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Lol... Enough said really. (Be cool if a guitarist used that concept on stage for "star power")

New Guinea Rosewood. I've decided for now, I will leave it, and move on to the actual guitar building. If at the end of it I still don't feel happy with the fretboard, I'll fix it up. For now, its two chips that look far more inconspicuous than that photo shows. Thanks for the tips on how to fix it though, I will keep that in mind.

Yeah, that was the bit I forgot to mention. I knew to do that (and had to in one bit), however, working where I did, I lost them, and couldn't find them.

Alright, stupidly, I managed to chip the fretboard while installing frets, and as you might see, I tried sanding that fret down and stuffed that up too (picture for reference) In a situation like this, what should I do? All the frets are hammered in, would it be worth taking them all out some how and sanding the board down? (That's all I really need to say I guess)

On my OLP MM3, I do sort of use it. I find though on that bass that there isn't too much the tone controls do. It either makes the tone sound a bit dull, or a bit brighter, but not noticeable unless the bass is playing by itself softly, without other instruments, so I tend not to bother when playing at church, but at home, its a little more usable.

Alright, I had one of those panic moments that I was bound to have at some stage. Right now I'm up to bevelling the frets. At the moment, they are so sharp to run along, and I'm worried about filing them more since I can't get close enough without damaging the edges of the board . So just a query... When I bevel the frets, should some of the side of the fretboard also be taken off for it, and then I sand it down afterwards? (At the moment, it's all sanded to 2000 grit, sides and face) From what I see from here http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/fretting.htm that might be the case, but I'm not too sure, so any assistance would be lovely. That said, I'm estatic about how it looks. The inlay dots are in, and remarkably, they are in a line (scary using a hand drill)

New Guinea Rosewood fretboard, shaped out. I have to cut in some slots for the frets, however I'm just worried because the fretboard is about 3-4mm thicker than I was planning to have, so I might have to be cautious about that. That said, quite happy so far, even if its only been the fretboard.

I'm surprised you said that actually. I really love the finish that you have on it. I'm not too sure how the back and sides will look with Black staining, but I don't think that it will look too bad. Like I said though, right now, I love how it looks.

Yes I did get my "real" timber, from Matthews Timber at St Mary's, because it was the only place I could find Mahogany in large enough blanks. I got myself some QLD Maple, with Fijian Mahogany and New Guinea Rosewood (after searching everywhere, that was the best I could do) 2 hour drive there and back. Only timber from there I'm a bit sketchy on is the rosewood (it has one minor bump on the back) but other than that, it is alright. Today I'm attacking the shape of the fretboard, filing it, then sanding it down to the correct width across the board. I was lucky enough to also realise I made a mistake on the blueprints with the fretboard width, but managed to make it correct on the real fretboard, thank goodness for that.

Some good news (finally) All the parts have arrived, 2 weeks earlier than I expected, so I will begin building shortly. I'm going to take a trip to the yard down here to pick up some shoddy timber to try and make sure I still have a grip on all the tools, and to become more used to the router before I risk anything stupid. Oh, and my website should be up within the next week. We are recovering everything off the hard drive. Shows what hackers can do

Gosh I hope I'm lucky with them with what I just ordered (not much, but it will do). Fingers crossed.

Turns out my internet server got hacked, so I lost some of the stuff I wrote on there. Which means my blog will be out for a while. Anyway, since the weekend, I managed to order a work bench, and the timbers which I might have to pick up today or tomorrow, depending on when it is all machined. I also have the arrival of my bridge, output jack and capacitor. Somewhat disappointing that the bridge I bought had one scratch on the front of it, but I managed to use the old toothpaste trick to rub it down a fair bit, so its far less visible. Only thing I bought off EBay for the guitar, but it looks alright. Once the site is up (if the server gets back up) I'll post the pictures on there.

Haha, thanks for the welcomes. As you've probably found out by now in the "In Progress" board, I've started to make it, and I found somewhere in Sydney that will supply the timber for me. Thank goodness for that. Still adapting here, but learning something new every day, and hopefully you'll see a couple of guitars churned out from me in time

Well I've just faced this problem for my first build, but I found the solution to it. I am going to work outside undercover on a purchased workbench. It might be small, but it will do the job. My hope is it can last with power tools without wobbling too much. As for painting, I'll have to go to my father's for that (100km away). His garage has been a painting shed for the last 2 months, and its very clean. Worst thing comes to worst, I do a lot of stuff there, and just stay there for a little bit.

Thank you so much, I found the one I needed. http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...azz_bass_stacks Thought I'd post the exact one for people that wonder the same thing next time

Hello all, Just wondering if it is possible to wire up 2 jazz pickups (single coil) to three pots... So that you have 2 volume, 1 tone or 1 volume, 2 tone? I've bought three pots and no switch, so I'm wondering whether or not that is possible to wire them up. If I can't, I'm willing to buy a spare pot and switch if I need to.

