A few more pics taken during building. Alas, not a complete story, at a certain point I was far too busy with timber, glue, tools and stuff to take anymore pictures. At the beginning... Attachmen...

Oh yeah.... specs...... Mahogany body Purpleheart neck (I absotively love purpleheart....) Wilkinson tuners and bridge Tonerider AC2 pickups with coil-split Crimson Guitar Finishing Oil finish I will ...

This is the result of my labours and of watching Mark's online course over and over and over and over....... Attachment : 20170319_111157.jpg C'mon Mark, cough up the HERO-points..... ?

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Ace! Top contribution as always - I'll ask the team about that...

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We're experimenting with PM'ing - I think it could be really useful - what do you guys think?

I made the fingerboard too thin - over 7mm Did you mean too thick? Cutting a fretboard like that deserves some HERO Points!

While I was waiting to complete my first acoustic build I thought I'd make a friend for the Talon bass. I bought a plank of Panga Panga (East African Wenge apparently) and a figured ebony fingerboard ...

I may end up just giving the whole thing a couple more coats in a couple of weeks or so. I will key the surface thoroughly and clean it to within an inch of it’s life before any more lacquer goes on. ...

Still looks stunning to me John...

Some thoughts... It's difficult for me to tell from here obviously, but some of that might be normal sinkage also - I never expect the first coat to look very good. Spalted is notorious as there are ...

Fisheye can be caused by contamination on the surface ( a bit of grease, silicon, or something). One of the ways of dealing with it is just to 'flood' it - effectively burying the offending particle. ...

You can wipe shellac on with a rag, a couple of coats. Then level it with very fine wire wool or 1500 grit paper. Then spray over it with 2k.

The sides and back look great!

45 quid sounds like a rip-off...... Go to a good paint store, buy some quality polyurethane laquer and a bottle of mineral spirits and make your own wipe on. You should be good for about two tenners.....

Did you try polyurethane? I use it a lot as a wipe on finish. Mix 1 part polyurethane (oil based, not the water based) with 1 part mineral spirits and wipe on multiple coats (typically one per day). Y...

You could also try shellac as a sealer. It's supposed to go with (almost) any kind of paint.

Cheers Herb - I know that feeling very well ? but one thing I have learnt over the years is that there is always something you can do... That's what I'm here for!

yeah - it was sickening... hoorah for Mark eh! I don't really play bass - you have to think differently don't you. I used cheap hardware thinking I can always upgrade if necessary. But it sounds great...