Recent content by Max Webster

I love my basswood bass. Really great woody tone. It is soft, and I foolishly stripped off a nice arctic white finish to recoat it in lacquer, but the tone is fantastic

I have recv'd two bass bodies this week. The first is a white '54 P and is the main project,  :headbang1: It is my Geezer Butler tribute. I have all the parts sourced, and either hoarded or ordered. I was wondering how best to fit the 3 required pots onto the 2 hole plate, and settled on a...

Only if I steal your picture  :evil4: Thanks for all your good advice! Only now I am more confused than before. I thought that I saw the fatback as an option somewhere on the site. Weight is a major issue for me, I hate playing a bass with bad neckdive. I really need to maintain the balance...

I have a bass with a ebony/maple neck and the finish is worn off the maple. I just lightly sand it with super fine sand paper or steel wool if it starts to get sticky. It shines like crazy and is super fast. I also lightly hit my finished necks with the finest steel wool to get them nice and...

I have an alder 1996 American Standard J-Bass and I want to upgrade the neck.  I think the Warmoth thin contour will be too thin for me. I prefer the smaller Gibson necks, which are narrow across the strings but deep under the thumb. I also do like the profile of my existing stock neck. The...

How about a Flying V bass, with either Long or Short Scale?

Nice bass! I agree that you should clear coat it, preferably with the minimum number of lacquer coats as possible. I have used a regular can of clear gloss spray lacquer in the past on a bass and it worked really well. Spray super thin coats. Lightly sand the 1st coat to knock off the raised...