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  1. JohnRossitter
    I'm working on an Electric Upright Bass presently. I have a 4" x 6" x 48" solid BASSWOOD blank I'm working from. I have worked with Basswood in the past for bodies, but I'm making this EUB as a solid single unit. I intend to use carbon fiber bars and a truss rod, but I wonder how the nect will fair over time. Has anyone else ever made a neck from Basswood? I will post pics soon.
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    Yeah, It seems as it was just a fad for him, now he has moved onto greater things like airbrushing car hoods...LOL. I guess SB Guitars is closed for business now
  3. JohnRossitter
    We all have our first guitars. Mine was hardly playable, and the electronics hardly worked either. It's all a part of initiation. His problem is he doesn't know when to stop lying and let it go. Trying to sell it on e-bay...now that's criminal. I love the part where he says: The rosewood stain didn't take because I forgot to sand the body.
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    I build custom scale basses for myself. I have some basses with a 30" scale. Not too much is different from a builders point of view. You cant use a lot of the out of the box measurment tools that companies like Stew Mac make, but with a little math and patience you can get it done. I will say that meeting an instrument at your own scale length is nice. I'm a small framed man, been playing bass for 17 years...and I love my short scale stuff.
  5. JohnRossitter
    Keep Em!
  6. JohnRossitter
    How do you plan to remove the existing finish? I have never had good luck with removing a finish like that
  7. JohnRossitter
    Check out "Inlace"
  8. JohnRossitter
    I would have to agree with jmrentis on this one. The Scarf joint itself looks just fine. If you look carefuly you can see that the joint starts at fret 1 and ends at fret 2.5. You can see the difference in grain direction and figuring. So as I understand it there is a crack in the headstock side of the scarf 2/3 of the way through. You can certainly try to get some titebond into it and clamp it for a day or so. If that does the trick, you will still be faced with a long and tedious task of re-finishing the entire neck. It also looks like the fretboard did seperate from the neck along with the trim and some neck tear-out. Does your friend want it back in a perfect/factory looking state, or just playable? Is your friend willing to wait for how long it may take? Is this an electric or accoustic?
  9. JohnRossitter
    I go to wood world over on i75 & 635 behind the TI plant
  10. JohnRossitter
    Fan-Flippin-Tastic! Wow, that turned out to be a great looking bass. It makes me want to get back to the shop.
  11. JohnRossitter
    Cool thanks for the link...if only there were a supplier in the states as well
  12. JohnRossitter
    Cant wait!
  13. JohnRossitter
    How is it coming? Have not heard anything as of late
  14. JohnRossitter
    Looking good! How thick is that fingerboard? Have a side profile shot of the fingerboard?
  15. JohnRossitter
    Awesome! That's the story I heard. Thanks for finding it.
  16. JohnRossitter
    That is does. I think you will enjoy the sound of walnut as well. I just finished a walnut based 4 string and it's nice and warm.
  17. JohnRossitter
    Ahh, I will have to check 2D FretFind out. I understand about wanting a flat neck. I'm a little guy, but i love a big radius I think it's looking great...keep up the good work. Any plans for a finish?
  18. JohnRossitter
    Couple of questions: What is the formula you are using for fanning frets? No fingerboard radius? Are you going to taper the edges down and make it a bit thinner around the edges (Horn mainly)? Are those Barts passive? Are you going for a sort of fishtail ? or Do you plan to do something else with the butt?
  19. JohnRossitter
    Good job Garth! I get a lot of my stock from a local cabinet shop. They toss out soooo much good wood, simply because it's too small for what they need. I'm stingy with my scraps...I always find something to do with them.
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    Hi everyone, I didn't quite know how to search for this one, so sorry if it's a repost. Do any of you know of a thread where people built guitars with woods found only on the curb? I was driving around my neighborhood the other day, and noticed a wealth of trashed woods, and was wondering if any of you had ever taken those junk woods and made a guitar out of it. I remember hearing about a story where a tech out at Fender built a guitar out of a wooden pallet. Thanks
  21. JohnRossitter
    Gopher it!
  22. JohnRossitter
    The denatured alcohol dries in minutes.
  23. JohnRossitter
    Hi FretboardNinja. I'm sure you will hear many opinions on the topic, but I have made a few basses with coco fingerboards. I have used titebond glue on a 200 grit sanded and denatured alcohol cleaned surface. I have not had any slippage. Further I did not finish the coco with anything other than linseed oil. Be sure you read about the safety hazards of cocobolo before you start working with it. There is a wood toxicity post pinned you should read if you have not done so already. Best of luck...post pics
  24. JohnRossitter
    Good deal. As soon as I get moved into the new house and get the workshop setup Ill get started.
  25. JohnRossitter
    I don't know if all of you are familiar with the work of JP Basses, but they made some rather amazing basses. I was browsing my bookmarks today, and found that they have closed the shop. Sad indeed. http://www.jpbasses.com/
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