Bass Time!

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Re: Bass Time!

Postby oipunkguy » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:25 am

me too... well everyhting other then the pickup thing. I'm covered in sawdust as I type this, lol.. man o man i hate removing poly finishes..... :roll:
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Re: Bass Time!

Postby oigun » Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:32 am

Yesterday I fiddled the bridge together From a piece of square tubing because it had nicer edges than the U shaped typen
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Drilled a piece of brass for the strin guides
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tried to make a nice snug fit to avoid rattles.
Marked out the pieces and put the serialnumber on. Just for fun
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Roundeed the top of the stringthingies
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Look like bullets! But hey, what is a GUN without bullets?
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Re: Bass Time!

Postby oigun » Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:37 am

Ready for the plunge.
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Keep them under 3volts for about five hours.
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Et Voilà!
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I rounded the screwheads in the drillpress for a nice vintage feel.
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I'm stunned!

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Re: Bass Time!

Postby Veenture » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:49 am

Cool, cool, cool...keep going ;)

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Re: Bass Time!

Postby saf » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:23 am

Sick! How unbelievable cool.

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Re: Bass Time!

Postby dubtrub » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:20 am

WOW! I'm impressed. ;)
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Re: Bass Time!

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:39 am

Very nice oigun. Now is that where you are placing the bridge on the body?
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Re: Bass Time!

Postby oigun » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:26 am

Dennisthe Menace wrote:Very nice oigun. Now is that where you are placing the bridge on the body?

Its more or les where the cover is. I now the exact position when I routed the neckpocket.

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Re: Bass Time!

Postby Sarah93003 » Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:57 am

Woah! That is totally cool! I'm coming back to read all this again!!
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Re: Bass Time!

Postby Sarah93003 » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:00 pm

Would you mind explaining the process of plating these? I would love to learn how to do this. :)
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