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Final playing weight, 6lbs 6oz

Been on this all day. Two or three small jobs to do, but here's a sneak preview:

My pedalboard setup

And another couple of jobs crossed off - cleaning up and adding finish to the fretboard and levelling and crowning the frets:

It’s built. Sorting out the details to get it to me Who’s interested in what it sounds like?

Gonna mod the new PB 50 I got last week. Will post progress. Here It Is new.

... and that's just the first set of the concert..!

Stick it on with some double sided tape and glue fake screw heads onto the pick guard. (I'm being about 75% serious actually..!)

But isn't part of the 'Ric' sound caused by having two truss rods that don't work properly?? *runs away*

Errm... no. Especially given Kodiakblair's recent trials and tribulations with Paisley... I might consider a 50s -style pin-up though, that would be in keeping with the vibe.

It's a possibility... courtesy of, and with thanks to, Mr Kodiakblair.

No Pickguard: What do you think?

To be fair Si, you're also really nosey...

Given your popularity, I'd say you are faced with an unreasonably large task if you take it all on. Good luck with that. You needn't worry. We're a casual lot for the most part. So, what brings you to this forum? I'm betting you aren't looking for tips on slap technique or the TAB showing how to play the intro to Wherever I Lay my Hat as played by Pino Palladino...

Nicely done.

I am trying to answer your comments individually and can't seem to find the "answer" button. Please help this aging old relic.

I reckon if the thread title had been "head not quite doing it for me" there would have been loads more views...🤥🤥

Headstock reshaped. Amber tint and some kind of decal next.

We always get the drums set up first, with my amp on drummer's left and geetar on his right. Then we all drop 3 tabs of acid each and start on the Buckfast to prepare ourselves...

It is a pleasure to be here. I would like to invite people to share thoughts and invite you all to get to know me. Sending you my best regards, Jeff

Pickguard - Or NO Pickguard? Pickguard:

I’ve just tried a set of fender flats for the first time - I have basses with la Bellas, Thomastiks, and quite a few Chromes on (my preference) - the Fenders are pretty much as good as the others - I have a preference for the feel of the Chromes - but otherwise they are just as good

We call them 'paid rehearsals'

Haven't got them anymore, but I used to run the same amp with cab mentioned above. Big +1 on that. Now running a LM3 and MB 2 x10. If you've already got the amp, get the cab, job done! 😀

I am, and much respect back to you.

Ha! It certainly does! :)

A very professional approach. This is the sort of stuff I skimp on...and it shows!

Looks 14 times better with the pickguard ON.

I always fancied trying a clear guard with a cut out classic album cover on to see what that was like....

But don't fit it 'cos it looks better without 😁

I keep them all. 😀 I don't consider them a collection, they all have their different characteristics and sound possibility's and all get played, a few get more play time than others but I keep them as players. Lefty's are a sort of rare beasts so if I run into one I like for a price I'm willing to spend on it I just buy it, you might never see one like it again!

IdinkHeineken, I really apreciate that you have been watching my videos. I'll take that suggestions into account. This monday I'll upload a new video of a song I've been preparing, and it will be one of the songs you suggested!

This is not untrue! Si

I love the body shape of that Vox. Ideal for a build I have in mind.

Hi Jeff - welcome! At the bottom left of each post is a Quote option, simply press this and the post you are trying to answer will appear in the reply box. You can add multiple quotes to a single reply if you wish. Hope that helps

I've contacted the biggest music store retailer in UK. Their website says 'if you see a better price we match it' Well, they said 'Nay' when I found the cheaper dealer. So I contacted GAK and they beat the price. Good on you GAK and shame on you Aye, Aye sir....

Thanks, I don't know how comfortable it will be to play, that don't really matter because I cant play anyway LOL. I was going down the aerodyne shape to start with but when I cut it out it looked ok so I done it this way.

I've always thought the Stream was sex on a stick..

Welcome, as I frantically try to change my name to yorks4stringer....

Welcome Jeff. If you are Jeffrey Arthur Berlin, then - respect.

when soundchecking the soundman man comes and checks what bass your using cos he cant get a good sound cos hes cack

I think part of the issue that is that some people find it difficult to see the subtle but important difference between 'P*ssy Power' & 'P*ssy Melter', therein lies an issue of a wider understanding of gender issues. It's worth highlighting that it's almost certainly not the word 'P*ssy' that is 'offensive' to people, it's the aggressive nature of the full name (backed up by the tone prints description). Now, of course, Steel Panther are a complete parody, they very much subscribe to the South Park/Team America ethos of 'as long as you take the pee out of everyone equally, you're fine', which actually I'm fine with.....they're fully aware that they come across as sad, washed up old rockers with outdated views on women....that's the point, it's a commentary on the 80's & 90's rock scene......just so happens they can shred too. Without knowing any numbers, I suspect SP have as many female fans as they do male fans, because everyone understands the parody, and they like the comedic music. If there is a lack of understanding as to what the band is exactly, again, that's a damning indictment of a wider lack of education around gender issues. Again, it's important to re-iterate that SP are characters, when Satchell responded about the TC thing, that was Satchell typing from his account, not Russ Parrish, the married 47yr old dad who plays the character. However, take Steel Panther's approach out of context, take it away from the show and the fans and the bands self-effacing ridiculousness, and it starts to hit a little bit close to home for a lot of women's everyday experiences. Parody is a fine line, and it requires a fair amount of set-up and context in order to work, which is why I suspect TC took it down......should someone at TC have figured this out before they posted it like 2 years ago? Probably, how many females are working in their marketing department I wonder, let alone their engineering team?! (Women in engineering is a whole other discussion). But as this, and the few other examples of mildly misogynistic names highlights, the gear industry has had some catching up to do. Fortunately, the prevalence of things like 'booth girls' at NAMM and other such shows being something that has (thankfully) decreased as manufacturers realise that they are simply alienating potential customers (Fender cite that 50% of their new customers are female: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercarbonara/2018/03/28/for-fender-guitars-the-future-is-digital-and-female/#1f1f3d7e4a37). Names of products I feel are simply on the company, if they want to alienate and exclude certain potential customers, fine, if they wish to attract the wrong type of male customer who misunderstand the 'joke', let them, it's their livelihood. Again, I suspect that's why TC took it down, not because they felt the need to censor after a petition forced their hand, but because they feel they made a mistake about something and would prefer not to lose customers over it. As to why people have picked up on this as opposed to focussing on sexism in rap music? I suspect it's because for female guitarist who's onto rock music, this is in their back-yard and one that has been difficult enough to get accepted by as it is. If they have no interest in rap, they're probably not going to jump in on issues within a world they don't understand, especially if they're white. However, if something becomes important to them within the world that they reside (the guitar gear world), they're going to jump on it as something they're directly involved with. It's a massive discussion, and clearly goes much further than just women who play guitar, but with this forum being overwhelmingly made up of what I suspect is to be white men, it's worth us checking our understanding and approach before crying 'the worlds gone mad' (not aimed at anyone, just a general statement). Si

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a covers set today" etc.

Is that The Wimpy? What did you expect..? 😁