Finished Pics! 4 string electric? Piccolo bass? Pete's next build

Andyjr1515

paulnb57 said:

Like the bridge, but not the pickup surround......would black with gold screws be enough to keep the theme going?

However I am the worlds biggest gold harware hater!

Edit, Random thought, the pickup ring looks a bit odd against the curve of the fretboard end, how would it look reversed?........ probably bloody awful!?

Yes - bloody awful

Actually, only because the rings are shaped that way to hide a groove you have to cut in the rout to let the wire in (the wire on these types of pickup sticks out of the side at the middle of the pickup for reasons probably only known to Leo Fender, etc).  

I tried the black ring with gold screws but to be honest it didn't work - it's the gold of that ring that brings out the tones in the wood.  However, black screws with the gold ring does work

Today is all about fret-levelling, etc, so plenty of time to decide, but this is another similar conundrum - the pic above has gold tuners with black ferrule, but it could be black tuners with gold ferrule (definitely in the JPS mould)

Any opinions?

impmann

Andyjr1515 said:

paulnb57 said:

Like the bridge, but not the pickup surround......would black with gold screws be enough to keep the theme going?

However I am the worlds biggest gold harware hater!

Edit, Random thought, the pickup ring looks a bit odd against the curve of the fretboard end, how would it look reversed?........ probably bloody awful!?

Yes - bloody awful

Actually, only because the rings are shaped that way to hide a groove you have to cut in the rout to let the wire in (the wire on these types of pickup sticks out of the side at the middle of the pickup for reasons probably only known to Leo Fender, etc).  

I tried the black ring with gold screws but to be honest it didn't work - it's the gold of that ring that brings out the tones in the wood.  However, black screws with the gold ring does work

Today is all about fret-levelling, etc, so plenty of time to decide, but this is another similar conundrum - the pic above has gold tuners with black ferrule, but it could be black tuners with gold ferrule (definitely in the JPS mould)

Any opinions?

I like the black with gold fixings.

Can you not swap the buttons too?

steamabacus

Andyjr1515 said:

paulnb57 said:

Like the bridge, but not the pickup surround......would black with gold screws be enough to keep the theme going?

However I am the worlds biggest gold harware hater!

Edit, Random thought, the pickup ring looks a bit odd against the curve of the fretboard end, how would it look reversed?........ probably bloody awful!?

Yes - bloody awful

Actually, only because the rings are shaped that way to hide a groove you have to cut in the rout to let the wire in (the wire on these types of pickup sticks out of the side at the middle of the pickup for reasons probably only known to Leo Fender, etc).  

I tried the black ring with gold screws but to be honest it didn't work - it's the gold of that ring that brings out the tones in the wood.  However, black screws with the gold ring does work

Today is all about fret-levelling, etc, so plenty of time to decide, but this is another similar conundrum - the pic above has gold tuners with black ferrule, but it could be black tuners with gold ferrule (definitely in the JPS mould)

Any opinions?

I would go with swapping over the tuner buttons and keeping the nut/washer the same colour- so, black tuner body and post with gold button and gold nut & washer.

normula1

me too..... but I will vie with @paulnb57 for being the world's biggest gold hater

Andyjr1515

I would go with swapping over the tuner buttons and keeping the nut/washer the same colour- so, black tuner body and post with gold button and gold nut & washer.

I will try try that later this afternoon @steamabacus    

Thanks for the suggestions and thoughts, folks

paulnb57

My current preference would be Black with gold nuts, possibly gold buttons?

Andyjr1515

Well, at the moment @steamabacus  and @paulnb57 have it

I like the suggested combination  

Andyjr1515

Oh...and by the way...it weighs 5lb 12oz!!

paulnb57

Class, that is!
I like it, do you?

Andyjr1515

paulnb57 said:

Class, that is!
I like it, do you?

Very much  

paulnb57

Andyjr1515 said:

paulnb57 said:

Class, that is!
I like it, do you?

Very much  

Get the bugger finished then!!

Andyjr1515

paulnb57 said:

Andyjr1515 said:

paulnb57 said:

Class, that is!
I like it, do you?

Very much  

Get the bugger finished then!!

Actually got some strings on it this evening.  At the moment, it plays broadly like a dog bowl....but it's early days (I hope  )

eSully

yet again, it looks really lovely, very impressive work and the matched black and gold hardware suits it perfectly. One thing I would say, personally I think gold volume/tone knobs might work better as they'd stand out more against the finish.

Andyjr1515

eSully said:

yet again, it looks really lovely, very impressive work and the matched black and gold hardware suits it perfectly. One thing I would say, personally I think gold volume/tone knobs might work better as they'd stand out more against the finish.

Thanks!
Yes - I know what you mean.  I'll have a fiddle about with various knobs I have in my bits box  ( OK, that sounds a bit weird!) and see what looks right once the pots are installed

Andyjr1515

eSully said:

yet again, it looks really lovely, very impressive work and the matched black and gold hardware suits it perfectly. One thing I would say, personally I think gold volume/tone knobs might work better as they'd stand out more against the finish.

In the end, I took the knobs of one of my own guitars - I've tried to get hold of the same ones since and can't find any the same so I shall just have to go down the self-sacrifice martyr route

I'll do the arty farty shots when the brass nut has arrived and I've decided which strings I like best (at the moment I've got 2 jazz flatwounds and two acoustic bronzes on ), but it's pretty much done.

Here are a few shots:

I'm pleased with this one, especially as - unless he has more money than sense - it will be my last build for Pete

paulnb57

Another cracker Andy!

Andyjr1515

paulnb57 said:

Another cracker Andy!

Thanks, Paul  I have to say, I'm well chuffed.  I've got a corker of a project on the drawing board at the moment, but later this year I'm going to try and do a 6-string electric version of the same design and see how it pans out  

Andyjr1515

Finished!  Forgive the self-indulgence

EricTheWeary

I have no idea what I could actually play on it but loving how it's come out  

Bridgehouse

I'm fascinated to hear what it sounds like, and what the new owner is going to use it for..!

It does look like an absolute work of art tho...