ScottR Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 If you were seriously considering dying that one strip to match the others...then practicing on scrap does not seem to be an option. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Oh, I was thinking of an overall stain. Unsure whether I would want to do this to the top or not, but probably so. Remember the broad basis for this build....? Staining with a straw/amber-coloured dye, sanding back, oiling and then French polishing is tempting. I would definitely like to so some pyrography Oak leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 That is a cool look, but you want to do that on that sweet Karelian Birch top? 12 minutes ago, Prostheta said: Remember the broad basis for this build....? Uuuuhhhhhh no, it's been since last year that you posted anything about it. I had forgotten pretty much everything about it till you brought it back up. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 It'll be far from that, but certain aspects are being drawn in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Okay then. I'll be looking forward to seeing what treatment you give this. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 I can already hear it . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 3 hours ago, ScottR said: Uuuuhhhhhh no, it's been since last year that you posted anything about it. I had forgotten pretty much everything about it till you brought it back up. is that Carl's balls I hear being busted? Oh wait- who am I to talk- -I took 2 and a half years off. Looking forward to this Carl- I want/have been thinking of a Rick'y build one day, someday, too many unfinished projects started to finish first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Isn't that why we are all here? Kick each other in the ass? Have a shoulder to cry on? Cheerleading? Bit of brandy and pipe smoking by the fireside as we ponder subtle curve adjustments or wood tonality? I've got at least two or three projects gestating, morphing into each other and back again, trying desperately to become the most important thing and be born. Too many other hobbies, life, etc get in the way, but eventually we all find our way back here and begin the beautiful toil once again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Well said Rob. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, ScottR said: Well said Rob. SR or Jeff. Unless Mr Naturals name is Rob, in which case I'm a twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 minute ago, komodo said: or Jeff. Oh hell, my bad. I knew I shouldn't have trusted my memory! Wasn't I just saying that I was having memory issues? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 I'd forgotten all about your memory issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 What memory issues? You light the fire and find a pipe, and I'll pull out the brandy.... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 One issue with this build from day one was that of pickups. It's simply impossible to find toaster-style covers good for a 5-er. The alternatives were other bass pickups, which I felt was a copout. So, how about sometime ridiculous instead? It'd be a disgrace to not use something crazy like a DiMarzio X2N-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 15 minutes ago, ScottR said: Oh hell, my bad. I knew I shouldn't have trusted my memory! Wasn't I just saying that I was having memory issues? SR If it wasn't you, it'd be me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 57 minutes ago, Prostheta said: One issue with this build from day one was that of pickups. It's simply impossible to find toaster-style covers good for a 5-er. The alternatives were other bass pickups, which I felt was a copout. So, how about sometime ridiculous instead? It'd be a disgrace to not use something crazy like a DiMarzio X2N-7. http://classicamplification.net/pu/altp.html Looks like RIC goes after anyone doing anything like that. Scroll to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Yeah, they're notoriously litigious. I'm not bothered about any sort of C&D since this is primarily for personal use, doesn't feature the Rickenbacker name (hell, why would I?) and Finland isn't part of the US. Interestingly, there's a precedent in Finnish law that ruled "Les Paul" being such a generic descriptor for a style of guitar that it is no longer a valid trademark through ubiquity or somesuch. That's the other extreme I guess. Thing is, they're so bullying and litigious that people fear standing up to them even when there clearly are no grounds. Letters from their paid bulldogs are meaningless....unless it comes from a court, it's not worth the paper it's printed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Lemmy was pretty inconsistent with how his basses were configured, mostly because I doubt he gave a crap. If it was loud then it was good, mostly likely. Using a guitar pickup might be pretty amusing in spite of the coil voicing being different. This isn't going to be a walking bass line or slap n' pop instrument after all. Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 I recently had an Ebay auction pulled "for trademark violations" or breach of terms of service or whatever. After going through my account to figure out what listing it was ( it had been wiped from the face of the earth), I figured out it was a HAT. Not just any hat, but one that used a hook and loop closure which everyone calls velcro. Well, Velcro found me and my ilicit activity and sent a cease and desist, and Ebay quickly complied. wtf Sorry to get off track. I got to see Motorhead once. Wish I could remember who they were with. Memory isn't what it used to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Entirely. If it were written with a capital V, then it would imply the "real" item. After all, Velcro is so ubiquitous now that it should lose its trademark designation. Rickenbacker should lose theirs for being arseholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 2:58 PM, Prostheta said: This isn't going to be a walking bass line or slap n' pop instrument after all. @Prostheta that is a bummer of a comment. I was hoping you were going to bust out some Brothers Johnson on this bad boy when its done. Seriously though- Love the sound of Ricky's- it will be interesting to see how this sounds with (if I read correctly) you are going with 35" scale? Good call as I imagine that low B might be a bit muddy with ricky scale. Digging the top on this- and with that binding- very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thanks Natch! I'm trying not to be as Rick-a-like as some, and building a bass that possesses some aspects but comparatively few. If anything, channelling the Lemmy IDGAF a bit and putting in what is available, or the shortest route to getting on the road. If you dismiss Lemmy's signature and standard Ricks there's a wealth of crazy randomly modified basses in his history so doing the same and letting it take a path dictated by circumstance is probably the right thing to do. Screw Rick toasters. Big X2N 7-string pickups! I might even carve the Oak leaves if I can't pyro them in.... It's not my best binding work. The fine line was so fine that the acetone made it mushy in a couple of spots. You really need to have a light touch....but not too light.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 No jokes intended here, but let's do a bit of a warts and all. Sorry about the quality of the photos. The alcohol was flashing off within seconds, so it was a real task. The remainder of the neck was cut on the bandsaw, rasped back to ~1mm of the target line, then block sanded. Alcohol shows all of the problem areas (again, no joke intended): Slight high spot at the end of the neck: What looks like a low spot: Difficult to see here, however the top needs a little truing. If you run a nail across the joins, a bit of discontinuity in height can be felt. Only just though.....literally 240grits worth of adjustment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 That is going to be a lovely little beastie when you get done. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Hopefully. It'll probably drag a bit for a while as I need to buy that pickup and tuners. Got a set with mis-matched posts. Grr! I'm tempted to plump for a Q-Tuner 2.0 in here, but €200? Wow....that's super expensive. I think some kind of gold-framed pickup.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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