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ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 01:56 AM

My Squire P-Bass ...

The entire set up, P-Bass pre-destruction.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01038.jpg
Snapped it off. Rather carefully screwed out screws & carefully pulled it out.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01044.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01045.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01046.jpg

ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 01:57 AM

Hoooly crap 13th fret, first out.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01049.jpg
All out & sanded.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/DSC01051.jpg
All put back together.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/omg.jpg
My kitty !
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/vinlandb/micheleplaystoo.jpg

blizzard

11-24-2005, 01:58 AM

some of those frets seem to be filled unevenly and there doesn't seem to be any kind of finish on the neck.

ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 02:00 AM

Yeh I'm gonna redo more once I get new strings. I just really really could not wait.

blizzard

11-24-2005, 02:05 AM

Yeh I'm gonna redo more once I get new strings. I just really really could not wait.

cool, looks good for a work in progress, no noticable chunks out of the neck :thumb:

tomtom

11-24-2005, 02:14 AM

looks nice

Jasarn

11-24-2005, 02:16 AM

You don't happen to like Tourettes do you? To TS.

kilian

11-24-2005, 03:05 AM

Looks pretty cool :smoke:

I wish I had a second bass to defret..

ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 03:20 AM

You don't happen to like Tourettes do you? To TS.
I love Tourettes.

More than my mother.

Crudd-Bucket™

11-24-2005, 04:23 AM

Contrast +++

trumpeter

11-24-2005, 05:10 AM

wow that looks like a really clean job

might need to poly the neck...

fatbandit

11-24-2005, 06:08 AM

What did you use to get the frets out? A soldering iron I used on my Squier didn't work too well... Maybe it needs to be hotter.

:smash:

Skit

11-24-2005, 06:09 AM

looks good, I suggest abit more woodfiller in some of the frets and a nice finish on the neck :thumb:

Killer Fridge

11-24-2005, 06:11 AM

you might want to put wood filler in those holes :thumb:

*edit* dammit beaten by skit *edit*

Jabawanga

11-24-2005, 06:18 AM

what's with the black fingernail polish...

Bassr0ck

11-24-2005, 07:38 AM

what's with the black fingernail polish...

He's hardcore.

Smells-like-pie

11-24-2005, 07:40 AM

He's hardcore.

Lol, :lol:

muthafunkabass

11-24-2005, 07:44 AM

threadstarter: you did a good job, tryxx should be jealous. :thumb:

d-mart

11-24-2005, 08:12 AM

what's with the black fingernail polish...

maybe its a girl?......

herrly

11-24-2005, 08:17 AM

maybe its a girl?......

What!! No way! Girls don't play bass guitar, they stick to their Daisy Rock guitars and their Pianos and Violins.

Just kidding around.

lemoley

11-24-2005, 10:19 AM

congrats man, hope you like it

PaulSimonon

11-24-2005, 10:26 AM

What did you use to get the frets out? A soldering iron I used on my Squier didn't work too well... Maybe it needs to be hotter.

:smash:
I doubt that Squier glues it's frets in, so the soldering iron probably isn't neccesary.

Try using a thin putty knife?

Phalanx

11-24-2005, 10:27 AM

pffft, black nails, that's not even cool anymore

d-mart

11-24-2005, 10:32 AM

I doubt that Squier glues it's frets in, so the soldering iron probably isn't neccesary.

Try using a thin putty knife?

Hammer and Chisel, easy way to do.

Working fine for me at the moment

Naveed Afzal

11-24-2005, 10:33 AM

is the other one a schecter?

PaulSimonon

11-24-2005, 10:34 AM

is the other one a schecter?
Probably... sure looks like one.

Akira

11-24-2005, 10:38 AM

is the other one a schecter?
Looks exactly like one.
I love those bridges.

muthafunkabass

11-24-2005, 10:47 AM

is the other one a schecter?
yeah it has to be. just look at the bridge and the body-shape.

EDIT: and look at her avatar and usertitle.

BassPlayingPineapple

11-24-2005, 11:22 AM

Nice job on the de fretting, when i get a new bass i'm so defretting my cort.

