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My Second Bass Build

Started by lbpesq, March 21, 2020, 03:34:59 PM

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lbpesq

I've used my increased time at home to complete the second 420 Bass. 

-Black Korina (Limba) body
-Hand-rubbed Tung Oil finish
-Purpleheart fingerboard
-3A Flame Maple neck with satin poly finish
-Alembic P-Bass pickup set with Volume, Filter, and 3-Way Q Switch
-Babicz Full Contact Bridge
-Grover Tuning Machines
-Neck Attached With Inserts/Machine Screws
-Glow-In-The-Dark Side Markers

Bill, tgo




hieronymous

Wow Bill! Looks great! I like the body, looks almost neck-through - sneaky!

pauldo

Wow is right!
You got skills!  Very nice.  When can we hear it?

KR

Nicely done. I bet that purpleheart board makes for an interesting tone.

David Houck


edwardofhuncote


rv_bass


sonicus


lembic76450

Bill, do you notice a feel or tone difference with the neck connection
using the inserts and screws?

lbpesq

Not sure as I can't compare it to itself with wood screws.  But the machine screws and inserts should allow for more torque and removal of the neck without stripping.

Bill, tgo

sonicus

I really like the machine screw and  insert concept for such a bolt on neck application .

jazzyvee

I had a new neck fitted to a strat I built back in the 1980s and got one of these machine screw neck fixing kits off ebay and it's really a tight and solid fix.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-STEEL-GUITAR-NECK-INSERTS-FOR-BOLT-ON-NECK-TELE-STRAT-PREMIUM-DIY-KIT/333335977592?hash=item4d9c5f5e78:m:mS3LMbGtPD6WeuIELkSyj1Q
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

lbpesq

One can find machine screws and inserts in bulk FAR less expensive that the eBay set.

Bill, tgo

jazzyvee

Agreed, mine came in a strat neck fixing kit with backplate and some widget for adjusting the neck angle which was much cheaper than the price on the link. That was just a reference.
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

soflbass

Nice looking wood! There's nothing like rolling your own!