Recent content by Michaelga

I’ve watched dozens of videos on applying a dye burst. They make it look so easy! I tried to dye this alder Dinky caster. I love the colors, but the execution is sloppy. I’m going to sand back a little and try to clean it up. I’m just afraid I’ll make it worse.

Thanks for the suggestions. I will swing by Hobby Lobby tonight and pick up some basswood to practice on.

I purchased a blemished 5-string basswood bass body from Warmoth for $90. I love transparent finishes and I'm trying to get more experience dyeing a burst finish on a body. I've never worked with basswood before. I've read it can be splotchy. Does anyone have experience dyeing basswood? Are...

Beautiful bass!

I think some RIT dyes and Tru oil would be easy and inexpensive. Just cut up an old T-shirt, pick a color(s) and give it a try. Lots of help is available on youtube. Michael

I have a 1/4” thick sheet of alder to practice on. I will use both sides and see how I like it. If I’m not happy, I’ll just use Tru oil over the d Body with no dye.

How does Tru oil work over dye? Does it smear the dye? I've used it over bare wood but I think I'm going to try dying my next build. I like how simple it is to use and I don't want to stray far from my very limited experience. Michael

The body came in. I definitely prefer it to black. I think the white pearl pickguard looks better. Can't wait to put it together!

I ended up sending a 3-piece unpainted Warmoth P-bass body I bought a while ago back to Warmoth for a Daphne blue satin paint job and a white pearl pickguard. I think that will go well with the neck I purchased. I will be selling the satin black P-bass body in case someone is interested. Michael

I thought I had enough instruments and then the sale at the end of last year hooked me. I am in the process of building a P bass. I have built 2 5-string Jazz basses and a hybrid strat/tele guitar with a superwide neck. Any 12-step groups for GAS? Michael

I've seen people make a mock-up of their guitar with different neck/pickguard and body combinations. I was curios if this is a website anyone can use or was this a particular program of some kind. I just wanted to play around with different combinations to see how the different combinations...

I purchased a bass neck and P-bass body during the big sale at the end of last year. I thought I would like the color combination, but I definitely prefer a lighter color for the bass. I'm thinking white or one of the light blue colors like Sonic, Daphne or Turquoise. The Warmoth website used to...

I picked up a swamp ash Precision bass body in satin black along with a tele bass neck made from roasted maple with turquoise dot inlays. I need some more pieces to finish the build. I have a Nordstrandt pickup, but it's for a 5-string bass. Do you think it will still work? I'm also trying to...

$250 for satin black painted swamp ash P-bass body? Sold! Now I’ll sell my other unfinished body. GAS strikes again!