LukeFRC Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 lesson learned guys... pre drill first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 You didn't drill the holes first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) actually on my Warmoth the body came with the bridge holes pre-drilled- but the body wood was so tough, and the screws supplied with the Badass so soft that 2 of them sheared off (one came out with pliers, the other I had to drill out), with not that much force applied- I then sourced decent screws which went in okay. Edited August 30, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 we all do silly things. most woods would be just about soft enough.... anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 its alive! neck on bridge on 4(ish) strings on pup held in with tape, soldered to the jack socket and it sounds good already! not much more to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Looking good man, you gonna paint her? What sort of pickup is that? a seymour duncan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 yeah i just layed the first layer of varnish on her today. Then sprayed green, then more varnish sprayed on. Also just ripped the frets out the neck and took the edge off the fingerboard. Its an unbranded pup i bought off someone on here. Sounded ok when i wired it starght in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Just a quick tip, when you're making a fretted neck fretless, use a big soldering iron to melt the fret glue then use fret pullers, should come out cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 tried that. i found they came out cleaner without heating. thanks though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Ah fair enough then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 how's it going? have you filled the P rout, or covered it with a scratchplate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 will stick a propper update on tomorrow. with photos... oooohhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Good! I was wondering where you had got to with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) So here we go A LIST OF MISTAKES body stripped and sanded down. I then started to spray on polyurethane varnish. Except As the wood wasn't sealed or anything it was taking a lot of varnish for very little effect. Then I spied the nice tin of ronseal diamond hard varnish i had and started slapping that on.At this point i learned two things. One painting the bottom will cause drips to form on the front. And two it does do exactly what it says on the tin and is almost impossible to sand back! So the front finish isnt perfect as has the remains of these drips on it. Then sprayed with good acrylic spray paint. It's water bassed paint intended for graphiti artists. Bassed on car paints its pretty good stuff (and super cheap) One can worth has gone on, ive sanded it back a wee bit and another canwill go on before gloss varnish is sprayed on. At the moment i am spraying it hung on our washing line and have to dodge rainshowers! You can see the finish isnt perfect! the neck was defretted and the gaps filled. Dark wood on all frets and light maple type wood on 5th 12th and 17th. washed with white spirit and then coated with the ronseal. All went wrong as i forgot about the radius and it all bunched up at the edges but sanding while not dry and magic remedied that. Again not flawless finsih but pretty good. The ronseal stuff doesnt sand back well but you can get a pretty good gloss if you leave it to dry itself. Needs a bit of a polish but im worried about taking the gloss shine off. Looks the dogs testes more paint and varnish and making a scratchplate is next Edited September 17, 2008 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Is that green paint as thick as it looks? Also the grain on that fingerboard is pretty nice for such a cheap neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathewsanchez Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Yeah, the grain of the fingerboard looks amazing. And the dark and light wood to fill the fret gaps is pretty sweet too. Ok, the finish isn't perfect, but as a whole it's coming along quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 no its not as thick. the varnish under it is fairly thick and the its the inprfections in that that make the paint look thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 [quote name='mathewsanchez' post='286138' date='Sep 17 2008, 06:45 PM']Yeah, the grain of the fingerboard looks amazing. And the dark and light wood to fill the fret gaps is pretty sweet too. Ok, the finish isn't perfect, but as a whole it's coming along quite nicely.[/quote] +1 that neck is really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 fingers crossed it sounds good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 ...getting bored of spraying on varnish. why did i not just leave it as 'mojoed' black???... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) well ive been busy with other things but getting back to this. I have a mm pup with 4 wires coming out. I have a wee 3 way toggle switch with six contacts out the bottom and it is On On On. The middle contack on wone side possibly labled E Series/paralell wiring help anyone? EDIT Im looking at [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/images/products/basslines/501040-110.pdf"]this[/url] and wondering if my switch is comparable to the blade one Edited October 2, 2008 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 oh and ive cocked up the finish big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 well was silly and got newspaper stuck to the varnish, took most of it off andthen thought it dinnae matter, can just respray. paint on varnish means crazing. so sand it down and re spray paint. All ok. Then like a numpty dont let the pait fullydry before putting varnsish back on. meaning i get this lovely mottled effect. sand it back and repaint now. Fed up of painting the bugger, should have just left it black. any one with advice on switch would be me friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Haha yeah when i refinished one of my old basses ages ago i got that crazed effect, i don't think i got rid of all of the previous finish. Question, did you use sanding sealer? Just wondering if it's that important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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