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I’ve been ask to make one of these guitars several time but said no as its a odd looking thing and I don’t like it very much. But I have made guitars in the past that I not been very keen on and now I’ve been ask to make a bass version as well as a guitar so may be its time to have a go at making one.
First find some plans as I do not know any one who has a Jupiter Thunderbird. There a some around but they don’t look to good but I did fined http://guitarplansunlimited.com who supply templates I was a little bit apprehensive about buying templates from the US as the last time I did they were total shit and could not be used. As this was a different company and they were only $100 inc P&P I gave them a go, only took five days to get here.
There not bad, made of 1/4” MDF but very hard more like HDF not like the soft rubbish you get from B&Q or HomeBase. The first job to copy these templates on to 12mm MDF as I’m not going to make lots of this guitar I will use the soft rubbish from B&Q. I drew round the templates on to the 12mm MDF then cut them out on the bandsaw. Next I put the the templates on to the 12mm MDF with double sided tape then routed round them on the pin router see photos.
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This is the first of the new 12mm jigs, I've made the neck pocket a little longer and made the end round as the bass might be a set neck build.
Thats all I’ve done up to now more soon but not to soon as this is not a rush job.
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
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That settles my ongoing "what shape to make my bass" quandry!
You're right Grahame - it's basically an ugly guitar on its own. And yet, as soon as you hang one on a human being, for some reason it sort of works. (I think so, anyway, so there!)
N B I’m not going stamp my feet and throw my toys out the pram or make all kind of threats to members just because some forum members called this guitar lush.
Although are you calling the guitar Lush in thats its luxurious or its a alcoholic ? ( Look it up in The Concise Oxford Dictionary )
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
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Actually I'm moving next week too, bit further mind. London/Surrey borders to the Southside of Glasgow...
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
https://www.facebook.com/grahame.pollard.39/
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
https://www.facebook.com/grahame.pollard.39/
I’ve now routed the neck pocket to suit the P-Bass neck thats going to be used.
This shows the lay out of the pickups with neck in place.
The next job was to rout all round the body for the banding. the banding for the bass is white / black / white / black.
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
https://www.facebook.com/grahame.pollard.39/