The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: Barklessdog on January 22, 2010, 01:08:00 PM
lets see-

Move into wilderness,

Got an Axe to grind,

Next is "Here's Johnny?"

Your wife should be very cautious. Hows the book coming?

Took some time off of the book to build a hedge maze

Thanks guys. I can't wait to see what tony thinks of it.
And yes, I'm the one that made the joke about gene sueing me lol

I figured I could just borrow your outfit from Tony's pic thread

And here's where I am so far

After a LOT of sanding

To kill a mockingbird as I've been calling it

Glued on some poplar

Hi everyone, I moved out into the middle of nowhere and had no internet for a while.  Now that I'm back I want to share my current project with you
I got bored with an old bc rich mockingbird, so....being the kiss fan that I am...

is ebay a good idea for selling parts?  in particular, a gibson ripper bridge and tuners, an epi t-bird bridge, and an unknown hollow body style tail piece.  Is this stuff worth the hassle of putting it on ebay?

well, the neck is looking great... I waited a bit, then gave it a little bit of a turn, then waited till the next day, etc etc... and its got a GREAT action now.  the hump is gone and it has a nice even relief :]   

Quote from: drbassman on March 26, 2009, 09:58:41 AM
I would say a time at least equal to the time it took for it to hump up on you.  There's no magic formula.  It should be several days minimally.

I think the neck sat close to a year before he sent it to me :[

anyone know how long I should wait before adjusting the truss rod?

well, I got the body ready and cut out the neck pocket.  it was a set neck with a bad neck, so I cut the neck off even with the heel, added a 1/4 inch x 5 inch strip of mahogany down the center of the front and back to thicken the body up, it was SUPER skinny, then routed out for the t-bird neck.  Bolted it up today, didn't quite like the angle so I had to shim it up a little, but its bolted up, and the strings are tightened
we'll see if the neck straightens out :]

I got a GREAT deal on a "used" t-bird neck (thanks Mark)  he pulled it off a new epi bird and the neck sat, and developed a slight bow.  The plan is to bolt the neck up, put normal string tension on it, give it some time, then adjust the truss rod and see if it comes out of it.  We expect it will. 
  How long should I wait before making a truss rod adjustment? 

Quote from: Blazer on March 17, 2009, 07:29:37 PM
If you want to nail that Paul Stanley look you ought to have a slight gap between the "chards"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wCqV9_zgk.

In a 1996 interview Stanley admitted that he frequently ripped his arm open on that mirror Iceman because of the builders not having smoothed all of the edges and the guitar was left with a few razor sharp spots.

I'm glad I didn't use real mirror :]  this stuff doesn't have any sharp edges

I totally agree, even black would be better than the gold