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Ledzendrix1128

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  • Birthday 11/28/1987

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  1. thanks for the comments! haha wes your eye is insane.. yes the headstock is thicker than 1/2"... its 5/8ths I agree with you though... it does look thick to me and I also think the back is a little more interesting to look at than the front is... maybe for the next one i'll go with solid padauk... the only problem is I kept breaking out in itchy bumps everytime I worked with that wood... but the grain looks so nice up close its definately worth it. anyone got any ideas how I should go about putting a headstock logo on this thing? I was originally thinking I would be able to just print a waterslide decal of my logo and put it under the strings, but the wood laminates would make the logo read kinda confusing... veneer is kind of out of the question since I have a fender style headstock (not a 13 degree angle, but a round-over at the nut)... so im thinking about maybe a black oval with the logo in the center? could I paint that on, or is there a better/easier way to do this that im not aware of?
  2. pretty darn close to finished... just gotta put 2 more frets in when i get the order from stew mac since I didn't order enough the first time http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186305.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186312.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186317.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186319.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186321.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186325.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186330.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186338.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186340.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186343.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186346.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186349.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186358.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186360.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/P3186367.jpg
  3. clear coated, but not yet buffed or fretted http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1317.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1318.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1319.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1320.jpg
  4. Yeah I think the headstock needs somethin too, im thinkin about choppin off the ear on the right. I wouldn't be able to hang it from a wall hanger, but i think it might look nicer aesthetically, and I use floor racks anyway... haha thoughts??
  5. more progress... ...so kenny doesn't have to buy a plane ticket haha http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1312.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1313.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1314.jpg
  6. more work from today, pup cavities and control cavity routed http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1310.jpg
  7. a little more progress, top has been sanded close to final, neck has a rough profile top with a little water... http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1302.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1303.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1304.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1305.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1306.jpg
  8. White exterior latex house paint. haha, funny you should say that. Before I started this bass I restored a 58' TV yellow Gibson double cut. The headstock was broken, and the original owner repainted it with white latex house paint back when it wasn't lead free! haha... no thanks... But seriously, if anyone has any pictures of color-dyed thru-necks I would love to see them to get some ideas thanks
  9. I cut the body wings with a bandsaw, then sanded it to final shape with a belt sander and a drill-mounted sanding drum, the headstock was done in the same way. For the carve I used an angle grinder, marked off pencil lines where i wanted to put the carve, and then just tried to make long, even passes around the edge of the guitar. Anyone got any ideas for finishes?... I know I'm most likely going to just clearcoat it and leave it natural, but I really like the look of color-stained maple. I have a blue/black sandback I did on a guitar that really popped the grain out nicely. I dont think any kind of burst would go well with the thru-neck laminate strips, for some reason something about the straight geometric lines framed with an organic sunburst doesnt seem right. So im toying with the idea of dying it black, sanding back, and then dye it again with some sort of subtle earthy tone like a forest green (over the body and neck). This is all theoretical at this point though, to tell you the truth I'm leaning towards a good ole' high gloss clear coat. I'm worried about what colored dyes will do to the bloodwood strips in the neck. Thanks for the comments!
  10. Hello everyone! been a while since i've posted... heres what i'm currently workin on. Thru-neck (curly maply/ bloodwood) body - paduak back and curly maple top (solid, no chambers) hardware is all off of a friend of mines jazz bass, except for the tuners which are hipshots Body design was something i developed from a bunch of sketches headstock design is meant mostly to achieve the straightest line from the nut to the peg-head. I'm hoping this will make tuning easier. fretboard is indian rosewood At this point all the shaping is rough and the wings are not yet glued on. Let me know what you think! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1293.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1294.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1295.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1296.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1297.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1298.jpg http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...28/DSCF1299.jpg
  11. The same thing happened to me... quilt maple top, mahogany back... I was able to sand almost all of the color out of the maple (due to the fact that it is not a porous wood) and any color tint that was left was not noticable after my first coat of stain when I went for round two! but like quarter said.... dont be too aggressive with the sanding because you don't want to change the shape of your guitar too drastically. Goodluck!
  12. I'm gonna go out on a limb by saying this... as it is NOT the correct way to do it... but if you sanded the primer off already it might have filled your grain... theoretically you could just keep priming and sanding it off until the grain is no longer visible... But getting grainfiller is probably the safest, least time-consuming way to do it
  13. shove some toothpicks in there! it'll make it a little tighter fit and they shouldn't be visible once you put the tuners on
  14. I think this would ultimately end up being a bad idea, for me at least i would have to have a smooth surface for my fingers to bend notes on, ESPECIALLY on the 12th fret.... but if you wanna carve it, AND still have a smooth surface AND make the carve visible, you could always do the carve you want to do, spread some white, blue, green, pink or W/E kind of paint you want to use in the bottom of the carve, and then fill it with layers of epoxy until its flush with the curve of the fretboard. With this method, the shape you carve in the wood will still be conveyed, and its not quite a typical 'inlay'.
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