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Interviews Thursday (a charity) and Friday (a serious company paying mega money) obviously less competition for the former apologies for the thread hijack
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Finally, on that note, ive just knocked my drink over my PJ's. It's off to bed in reckon. Lol
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I'll add a vote for inserts. I see photos of vintage basses where the neck comes off for inspection of manufacturing codes. I always think that eventually a thread will get stripped. Also, I think you get a better coupling between neck and body if you use machine screws. They're easier to torque evenly.
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Oh, I have also now realised, like you, that you can never have too many clamps.
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Same as me….building basses is a hobby/side hustle which is good for my up and down mental health and something I am doing as a plan for some extra cash and keep my brain active when I finally retire lol. i haven’t summoned up the courage to do necks yet so just buy Chinese ones and modify/titivate them to bring them up to scratch. I will progress to doing them when I get a neck radius and fret slotting jig but as they say….Rome wasn’t built in a day!
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Jack bought my Danelectro. Perfect transaction, great comms etc. deal in confidence x
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Thank you! I really like them - to be honest if you're steady with a drill you can do it by hand relatively easily, although I used the pillar drill this time. Probably overkill but hey, I'm not a massive manufacturer just a hobbyist, and I prefer the look of the hex head machine screws
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They have a natty white over paisley roadworn to which looked nice. I have abeaten up P which is just enough tho thanks so went for black.
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How do you finding using the machine inserts instead of screws on the neck? I have a set and keep meaning to try them but worried the drilling even though I have a pillar drill lol that laminated neck is gorgeous BTW!
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Lol. Yes, it's happened again, a story told on BC as old as time itself. Its 23.27, im a few drinks down and doom searched stuff till I found this.... https://www.musicstore.com/en_GB/GBP/Fame-Custom-JB-4-Black-Paisley/art-BAS0012971-000 I'd say a questionable challenge to the real thing, but I dont have over £4k for the real version. Always fancied the paisley tho. The website description is an enthralling enticement to feel polish hand built quality, im genuinely looking forward to it, I know nothing of them but have taken a punt and am hoping for something produced with a little love. Not too much, that would be weird.
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Nor could I, writing it 🤣
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Round overs done with 1/2in roundover bit, forearm contour with the trusty saw rasp and farrier's rasp. Neck carved the same way, then sanded, danish oiled and waxed. Ash headstock veneer to match the body and a denim blue stain started!
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Evening folks, It was very sad to hear about the passing of Danny Thompson today, someone who was a real inspiration for my bass playing. In fact it was watching Danny playing in the Transatlantic Sessions series that got me back to the double bass after being away for a lot time, playing along with those videos taught me a great deal. A player that I much admired not so much for his virtuoso skill personally, but someone who could sit behind and accompany many different musicians across many styles, understated and looked damn cool doing it! Here are a couple of my favourites, please share your thoughts Much respect and thanks...
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Victor book £9 Rush book £16 -
Two books both in great condition!
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This one will be put together in the next few days and then for sale on here. Some idea of the specs: Sapele hand sanded Liberon Finishing oiled body Wenge neck with custom poly finished headstock shape but back of neck just sanded, oiled and waxed, rolled fretboard edges, levelled, dressed and polished frets. Hipshot Ultralite tuners Gotoh bridge Tone Emporium TE-18 pickups Bloodstone Guitarworks solderless electronics with .47uF capacitor Handmade walnut control plate Schaller Strap lock buttons D’addario EXL165 .45 - .105 strings If this bass sounds like it might be for you, it will be selling for £600 so feel free to message me to ask more questions or reserve. i will post more photos and hopefully some sound clips when I do the advert. Builds coming soon are a wenge drop top and elm body J bass with roasted flame maple neck with rosewood fretboard A spalted English walnut drop top with sapele body which has not been built yet so could be a P, J or PJ if you want to commission that one (it’s not going to be a Flying V!) I would like to get the grain swirl in sapele in the middle of the back of the bass if I can so it runs the length of the rear. Walnut will be black grain filled and oiled to make it pop then either just waxed or satin/gloss nitro depending on customer preference if reserved. this is the walnut body that I am doing for Headless at the moment to give you an idea of what oiled and poly looks like.
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A slight change from Music Man to GB
tubbybloke68 replied to HeadlessBassist's topic in Bass Guitars
Congrats on your new acquisition! Bernie really does make classy stuff! Here’s my two. Hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoy mine. All da best x -
So is the only way transmitter/receiver to wired IEM? I need to contact starfleet see what Uhura was using in the 60's lol... *tongue in cheek humour* -
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I know latency. Would it be that bad for the average pub player tho, or truly shocking?
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Bluetooth for IEM? I hope not!
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USA Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling 5 - Mint £1500 / Trades added
Freddi375 replied to Freddi375's topic in Basses For Sale
Hi buddy, glad you are enjoying it! One great bass. 🙂
