A quick one now he's away

[Fat Pete]

As I'm in the middle of a long and involved project, what better time to do another (simpler) build?

Body and neck straight out of the showcase - ordered just before they anounced the sale  :doh:

Almost all of the parts are on hand so hoping to get this one put together pretty quickly.

 

[DocNrock]

Looks like a fun little project!  :glasses9:

 

[adked]

Nice.  That color looks real familiar.  Candy Tangerine?

 

[Fat Pete]

Nice.  That color looks real familiar.  Candy Tangerine?

:cool01:

 

[mayfly]

Nice bass!

Now I have to get those old who albums out...

 

[Pharos]

That orange and black look awesome together!

 

[bagman67]

GO, PETE, GO!

 

[Surf n Music]

I am a fan of orange and that tangerine is stunning. Great selections Pete! I have been thinking about a bass. Looks fun.

 

[stratamania]

Cool combination of colours...

 

[musicispeace]

That looks great Pete. Should be very cool under some stage lights.  :hello2:

 

[ihavenothingprofoundtosay]

Neat!  The pickguard covering almost makes it look like sparkly black, which would really go well with the metallic orange.

 

[Fat Pete]

Thanks for the comments all. No build thread for this one as it's all very straightforward stuff - just lots of little holes to drill (16x machine head screws! Whose idea was that?! Twisted the heads off every one. :doh: Just kidding, all went ok). It's together now; just need to do the wiring. Then it'll be off to the tech for decal application and set-up.

Couple of niggles during the build which I'll mention just in case they're useful to anybody:

The screws supplied with the Gotoh 201 bridge didn't fit through the mounting holes. No big deal, just a few minutes with a round needle file.

More surprisingly, using the type shown below, the upper corner of the 'G' tuner mounting plate would have been visible from the front - and not just a fractionally - probably a 'rounded triangle' about 1/4" x 1/8". I guess these are the largest tuner option but I wouldn't have expected this. Got some Grovers with smaller plates.

Neat!  The pickguard covering almost makes it look like sparkly black, which would really go well with the metallic orange.

Thanks for giving me pause for thought there ihnpts, but one sparkly element is enough for me (I think...) sticking with the plain black gloss pickguard.