Shadoweclipse13's New Project Thread!
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Awesome.
Personally, I love roasted maple.
And roasted swampash. My Warmoth Mustang is made out of those two wood types and it makes it really resonant.
Personally, I love roasted maple.
And roasted swampash. My Warmoth Mustang is made out of those two wood types and it makes it really resonant.
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Thanks guys! I still have to order tuners, and I just ordered my volume and tone pots. Gotta be honest: I've had the classic Olympic White and orange tort look in my head BAD, but the brown (with a clearcoat at least) is REALLY growing on me. I've got a few months to decide, but it might stay brown with the orange.
Logrinn, I decided after I received this neck that I'm ONLY ordering roasted maple necks from now on. It feels so good, doesn't need a stain/paint or a clear coat, and looks dark enough to almost be a vintage neck. Never ordering un-roasted maple again.
Logrinn, I decided after I received this neck that I'm ONLY ordering roasted maple necks from now on. It feels so good, doesn't need a stain/paint or a clear coat, and looks dark enough to almost be a vintage neck. Never ordering un-roasted maple again.
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Know what you mean. I'm doing/planning exactly that myself.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:47 amLogrinn, I decided after I received this neck that I'm ONLY ordering roasted maple necks from now on. It feels so good, doesn't need a stain/paint or a clear coat, and looks dark enough to almost be a vintage neck. Never ordering un-roasted maple again.
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And I love that it's paired with a roasted ash body
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It's not quite ready, but soon ...
Here's a bit of the back of the neck:
Here's a bit of the back of the neck:
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I love that project, but MAN! That neck is gorgeous!!
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Dude, the bass is looking awesome!
One option for a finish would be a 2-tone burst over the roasted ash... It is pretty dark when you get a finish on it, so it would contrast the pickguard nicely; bit you'd still get some of the nice grain showing through as well
Also it might be reminiscent of some of the darker red bursts on old Japanese guitars...
White will also look great!
One option for a finish would be a 2-tone burst over the roasted ash... It is pretty dark when you get a finish on it, so it would contrast the pickguard nicely; bit you'd still get some of the nice grain showing through as well
Also it might be reminiscent of some of the darker red bursts on old Japanese guitars...
White will also look great!
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Luckily, I don't have to decide too soon. I'm still leaning towards the white, but I won't be able to paint until summer anywho. If I don't paint it, I'll probably just hit it with a few coats of polyurethane as I wouldn't want to cover up the grain. At this point, especially with a Hudson 2-switch Broadcast and an EQD Disaster Transport Sr. on the way, I'm just dying to start playing it
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FINALLY got the Jaguar bass wired up!
Only thing I did differently from my original schematic was drop the 2-way toggle switch for two different tone capacitors. My tuners won't be here for a few days yet, but everything works exactly as I'd hoped. I bought a few different tone caps for both the treble and bass cut pots (.056uF and .033uF treble cut; .0033uF and .0056uF for bass cut), and settled on the .033uF and .0033uF for each, I also put on the chrome pickup cover after taking the picture.
Only thing I did differently from my original schematic was drop the 2-way toggle switch for two different tone capacitors. My tuners won't be here for a few days yet, but everything works exactly as I'd hoped. I bought a few different tone caps for both the treble and bass cut pots (.056uF and .033uF treble cut; .0033uF and .0056uF for bass cut), and settled on the .033uF and .0033uF for each, I also put on the chrome pickup cover after taking the picture.
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Tuners came in, drilled the mounting holes for them, and strung up the bass(standard light D'addario Chromes flats)! I still have to intonate and raise the action a bit (nasty fret buzz right now), but it's holding tune and feels really good. A tiny bit neck dive, but not bad at all. The seatbelt material strap from Souldier is holding nicely.
Still need to put the string retainer on too.
I knocked the strap color-matching out of the park
Money shot!
Poptart didn't know what the hell I was doing on the floor
Still need to put the string retainer on too.
I knocked the strap color-matching out of the park
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Looks awesome! Glad you went with pick guard instead of jack plate. Why no bridge cover?
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Thanks dude! I'm super happy with it so far!!
I honestly never really liked the bridge cover. It almost looks more Science-Fiction-y to have the pickup cover as the only chrome that stands proud of the body like that. I think the bridge looks cool too. And also, I imagine the bridge cover makes it a pain in the ass to change strings (right now I've got the strings on top-mounted, not through the body).
As for the guard, it would've been too much chrome I think. I think the way the upper Jag plate, the pickup cover, and the bridge are the chrome, buy asymmetrical is really pleasing to the eye.
I honestly never really liked the bridge cover. It almost looks more Science-Fiction-y to have the pickup cover as the only chrome that stands proud of the body like that. I think the bridge looks cool too. And also, I imagine the bridge cover makes it a pain in the ass to change strings (right now I've got the strings on top-mounted, not through the body).
As for the guard, it would've been too much chrome I think. I think the way the upper Jag plate, the pickup cover, and the bridge are the chrome, buy asymmetrical is really pleasing to the eye.
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That looks fantastic. I love the roasted ash and the swoop of the knobs area of the pickguard. It looks like it should have been an actual production bass from the 70s.
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I could definitely see that. It does feel like classic Fender. Thanks man!
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