kavar57

no all I did was type  o well now I have seen a smiley that big

good job I like the headstock and the burst well get people talking if nothing els

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 : )

good job on the inlay, I was/am still to scared to do it

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)

i suck at taking pics it looks a lot better in person

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

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"

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

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

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

leveled the frets and polished some, leveling is not as hard as guitar shops tell you it is

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)

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

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.

bottle says carnauba, beeswax, and silicone.  says it makes a water repellent film that does not rub off

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

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.

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

hmm well they use weird pots 1 t O so I don't know if I could find push pull pots

1 hour ago, sirspens said:

If you want to keep the look of the classic three-way selector switch, but have more options, there are such switches

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?

edit: I don't like how 3+ way switches look on a guitar, so would like to not use one.

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.

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.

would waxing it help? how should I finish it for a smooth feel?