Black Korina Tribal/Ornate Z-Bass

[kboman]

Whoa... how you doin'?

 

[AggieTreed]

About this point, all the creativity-jackboot-stomping totalitarian anti-art wood-purist Nazis can be heard muttering

All I got from Warmoth is this lousy boar-oard"....

snif. :sad1:

I want to use this as my signature!  :headbang1:

 

[NQbass7]

Alright, I'm a believer, you converted me with that last pic.  :hello2:

 

[AggieTreed]

Alright, I'm a believer, you converted me with that last pic.  :hello2:

I'm out to convince everyone! muhahahaha
:laughing7:

 

[stubhead]

What did you apply the dye with - brushes? (And no masking?)

 

[AggieTreed]

What did you apply the dye with - brushes? (And no masking?)

I started off with cotton swabs but found that to be quite clumsy. I switched to fine brushes to do it overall. I just applied a second coat of dye tonight and have to say that the second coat is absolutely necessary. It cleaned up all the splotchyness that the first coat left.

 

[AggieTreed]

And yes, no masking. I cleaned the surface with mineral spirits before I started dying and I think that kept the dye from bleeding everywhere in the wood.

 

[rapfohl09]

Alright, I'm a believer, you converted me with that last pic.  :hello2:

Yeah me too, I was quite skeptical till I saw the dye go on :icon_thumright:

 

[AggieTreed]

Just did the first coat of tung oil. I did a 1/4 tung and 3/4 mineral spirits mix on it so that that first coat gets some good penetration and dries faster.

 

[DangerousR6]

:headbang:

 

[Kuro Uma]

I never doubted you for a minute.  ccasion14:

 

[AggieTreed]

I never doubted you for a minute.  ccasion14:

ccasion14: back at you!

 

[AggieTreed]

Ok, well after 10 or so coats of tung oil and a coat or two of wax, I finally assembled the beast. :icon_biggrin: Here's the pics!I'll be taking better photos later rather than just with my camera phone. Oh, and it's not 100% done, I am still waiting on the EMG BQS system to arrive before everything is completely finished.

 

[AggieTreed]

and the other pics

 

[DangerousR6]

Looks pretty kick ass Trevor... :icon_thumright:

 

[AggieTreed]

Looks pretty kick ass Trevor... :icon_thumright:

Thanks! I can't wait to get in my eq system so I can hear this thing roar!

 

[AggieTreed]

Here's a little better pics in the natural light I took this morning.  :glasses9:

 

[Kublai]

Wow, that is awesome!

 

[kboman]

Very cool project and well executed, though I'd never put writing on any fretboard of mine.

 

[AggieTreed]

Well since it is a bass, the strings don't really drag on the fretboard too bad.