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Hi Bob,
Remember these bits of timber?

Try Perry,
He has boards for sale. Not sure about the thickness you're after, but you can always ask

Flamed Maple Supplies

BBM:)

Thanks guys.
Thankfully I've some spare 1/4inch thick hardwood to practise with.
I'll be trying a few methods and will let you know how it goes

BBM:U

Thanks Nobus,
I guess the main difference with inlays is you have a bit more width to work with. The edge of a fretboard is pretty narrow, so if all is not square it'll stand out a fair bit.

I...

Hi all, I've been a bit quiet but working slowly on my current bass build.

I'm wanting to do something different with the side dot markers. In fact - not do dots at all, but more a 'strip' like...

So I'm seriously considering carbon fibre as a layer on the headstock of this bass, both for strength and for visual effect.
I've had a bit of a look on the 'net and most of what you see relates to...

Hi jeffhigh
Could you adjust/edit your last post to read 13th fret and then I'll be happy!!!:;
(I didn't post that pic):)
BBM

Thanks jeffhigh,
I'll be using the Hipshot ultralight that Stewmac sell.
The Fly headstock is quite small and 4 in line. I'm interested in the comment
about not using 4 inline and the reason.
...

Thanks Peter and others.
I am aiming to do a Tas Blackwood Parker Fly body style 34 inch scale 4 string bass. So with the extreme body carving of the Fly, chambering or hollowing the body will not...

Could I ask this again please?
For example,I know that there is routing at the back of a fretboard when LED's are put in. So how does this sound as a weight reduction method.

Or alternatively,...

I am happy to bow to the Carbon Fibre Gods on the forum, if someone could point me in the direction of the how.
How and where is it bought?
How is it incorporated, say into a blackwood body and...

Hi Bob,
I've PM'ed you back
Hope all goes well for the surgery.
I've heard active EMG's make good pacemakers
Michael

Apart from me needing to lose a bit of weight (so SWMBO tells me), I'm planning the next build and would like to ask the forum about methods of reducing the weight of a build.
I suppose I can think...

Hi PJ,
I've done the TOM bridge ground twice.
First time was using the stud/bushings type. This was done by soldering the ground wire to the bottom inside lip of the bushing, after making sure it...

Its a bit sad when you have to reply to your own posts, but just to show that I'm still
sucking in air (as well as saw dust and paint fumes), here's a pic of where I'm at with
Black Angus.
This is...

Hi Arran,
I agree with most here in that SD's are good pups, but there are quite a few different
ones and parting with your hard-earned cash on something you don't quite know how will turn out can...

I hope you guys (and gals) don't mind me reviving this post, but I have questions along similar lines and didn't want to start a new thread.

I am doing my first stain job on a guitar build. I...

I thought I'd give another update. It's been an intersting few weeks. My trusty 8 year old 1/4inch GMC router died during the pickup cavity routing, so I finished it using myy big Triton 1/2inch. Yes...

Hi All,
Finally had the nerve to attack the neck joint on the weekend. After trying to setup 2 different types of jigs
to do an angled neck pocket and failing, I went for the flat bottom pocket and...

Gee Stu,
You're "churning them out at a rate of knots".
I'm beginning to think you're unemployed or something.

nice work again.
Can't wait to see the next installment(s).......


Michael...

thanks for all your replies guys
BBM:)

Hi everyone,
I've put together a skateboard deck using laminates of Vic Ash and Sydney Blue Gum. In typical fashion, some sap pockets have appeared in the Vic Ash during thicknessing, which I will...

Hi Jack620,
Perhaps posting this is the Musical Instrument section might get you a better response.
Any reason you didn't go for the Stewmac medium brown waterbase grain filler. This should be good...

Hey Stu,
I've done this and have got a bit of an idea. I suppose I was looking for something a
little more concrete in terms of dimensions for the side profile. Looking at
different vinatges of...

Hi again,
I've been hunting that great resource called the internet and can't seem to find a reference for the side profile bevel dimensions for a SG body (:()

There seems to be enough plans to...

