PaulThePlug Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 Mini tele plate... Maybe in wood to match the fretboard, Rosewood? I likes No Plate n Rear Route. Here is my Custom Jazz Body... 2 Quote
TheGreek Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 My leather scratch plate is IMO a nice variation on the theme. 4 Quote
TheGreek Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 ...and the leather cut-off cost less than a tenner posted. Quote
Dov65 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 Well didn’t expect that 👇 this morning from #1 son….only thing it doesn’t fit in the cavity 🤬 it’s only 25mm wide where the pots including an earth wire soldered onto the pot side is 27 mm o/a. I know I could fit mini pots but as it being a gift I want to use it. I don’t have any wood working tools bar a drill so I’m thinking of using round flapper wheels obviously the body will be covered & a run off plate stuck onto the side I’m working on at a time, (just in case the drill slips) the flappers should do the trick 2 Quote
Dov65 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 Flappers doing the trick in opening up the route 👇 that’s roughly 20 minutes all in & still using the 1st flapper, plenty time tho. Don’t know why the route was only 25mm originally 🤔 2 Quote
Dov65 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 & finito. The only daft thing I done being a bit heavy handed with the pencil sticking a back mark on….no bad for five 20mm flappers and a pistol drill. 5 Quote
Dov65 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 @PaulThePlug….Mini tele plate... Maybe in wood to match the fretboard, Rosewood ? I like that idea bud 👍…. I wonder if 2 or 3mm thick would do the trick ? 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 ^ I tried something similar with a wood TRC... 2 Quote
Dov65 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 Think the control plate would have to be a bit thicker maybe 4 or 5 Mr Plug….don’t mind knocking one up & taking it from there. Let’s see the rest of the bass 👆 with your cover on it please Quote
PaulThePlug Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Edited June 23, 2023 by PaulThePlug 3 Quote
Dov65 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 Smashing that 👍 the chequered binding really makes it pop. Did you rattle it up yourself ? Quote
PaulThePlug Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dov65 said: Smashing that 👍 the chequered binding really makes it pop. Did you rattle it up yourself ? Nah... 'AliBacker'... Commissioned Build via Ali Express. 1 Quote
Dov65 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 Plate done, actually done two…one using a 4mm strip of pine & stuck the veneer on using an iron, the other some UHU glue onto the aluminium plate & clamped it up. Roasted a 10mm drill shank up and fired it thru the holes. 4 Quote
Dov65 Posted July 4, 2023 Author Posted July 4, 2023 Not sure on this really, the darker veneer just doesn’t seem to fit in….maybe it’s overkill with the darker tug bar too. 😕 Quote
Hellzero Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 That's because we are so used to see a chrome plate on these Fenderish bodies... Try to put some chrome knobs first, it will surely improve the look. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: That's because we are so used to see a chrome plate on these Fenderish bodies... Try to put some chrome knobs first, it will surely improve the look. I agree with @Hellzero here. It looks good to me Quote
tauzero Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 Perhaps there's a case for a slightly different shape. Rather than having parallel sides, have the sides curving out and back in, like a very elongated barrel. Subtle though, so the bottom line of the plate curves with the bottom line of the bass body. 2 Quote
Dov65 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Posted July 20, 2023 Ok finally got round to fab up another control plate, tried to follow the body contours using some template paper but it really wasn’t getting there…..so I made another bell plate bought another small sheet of fleece backed veneer & et viola 👇. Got some 1/2” aluminium bar to make a tug bar as I don’t like the one that’s on the body just now. I’ve got the bridge on the body it’s a Hosco bbt using Fender threaded saddles….dunno what happened to the Hosco saddles must have used them I think. Next will be a neck from guitarbuild so feel free to chime in wether a rose wood or maple board….I’m not sure. 3 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted July 20, 2023 Posted July 20, 2023 Yeah might look alrightish i spose... Need a pic wiv it on the body you fool!.. tut... some people. Oh my... Luverly, nice wood. Oil 'n Wax will make those stripes pop. 1 Quote
Dov65 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) And stuck on 🙂….tug bar 🤮 I’ll have the aluminium version hopefully on by the weekend. I also took the sheen of the front & wiped on several coats of wax….it’s like Andrex toilet paper when I could afford to buy it it’s really smooth. Pickups well according to Hosco the bbt has 20 mm spacing so I’ll probably go for closed covers or Nord’s blade type nowt worse than strings not aligned wi poles….that’s just me tho. Edited July 20, 2023 by Dov65 Pic 5 Quote
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