Jamie

11-24-2005, 11:28 AM

I was thinking, "I wonder how long it is before someone mentions his/her nails"

:)

BassVirtuoso

11-24-2005, 11:28 AM

Are you a girl?

Bassr0ck

11-24-2005, 11:37 AM

Yeah, she's a chick.

epsilon42

11-24-2005, 11:39 AM

i defretted my old yammer. it sounds like crap now :( ... rushed it.

Bassr0ck

11-24-2005, 11:47 AM

is the other one a schecter?

Schecter Stilletto-4.

Jamie

11-24-2005, 11:56 AM

Schecter Stilletto-4.

Close! Stiletto is just that range

Its an Elite 4 I think!

:p /smartass

BassVirtuoso

11-24-2005, 12:01 PM

Yeah, she's a chick.

Phew...I really thought that a guy was wearing nail polish and talking about his kitty.

muthafunkabass

11-24-2005, 12:34 PM

Phew...I really thought that a guy was wearing nail polish and talking about his kitty.
hey i was just at your soundclick, "her crying eyes". tragic lullabye is awesome.:p

:amaze:

11-24-2005, 02:03 PM

Good work ... I did the same to my squier p a few years back.

:amaze:

Esp Griffyn

11-24-2005, 02:06 PM

Threadstarter:

Bass needs some Wood filler and a coat of something over the neck to protect it.

If you are a girl, the finger nails are cool.

If you are a guy, get the nail polish remover.

:amaze:

11-24-2005, 02:11 PM

Threadstarter:

Bass needs some Wood filler and a coat of something over the neck to protect it.

If you are a girl, the finger nails are cool.

If you are a guy, get the nail polish remover.

She's a girl. I would have assumed that the femenine hands, talks of her kitty, and username including the word "brat," would have given that away...

:amaze:

Esp Griffyn

11-24-2005, 02:19 PM

She's a girl. I would have assumed that the femenine hands, talks of her kitty, and username including the word "brat," would have given that away...

:amaze:

Yesh, yesh I see :smoke:

ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 04:03 PM

Holy crap I leave to go to sleep & there's like 10 questions.

I'm a girl.

It's a Schecter Stiletto Elite-4.

I love my baby cat.

It's still somewhat a work in progress. I just really did not wanna wait to play a fretless. I even put the old strings back on instead of running out to get new ones. & I'm gonna finish it, I'm just gonna wait until I feel I'll be able to go 1-2 days without a fretless so it can dry.

So basically, it's not done.

& yes contrast+++ I like doing that to my pictures.

Oh & I used a chisel & hammer. A soldering iron's not gonna do much but warp your frets. Squire doesn't glue their frets on, the only brands that do that are those horrible ones on eBay or at Wal-Mart.

If you look on the side of the neck, you can see the frets going into the wood. They need to be dug out.

skingle

11-24-2005, 04:12 PM

It looks like uve done a pretty good job.

d-mart

11-24-2005, 04:18 PM

She's a girl. I would have assumed that the femenine hands, talks of her kitty, and username including the word "brat," would have given that away...

:amaze:

Dont forget the leppard skin strap :D

ShetaN bRaT

11-24-2005, 04:19 PM

So I guess I'm either a girl or really, really ... really gay.

Matthew2250

11-24-2005, 05:03 PM

I defretted my old bass. I used linseed oil on the neck I think, I recommend it, its easy to apply. I'd deffo stick some more woodfiller in there first though.

godzillarator

11-24-2005, 05:26 PM

When i thought about defretting i just bought one from Warmoth so it would be done right

But thats a pretty dam good job

thelowsoundofbass

11-24-2005, 05:38 PM

i did mine a year and half ago, it was fun and it turned out well. congrats.

lowsound

ps don't make fun of guys with girly hands.

Esp Griffyn

11-24-2005, 05:41 PM

So I guess I'm either a girl or really, really ... really gay.

Leopard Skin straps on guys arent gay, they are 80s, and the 80s own!

bass face

11-24-2005, 05:42 PM

hot dang...good job