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So you've had a dream about someone being keen to give you wood - exotically - and then charge you more than you thought. Have you posted this in the correct forum?

Personally I found that finding ‘the one’ made my gas shift from a frantic search to a more fun curiosity based and less desperate toe dipping foray into basses I’ve always wanted to try, safe in the knowledge that I’ve got ‘my’ bass locked in already. It’s been like that for ten years and I’m much happier for it. Sorry I know I’m not helping but it’s kind of my job not to

I'm thinking of quitting my current band. It's getting more and more obvious by the day that the singer hates me. Mind you it's my own fault. I probably shouldn't have married her.

The postman has just dropped off a facelifted WB-100 for me to have a play about with. Plenty'o'gigs coming up.. big smile.

You guys have got it all wrong with your coffee table bass pictures. Didn't you read his post? This is the way to tempt him from the straight and narrow:

OK, if you insist! As mentioned before, it's terribly quiet, and you can hear the straplocks rattling too, but you can get a sense of the tone of this wonderful bass, tone all the way up, amp set flat... This was recorded in one take, for a joke, so apologies for the sloppy playing, proper stuff to follow. Eude

According to Wikipedia, to be a true Luthier you need to have made lutes.

My colleague, psychologist Dr beaflag , recommends a course of bass buying and a new rig. Plus a few beers

Done

🤖 "Hi! I'm Teebs & I'm here to help with all your bass queries! Let's get started! Now, to start, I just need your bank account number & sort code so I can verify it's you! "

You know he' a chatbot, with pre-recorded voice messages? He's usually calling about PPI claims! Yes, it is. 😁

Always my fault, innit!?!

Sorry Dave. 😬 🤐 I suspect you received a PM from Teebs... 🤖

Don't you go getting me into more trouble with "the two Daves", now. 🤨

Thank you very much for the compliment guys, if you have any questions about the bridge just ask me ... I'm excited to see you building beautiful basses

"Drawing Programs!" - how very dare you! I'll have you know that my "drawings" are all tiny, hand-crafted masterpieces! Look - I even have a certificate...

Working for me Andy. I'm now waiting for the motley crew to tell me to radius it instead

So a hippie then? 😁

OK - that's enough for one day. It's a sleep on it and have a look in the morning - especially what best to do with the lower horn and cutaway and the curve of the top horn. Oh - and check with @fleabag that this was what he broadly had in mind Adding a bit of dampness gives a clue to the final depth of colour:

Just a little bump, I still intend to record some clips of the bass very soon. I've had flu lately and work/home life has been pretty hectic, but it's still on my mind. I did a super quick recording on my phone playing Music for Chameleons for a friends 40th birthday, an in joke, and it sounds absolutely wonderful through my little Warwick practice amp, but the clip is too quiet to be worth sharing, recorded very late at night while everyone else was asleep, but I did make a video, so it can be done, see?... The bass feels so wonderful and so familiar, every time I pick it up, so thank you once again @Andyjr1515 for all your wonderful work in resurrecting this bass for me. Watch this space, and sorry for the delay! Eude

@Cuzzie I hand it to you brother as you both play bass and sing (I'm sure others do too!) But I've seen a few of your videos and they're not exactly slow or easy bass lines to be doing both playing and singing. You're a exceptionally talented guy! I've managed to get ~30 songs in the bag, down to the original recording and hoping it will show in rehearsal the effort I've put in getting these songs down to the most intricate of parts too. It's all coming along with time but being dumped with the entire catalogue of songs had been rather overwhelming. I have raised that we start at rehearsal getting at least a few songs down tight than to have a sloppy 15-20 songs quickly ran through. @Ricky 4000 is spot on about anxiety and I wouldn't consider myself an anxious person generally. This 'friend' has definitely put a lot of pressure on me to perform how I had in the past to be head hunted to be asked to join the band and I'm slowly overcoming this feat, to perform as good as I have. Again, thank you all Inc @geoham @mikel @Monkey Steve for your sound words and advice

This. He can’t see past this and recognise that you’ve actually done him a favour. He should see that what he’s paid out was a reward for the recovery of his bass. What he’s actually thinking is that he’s just paid to buy a bass he already owns. Given time, he might come round - but, frankly, why should you care? You’ve done the decent thing. You’ve reunited the bass with its original owner. You didn’t have to do that, but you did. So move on and let him come round in his own sweet time. To paraphrase what Andruca says, the people you do a good deed for don’t have to be nice people - but that shouldn’t stop you being a nice person yourself.

