Who's working on a build right now? Let's see your stuff!

[jtougas]

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That '51 P-bass I put together upthread is a pine body... it may be the pickup in it or the setup (the pickups is a little further from the strings than I think is normal), but it's actually pretty bright, without basswood's nasal hump.

[kramersteen]

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[YeRedHouseOverYonder]

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Coats are beginning to build up nicely.



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[BriGuy1968]

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Update... found a great deal on a swamp ash body on Reverb.com, so changing colors. Getting pretty excited now!

The body:




The updated vision:



Waiting for the body to arrive (supposed to be next Wednesday) before starting on finishing the neck. The pocket on the body is a little smaller than the heel on the neck, so I'm gonna need to remove a little wood from one of 'em. The headstock is definitely going to be black on the face but I haven't made up my mind for the back of the neck. The back of the body is the same sunburst as the front... any opinions?


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[kramersteen]

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That's more like it. i have lost the backplate i made for it now. ****SAKE i looked all over.

[GoldenVulture]

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That's more like it. i have lost the backplate i made for it now. ****SAKE i looked all over.

It's under the mix bowl...

[kramersteen]

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It's under the mix bowl...

That's the first place i looked. Second was on my head.

[Demanic]

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Look for it in the last place that you would think to find it. Those last two made too much sense.

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[BriGuy1968]

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Woo-hoo! Body just arrived, and it's in GREAT shape!






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[Rand-O-Monium]

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Not a 'Burst guy,but 3TSB Strats are among the better ones!!!


Looking forward to teh progress!

[BriGuy1968]

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Not a 'Burst guy,but 3TSB Strats are among the better ones!!!


Looking forward to teh progress!

Never really was a burst guy either, but after I did the mockup I decided to give it a whirl. The grain is great in this one... very pronounced. Also feels really light (I'll have to weigh it later, but the declared UPS weight was 6 pounds).


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[rgand]

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I take it that's ash. I haven't seen alder with that nice grain. Should look good when you're finished.

[BriGuy1968]

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I take it that's ash. I haven't seen alder with that nice grain. Should look good when you're finished.

That's what I'm thinking too... Alder just doesn't get that sharp and defined, but ash does.


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[rgand]

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What kind of neck are you going to put on it?

[BriGuy1968]

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What kind of neck are you going to put on it?

Maple neck w/ rosewood fretboard. I'm gonna try out my finishing skills on this one:



I got it rom GuitarFetish's Factory Buyout Clearance Sale when they were blowing out a bunch of necks at $15 a pop. I figure that at that price I could afford to take a chance with a) me messing it up, or b) the neck being crap. If it turns out that I don't like it, I'll probably go to Warmoth... but I kinda want to try my hand at making this one work first!


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