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Then shaped the neck profile. And headstock shape Drilled the tuner holes
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After the special inlay was done, it was time to put the frets in Made the truss rod access slot plus cover Then prepared the neck to glue the fretboard on. Tacked in a staple. And cut it off 1 mm proud of the neck to leave two sharp pins. These help to prevent the fretboard from sliding in the wet glue. Then glued the fretboard on. Using the strips of inner bicycle tubes for clamping.
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Customer plays in a Cheap Trick tribute band. And as you may know those guys have something with the checkerboard pattern. He asked me to make a checkerboard inlay on the 12-position. So I made a drawing of 5 x 5 mm blocks. And laser cut a white piece of acrylic and a black piece of acrylic. Then made a lay-out of the black and white blocks combined on a piece of sticky tape to keep them from flying away 😉 But realised that was not going to work to keep them tight against each other. So I made a little template with a rectangle that would keep them tight against each other. Cut out a "swimming pool" in the fretboard. With a knife and some chisels. Then glued them in. Using super glue onthe fretboard. And a piece of high tack (aluminium) tape to keep them together. When the glue had hardened I sanded it to flush to the fretboard in the desired radius (16") Pretty happy with the result
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The switched back to the body again. Routed the outline along a template (sorry no pics) And then I realised I had routed the controls cavity wrong. So I made a new template and routed the corrected shape. Didn't even look half bad 😉 Rounded off the edges on the back. Routed the profile for the binding Glued in the pearloid binding. Used acetone instead of glue, because I knew I was going to stain the sides and back. (Stain does not work on glue remains) Glueing the binding always requires extra attention on the corners. I use strips of inner bicycle tubes to clamp them till they're dry Looking good so far
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Len_derby started following Buying a 5 String Bass Sight Unseen
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Switched to the neck next Routed the channel for the carbon reinforcement strip in the middle The routed the channel for the two truss rods. I let them taper to follow the taper of the neck itself Sawed the head stock angle. And planed it smooth. And sawed the back side of the headstock in the desired angle. Still needed to plane/sand that side to the right thickness too.
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Yesterday at the Wirksworth Arts Festival in Derbyshire. The Desperate Cowboys did a 45 minute set as part of an all-day multi-act show. It’s a small town with grim parking at the best of times, so park-and-ride systems were set up from the nearby quarry sites. Consequently, it was my Taylor Mini Bass straight into the supplied PA. The Taylor has enough character and quality to sound good enough though that setup, so no complaints. Initially, we were disappointed to only get a midday slot. However, given the way the weather went, we were quite happy. I even had to swallow my prejudices and play in a hat! I think I’m done now for outdoor gigs in Derbyshire until next spring.
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Bought a nice two-piece slab of White Limba (aka Korina) And routed the tone chambers Routed the controls cavity. And later realised it had the wrong shape for the lay-out of the controls that I had in mind for this bass... Sawed the f-hole in the matching two-piece top (White Limba/Korina) And then glued it on. You can never have enough clamps 😉
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petecarlton started following Barefaced One10 cab with Barefaced cover
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Here's my little One10. These are wonderful cabs. If you’ve never tried one, you will be shocked by how much volume they put out and by the crispness and clarity of their tone. This may be the baby of the Barefaced range, but it’s a serious contender, whether for small-scale gigs (or bigger ones when paired with another Barefaced cab), studio use or practice at home (it may be a bit loud for the latter, but it would be a shame to deny yourself the chance to hear one just because of that!). This is in near-mint condition – no tolex peel, just a few tiny marks that are very difficult to see either in person or in a photo. I also bought a Barefaced cover which I’m, well… not exactly throwing in, given it cost me 70-odd quid, but certainly offering at a much-reduced price. It is very cool, though. I can post this insured at your expense or you can try it out and enjoy tea and biccies by collecting from Mapperley in Nottingham.
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Are they consistent? Is that a new thing because they have had the opposite reputation in the past.
