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Pretty much ALL oil finishes won't add protection (unless there are some I am unaware of). The tung oil should work quite well. You can also try Danish oil. Oh, and for a little extra sheen at the end, put on a coat of Howard's Feed N' Wax after the tung oil has had some time to dry.

That is a BEAUTIFUL top! Congrats on the purchase, Oregon Wildwood is awesome, it's so hard not to buy from them every week. Can't wait to see the finished instrument!

Hi Alex, Forgive me if you are not the right person to ask about this. I was wondering if it would be appropriate for me to show off a couple of songs/bass demos of mine by posting YouTube links to them on the bass forum. Here are the YouTube links: Xylem 6 String Bass Demo - Two-Hand Tapping...

I LOVE the tone on those babies! So good... Whale make-up sex...:)

Pick up your favorite 4 string bass, Google its specs, or measure the distance between the centers of a few strings. Average the measurements, then add one spacing measurement for each string beyond 4. Also, remember to leave an additional 1/8" - 5/32" of space on the OUTSIDE of BOTH the lowest...

Nicely done Eric. I like your technique. I wish we could crank up the bass a little! Nice bass guitar too :)

You're the only one who will know which one feels good in your hands, we probably can't help you there. Tough dilemma though, both those basses are good quality and are pretty sweet sounding! It's been awhile since I played an ESP, but I'm pretty sure the Ibanez will have a thinner, "faster" neck.

JBL has great quality, sound and otherwise, but I have NO idea if this will work as a bass cab. What are you going to power the subs with? I'm not extremely experienced on the subject, you may even know more than I do, but you'll need to be careful to match the sub's wattage ratings to the...

Killer64, I'm thinking you might already have your answer, you sound pretty psyched on the Ibby you mentioned in your first post. Ibanez makes pretty good basses and none of us know your musical preferences like you do. By all means, check out other basses, but if the one you mentioned...

It's pretty tough to find a good killswitch, especially a good looking killswitch. By the way SlunkDragon, you might check Mouser.com if you care about the looks of the switch, they have a pretty wide variety of nice momentary switches to choose from.

I don't know...female bass players are fairly rare and are usually idolized by any male bass player... ...OK, I see your point, who wants a bunch of fans that are bass players anyway :cool:

Yep, all of the above. My guess is that bassist is playing with new, very bright strings; jumbo frets; and pretty low action; all of which should help you get a sound similar to that on the video. The string brand can make a really big difference. Try to find out what strings that bassist uses...

I dont' have any personal experience with this brand, but 180 euros is really cheap for a six string bass. It raises a little bit of a flag in my mind, but it's still possible that they are quality instruments. It is likely that the frets won't be quite level enough to get that really low...

I don't think drop-tuning will make much difference in terms of fingerboard wear on a fretless. You're probably safe. +1 I've built a few fretless basses where the owners wanted to use roundwounds. The fingerboards held up well and those basses are still years away from needing any sort of...

You and your dad did a kick-ass job! The bookmatch on the top is really beautiful and I love the headstock design. Does the killswitch create that "click" sound through the amp at all when you press it? How did you guys install the killswitch? Beautiful work, can't wait to see the next one!

I love the shape on that baby! The bevels are really appealing too, it looks comfortable. Congrats on the new 7 string :metal:

+1, I've always like scarf joints better, although if this is your first guitar and you don't have a lot of experience using a block plane or getting things flat to about .001", you might want to go with the route-away style headstock found on most Fenders. If you do want to do the scarf joint...

HUGE +1! I generally use the golden ratio to proportion guitars to their scale length/neck width. Do a Google search for the term and see what you can find. You'll have to play with it a bit to get your proportions right. There isn't a really straight-forward way of using the golden ratio...

Rotosound has a pretty wide selection of longer length strings too. You can usually get one of their reps on the phone, describe what you need, and they'll let you know which sets (or individual strings) to get.

I would recommend Hipshot non-locking tuners or something similarly light. If you put locking tuners on the guitar you will be increasing the chances for it to neck-dive or be imbalanced due to the extra weight out on the headstock. Plus, the Hipshot tuners will stay in tune very well so you...