Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
Oh dear. How do you fix this?
The Bassist and Guitarist thread
- Thread starter Drago
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
one step forward, two steps back.
I inadvertently put a lot of little scratches in the finished top whilst shaping it, and sanding those back left it looking patchy.
I'm currently completely sanding the tru-oil finish off...
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...only to put it all back on again
After spending an age sanding off the initial tru-oil finish, autumn set in, the temp dropped and humidity rose so i decided not to apply the finish until spring, and about three weeks ago I began giving it a final sand before rubbing oil all over my body. One thing I've learned about sanding is the the more polished the finish, the more those tiny hairline scratches show, so what i thought might've been a day or two sanding became a fortnight. And on top of that, the oil on the cedar top was soaking in rather patchy so after seven coats and seven days, I sanded the whole lot off (again!) and started over. It's still patchy but I'm just going to have to live with that and call it 'reliced' or something... but my oh my that cedar is thirsty! This is after about ten coats of Tru-oil... (and yes, the neck needs some work
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But the walnut body is a different story. This is after four coats...
I'll give the walnut another three or four coats and reckon the cedar might need another five to ten before it starts getting glossy. Then when the shine is the high gloss I'm after, it needs putting away for two or three weeks for the finish to fully cure, then I can start attaching the hardware.
I always said that lockdown would be a distant memory by the time I'd finished this lockdown project
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
That looks really nice
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
All wired up and seems to be working. I had to take a photo before putting the strings on... just in case the tension destroys it.
not sure how long it'll take me to set it up... 10 mins according to YouTube, but knowing me, it might take another 2 years and 12 days.
Edit... well it's not snapped yet!
New member of the family...
Just a case of letting those strings stretch, then file the nut slots down a tad, check the neck and set the saddle.
Then try to play the sodding thing
Oh, forgot to mention, it weighs a rather hefty 4.6kg, or just over 10lbs... but it doesn't neck dive, which was my main worry about putting a full length bass neck on a telecaster sized body.
not sure how long it'll take me to set it up... 10 mins according to YouTube, but knowing me, it might take another 2 years and 12 days.
Edit... well it's not snapped yet!
New member of the family...
Just a case of letting those strings stretch, then file the nut slots down a tad, check the neck and set the saddle.
Then try to play the sodding thing
Oh, forgot to mention, it weighs a rather hefty 4.6kg, or just over 10lbs... but it doesn't neck dive, which was my main worry about putting a full length bass neck on a telecaster sized body.
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Drago
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Looking at octave mandolins and Irish bouzoukis. I'm fast running nine out of storage space for more instruments though.
Cycleops
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- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Looks good @MontyVeda . At 4.6kg it sure won't neck dive. 
My cheap P copy is nice and light but neck dives horribly.
What's the nut width? Around 43mm the same as a fender P?
What pick ups did you use?
My cheap P copy is nice and light but neck dives horribly.
What's the nut width? Around 43mm the same as a fender P?
What pick ups did you use?
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Looks good @MontyVeda . At 4.6kg it sure won't neck dive.
What's the nut width? Around 43mm the same as a fender P?
Yeah. The neck is from an old P-copy I destroyed years ago.
DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
You might find this amusing:
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
While I've not been cycling due to an accident, I've been putting a lot of time into playing guitar. I've gone back to playing Jazz standards, but using a modern technique and modern guitar.
This is some improvisation over the changes to "All The Thing You Are", showing off my technique.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtyG4iHCFZ8
This is some improvisation over the changes to "All The Thing You Are", showing off my technique.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtyG4iHCFZ8
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
neither a guitar nor a bass... but i finally got this little monster repaired.
can't play keys for toffee but it's still an awful lot of fun
can't play keys for toffee but it's still an awful lot of fun
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
neither a guitar nor a bass... but i finally got this little monster repaired.
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can't play keys for toffee but it's still an awful lot of fun
Ooh thats nice! Reckon i could do 'smoke on the water' thats about it
delb0y
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- Quedgeley, Glos
I've been focussing on finger-picking, mostly ragtime. It's actually quite nice not to have any gigs and thus being able to only please myself.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Ooh thats nice! Reckon i could do 'smoke on the water' thats about it
the only thing i can play on a keyboard are those first few chords from Lean On Me... but the 101 is monophonic, so i can't even play that.
but my challenge is to try to be able to play every bassline i learn on bass, on the keyboard.
Oddly, being lefty guitar player, my right hand is gravitating towards the keys. Dunno what that's about but I'm not gonna argue with instinct.
