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It's on like donkey kong!
@Bridgehouse I'll need your pager number so I can ping you every 8 minutes with "how do I do x ?" messages.
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youFirst thing to say is that the build is outstanding!
Here's a quick overview. I absolutely love that fretboard. The figuring is gorgeous!
Thanks @GSPBASSES ...top work!
Best get that covered before I get stain on it!
Wish me luck!
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youFirst coat going on
Coat 2 dry...
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThe most spectacular thing, after only one coat, is a before and after shot of the body:
This stuff is amazing! Really brings the grain to life!
However, I know what you lot are like. So here's a few more shots.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youMy Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youNow I have a couple of quite technical questions, as I'm a bit dim on electronics. Hopefully some smart guys will be able to help!
I've asked @TheGuitarWeasel to see if he can make a quad coil pickup similar to the one discussed earlier:
https://nordstrandaudio.com/collections/5-string-music-man-bass-pickups/products/mm5-4-quad-coil
...and he's pretty sure he can, hopefully in the not *too* distant future, but I know he has a lot on his plate at the moment.
My question is regarding wiring this kind of pickup, with the rather unusual knob / switch layout of my guitar necessitated by the design. The stingray it's modelled on has 3 EQ and a selector switch (3 way?) which means using the tear drop shaped scratch plate, rather than the round one. So I'll have a switch, 3 eq knobs and a volume.
My assumption then is that they'll be wired:
Pots: Volume / High / Mid / Low moving back towards the bottom of the guitar
This would leave me a switch, which I'm assuming would handle the coil split options:
No split
Split 2 and 4
Split 1, 3 and 5
Firstly, does that sound right?
Second, does Ash need to know that when coming up with his genius design?
Thirdly, do I need some brainiac like @ICBM to come up with a wiring diagram?
Fourthly, is there someone out there that can preload a scratchplate in that way so that a knob head like me can just connect it to the pickup and jack plate?
Finally, if not, where would I go for pots and switches etc?
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThe body has a full control cavity, not a half moon. Thus I have to have a tear drop plate, which comes with 4 holes and a slot for the switch.
Given that the body already has a jack hole drilled, that will mean 4 knobs.
These are all the rambling assumptions of a blonde idiot
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThanks again my Jedi master.
This bass. Build it I will. Working it will be.
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThere are two types of Stingray scratchplate:
Oval:
And Teardrop:
The dilemma is that neither will work for me:
Because I'm fitting a preamp, and will want access to the battery without taking the whole scratchplate off.
The regular control plate won't cover the cavity (see pic 1) and the teardrop plate will be an all in one.
So I'm looking at having something(s) made. The idea has been mooted that I ask someone clever and brilliant like @Andyjr1515 to make a funky control plate cover out of a thin veneer, and use a standard oval plate.
Very roughly...
Or, get someone to make a teardrop plate but in two bits, butted up against each other. Or just get one and cut it myself.
The other issue is access to the truss rod, which will be under the plate no matter what.
Thoughts? Ideas? Tags of other useful people who might be able to help?
I've also emailed Jack's Instrument services in Manchester, and asked him to take a look.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youOther option would be a battery compartment in the back of the Bass (like my 4 string Stingray) and a notch cut out for the truss rod adjustment.
My personal view, but I have always thought the stingray teardrop a very elegant and nice looking shape for such a large plate. However, putting two plates on, whatever they are made of, is not - in my view - going to look good.
I'm also not at all sure what difference it would make, other than taking out 10 screws when accessing the battery instead of 5?
If you want to avoid taking the plate off at all (teardrop or modified second one), why not install a standard 'easy access' battery box from the back?
I'm probably missing something, in which case ignore the question!
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you