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He's started to do little blog thingies... here's the first.23 points
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Morning Limahl, and welcome to the forum 😇11 points
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Got a magnifier for my iPhone so for a bit of fun I thought I’d have take a few close ups of my flats, first we have some super smooth Dunlop flats (which I like very much) then some TI flats which are about a month old, o was surprised how wide the windings look close up, and how much gunk is already in there, then some super smooth DR Legends, then Rotosound Jazz 77s, interesting how you can see the tool marks on these...5 points
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Hail fellow Graphite heads! This is my main workhorse. Interestingly, this is called a “Stealth 2” (not a Stealth, and not an S2) and was made in 2000. One piece graphite moulding. Originally had front and side leds but asked Rob at Status to swap them out last year for the newer wraparound leds. It’s also had custom Roman numeral inlays fitted. I switch all the hardware between a black set and this gold set when I get the whim.5 points
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Nick Beggs - Kajagoogoo? You remember.... And I think many would agree he wrote possibly one of the greatest opening bass lines ever for 'Too Shy' He was just 21 at the time, apparently. I'd no idea that this leisurely and lengthy interview would reveal him to be such a talented and thoughtful guy. Worth a look.4 points
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Long Beggs-related story. Feel free to scroll on by. Back in late '86, when I had hair and a discernible waistline, my rock-pop band were making our desperate bid for stardom. We lived in Reading, so it was dead easy to jump in the car and head into London to play gigs. We played quite a bit at the Red Lion in Brentford (RIP) -- our first few gigs there were as support to a guy called Philip Jap (the old farts among you might remember him) and his then band 'Secret Society'. I think he missed a trick by not calling them 'Jap's Eye'. Anyway, he asked us to play support at a party in London and we accepted. Being the mid 80s, slap was still acceptable -- almost mandatory in fact -- and our songs featured a lot of it. A lot. So there I was, thumbing the blazes out of my poor Wal, and it gets to the song with my showoff solo bit... I take a deep breath and go thwack-thwacka-ding wickety-wackety-wockity-dang, and having given it my best I look out at the crowd... straight into the eyes of Nick Beggs. Apparently an ex-label mate and friend of Mr Jap. I had a brief moment of wanting the ground to open up, I mean here's this bass god looking at me and I've just tried to impress this audience with something he could probably have done with one arm tied behind his back. But then his face broke into a big genuine smile, and with a nod he raised his glass towards me. I was walking on air for a month after that. I've bumped into him a couple of times since then, obviously he doesn't remember me but he's always been really friendly and happy to chat. Definitely one of our instrument's Nice Guys.4 points
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This is my recently acquired CIJ '57 reissue with mods. Firstly the pickups are new US Fender vintage and a KiOgon loom. The scratch plate is a 62 reissue Fender and strung with TI flats. The bass came to me in not too great shape. Terrible setup and input jack knackered. Underneath the pick guard the pickup cavity has been hacked to I can only presume take a different pickup. Needless to say I paid a 'suitable' price for the bass. So I replaced the electrics and the white single ply guard with the tort one pictured here which IMO looks 100% better. The Ashtrays and tug bar are borrowed from my '77 Precision. The body colour is either a very off white or a pale yellow colour, the (crappy) pics don't really capture this but it really dose look wonderful in the flesh.4 points
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Looks like its been played by Edward Scissorhands and his cousins Charlie Chiselfingers & Harry Hammerthumb4 points
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It's been a productive day. Amazing how much you can get done when you are ordered by your Prime Minister to stay at home. And it's amazing how much you can procrastinate about the decorating when you know you probably have thirteen more weeks of the same (so its rumoured) with a guaranteed no-one coming to visit in that time for any other reason than one where the decorating won't really matter anyway... Got the Yew and Sapele to their final thicknesses, the Yew cut out and also found a 6mm splice of Purpleheart for the neck! Here's the Yew, ready for final jointing (that will be just a skim on the handplane) and gluing together: Those who have seen my previous build threads will know that I'm a bit weird in that I will file and sand the top to its final outline and use the top itself as my routing template for the body once it has been glued on. My logic (and remember I simply tell you what I do and absolutely not that this is how it should be done) is that way, for the finish rout of the body outline, I don't then have to let the router blades go anywhere near those decorative horn tips because - for me, at least - that is the road to misery Tomorrow's job will be to assemble and glue the neck blank...4 points
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Ah the “I’m a clueless twunt who got a belt sander for Christmas” relic. Nice.4 points
