Low budget build

Finally back on track with the fretless neck-thru. Losing Zoey really threw me into a tailspin. We only had her for 6 years, but losing her was devastating. Anyhow, I got the nut cut, glued in and slotted and hopefully get the staining done this week. Then on to final assembly and set up. Then the junkyard dawg gets my full attention!
 
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I usually overlap my projects. Stained the neck for the junkyard dawg guitar project. The body is hanging by it. It started life as a Squier 51. The neck came from an early 80s Cort electric guitar. I have the challenge of mating a 24 3/4” scale neck to a 25 1/2” scale body. I’ve already modified the neck to work with the body, and modified the body to accept a tele control plate and two dogear p 90 pickups. Once the body is sanded, the next mod is drilling the body to accept a TOM bridge and stop tailpiece. Also planning to utilize the 6 screw neck attachment that is on my fretless p bass.
 
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. The video was short because my phone doesn’t like uploading large files. I only had time for showing both pickups selected. Also, the action is markedly higher than what is comfortable, so some stumbling is evident. I do have a new bridge coming and once the kinks get worked out , I will attempt another video. All issues aside, I love this bass !
 
Installed a new bridge which was supposed to get the action down from its lofty heights. Not. :cautious: However, a judicious bit of freehand routing produced the desired results. Inset the new bridge 3/16" into the body, restring, retune and intonate, and the strings are now 1/8" off the end of the fingerboard. Plays like butter! Happy days!
 
Update on the 'Dawg. Was going to strip and stain the body. Got down to bare wood in one spot and discovered the body is so soft I will need to re-seal it (several coats), and give it a rattle can paint job. Not my first best choice, but it is what it is. So... once the body is ready to paint, hang it till spring, because I ain't painting in a closed up house with a wood stove!
 
fretless said:
Update on the 'Dawg. Was going to strip and stain the body. Got down to bare wood in one spot and discovered the body is so soft I will need to re-seal it (several coats), and give it a rattle can paint job. Not my first best choice, but it is what it is. So... once the body is ready to paint, hang it till spring, because I ain't painting in a closed up house with a wood stove!
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What do you mean when you say the body is soft?
 
RVA said:
What do you mean when you say the body is soft?
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It's basswood. You can dent it with a thumbnail. It has to have a thick coat of sealer to stabilize it. I really prefer nothing softer than alder, but this body was free, so allowances must be made.
 
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