PaulThePlug Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) WARNING BASSCHATERS... Over recent days it seems a cluster of what can only be described as 'Dark Materials' has been forming... Initial analysis shows the majority are of 'Metal' construction and emenate from the Far-East... While other, more complicatedly formed items of particular interest involve 'Wire' and possibly 'Magnets' and are belived to be of UK origin... Possibly as far as Hastings!.. What are these for?.. and should i be unduly concerned? I'll report further if the situation changes. Edited September 17, 2021 by PaulThePlug 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Will the outcome involve tuners at unnecessary angles and a sharpie???? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Oh Please God... NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 32 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: Oh Please God... NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phew! 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 You don't have 'big hands' then... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: You don't have 'big hands' then... Big Hands?.. Lost Me... Is that about the Film or Series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Intrigued 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Velarian said: Intrigued 😉 First Metal and Wires... Now Organic structual forms with some sort of Black Block that i belive are some kind of calibrated markings,with thin metal bars?.. I too am Intrigued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 17/09/2021 at 18:44, PaulThePlug said: Big Hands?.. Lost Me... Is that about the Film or Series? Rumour has it that a certain person, who may or may not have offered instruments for sale with logos written in Sharpie on the peghead and wonky tuning keys, has been known to suggest that his creations may be suitable for those with "big hands" (more space between the tuning keys, etc). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) Thankyou... No, Normal hands... The headstock will remain as is, i will not be shapeing it to resemble a spoon or some such, and the machine heads will be aligned as perfectly as my steel rule and i can muster, rather than dropped from 18" and screwed on however they land! Spent some time masking along the frets with some thin tape, and applied a decal, ready for a couple of coats of spray laquer for the fretboard and headstock face tommorow... Or... I might go for the unique Matt Black Hammerite Fretboard, 'Good for Metal!' look a certain ebay luthier has recomended to me.. 😉 Edited September 18, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Bit bored today.... Headstock looked a bit plain, so i added some Squigly writing, then sprayed a load of lacquer on the fretboard and headstock, then some Mr Sheen... After lunch I brushed some Danish oil that i found in the shed all over the back of the neck then rubbed on some furniture wax stuff i found in the cupboard under the sink. Edited September 19, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Wonder if i get any more strange stuff delivered to the door this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Luthiers Warehouse just sent me this pre delivery pic... Is something wrong with this P Body? 😉 Oh well... something to bolt that long sticky bit to, and maybe some of those metal bits... Edited October 25, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 18/09/2021 at 23:05, PaulThePlug said: Or... I might go for the unique Matt Black Hammerite Fretboard, 'Good for Metal!' look a certain ebay luthier has recomended to me.. 😉 In the old days perhaps, but hammerite is a shodow of its former self these days.😉😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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