For this first one I'm building, I am, because I want to look at them all with glittery eyes and go "ooh". ... and also because I ordered everything at the same time and they will all arrive together.

Pete has pretty much explained everything you really need to know. Security is a really good point. ALWAYS make sure your equipment is safe. That won't be too hard all the time, but as the case here, most bands park just behind their venue and a lot of people walk past cars (usually unlocked) and freely take what they want. Always make sure equipment is locked up safely or locked (if your case has locks on them) One thing I can say from experience is, observe how much room you have to move around on stage. Ideally you want your guitar to be free from any obstacles including walls, amps, other band members and their guitars (I've seen two guitars hit before, not a good outcome). Make sure that before you go on stage, you all have planned spots to be. I went to see a band that my friends are all in, and let me tell you, it wasn't the best stage layout acoustically or physically. One guitarist was out of the light while the other one was behind a block of the PA system. If your band has a few members, look at finding a layout that is comfortable for everyone to express yourself and be free of intrusions. I play bass at church and with 10 members on stage, it can feel cramped, but we've adopted a layout that leaves everyone enough room to at least wave the guitars about. If you are going to make any cool jumping, spinning moves. Know the consequences of failure. I once decided to jump off the drumming platform at school and the end result was a harsh landing backwards. I fortunately saved it by intentionally staying down for about a minute and keeping the bass in the air (no damage to a lent bass, phew). I don't know what genre of music you play, but if you are planning on doing moves, make sure you know you can do them and don't risk them on stage. You can make a fool of yourself and worst of all, damage or break guitars and maybe bones. Enjoy what you play, and be passionate about it. People will enjoy bands when you can see they get into the feel of it. If at all you are feeling nervous, don't look at the crowd, look above them or at the guitar and try not to fiddle around too much with dials and other things onstage. This is because it becomes distracting from the music so only do that if you need to. Last note, most places that allow gigs to happen will do a fair bit for you. They will ensure that the mix is alright and will often put music on before you and queue lights. If you want anything in particular, speak to them. They know a lot about gigging and aren't usually afraid to help you get the best performance out of you. It might also help you get future gigs. And just remember, have fun with it. Many (including myself) wish to be in your position, playing gig's, so just be happy with how it is, and do your best!

I've set myself up a little blog for it all here: http://seriouslydesigns.com/guitar/ I have managed to get a workbench planned and buy everything but the woods, but I'm waiting for a quote on that, so all in all, In 2 weeks should be the day that it all begins to transform into something

Yeah, I too found that clear pickguard showing the visible cavity interesting, it works well though, because it blends in with the artwork (which looks brilliant by the way) The fingerboard inlay is brilliantly done also, it still works with the paint work on the guitar. How was that painted, all by hand?

I believe he wants to know how to route a cavity to install a trussrod. If you have your truss rod on hand, grab the dimensions and check out here: http://projectguitar.com/tut/truss.htm

Alright, here we go. *takes breath* I'm actually going to take a stab at this neck-through bass guitar I've drawn up, after a bit of consultation with myself. This is mainly because I'm a bored man with a lot of time, and also because I'd like to have something less usual in my vast collection of guitars (eh... by collection I mean a bass and classical acoustic) Picture of scale drawing - http://adam.patndave.com/DSC09215a.JPG The finish I want on it will be similar to the Cerbera TVR as seen here, Although the colours overall may turn out different, having painted cars before, it shouldn't be too bad. I've already hit some problems though. - Finding the woods (Maple for neck, mahogany for body, rosewood for fretboard) is a challenge where I live, however, waiting 2-4 weeks for guitar parts gives me time to solve that issue, - A suitable work surface is needed, but that is on order for this upcoming weekend. - I need to find a bridge for a 5-string and pickups somewhere around Sydney, that shouldn't be too hard, if not, I will look online So once I've sort of filtered out all the issues with obtaining parts and the sort, I will definitely be starting to build. I am very excited about it, and even in the end if it sounds rubbish, I'll still be proud to say its mine! Just a question for any Australians, where is (preferably) the cheapest place to obtain these woods? I don't mind paying a little more for quality and delivery (I can even pick them up if they are in Sydney or Newcastle)

I don't think that's a decal, which makes it even cooler that he went through the trouble to mask all that off perfectly. I think it looks great! When you did the red, did you spray it or pinstripe it? Either way looks awesome. I meant to say detail, not decal, shh, sleeping patterns are screwed up.

I have to say I really like the shape of that body, and how it just flows brilliantly. I'm in total awe of how nice the finish has turned out on the body, and it really has a transparent vibe, especially with those skulls in the middle. I'm personally not too keen on the decal on the back of the fretboard, but that said, I admire the effort you have done for that. Can't wait to see how it looks with the completed neck

I used to have longish hair down below the collar, and fringe down to the mouth. I found it extremely annoying and in the way with a lot of things. I don't know, I just found singing with it annoying because I'd frequently need to blow it away from my face. As long as I can gel it into any direction I want, it is long enough for me, but reality is, no, I do not have long hair.