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Up for sale is my latest impulse buy and first of my small Fender collection... A Fender Standard Precision bass, made in Mexico in 2010 (the start of a good run apparently), finished in Lake Placid Blue with a rosewood fretboard. This one has been modded to recreate the classic 60's look. I've always loved Lake Placid Blue and when this came up for sale the day after I'd sold my Squier VM, all the good intentions I had for that cash went straight out of the window. By the time it was in the post, a plan had been made (to make it look like an American Original '60s Precision) and the parts list written - Brown Tort Scratchplate KiOgon Loom Generic Bridge Cover Fender Pickup Cover Upon arrival I was really pleased with the condition of the bass. It was exactly as described, with just a few very small marks that are hard to find, but overall in absolutely superb condition. Weight - 4.1kg on bathroom scales It came fitted with a replacement vintage bridge (described as Fender but I can't confirm) which looks great so stayed and new strings, also in great nick and still on the bass. The white scratchplate was also a replacement, swapped by the previous owner, as the original which was discoloured. The bass was the owners back-up to his recently acquired US Precision, so wasn't being used anymore. It was pretty dusty and in needing of a setup, which I did prior to upgrading the bass. The truss works fine and action is set pretty low. Upon plug-in there was a severe intermittent signal loss problem. Taking the plate off revealed an earlier bit of rewiring, in the form of a new pot and extra earth wire. Not sure if it was a dodgy solder or a faulty socket, either way that loom is in the bin, replaced with a flawless KiOgon loom connected to the original pickups. It sounds lovely, classic P bass. I've rolled the fretboard edges and lightly sanded the neck, something I wish I'd known about years ago. Annoyingly, I've made two marks in the lacquer, but these are just visual, the neck is very smooth. I've also installed a small shim (business card thick), as I like to the get action as low as possible without having the saddle screws cutting up my hand. While the bass was stripped, I give it a deep clean and polish, soaked the fretboard in lemon oil, then bolted it all back together with the new parts (and have progress pics if the buyer is interested). Its up for sale because, as I working on it, I come to the sad realisation that I'm never going to get on with the Fender fretboard radius. So, I've decided to sell 3 of my 4 Fenders, keeping only an old Bitsa which is too cracking to part with, and invest in an another Sandberg, possibly a VS, VT or VM Cash on collection is always much preferred from Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22, but I will ship in a gig bag and box at buyers risk, cost and arrangement. Payment method for shipping to be agreed. Thanks for looking! Coming to the BC Marketplace soon...* a MiM Fender Classic Series '60s Jazz PJ with stacked knob KiOgon loom a mint condish MiJ Fender Classic Series 70s Precision with bound maple board and blocks! Not the black one *Mods, I have a yearly sub & Ped's approved this bit.3 points -
Toxicity? Although I prefer poisonosity.3 points
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It would be amusing to arrange collection and turn up wearing cowboy boots and a stetson, just to see the look on his face.3 points
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I had a single length of David Dyke neck timber - as usual a beautiful piece of quarter-cut mahogany. I always buy bass-length because of my slightly quirky way of doing things. With luck, I would be able to incorporate the headstock angle and the neck angle in the one blank to be able to flip one blank over and get the mirrored end grain pattern when the two are put together. There will be a 6mm centre splice of harder wood between the two in the finished 3-part assembly. For anything to do with through-necks, I always start with the physical bridge in my hand and draw the thing full-size, with the adjustment ranges of the bridge so that the angles are going to be right: You can see here why I buy the bass length. There is then enough extra length to allow for the extra depth each neck side is going to need for the neck angle (looking like 3 degrees) and the headstock angle (I always use 10 degrees). I wouldn't have had enough depth of blank to do this if it had been a guitar-length blank of this particular width (which is sold to be part of a multi-splice arrangement). Cut between the two sides: And checked that my 'upside down & back to front' stuff was correct in terms of end grain. And luckily it was A bit difficult to see with the saw marks, but hopefully you can see the V of the mirrored grain which should, in theory, give good stability of the finished neck and avoid twist, etc.. And then back in the shed to see if I've got anything suitable for a centre-splice. As always, thanks for looking and your encouraging feedback3 points
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No. You notice that even the t-shirt can't counteract the effect of the saxophone!! Maybe I should practise!!3 points
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Hmmm... I'm a bit suspicious he may be hiding something behind his jacket, I hope it's not an undamaged section of paint... 😬3 points
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Theme from Stingray, Thunderbirds,Super car,The Munsters, Addams Family,Beverley Hillbillies etc. Guess how old I am.I know not cool track s from cool bands but clever catchy tunes never the less.The good old days when all we had to worry about was what time the ice cream man/lady was turning up. Oh and Rickets, diphtheria Ringworm Measles, but no Corvid 19. Strangely though as a child the whole world was put to rights with the sound of music from a Warner Brothers cartoon intro or the famous 1960's version of Batman. Sorry if this doesn't quite fit the original post just feeling a bit nostalgic whilst on lockdown. Stay safe folks.3 points
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It only makes sense if people think a Sadowsky with the preamp off doesn’t sound like a Sadowsky, which of course it does. We’re back to the whole ‘EQ can do anything’ myth; someone will be along shortly to say it’s all in the fingers!3 points
