the other twist is no pickguard. Worked out well (if I may say so myself). Beautiful pieces of wood always - ALWAYS - look better when they don't have bits of cheap black plastic stuck on them ? (J...

Of course Leo Fender is rightly praised for his iconical Precision and Jazz basses. But in my humble opinion the best bass he ever designed was the Music Man Stingray. So I wanted to make one myself. ...

Yes! @mattbeels Yeah...... 💪 I learned something about wiring. 😝

Is that a viscosity guage or whatever it might be called? @mattbeels No, it’s just a paint ratio mixing stick.

This is the one @johnnierox-boo Not so sure why he had to do the video with his shirt off!!

You can buy small tins, or even little test sachets (Amazon I think) which is what I started with. @tv1010101 Thanks for that, I didn’t realise it was available in small amounts. I’ll go in search fo...

@johnnierox-boo You can buy small tins, or even little test sachets (Amazon I think) which is what I started with. I've used the Osmo Raw product to stop the wood taking an orange/yellow tint from oil...

I've got some unopened tins of some of Osmo's products that I've not even had chance to use yet. @tv1010101 I have been looking at that Osmo stuff, it is quite expensive so I’m waiting for someone to...

I’ve used crimson stains and their finishing oil...but I’ve used Danish, Liberon finishing oil, tung oil and True oil. They all have there advantages and disadvantaged. Yup, I've got a shelf full of...

Another which is quite nice is a mix (equal quantities) turpentine, boiled linseed and beeswax..it a very old gunstock (musket) recipe. Smells great too. @deej That sounds good, I think I’ll try that...

Which stains / oils? I’ve been using Crimson’s stains exclusively for a few years now, and not had that issue. I’ve used crimson stains and their finishing oil...but I’ve used Danish, Liberon finish...

, it was purely a joke Ah, well, in that case .... 😆

I don’t see anything wrong with making kit guitars tbh @tv1010101 I don’t either, it was purely a joke! I started with kit guitars about 7 years ago and had a lot of fun making and painting them. The...

The person who I bought my “raw” bodies & necks from makes guitars for a couple of fairly top end (£3k+) brands. Sometimes he’d get something part made and then a fault would emerge (eg ugly mark ...

@johnnierox-boo I’ve got a confession to make, .......... (I’m so ashamed)........... I used to buy kit guitars to build at home It’s OK ... your secret is safe with me. I don’t see anything wrong w...

There is nothing wrong with kit guitars by the way, I was joking! There are some really good ones out there, especially the ones @markbailey makes and sells.

I can’t take any credit for the woodwork though - the body and neck came to me “raw” and I just nailed the bits together @tv1010101 I’ve got a confession to make, .......... (I’m so ashamed)...........

@deej I’ve used stain and oi Which stains / oils? I’ve been using Crimson’s stains exclusively for a few years now, and not had that issue. Though I have learned *not* to wet oil a stained body.

Cheers @johnnierox-boo. I did think about doing all sorts of fancy things with pickups and switching .... but ended up with it being about as traditional as it could possibly be! I can’t take any cr...

@tv1010101 There seems to be a run of bass builds at the moment and it is inspiring me to build one. It’s always been in the back of my mind but now it’s inching its way closer to the top of the list....