Chuck_Chill-Out

At this point, about $80!

I am looking for 3, yes three, old Japanese bass tuner bushings. Diameters are: I.D. 13/32" and O.D. 15/32". Thanks, Chuck

I am rebuilding a 1960's Japanese short-scale bass. The neck and bridge looks like the strings are a bit close together. My question is: I have a couple of six-string humbuckers laying around from another build. Would it be a good idea to use these for the bass rebuild? I think that a J-bass or a bass humbucker pup's magnets spacing would be too far apart for the strings. I was thinking of even purchasing some rail humbucker pups. Comments/concerns/suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. Cheers! Chuck

I sweated while I slotted. Wow, say that three times fast... I was thinking of a slight radius, maybe 1 16 or 16 1/2.

Doug, great looking build. I worked in radiation safety years ago and this would have bneen very appropriate. I can't wait to see the finished build.

Thanks for the encouragement. I planned on just a tung oil finish. The woods were given to me, and I liked the look of them, so I did not want to color it.

Just to introduce myself, I am Chuck piper in Lancaster, PA. I have been a vocalist for 30 years and do NOT know how to play the guitar. This is my story into the deep, dark pit of dispair known as guitar building . Last year, an Almirez dreadnought was left in the dumpster where I live. It was strung for left handed play, but the saddle was never flipped, therefore the bridge plate cracked and the neck was lifting off of the body (this I know from the luthier I took it to). The said luthier estinated it would cost sround $450 to get it in playable condition or, for $300 I could have this brand new Martin he had hanging on his wall. I did not have $30, let alone 300 so I asked him to show me how to repair it, since it was in the dumpster, what have I got to lose. He told me the bare-bones repairs to get it playing so I got to work. $6 poorer and a couple of weeks (more like months) during lunch hours at work, and the thing keeps decent tune. Now I am hooked on building/rebuilding guitars.

Xanthus, Maybe you could help me design the headstock. I have inline tuners and not a clue on how I want it to look to compliment the body shape.

Sorry Xanthus, I don't get the reference. And yes, I am old enough to remember Gumby. EDIT: Duh...I get it. I didn't think anything about the shape. It was supposed to be like a Campbell American Transitone, but looks more like an Explorer. Oh well, it's at least my own design.

I have repaired an acoustic guitar that was a dumpster find, so someone told me I should build an electric. Lousy addiction! Here it is so far: Maple/walnut/maple neck through Cherry wings Two humbuckers http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0082.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0089.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0090.jpg I am going to slice off 3/8" off of the top of the cherry and rout them out to lighten it up a bit. Then glue the tops back on.

I am right there with ya, brother! It's how I got on this site in the first place. Bed-ridden and nothing to do...

I wish I could say that they were my own design, but no. After some research (posting pics on another board and asking what it is) I found out it is a Teisco bass. Teisco was a Japanese company in the 60's.

If y'all noticed, they, whoever had this, sliced the headstock. I think it looked like a Fender headstock before, but they must not have liked it. I had some oak sitting around doing nothing, so I used it to flesh out the headstock. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...oto0114_001.jpg The frets were in BAD shape so, what the heck, let's make it a fretless. I inlaid maple strips: http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0117.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0118.jpg I also replaced the plastic position markers with maple, since they came off when I stripped the paint off. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...oto0121_001.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...oto0122_001.jpg Here is the body stripped of the paint. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...oto0115_001.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...oto0116_001.jpg

I purchasaed this bass fo $10 at a buy and sell shop. The previous owner liked the color black...fretboard and headstock was painted black. I thought I'd give it a shot to rebuild this thing. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0109.jpg http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/C...5/Photo0108.jpg Since the top has gouges taken out of it, I am planning on painting this thing a solid color, probably green or blue.