Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 7 complete
I had a little more time this evening, so I wired up the controls and closed it up. I added the control knobs and wired it up. Adam … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 6
I got up bright and early yesterday to put the sixth and final coat of Tung oil onto the guitar body, before I went to work. After each coat, I … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 5
The dye is dry, so I got up bright and early this morning to get the first coat of finish on. The dye is water based, so the grain got … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 4
I intend to make a lot of saw dust today, so I moved my small work bench outside and clamped my guitar body to it. I put a 40 grit … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 3
Today I am working on the back panel. Since I try to learn new techniques with every project, I am going to attempt to re-use the piece that I cut … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 2
My last couple of weekends have been busy with graduations, so I haven’t been able to work on the bass guitar at all. I decided to blow off work today … Continue reading
Purpleheart & maple bass guitar – day 1
My friend Rick gave me a bass guitar neck. Now that I have the neck, I have to build a body to go with it… I did some searching on … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 