Recent content by hachikid

Howdy! Yea, it's been a while. Haha. Once the facebook group got formed, I started posting there more. I'm actually out in Austin, now! I should probably change my profile, lol. I hope they stay safe. It's getting weird this year. Yea, will do, though! The epoxy came out great, I'm just trying...

Hey guys. I finished epoxying a fretless Goncalo Alves neck a few days ago, and I ended up snading up to 3000 grit and then using Meguiar's M205 to bring the epoxy up to a deep gloss shine with a drill bit buffing wheel. For the rest of the neck, I ended up using tru-oil to bring out details in...

and then solder the wires to the perfboard?...I've never worked with that before.

hmm. would those prongs be any sort of a challenge when trying to get the wires, or anything else, on there when soldering? or am I just going to probably have to deal with an audio taper?

cause I can't seem to find them. does anyone know where they're being sold, if you do?

hey guys. does anyone know the difference between a clear finish and a vintage tint finish? I'm thinking up another idea for a bass, but I can't really find any decent comparison photos between the two. any help is appreciated.

I'm considering building a fretless bass with a chambered body to go after the same feel I got from when I played the Fender Custom Shop Jaco tribute bass in Nashville about four years ago. the main thing I remember was how freaking light the thing was and how the harmonics just jumped off the...

of course this was the month I was able to enter my guitar.....ha! I almost can't even choose  :occasion14:

ahhh, I didn't realize that. ok.

we might have just interpreted the statement a little different?

lame...what happened to the January one?

thanks! and indeed! it's a lot of fun to play! you definitely had more than a small part to do with it, for sure. it's the icing on the cake, from my POV.

I figure I'll throw this up here. it's done: http://unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=23036.0

ha! I figured this would be a pretty polarizing build, as far as opinions on it. I don't really do "normal" all that well. however, I love everything about it! yea, I was doing my best to keep as much as I could under wraps. I gotta do some cleaning, but I need to get my recording rig back up...

body: solid body alder controls - 500k/500k volumes (one for the main pickups, one for the lipstick pickup), 500k tone concentric Jass Bass knobs modified Mustang bridge Staytrem tremolo arm upgrade chrome Schaller straplocks finish - locally sprayed Daphne Blue w/matching headstock (found the...