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  1. kavar57
    no all I did was type o well now I have seen a smiley that big
  2. kavar57
    good job I like the headstock and the burst well get people talking if nothing els
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    well after a few days of playing it I could not be more happy with it it has the sound and sustain I want and the 2 preamps are better then I thought they would be. thanks for the help, I know I can do much better now and when I get the cash I will start my bass. edit: why is that smiley face so big? lol all I did was type : )
  4. kavar57
    good job on the inlay, I was/am still to scared to do it
  5. kavar57
    it is around 8-9 lbs, the body was 4.5 and the neck 2 before the hardware (my food scale only goes up to 5 and the body was over it after, so not sure how much)
  6. kavar57
    i suck at taking pics it looks a lot better in person
  7. kavar57
    Well I will post my first build, for fun It's name is Ruin Specs Neck ◦ 25" scale length ◦ Macassar ebony fretboard with Zebrano Dots ◦ India Rosewood neck ◦ Brass nut ◦ stainless steel frets Body ◦ Sold Zebrano ◦ Rosewood knobs ◦ water dyes and Tru oil Hardware/Electronics ◦ Seymour Duncan Livewire pickups ◦ Babicz full contact bridge ◦ 2 Volumes / 1 Tone Expander / 1 5 way Booster/Distortion ◦ 9 or 18 volts
  8. kavar57
    ok done took longer then I thought to get everything together. I like it a lot so it was not a failure the hard to see art on the back (can see better in person) is the tarot card 10 of swords and known as the "Lord of Ruin"
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    well after a 4 hours (1-2 was trouble shooting) and 2 burns one second degree, I have the electronics in and working but it is late and I will not get to string it up till tomorrow and I will post pics and it will be done-ish still a few things to fix/work on like better crowning
  10. kavar57
    that's some real nice stuff there, wish there was a place like that where I lived, the last one looks to be snakewood. it is hard to find bigger then a fretboard, here is a pick as a fretboard
  11. kavar57
    well I just put on the hardware and the bridge is a little crooked but with the bridge I have it should not be a problem it just looks amateurish o well its why I built the guitar 1st so I would muck it up and do better on the bass
  12. kavar57
    leveled the frets and polished some, leveling is not as hard as guitar shops tell you it is
  13. kavar57
    well I started polishing today, next is to finish the neck by fret leveling and gluing the nut (I may need to shim the nut but thought I would wait till after I fret level) then its doing the electronics. it feels weird to be getting to the finish line. I started this ‎August‎ ‎03‎, and I feel like it should not take me near as long on my next one. (a funk bass, but idk when I will get to start it)
  14. kavar57
    ok well thanks for the info, I think the neck will be fine then, I don't plan to keep refinishing it and it is not touching the wood so I should be ok. next time I will make/buy a better wax without silicone
  15. kavar57
    thanks prostheta I did not know about silicone being bad, I have looked and seen people say the same now but I have not seen why. is it hurtful? do I need to sand it off the back of the neck? I had 4 coats or so of tru oil before I added it.
  16. kavar57
    bottle says carnauba, beeswax, and silicone. says it makes a water repellent film that does not rub off
  17. kavar57
    same here I cut mine with a cheep scroll saw, the blade bent, I did not see this and ended with a / cut that almost messed it up bad
  18. kavar57
    the switch was for testing 9 vs 18 but I have dropped it, and after a few coats of tru oil I have been using there wax on the neck and I love how that feels. it has snowed here and slowed me down.
  19. kavar57
    you going for a dark look or more bright? i like the stuff you don't see much of or at all like this Hawaiian Mango
  20. kavar57
    hmm well they use weird pots 1 t O so I don't know if I could find push pull pots
  21. kavar57
    thanks, but that was my bad for being a little unclear, I would like no switch at all, can I do that with active pickups by using a j bass wiring? and how would I need to set it up? the 2 volumes - to the tone preamp - to the distortion - to the jack?
  22. kavar57
    edit: I don't like how 3+ way switches look on a guitar, so would like to not use one.
  23. kavar57
    yes there is something about putting on finish that makes your smile :). and I want to do 2 volumes and I have 2 preamps, also was thinking about doing a 9v/18v switch, here they are and what I found. one is just like a super tone control, the distortion one is there for fun and it has a booster too (I also play rocksmith and with good pickups the distortion never sounds just right so I thought something to give it a little help would be nice) they both have the 4 hook ups out, ground, in , and battery.
  24. kavar57
    thanks, the body shape started out as a mocking bird, I always liked how it was comfortable to play sitting down the rest took me about 3 hours to come up with. Winter just showed up so it is slowing the finishing, and now I must find out how to wire it all together, never have done any wiring.
  25. kavar57
    would waxing it help? how should I finish it for a smooth feel?
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