tim_ado Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 ok quick question im thinking on doing the neck pocket soonish and was wondering the neck i have theres an overhang now when i route the pocket do i wat the overhang to be touching the body or do i want a slight gap like 3-4mm (i think ive seen basses with a gap) thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 I like the wenge knobs better as well. I was actually just pondering a way to turn knobs without having to make room in the shop for a lathe. How do you chuck the knobs up? Can you post a wider-angle photo showing the whole rig? Actually, your camera is probably fine. Typical digitals don't do well with close-up photography, you're too close for the lens to focus. Your best bet is to stand further away, set the resolution as high as it will go, snap the photo, then crop and magnify it in Photoshop (or whatever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) Personally, I would go with the wenge knobs, as I love the contrast. And I am with the rest of the guys on scooping out the lower horn a little more+1 How do you chuck the knobs up? +2 Edited January 7, 2007 by RGGR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 ahh the knobs wat i did was i got a screw and cut off the head then i drilled a hole in the bottom of the knob a couple of mills smaller than the screw so the fit would be tight. then u jsut screw in the screw and put the end in the drill. i put the drill in the clamp with a bar on the closer side of me which u can rest on giving u more control (u can see it in the picture) ohh it helps if ur drill has a lock so it keeps going ok quick question im thinking on doing the neck pocket soonish and was wondering the neck i have theres an overhang now when i route the pocket do i wat the overhang to be touching the body or do i want a slight gap like 3-4mm (i think ive seen basses with a gap) thx any ideas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 ok quick question im thinking on doing the neck pocket soonish and was wondering the neck i have theres an overhang now when i route the pocket do i wat the overhang to be touching the body or do i want a slight gap like 3-4mm (i think ive seen basses with a gap) thx I take it you mean the bit where the end of the fretboard overhangs the neck slightly. Sounds like you are worring about he wrong thing. The only thing you really need to worry about is getting the neck angle/depth of neck pocket correct so the strings will be the right height for the bridge and good playability. The gap between the fretboard overhang and body should only be small but isnt really an issue, not something you need to worry about yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 ahh k so it depends on how deep the neck needs to be set wat messurments who i need to do to find out how deep it needs to go ive got the neck and the bridge just need the knowhow and im good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) ok not alot of progress today i took time off and made a stomp box (percusion type not effects) but the pickups in it hum alot but its only the prototype im going to try and finish this off in the next month if not in the next few weeks for recording in early feb. with my band www.myspace.com/vennear check us out Edited January 16, 2007 by tim_ado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) heres a picture of the stompbox for those interested the picture was taken with a webcam so its really baad ill take better ones when my folks get home with a camera the box is made out of some leftover walnut i have from the bass and the volume knob is one of ones i made it has 2 squire picups in the back Edited January 16, 2007 by tim_ado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 ok ive been saying for a while now that id be doing the routing but u got the router so im going to do it just some questions b4 Is there a certain distance from the nut the bridge??? How do i determain the depth of the neck pocket??by measuring the hight of the bridge?? is there an ideal pickups depth??? if anyone has any answers or tips on these point that would be heaps good thx hopfully finishing it soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikvo Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 You go tim ! Thats an awesome looking build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 ok just a quick question again if i wanted to get a thin (not really veneer) peice of the wenge and put it on the hed stock how would i do it like i can get to a thicknesser if need but its a bit of a hassel is there another way of doing it???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Can you post a pic of the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 ok ive been saying for a while now that id be doing the routing but u got the router so im going to do it just some questions b4 Is there a certain distance from the nut the bridge??? How do i determain the depth of the neck pocket??by measuring the hight of the bridge?? is there an ideal pickups depth??? if anyone has any answers or tips on these point that would be heaps good thx hopfully finishing it soon Depending on the scale length you want,most basses are 34" from nut to bridge for standard long scale. That would be 17" to the twelth fret. For neck pocket do search and check the tutorals,that`s how you will learn more. Pickups are your preference for what sound you are going for.I like Bartolini. The depth of route depends on your pickup choice,where they sit tonally in relation to your strings and the type of sound they pickup. There is a sweetspot,but each pickup is different depending on what sound you`re trying to get out of `em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 thanks for the reply ive got a pair of EMG actives and on some of the basses ive seen with them they have them set pretty high i think ive read that is good to have them high Can you post a pic of the headstock? the neck ive got is a jay turser and the head stock is like this http://www.jayturser.com/jtb-2bgbk.php although i dont think it the neck ive got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 If it`s an already finished neck you have your work cut out for you.A thickness sander is of no use. If you can sand back to the natural wood,lay a veneer on there.Any thicker you are going to make your tuners irrelevent and I don`t know if you can take alot off cleanly if you want to put on a thicker piece of Wenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 ok i did the neck pocket today i cant tell u how overated my fear of it was dam it fits soooo good and its centred and everything ill put up picture after i do the pickups and computers running a bit faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 ok ive rotued every thing and drilled pretty mush everything here some pictures i also did a cavity cover for the back its not prefect but its better than plastic Back Cavity cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Looking good =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campylobacter Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 That wenge looks killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 The bass looks totally different with the pots and cavaties routed in. Very nice shape. I don`t know if it`s your own,but it looks original to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 yeah i liked the idea of a small body so believe it or not i traced out the body of my strat bag it out but i think that this style looks good small i think its my own i mean ive got influences but i havnt gone out and copied a bass if i have i didnt mean to so....yeah dont cop me with all this copyright stuff glad u llike it gunna try and get it sprayed soon school just went back so i tried to get all the big stuff out of the way how do u like the back cover??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 how do u like the back cover??? I dig it! Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 tomorw im doing the cover for the input on the side i thought of doing something a bit differnt instead of the metal and i though well im doing wooden knobs ill do a wooden cover so instead of making a wooden alternative im going to make a block of wenge and route a deep cavity in the body so the end result will be a flush piece of wenge that blends into the body shap if its hard to understand ull see wat i mean when im done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 ok heres wat i did for the input bit of wenge and a bit of routing and i think it looks better than a bit of metal sticking out of the body i think it will match well with the knobs aswell also heres a pick of the pickups in there holes http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/IMG_6991.jpg and an overall picture of the body so far http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/tim_ado/IMG_6994.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 (edited) woops double post Edited February 26, 2007 by tim_ado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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