PM Sent

Hi waldo,
Thanks for your quick response.

I have tried a few places in the area, but most seem to have equipment geared up
for working with chipboard and don't want to run any hardwoods thru...

Hi,
Can anyone suggest a place where I could get a laminated board (1 metre long x225mm wide) thickness sanded (not planed) to 16mm in the Coburg / Fawkner area of Melbourne. Timbers are Sydney Blue...

Its quite alright to hijack this thread. I think we'd all like to see you get this
neck done right.
So manny, please ask us how we do our necks if you need. I'm sure we all
shape necks a bit...

Do you mean electric planers are gay or my neck is?
Talk about a tough marker
This will be a deep set neck for an SG not a neck thru

Hi all,
Been a couple of months since my last post.
A couple of pix of dust/shavings''' making.
Please not the spokeshave (refer other acoustic tools post a few below)
I've only got the...

I'll second Jeffhigh.
I've bought fretwire from Australian Luthier Supplies in Qld for my last 3 guitars. I even get them to bend the wire (60cents a piece because as you know I'm soooo Lazzzy)....

well there you go.
Looks like I'll be doing some more research..
The auto place I buy my Nitro cans from will be hearing from me.

By the way, OT -- Merry Xmas , especially to all those Lefty's...

Hi Matthew,
I've finished 6 builds using aerosol can finish. 3 x Nitro and 3 x Acrylic Lacquer. It is hard to find certain colours. Try

The Butcher Shop

this is mainly acrylic lacquer cans,...

Hey Stuffy,
No 5's here, but there are a couple of 707's on Ebay at the minute.
If interested. (not mine)


BBM:o

Hey GeeHard,
Welcome to the club!
I'm really enjoying Stu's last build, which was the semihollow Tele. (see earlier in forum)

I have to agree that the process from my end was just as enjoyable...

some more pix along the way.

Pic.1 Looking good
Pic 2. Sanding pearl
Pic 3. Rail setup for router

BBM

you can see the 'wicking' in pic.3 done with dyed black wood dust and superglue.
All the imperfections are obvious in pic.1:C

I know I've been a bit quiet this year.
I finally finished my trapezoid inlay fretboard and custom inlay headplate.
Pictures of timber before and after attached.

This is the first time I've...

Britton Timbers down in Dandenong should have something that you can use. Might be a bit pricey, just depends on your budget. They have all the common timbers for solidbody, ash, maple, blackwood.

I've just uploaded all of the pix from this build, mostly that OZ-TRADIE took, and some I took when I received the timber, to Photobucket. You can search photobucket using
BASSBUILDERMAN
or...

Well,
the time has finally arrived.
I have my new guitar.
At this point, I'd have to say that I have enjoyed the process of having someone else
build a guitar for me. There has been lots of...

Good idea to wire as much as possible outside the guitar for sure,
Another idea is to make a template with a hole to match the cavity size, say out
of thin cardboard or similiar. It needs to be...

I'll be in bed early tonight, I've got a big day tomorrow,
Santa Claus is coming early:D:D
BBM

Hey Mongrel
We'll see who's laughing after us lefty's take over the world
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA (in Vincent Price style)
:2tsup:

No sweat Bob,
I'll take your black Afro wig.
You know us lefty's and the whole Hendrix thing.
Purple Haze!!
Michael

Hey Bob,
Can I borrow one of your blonde curly wigs?

BIG GRIN
Can't wait
BBM

PS If anyone can explain how to put sound bites up, I'm happy to give it a go.

QUOTE
Sorry Floody !!
Mate, I'm not even happy with my build quality and hopefully never will be. If I ever do, I'll know I've become complacent and accepting 2nd rate. Every new build is about...

Hey Stu,
Looks like no-one picked up on the Toneport (Trade Mark pending).
Also known as the Plectrum Recovery Module.
The Chinese knockoff manufacturers will be on to this in no time.
BBM