Re: Shadoweclipse13's New Project Thread!
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:33 am
Talk about the Fender Jazzmaster, Jaguar, and any other offset waist guitars with us!
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=92996
Thanks man!
I've got pipe clamps, and I'll grab some Titebond III. I've never used Titebond of any kind, and was curious what the number designations meant. Is it mostly a strength intensity? I could probably make some padded blocks too.
This looks great!Rgand wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:04 amA friend of mine who does woodworking likes Gorilla glue. In fact, he butt spliced a rifle stock for me with one biscuit to line things up. It has held up for many years of use and abuse. That requires moisture to cure so you may have a problem getting it damp in the crack unless you separate it some. On that, he just dampened both sides with a slightly damp sponge first.
Of course, that got covered with leather so it didn't look so funky.
I had Sentell pickups make them for me, but I bought the covers themselves from 2 different places.
Thanks.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:26 pmThis looks great!
I'm hoping to not have to separate the crack any more than it already is. I've been wondering if I could get a syringe with a small piece of tubing to squeeze some glue into the crack if I need to. There's a science store close to me that has all kinds of stuff like that. I'll let you judge when I post pictures later.
I like those a lot. I was hoping to hear of a ready made source for them. They're beautiful. I'll have to see about cutting one out one of these days. Did that affect the tone?Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:26 pmI had Sentell pickups make them for me, but I bought the covers themselves from 2 different places.
That firemist is really nice. There's an old Buick Wildcat around the corner from here in Seamist Jade. Every time I drive by it, I think it would look great on a guitar.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:26 pmI can't wait to build the VI to see how it's gonna look. These pickups are going on a Mustang/Duo-Sonic style body. I'm thinking Rexter's Firemist like on the JM in the back right here:
And a plain metal (silvery) colored anodized guard from gdayj. The only thing holding me up at this point is the neck. Trying to find a Bass VI scale neck, lefty, has been a bit of a bitch. I'm still looking.
Are you saying I have a nice ass ? I don't have anything to experiment on at the moment. I could maybe fake something, or cut a couple chunks of wood in a weird way to simulate that. I'll play around with the syringe idea...
Sentell charges pretty reasonable prices too. It was $240 for the set of 3 pickups. As for the tone, I'm not sure yet. I'm still haven't built the body yet. I have a feeling that it will change the pickups a little bit. If you've ever watched a pickup comparison video for open humbuckers vs. covered humbuckers, it's subtle, but it definitely sounds like a bit of a difference to me.
I looked up that GM color, and this is what I found:
Those look fantastic!Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:30 pmMy Sentell pickups came in this morning!! These will be on the Bass VI project. They came out better than I thought they would!!!
All 3 (bridge P-90, middle Tele, neck Tele).
Close-up of the P-90
Holy smokes that baritone is so rad. Is it finished yet? Also what constitutes a guitar as baritone?Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:01 pmI have some updates for a bunch of different things:
Here's where I'm at with the redesigned Eurorack case:
I was inspired originally by the old Moog modular stuff (like the system 55), but I fucked up the mounting of the power supply, so I started over. I'll hopefully be getting some more progress on this this coming weekend.
This summer, I made a matching set of pie boxes for my sister and I (both made from the same two pieces of oak, so they too are siblings). I'm using mine for my sentimental stuff:
I never posted a picture of my finished record player stand in use, because it sat in storage for a year immediately after it was finished! The TV has since moved to a crappy little side table, just until I build an entertainment center.
I know I posted this in the Good Things thread, but here's where I'm at with my bed frame design too. At the moment, it's sitting in my bedroom, actually being used as a bed frame, because my garage needs room and organization:
And finally! My 70's Sci-Fi baritone guitar, based on Deed_Poll's Juniorbird design. Here's a refresher to the color and pickup mock-up I'd made:
I've already got the pickups, the switches, and the knobs too (I think). Dan/Deed_Poll cut the body today, so here's where we're at:
(Not my actual pickguard).
Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmAre you saying I have a nice ass ? I don't have anything to experiment on at the moment. I could maybe fake something, or cut a couple chunks of wood in a weird way to simulate that. I'll play around with the syringe idea...
That's a good price. I'll look into those. Thanks for the video links. Those tell it. For me, there is a significant, although not gigantic, difference.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmSentell charges pretty reasonable prices too. It was $240 for the set of 3 pickups.
That pickup looks great! the white with the punched cover is a good look.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pm
In the end, and my indecisive way, I decided on both. I'm hoping it sounds good in any case (still working on this one too).
Another great pickup type. Back in the day, the short ones with the 327 were called "Cowboy Corvettes" because the engine had 5 main bearings the same as the Corvette engines. AND they were light and fast. Wouldn't want that sitting on my guitar, though.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmI looked up that GM color, and this is what I found:
I agree, that does look really good.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmThat would look FANTASTIC on a guitar. I feel like the current Fender "sage green metallic" is basically that, and you're right: it looks amazing.
They really do! I'm dying to get the Bass VI together to see how they sound.
Holy smokes that baritone is so rad. Is it finished yet? Also what constitutes a guitar as baritone?[/quote]ChristheRat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:36 amAnd finally! My 70's Sci-Fi baritone guitar, based on Deed_Poll's Juniorbird design. Here's a refresher to the color and pickup mock-up I'd made:
I've already got the pickups, the switches, and the knobs too (I think). Dan/Deed_Poll cut the body today, so here's where we're at:
(Not my actual pickguard).
Glad it's not just my ears, or worse, my imaginationRgand wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:54 amThat's a good price. I'll look into those. Thanks for the video links. Those tell it. For me, there is a significant, although not gigantic, difference.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmSentell charges pretty reasonable prices too. It was $240 for the set of 3 pickups.
Agreed! When I found that Bare Knuckle offered them (for one specific model they make), I wrote them to see if I could get one for something else, and they said yes. I thought having cream/chrome/cream (with the mounting ring) would look fantastic. I figured it wasn't too much cream (i.e. open humbucker) and neither was it too much chrome (covered humbucker).Rgand wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:54 amThat pickup looks great! the white with the punched cover is a good look.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pm
In the end, and my indecisive way, I decided on both. I'm hoping it sounds good in any case (still working on this one too).
I'd love to have an old truck. SO bad. I'm not much of a car guy, but I love classic American cars and trucks.Rgand wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:54 amAnother great pickup type. Back in the day, the short ones with the 327 were called "Cowboy Corvettes" because the engine had 5 main bearings the same as the Corvette engines. AND they were light and fast. Wouldn't want that sitting on my guitar, though.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:37 pmI looked up that GM color, and this is what I found:
I've often told my wife if anything ever happend to my truck (new, comfortable, etc.) I'd replace it with a classic one.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:20 pmI'd love to have an old truck. SO bad. I'm not much of a car guy, but I love classic American cars and trucks.