Before I commit it to the bandsaw (yes I'm doing this one by hand!!) any thoughts on how thick my neck should be at the body end? I have drawn it at about 16.5mm (excluding fretboard) but I'm worried ...

I got this bass out in the sun today, it’s turned out quite nice. The effect of this paint is quite subtle in comparison to the metal flake and candy but just as nice. I still thing it needs breaking ...

@robin Looking good Robin and I would definitely go with @darrenking suggestion of insulating. It’s all coming together. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I think it looks fine Louis, I definitely wouldn’t worry about it. The vast majority of people won’t even notice. Once you’ve sanded those pencil marks off, put the frets on and put the strings on, i...

It still needs some sanding but i think i will stick with it. @louis-kerckhove I think it looks fine Louis, I definitely wouldn’t worry about it. The vast majority of people won’t even notice. Once ...

@andy-halliday This is such a cool build, I love the fact that you just made it a bit smaller because you had a limited amount of wood. Well done mate, it looks great. 👍

Has anyone used these pickups? @russ No, I haven’t used them yet. I did send an email to them maybe a couple of years ago, they replied and said they had a really heavy workload and would be back in ...

That looks badass! @louis-kerckhove Thanks Louis, it’s come out ok I think. 👍

Right, I’ve got all the clear coat on. Shiny shiny! Attachment : 19F66016-DD1C-4ADC-87DB-F0E0AC1C990A.jpeg Attachment : 8670EEBE-34E6-4905-A917-8C214E7C9753.jpeg Attachment : A4A83E...

And to make it play faster of course, because we all know racing stripes make things faster. @jonhodgson 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sorry for the portrait mode of this video, it was just more practical for me as I was wielding this big Jazz Bass body at the same time as videoing. I can’t wait to get the clear coat on now.

Great clean transition of hue @clinton Thanks man. Remember, this is just one paint, I haven’t blended one colour into another, it’s the paint that is doing all the work, I just sprayed it on.

As this colour is a base coat, it dries with a matt/satin sheen, it will come alive once I put the shiny reflective clear coat on. I’m thinking of putting a couple of Matt black racing stripes down th...

I put a 3rd coat on and took it outside into the daylight to view the Northern Lights @russ 😁 Attachment : D02A3B72-E718-481B-9565-1174F5557578.jpeg Attachment : 2D30C55F-DE88-421C-...

Is the purple around the outside just a trick of the light? @russ Yep, the colour flips depending on the angle at which you view it. When I move the guitar around, the colours are constantly shifting...

I’ve now put a second coat of chameleon on and continuing to build the colour. I’m not putting heavy coats on, I’m just keeping them fairly light. This paint needs to be even and consistent, and I def...

Next came the fist coat of chameleon, I’m just building up the paint slowly here. Attachment : D2B88119-E257-4D92-8D3E-666AF839E6E3.jpeg

Well, I got some paint on it. Got the black ground coat in first and the first coat I dusted on to see if there were going to be any issues/paint reactions. As this guitar is already painted and I’m ...

Next project is an electric guitar for our daughter. May be I need to organise the wkrkshop a little better first @likeakite I look forward to seeing the next build. I know how you feel, I definitely...

@likeakite Wow, that looks amazing, something I’ve never done. Very nice woods and yes I love the alien plate too. Top job! 👍