Project Basses

[jonathanhaynes43]

Finally got round to finishing off the short scale Meteor. Seven piece laminated neck, a very thin body, necessitating an inverted Stratocaster jack plug; and the PMJ pickup arrangement. Every coil has its own volume pot.

[John_E]

Whoa!
Fender could learn a thing or two from you @jonathanhaynes43 !!

[Al1885]

Crisps! Wow. That’s nice.

[DaveT]

@howard
Could you possibly check for me what you might read this as?

[DaveT]

Scuffed the gloss finish on the Squier to flat and the daughter has been given free reign with the paints.

[cheeze_pizza]

Hey @DaveT ,

I know you pinged @howard but I just happened to have my Japanese dictionary nearby so…

Hope I’m not stepping on any toes

[DaveT]

@cheeze_pizza

but I just happened to have my Japanese dictionary nearby so…

Ooooh, fabulous. Thank you!!!

[DaveT]

Body paint complete. Headstock base coat on.

[Growl]

New 70s Jazz Bass Project

Oh heck I got so confused. Is 4L for standard bass orientation? Or it’s 4R?

Continuing this here.

So last thought I was having.

New 70s Jazz Bass Project

Oh heck I got so confused. Is 4L for standard bass orientation? Or it’s 4R?

[Wombat-metal]

@New 70s Jazz Bass Project

Oh heck I got so confused. Is 4L for standard bass orientation? Or it’s 4R?

My understanding is looking at the headstock, the tuners on the right are right tuners, the tuners on the left are left tuners. Coincidentally, you turn left tuners “left” (counter clockwise) to tighten, and right tuners you would turn “right” (clockwise) to tune.

[howard]

@DaveT

Could you possibly check for me what you might read this as?

I actually didn’t know that one but it’s read usually as ほう or はな (“hou” or “hana”), typically meaning “release”, “set free”, “fire”, “shoot”, etc. It’s used in words like “broadcast” and so on.

[howard]

@cheeze_pizza

Hope I’m not stepping on any toes

Not at all, thanks! I’m basically illiterate, I only know about 300-400 kanji.

[Growl]

@Wombat-metal

My understanding is looking at the headstock, the tuners on the right are right tuners, the tuners on the left are left tuners. Coincidentally, you turn left tuners “left” (counter clockwise) to tighten, and right tuners you would turn “right” (clockwise) to tune.

Oh so I need 4R.

[Wombat-metal]

Double check. My grasp of right and left is somewhat shaky

[g13dip]

this may help

from warmoth tuner page

[Barney]

“When viewed from the front” is the key part I think.

[Growl]

Oh so 4L.
Freakin hell they made it so confusing without visual aid

[Growl]

So finally found all of the things I needed and ordered.
Final arrivals should be in early September.

However I’m still missing tuners which would fit 18mm holes and are lightweight.

Tuners I inquired about and which do not fit:

• Gotoh Res-O-Lite GB528
• True Custom Shop

USA Hipshot’s are too expensive imo.
Asian made Hipshots as far as I could understand do not fit.
I’m gonna inquire about Guyker.

Any recommendations are welcome, as I’m getting desperate in searching.

[RuknRole]

@Growl

However I’m still missing tuners which would fit 18mm holes and are lightweight.

Are your holes larger or smaller? If smaller, you could ream them.
If larger, you could try making a shim. Or buy an adapter bushing. I think Stew Mac and Hipshot may sell them.

[Growl]

@RuknRole

Are your holes larger or smaller? If smaller, you could ream them.
If larger, you could try making a shim. Or buy an adapter bushing. I think Stew Mac and Hipshot may sell them.

Eh not sure I’m following you on this. New neck has 18mm holes and I have no tuners for it.