also tort” Edited October 17, 2020 by Geek99 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Wenge.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Inlay cavity done.... I am not unhappy with it at all. Was afraid of messing up, but whilst I will obviously need to fill with some sawdust I got it pretty close. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 17/10/2020 at 18:50, HazBeen said: Wenge.... You’ve picked the wrong wood ... you want some of that lighter wood you’ve used for the body it might make a nice coaster though (for a kidney dish) 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 That inlay is okay for a first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 7 hours ago, HazBeen said: Inlay cavity done.... I am not unhappy with it at all. Was afraid of messing up, but whilst I will obviously need to fill with some sawdust I got it pretty close. Looks ace! Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 8 hours ago, HazBeen said: Inlay cavity done.... I am not unhappy with it at all. Was afraid of messing up, but whilst I will obviously need to fill with some sawdust I got it pretty close. I look at your angled neck transition there (which you wouldn’t see on a fender) and I’m reminded of the story about the designer of the spitfire putting the chord on the wing joint simply because it looked right rather than for any objective engineering reason at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Geek99 said: I look at your angled neck transition there (which you wouldn’t see on a fender) and I’m reminded of the story about the designer of the spitfire putting the chord on the wing joint simply because it looked right rather than for any objective engineering reason at all You missed it.... It actually is function dictating form. The body (where the neck meets body) is angled to ensure better access to the 21st fret (line). By making the neck cavity and neck heel follow that angle, ensures that both sides of the neck heel have the same length and can accommodate 3 bolts either side. Impossible if neck heel and cavity were “Fender straight”. Edited October 19, 2020 by HazBeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Now you’ve totally gone and f cking spoiled it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Now you’ve totally gone and f cking spoiled it 🤐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 You did it for valid good reasons, not just aesthetic ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 23 hours ago, HazBeen said: Inlay cavity done.... I am not unhappy with it at all. Was afraid of messing up, but whilst I will obviously need to fill with some sawdust I got it pretty close. What's the inlay made of? Or did I miss that in the depths of a thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Si600 said: What's the inlay made of? Or did I miss that in the depths of a thread? Scratchplate material, sanded down to wood level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 First layer of finishing oil on! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Doing 6 coats for this one, 4 on the neck. Coat 2 went on this am, am doing 3 tonight. Then 4 and 5 Thursday and 6 Friday am. Then will leave to cure, with a final coat of lemon oil going on Sunday. Will then wax, assemble and do the pre-requisite tinkering next weekend. No further pics until then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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