Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:29 pm
I'm hoping so!!
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Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:32 am
I vote for green with ebony, it'd be suweeeeet!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:09 am
Photo dump time
Initial sanding completed
Grain filled
GRAY
Body drying after raising the grain to sand again
Coat 1.5 of gray stain. Did an initial stain that I wiped away after about 2-3 minutes, then applied a second coat and am letting it fully dry
After wiping off the last of the stain this is what it looks like. I dig it. I think I'm going to leave it like this. After about 6 more hours I'll apply poly.
In the meantime I'm going to build!
Initial sanding completed
Grain filled
GRAY
Body drying after raising the grain to sand again
Coat 1.5 of gray stain. Did an initial stain that I wiped away after about 2-3 minutes, then applied a second coat and am letting it fully dry
After wiping off the last of the stain this is what it looks like. I dig it. I think I'm going to leave it like this. After about 6 more hours I'll apply poly.
In the meantime I'm going to build!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:48 pm
This is going to be so badass! 
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:43 pm
Good colour choice, looks like a beaut!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:33 pm
Came out looking nice, liking that gray. Definatly no transparent finish going on with my new project, lmfao.
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:23 am
hahahah did it show up okay? I think it'll still look rad after a refinish!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:20 am
Yep, it showed up. Got her stripped but may be delayed on further work, as I got a trace of a tele deluxe pickguard and the route shows just slightly between pickguard and bridge. So its gonna need some of that route filled. Using a bridge from a squier 51, and that seems to almost cover all gapping.
Funds would've been available, but a sunn concert lead just popped up on my radar for $100, but needs an updated power chord and a cap job, don't think I'm gonna be able to pass on that, so may put the tele on hold for a few weeks and work on the sunn, while I think of ways to fill some of that route. As of right now I'm thinking a small piece of birch ply, some sanding shavings, wood glue, and then some bondo to tie it all in and flush with the body.
Funds would've been available, but a sunn concert lead just popped up on my radar for $100, but needs an updated power chord and a cap job, don't think I'm gonna be able to pass on that, so may put the tele on hold for a few weeks and work on the sunn, while I think of ways to fill some of that route. As of right now I'm thinking a small piece of birch ply, some sanding shavings, wood glue, and then some bondo to tie it all in and flush with the body.
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:11 pm
Awesome!
Not much news here other than I drilled the holes for the pickguard and control plate. The Allparts pickguard was a little wonky in a few places (heel, around the control plate) but after some light dremel work I got both of them squared away soundly.
I started applying poly yesterday, did three top coats and started on the back with it's first. It'll have 3 coats by the end of the night, then I'll do the sides 3x. I'm thinking I'm just going to keep it really light and not do more than the 3 coats
Not much news here other than I drilled the holes for the pickguard and control plate. The Allparts pickguard was a little wonky in a few places (heel, around the control plate) but after some light dremel work I got both of them squared away soundly.
I started applying poly yesterday, did three top coats and started on the back with it's first. It'll have 3 coats by the end of the night, then I'll do the sides 3x. I'm thinking I'm just going to keep it really light and not do more than the 3 coats
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:39 am
So I got the poly done and let it dry for a full 24 hours, and got the pickguard and control plate attached after finishing the humbucker wiring yesterday.
For kicks I took the neck of my other Telecaster off of it and threw it onto this body and man was it awesome. I can't wait for the Bass VI neck to show up.
For kicks I took the neck of my other Telecaster off of it and threw it onto this body and man was it awesome. I can't wait for the Bass VI neck to show up.
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:18 am
saw this on IG last night and wondered when it'd get the post here.
looks fucking good. you went all maple with the vi neck, right?
looks fucking good. you went all maple with the vi neck, right?
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:53 am
Yep! All maple, no top dots, reverse headstock. Should hopefully be killer!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:39 am
That looks awesome man!
Can't wait to see it when the bass VI neck arrives, specially with a reverse headstock on it. Unf!
Can't wait to see it when the bass VI neck arrives, specially with a reverse headstock on it. Unf!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:06 am
Moose wrote:That looks awesome man!
Can't wait to see it when the bass VI neck arrives, specially with a reverse headstock on it. Unf!
I will concede that that looks totally badass in grey. You can build your next project in shell pink.
Totally! Reverse headstock FTW!
Re: 6 Steel Grinder / Skully's Bass VI Build
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:07 am
Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'm really happy with how the body turned out as well. It was nice to try something new with this, using the wood filler. Such a smooth guitar body now