Jimothey Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Finally the workshop is up and running so I can resume building this is the first of 4 basses that is in the pipeline (the others are the P-Rick, 5 string fenderbird and I'm remaking the body on my jaguar bass also I'm doing 2 guitars a Jagcaster and a firecaster! I'm making up for lost time!! ) The body blank is gluing up at the mo so not much to report as yet but its going to be in the style of a '51 p bass but very rustic looking The body is going to be made out if an old floor joist that has just been ripped out of a local church hall thats being renovated The neck is an old black neck I had kicking about from another build the headstock is going to be reshaped into a tele bass style........ 👍🏻 Edited February 4, 2022 by Jimothey 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Looking forward to seeing this, I seem to be leaning towards rustic looking instruments at the minute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) I got the body all cut out and routed today Then I thought I'd give Shou Sugi Ban a go!?! I'm not a 100% happy with it but I think it looks ok for a first attempt? But heres a quick mockup....... 👍🏻 Edited January 21, 2022 by Jimothey 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) Well this build is almost finished just got to do the electrics and set it up! I sanded it back a bit so it wasn't as dark, the burning process has left it with some nice texture........ And finished it in a few coats of satin poly, I'm quite happy with hoe its turned out......... 👍🏻 Edited February 4, 2022 by Jimothey 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Looks great! Love a satin finish. Nice bit of texture too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 I've started remaking the body for my Jag Bass its being made out of the same floor joist as the 51 p build Its going to be a Mark Hoppus style again with a 1 piece pickguard with split coil pickup The body has been glued up and cut out I'll take some pics when I go back out to the workshop........👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Here's the Jag bass I thought I'd try a ply pickguard but I'm going to try and get it roughly the same colour as the fretboard? But I'm not sure if I'm even going to have a pickguard? ....... 👍🏻 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) I didn't like the pickguard light wood so I've darken it down a bit and sanded the top back a bit............ Just soldering and a set up to do then on to the next........... (its a firecaster guitar 🤫) Edited February 8, 2022 by Jimothey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) I keep on looking at it and I just don't think it looks right! So I think I'm going to sand the body back to natural and polyurethane it instead thats for definite! but I'm now thinking maybe make it an all black neck? Thats a job for tomorrow so I think I'll sleep on it! But can I have peoples opinions please........ 👍🏻 Edited February 8, 2022 by Jimothey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I see what you mean, it's "nearly but not quite..." Maybe if the body was as-is, but the neck was the colour of the lighter wood on the body and slightly reliced. That would maybe tie it together better? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Richard R said: I see what you mean, it's "nearly but not quite..." Maybe if the body was as-is, but the neck was the colour of the lighter wood on the body and slightly reliced. That would maybe tie it together better? I think trying to sand off the finish of the neck will be an absolute ball ache because thats a factory finish! So I think if anything the fretboard will have to go black or a lot darker but I am partial to a black neck tho! I'm thinking of trying to make it more like this...... I just don't like the way the body has turned out so I'm definitely going to sand it back to bare and rethink the finish....... 👍🏻 Edited February 8, 2022 by Jimothey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 I think this looks better? I'm going to darken the top down so it kinda halfway between what it is now and the pickguard colour as I think its a little bit too light? 👍🏻 Oh yeah and I've made and mocked up my firecaster build I would put it on guitarchat but there never seems to be anyone on there!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I love the look of jaguar basses I'm pleased your workshop's done. Lots more goodness to come, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: I love the look of jaguar basses I'm pleased your workshop's done. Lots more goodness to come, I'm sure. So do I! I'm thinking of doing one with MM pickup aswell but I really need to start selling them and not keeping everyone I make........ 🥺 Hopefully now I've goty bandsaw, thicknesser etc it should make my life a bit easier...... 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 The Jag bass is almost finished just got to sort the electrics then setup....... 👍🏻 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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