I’ve used stain and oil. It does lift some of the stain but if you leave long enough between drying and coats it usually comes out grand @deej Yep, I’ll agree with that, it does lift the stain. That...

I’ve used stain and oil. It does lift some of the stain but if you leave long enough between drying and coats it usually comes out grand 👍🏻

Tops! I am going to try it sometime!

I was told that stain + oil = recipe for disaster I've never had a problem, and I've stained + oiled quite a few guitars now. Although they never get too sweaty. I've not done a proper world tour fo...

Nice one Tone........... I wonder: I was told that stain + oil = recipe for disaster. This looks great though, is the finish holding under sweaty circumstances?

Beautiful. Love the steel guard.

I admit it. I have put a bass together, and even played it. This was more of an exercise in finishing and adding a couple of tweaks to the standard approach, consistent with my general distaste for ...

Yes, sorry. You guys say earth, right? @mattbeels Yeah. So, so long as all the “earths” go to the back of the volume pot and there is another wire soldered from the pot to the metal tab that is screw...

Look at the shiny shiny paint. 😁

I mixed the paint. 😁 Attachment : 19A9EFE7-79EA-48CF-B6B5-CE14816C51CA.jpeg Attachment : 355DF43C-2BD9-438A-83E2-EA267E6F553A.jpeg

Just so long as it has a chameleon paint job @mattbeels Doh! 😖

Yeah, that’s one way of not improving your soldering skills. Why not just order a pre made neck to go with it? @mattbeels I might just buy a new bass. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

cover that connection with shielding paint and solder the wire to ground, easy peesy. @mattbeels When you say solder to ground, do you mean to the back of the volume pot?

You can’t get away without soldering anyway as those pickups have to come out and go back in. (Or new ones, better) @mattbeels I might just order a premade replacement, already soldered. I know I’ll ...

I’m opening this thread because I’m doing a chameleon paint job on this Fender Squire Jazz Bass........BUT........ as I was taking it apart, one of the volume/tone control pots broke, I think. Can thi...

Have you tried just pushing it back in @boo? @russ Of course. 😁 It will stay in there but it just keeps turning and turning, not doing anything useful. It doesn’t stop the guitar from working...

Have you tried just pushing it back in @boo? 🤔 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Get something of better quality. @igeorgebot Yeah I was even thinking of replacing the pickups too. I didn’t really need the expense at the moment though, I’ll just get it painted for now. 👍

I have never seen a pot break like that. I would choose to replace it. Maybe even replace all 3 of them. Get something of better quality.

Gotcha. It can be done either way and putting clear over it isn’t a problem. I’ve put it on several guitars that were already finished and it cleans up easily with a damp rag when it’s wet. I’ve miss...