Recent content by bassgasser

I have a question, i just recieved my Nordstand MM5.2 pickup (thanks to the advice of skuttlefunk) and i had one question about wiring it. I am going to do it series and the instructions say: Black=Hot Red+ White= solder and tape off Green (plus shield) = ground. My question is, there are all...

keep dreamin...i got it for $80 in perfect condition! it was a steal. these things are absolutely great! don't get me wrong, i want an eden or some other good solid state head but you cannot beat the fullness tubes make!

I bet this thing can kill a man. Tubes are just so freakin' great!

Man go try out an Express head!!!! my friend just bought one and it is blissful! So much tone, you have to try it...the two channels each with 2 different setting, all 4 sound great.

Man i kind roll with CB here but i play out a Sovtek Bassov Blues Boy 100 watt tuber and an Ampeg 410HLF. That thing will rumble your house down if you aren't careful. I also have a first year SWR Bass300 and an Avatar 210Delta and a 2x15 with Carvin speakers. I pretty much only ever use the...

i am about to finish my swamp ash body and want to do what F Bass calls an "enhanced grain" finish. Could you more knowledgeable peoples tell me if i'm right in just using a black grain filler? If so, what is a good grain killer you can suggest? here is a pic of what i'm talking about.

excellent! nicely put sir

Hey all, i am building a 5 string right now and all my basses are pretty much some version of a 4 string jazz bass (Warwick Thumb and 3 fender jazzes). i want this one to be different. I am really leaning towards 1 pickup in the sweet spot. Bartolini has my heart but all the pickups i can find...

OK here is what i am working on right now. This is my first!...Swamp ash body of my own design w/ a warmoth deluxe 5 wenge/ziricote w/ the warmoth headstock...i just got most of the body done today and had to throw up a pic! This thing is gonna be killer once done. I am going to tru-oil it and i...

What would be the ideal application of amber dye on swamp ash? Just a few diluted coats of dye to get the final darkness? Are there any good aerosol transparent sprays out there? I don't really have the equipment to spray w/ a gun.

In your experience what is good to use then? I really want an amber color for this. What product have you seen works well on swamp ash?

Cool that stuff looks great! have you ever used it? so do i seal and then dye or dye and then seal?

ok i'm about to start finishing my 1st guitar which is a swamp ash bass body out of a warmoth blank. my goal is to do an amber dye then tru-oil it. let me see if i am getting this right. I need to seal it, then dye it, then tru-oil it. Now what should i use to seal it because i have seen so many...

Ok i'm building a bass that has a spalted maple top and a swamp ash core.. i want to oil finish it but i know the maple can be soft, is there something i can use on the top before the oil to harden it? Or, should it be ok if i just oil it all with a lot of coats. Also, i know i have to grain...