Travis Johnson Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 looks just like the guitar Prince played at the superbowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 looks just like the guitar Prince played at the superbowl. AAARGH!!! You're at least the second person that said that, I hate the look of that darn cloud guitar. I think i'm gonna have to reintroduce the ball end onto the lower horn again for future builds as was originally planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 The New stew bits sucks... I have 2 of the old ones and I'm looking for a place localy that will sharpen them. The new ones got a little space between the bit and the bearing and on my blue guitar it rode under the template, but lucky me it stoped before cuttin the outside or the trem rout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 yep, i've noticed that as well. That was part of my issue as well, but more the bearing riding up the shaft than that. Don't know where to go to get those older ones sharpened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 hmm, I was curious and did a quick search on yahoo and came up with this -- http://cgi.ebay.com/Craftsman-router-bit-s...1QQcmdZViewItem Maybe check sears for one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 It's killer with those woods, dude! I like it, but IMHO the body it's tinny compared with the neck. But what the ****, it's stuning, i like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 The Body is almost done!! I finished all the routes over the past few days and spent the better part of this afternoon finalizing the shaping with 60-grit sandpaper and even recarved the contours with and angle grinder with a 40-grit flap disc. Tomorrow is my day off at work and I intend to do all the final sanding and hopefully begin the finishing for this thing as well. Here's a pic of the front: and the back. and the back with the ferrules set in place. For some reason these pics came out with a bit of a bluish tint, i'll have to check the camera settings for future pics. I still need to make the control cavity cover plate. The finish will be stained red and then finished with Tru-Oil. When I first started this build I did a test piece using a block of wood left over from this body, it will hopefully look like the right half of this pic. Which was done using a mixture of red mahogany and cherry red color tone stains mixed with just water. Then of course tru-oiled. The fingerboard wood for the neck should arrive tomorrow so hopefully have the neck made for this bad boy soon as well, can't wait to play it!! As far as the walnut burl bass goes, i'm pretty much decided on scrapping that project, it's just not turning out how I want it and I know if I finish it with how it is I won't be happy with the results. I'll try to salvage whatever wood I can from it to use in future builds. I've gained a lot knowledge from these two builds with all the mistakes that i've had to learn from. As soon as this piccolo bass is done, i'll start planning the next builds (although planning has already started in my head). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Cool shape =) Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Okay, finally time for a major update!! I finished the body for this piccolo fretless 4-string over the last few days. I stained it first with the Red Mahogany, then stained with Cherry Red, then applied several thick coats of Tru-Oil. Then I wetsanded with my micro mesh sanding papers all the way up to 12000 grit and then added 2 more coats of Tru-Oil. Absolutely no polishing or buffing has been done on this finish. I then stained all cavities and the neck pocket black. Check it out: another angle and another and another Back View Back View, another angle Control Cavity The control cavity cover will be finished to match the body. Now I just need to get the neck made, it will be maple with ash veneers on the front and back of the headstock stained to match the body (just the veneers stained, not the whole neck), and will have a bloodwood fingerboard with maple binding. I really can't wait to start playing this thing now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Damn, nice job on the finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 BEAUTIFUL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 OH MAAAN!! Now that's a sweet finish! If only I could do that! Amazing job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thats fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 WOW that looks so awsome =) Exellent Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiurge Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Nice work on the finish! The Tru-Oil damn near looks like clearcoat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks to all. Yeah, this is the first finish i've done that i'm actually proud of. All my previous attempts have been with either rattlecan nitro or waterbased lacquer sprayed with a gun and they all turned out fairly horrible. But this oil finish was very easy to do and combined with the micro mesh finishing papers turned out very well. I only wish it had the durability of a rock hard poly finish. Oh well, any scratches or dings should be easy to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted August 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Okay, I finally got back to work on this thing and finished it. I didn't take any in progress pics of the neck being made. This is actually the second neck I made for it. The first one was a fretless bloodwood fingerboard neck that I messed up.. I since decided to change it to fretted and an ebony fingerboard to better match the overall black/red theme. Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic I've also decided against using Piccolo strings. I tried 2 sets and didn't like them at all. So i'm now using standard light gauge bass strings. I guess it's not really a piccolo bass anymore then, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 With that color, and the black hardware, it looks just like my brother's Conklin GT4. And I really like that bass. Amazing work, you really created a great looking instrument! Any hope for some soundclips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquesa Posted August 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 With that color, and the black hardware, it looks just like my brother's Conklin GT4. And I really like that bass. Amazing work, you really created a great looking instrument! Any hope for some soundclips? Thanks, and yes i'm working on soundclips, i'll post them once ready. I took this thing into work today (Guitar Center) to show it off and play it through an amp there. It sounded great and got a lot of good compliments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Looks freakin' awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 What greg said- very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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