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Title: My Second Bass Build
Post by: lbpesq on March 21, 2020, 03:34:59 PM

I've used my increased time at home to complete the second 420 Bass. 

-Black Korina (Limba) body
-Hand-rubbed Tung Oil finish
-Purpleheart fingerboard
-3A Flame Maple neck with satin poly finish
-Alembic P-Bass pickup set with Volume, Filter, and 3-Way Q Switch
-Babicz Full Contact Bridge
-Grover Tuning Machines
-Neck Attached With Inserts/Machine Screws
-Glow-In-The-Dark Side Markers

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: hieronymous on March 21, 2020, 04:47:55 PM

Wow Bill! Looks great! I like the body, looks almost neck-through - sneaky!

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: pauldo on March 21, 2020, 05:31:46 PM

Wow is right!
You got skills!  Very nice.  When can we hear it?

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: KR on March 21, 2020, 05:59:01 PM

Nicely done. I bet that purpleheart board makes for an interesting tone.

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2020, 08:10:25 PM

Nice work, Bill!

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 22, 2020, 05:39:37 AM

Looking good, Bill.  8)

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: rv_bass on March 22, 2020, 05:47:09 AM

Very nice, Bill!

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: sonicus on March 22, 2020, 02:55:25 PM

I like it , very nice ! .

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: lembic76450 on March 22, 2020, 08:02:56 PM

Bill, do you notice a feel or tone difference with the neck connection
using the inserts and screws?

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: lbpesq on March 22, 2020, 08:15:01 PM

Not sure as I can’t compare it to itself with wood screws.  But the machine screws and inserts should allow for more torque and removal of the neck without stripping.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: sonicus on March 23, 2020, 02:55:52 AM

I really like the machine screw and  insert concept for such a bolt on neck application .

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: jazzyvee on March 23, 2020, 06:16:49 PM

I had a new neck fitted to a strat I built back in the 1980s and got one of these machine screw neck fixing kits off ebay and it's really a tight and solid fix.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-STEEL-GUITAR-NECK-INSERTS-FOR-BOLT-ON-NECK-TELE-STRAT-PREMIUM-DIY-KIT/333335977592?hash=item4d9c5f5e78:m:mS3LMbGtPD6WeuIELkSyj1Q

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: lbpesq on March 23, 2020, 07:48:46 PM

One can find machine screws and inserts in bulk FAR less expensive that the eBay set.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: jazzyvee on March 24, 2020, 12:34:36 AM

Agreed, mine came in a strat neck fixing kit with backplate and some widget for adjusting the neck angle which was much cheaper than the price on the link. That was just a reference.

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: soflbass on March 25, 2020, 03:19:31 PM

Nice looking wood! There's nothing like rolling your own!

Title: Re: My Second Bass Build
Post by: mario_farufyno on March 25, 2020, 03:40:36 PM

Congrats Bill, what a nice bass you've made.