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Delaware - Perry Como
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Basvarken started following Brooks SparkleBird
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Drrrrrrum rolll! Here's the Brooks SparkleBird - Body: Korina. Chambered. Thunderbird shape - Neck: Korina three piece. Glued in. - Two spokewheel truss rods. One carbon stiffening rod - Fretboard: Rosewood. Checkerboard inlay on 12th - Luminlay side markers (blue) - Frets: Jumbo size. Sintoms. Nickel-silver - Scale: 34” - Top Nut: Buffalo horn - Bridge: ETS twelve string bridge set. Gold - Pickup: Gemini Dominator TB Pickup. Gold - Output: PureTone 1/4 inch Jack. Gold plated - Controls: Volume . Kill switch - Pickguard: Pearloid with blue led light - Binding: Pearloid - Bass string tuners: Gotoh Res-o-lite GB350. Gold - Octave tuners: Schaller Grand tune Gold. Pearloid buttons - Strings: d’Addario. 170-12 - Strapnuts: Large, Gold - Finish top: Cobalt Blue Candy - Finish back and sides: Stained. Finish clear transparent. - Weight: 4.6 KG Led light ON Led Light OFF I'll post pics of the build process in separate posts below
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Depends what you are buying. I just buy instruments I like the look of. If they don't work out from a playing and sound PoV then I sell them on. IME not amount of reviews will tell me what I'm going to think when the bass is actually in my hands.
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I love my C5 Deluxe. I got the candy blue one after watching Dood's review on it. fwiw I've always liked Cort basses and have ordered a number unseen (mainly GB75,90F and 95s) and always been happy with them. I set up to my own taste and I'm happy to do that. The neck on the C5 Deluxe is fairly modern in profile and flattens out on the back of the neck the further you go up. Re the candy blue (if thats the finish youre looking at) no picture or video ever has caught this finish properly. There is what appears to me to be a slight green element to it that's never picked up and the colour is way,way nicer in person.
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We all love HoRNet FX... Their HA2A plugin (LA2A emulation) is free for 24 hours. HoRNet HA2A vintage opto compressor - HoRNet Plugins
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Electro-Harmonix Clone Theory Vintage Chorus Pedal NYC Made 70’s/80’s This is the one made famous in the 80’s by musicians including Peter Hook, John McGeoch and again later by Kirk Cobain. You can get sweeping chorus, subtle vibrato, to mad flange and synth like sounds from this unit. It’s a hard wired mains unit and the casing has plenty of dings and touch ups to the paint. It works perfectly and sounds great. These are quite rare now. I’ve owned two and this is the one that is all original. It’s an old pedal and like most vintage EH gear a bit noisy but it’s not a particular issue for live gigs.
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FS/FT: Ashdown ABM 300 EVO II C110 - Now £200
Jono Bolton replied to Jono Bolton's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I know. Late 80s to late 90s TV and film largely passed me by as that was my serious drinking period. No time for frivolities like TV. 😁
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For sale my Ashdown ABM 400 head with ABM 4x10 cab and flightcase for the cab. They've seen a fair bit of touring, I think/hope i've priced it fairly considering that. They still sound fantastic! These were built from what I think is the first ABM range by Ashdown. Built in the UK and I think in the early 90's. I've had the head and cab since around 2009 and bought the flightcase for the cab around 2014. They've seen a fair bit of action over the years but haven't really let me down. The tolex on the head and cab are looking pretty tatty in places and some of the knobs on the head have come off over the years and had to be replaced. Some of that patches on the tolex are from stickers and tags to identify them as mine backstage etc. The flightcase has a couple of spots of rust but is other wise in great nick and the wheels and brakes work well. Internal dimensions for the flightcase are W615, D425, H675. Custom built by the Flightcase Warehouse UK. Selling as they had been sat in a rehearsal room for a while but my band are no longer renting that space and I don't have room at home. Collection or meet up only.
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Refinishing/staining sanded area of jazz neck after repair
ronswanson replied to ronswanson's topic in Repairs and Technical
Here it is after two thin coats of clear varnish - less pink but still very grey (I think my phone camera is adding red tones) -
synthaside started following Gear needed for ampless
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If your looking at doing this on a budget , Can i recommend a Valetone Gp-5 , Im using this is a 70 quid IR loader / amp sim tool , https://www.andertons.co.uk/valeton-gp5-multi-effects-processor-amp-and-ir-loader/ have a watch of this it should jump to the bass settings section at about 15 mins in. I use mine ( hell i use the finger bass preset ) in place or an amp straight into a the PA system , my setup is this on the end of my pedalboard straight into the rehearsal space PA . I can adjust any of the settings straight from my phone i dont bother with any of the effects which are a bit " meh " but as a tiny amp in a box its fantastic.
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Cracking pics. Well done. Dave
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That's interesting. Could that be why folk buy new and then deface their instrument just for credibility on the scene?
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peteb started following Guitar Show in Leeds this Sunday 14th Sept
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Oh, I was taking to you all yesterday (mainly Paul) and didn't realise you were connected to BC (I was the guy playing the pre EB blonde Stingray)...!
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Sweeneythebass started following Olinto p relic british Race green
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