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I went to look it up. He writes well.

...and I'm assuming you don't have any proper nut files @Skybone The correct answer is 'take it to a guitar tech' but, if you are willing to risk having to do that anyway if it all goes wrong : What I would personally do for a bass - if my precious files got stolen on just the day I needed them - is: - use the new strings themselves as the nut file formers. This is tricky for a G string but, happily, you don't need to do that one - make a sharp thin pencil mark along the bottom of the nut slots - wrap a small piece of some 320-ish grit paper around the string - a half-loop only - hold the paper tight on the string with thumb and finger of both hands and gently file the slot back and forth - be patient...105 to 135 is quite a change - change the sandpaper from time to time - check the string fit without the sandpaper wrap from time to time to see the progress or lack of it - as soon as there is ANY sign that the pencil mark is being sanded away, STOP!!!! Be aware that properly slots are angled down a touch towards the headstock so that it is the very front edge of the slot that is the highest point. You may need to follow this angle as you sand if you find that the string is riding high at the back edge of the slot.

Go - Pearl Jam

& I remember when all this were fields ............... 😎

The 'for sale' section here is a really valuable resource. The previous listings contain what is surely the second-biggest archive of sold basses in the UK after ebay and the best archive of, you know, good basses that you might actually want. However, often when something is sold a seller will just remove everything. The details, the images, the price, the condition. This makes it difficult to value something you want to sell, difficult to track a unique bass' history and difficult to find information about something you've just purchased. Of course most of this applies to amps and the other for sale sections too, just there tends to be fewer unique or rare pieces in the other forums. Is there maybe a way this could be stopped? Maybe just limiting the ability to edit posts in those sections? I get that it is probably hard to do from a technical stand point as the system can't discern the difference between correcting a typo and deleting the whole text. I also understand that the bloat of old posts probably contributes a load on the basschat servers. But like, it just seems such a waste.

Ach, book the Monday off - I will be. Let's scheme this out. I can feel a plan forming. I'll be in touch...

I'm running a 4ohm 2x15, so I think that should be sufficient!

Did they close with How's About That Then?

Scrap that delayed until the end of the month.

All sorted now , thanks everyone !

A bigger cab?

Start - The Jam

Ok, so never filed a nut before. Any tips or guidance? Currently, have a bass 'sat' in E standard on 45-105's, and quite fancy changing it to BEAD tuning. Got a set of 45-135's incoming, so will be sticking those on, but obviously, I'll have to file the nut for them to fit. Assuming it's a case of "easy does it"? Do a bit on either side, then see how the string fits? Any tips or tricks I need to know? Thanks. 👍

Wonder what they have planned 9:49 to 10:30?