I have always operated on the assumption that you buy a good quality professional instrument and then learn to play it rather than waste time trying to find 'the one'. I have had the same bass since 1986.

Here’s how I would approach the situation:- - List the songs you already know, and confirm you know them in the right key! - Categorise the rest based on difficulty. You might get lucky and have many songs with simple, repeating chord sequences where you can get away with root notes. - By focusing on the low hanging fruit to start with, you’ll probably end up with a far shorter list of songs you need to work on. Some other tips that have helped me in the past:- - Put all the songs on to a Spotify playlist (or similar), and listen to it while commuting, working or whatever. You may be surprised how much your brain takes in subconsciously. - Focus on what’s important in songs. Unless there is a recognisable bass part, then just playing the root of the chords could be enough to get you through until you learn a song properly. On the other hand, take the time to learn any important or recognisable riffs. - Don’t let getting the ‘right sound’ get in the way of learning a part. Playing the correct part with a clean P bass sound will normally go down better a badly played part with the right sound. - Keep an eye on your guitarist or keyboard players left hand if you get lost! More than anything, enjoy yourself. Good luck! George

We finished six dates across the UK. I particularly enjoyed Nuneaton & Stoke but all six were fun. I used my Hofner verythin until the last date. I have a 6am flight to Italy in the morning to start the European leg.

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The Truoil treatment on the back of the neck had turned out nicely. This stuff really is as great as everyone says it is. I've gone for a sort of 'in between' satin and gloss finish, it feels great, and is a huge improvement on the finish I removed. I'm contemplating re-doing my fretless neck when I finally finish this revamp - I'm already thinking I'm going to miss pottering around whenever I finally get this done. Before.... ......and after.....

I am certain I really like Jazz basses, which is why I have "several". I am assuming you have more than one Precision. If not, please stop letting the side down.

If you're having trouble dialing in tone and just can't get the sound you're looking for, don't waste money on a new amp, just drink beer! Everything sounds fkin superb after 8 pints. (Unless you live in the South of England, then it's probably cheaper to just buy a new amp)

If it is identical other than the finish but £1000 more, it is up to you whether that finish is worth that much. Obviously you will never get that back, but that is the way of selling things. Mr Stonjek (mr sandberg) did a talk on finishing at one of the LBGS and he covered the relics. There is one guy who does them and he puts quite a bit of effort into it, ensuring that the relicing makes sense for the instrument. Very interesting talk, so it is not just a clone like the fender flea basses or something Oh here:

One of these

Looking great!

Steal.

We're watching you Ricky.

It's perfect dude!

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/so-you-want-my-job-luthier-guitar-maker/ Especially for you Ricky If you want the certificate to prove that you are an artisan baker/ rocket scientist/ Chief Inspector of Her Majesty's Constabulary/ luthier, I can provided this for £10 plus p&p @fleabag was more than happy with his police certificate

It's a terrible condition! I've owned lots over the years - from memory: Boxer 30 712SMC 2103H AH300SM AH300SMX 1153 1048H AH600SMX V-Type 4808 V-Type V4 head (Mk2) 1084 AH400SMX 715 GP7 (late model) Twin Valve combo I'm currently still in possession of the V4 although everything else has come and gone. Pick of the bunch would be V4, the 400SMX and the Twin Valve although all three are lesser spotted these days. I've also taken loan of a V6 at this time which is a lovely bit of kit and as expected, very much akin to the V4 but minus the compressor and drive facility..

Happily for @fleabag's health, this one would be the project AFTER his

They wouldn't put screws in for height if they glued the pickup in. Its probably just tight in the routing. Wood may have swollen slightly over the years

The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

Dreams, this one just kicked you in the dangly bits ..... so when are you calling Vinnie Fodera?

I’m more of a goose. I’ve ejected and hit the canopy...

I’ve been called worse...

Or a corpse

OK, so you have the bass sorted. But now you get to put all that GAS energy into amps, cabs, lighting, PA, set list software, clothes, shades, hairstyle, image consultants, a new laptop..... You may have won a battle, but the war ain't over by a long way.....

This lot are top class.