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I can say that I am so hooked by this MM modell, that everything about me playing the bass gravitates towards the two Bongos I earn. I played and earned grat basses and (in all honesty) better basses in terms of feel and craftmanship, but... you know, the bongo has a spell on me. I was curious if ther's anyone who like these instruments as much as I apparently do. Let's start a chat. Thanks!2 points
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I’ve decided that I’m going to do another neck thru build with a slightly different body shape I’m thinking of doing an Ice Tree Veneered top on it left natural It’s probably going to be Sapele neck and wings again possibly stained black I haven’t decided as yet I’m thinking black hardware would look best and maybe an ebony fretboard???🤔2 points
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Thats why it mostly grows in churchyards. Consecrated ground was one of the few places off-limits to grazing animals in the middle ages.2 points
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I'll go along with that @Andyjr1515. 🙂2 points
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still hate looping pedals. In the absence of a band mate to join in with - I’ll persevere.2 points
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That's the word! My mind went blank. It would make for an interesting System Of A Down song though. 😁2 points
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Think you need to look up the definition of 'uncool'. Neither of those fit the description.2 points
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AFAIK what's dangerous is any machined particulate that's small enough to breathe in - provided you don't eat it of course 🙂2 points
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That yew is certainly a very pretty wood. Just curious about the poisonosity (surely that's not a word) of it. If the body was left unfinished, would it stay poisonous or is it just when freshly cut?2 points
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Yes the tw@tted by a madman look again. I wonder what other delights we'll see due to the DIY enthusiast bored at home during lockdown?2 points
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Matching black, black, maple bass and stagewear. Body, scratchplate & fretboard, and jeans, shirt & head. 😁2 points
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Good call. The Roadwork album is a cracker. There are also a lot of White Trash live shows appearing on YouTube. A great high energy soul band.2 points
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Haterz gonna hate, but Manilow has some seriously good material. You do not achieve that level of success without hitting the right spot.2 points
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Quo! A far better band than most would believe. Cracking little bass solo in this one too.2 points
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He’d probably be fine Paul. He only dislikes country. Said nothing about Western.2 points
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Thanks for the generous reply - I've reposted the link, quite a bit online about about the band Godiego - they are still active I believe - lots of side projects. Enjoy checking them out.2 points
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Blimey Vim Fuego hasn’t aged a bit 😲2 points
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Good point... I've made it a bit simpler above with a multiple choice. Not sure I want to say exactly what the 4 basses are as it's more interesting to know what people ears are telling them rather then their eyes. I mean their ears are probably telling them I need to practice way more and don;'t know how to record... but I wouldn't disagree with that!2 points
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Almost anything by The Beach Boys, but this track especially.2 points
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@therealting my new Super P4 is the little sibling to yours! On the right of this family shot:2 points
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Regrets?? I've had a few....2 points
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I've got a pair - 5-string HH, fretted and fretless. Love them. What a huge, unmistakeable sound. Even if they look a bit like a bog seat. The (older) fretted one has had some neck issues over the years though. I had it heat-treated and it seems OK now, I just hope it stays that way. The newer fretless has all the new aluminium hardware and is far lighter than the old fretted one, but still has the same massive tone.2 points
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We're holed up here in LA. Locked down. "Shelter at Home". Good time to practice, until it blows over. Can't be soon enough.2 points
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My Dingwall Super P5. But also my 64 (neck closeup was pre-refret and restoration).2 points
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I suppose that's down to the individual. I had a few one to one lessons a few years ago and absolutely hated it. For me it was a total waste of time and money. It just felt really awkward and I really didn't take anything in. I personally learn much better from online tutorials where I can rewind and restart the video as many times as I want, and learn at my own pace, in my own time, without feeling like in being watched or examined. I highly rate Mark from Talking Bass. For me his lessons are the perfect balance between pushing you along, and breaking things down into bite sized chunks. Plus they're excellent value for money. I'm not taking anything away from one to one lessons or tutors, but everyone learns differently.2 points
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Love a genuinely beaten-up sunburst/rosewood P. First one is a YOB late 60s I spotted on the ‘Bay but couldn’t afford, second is the great Martyn Casey’s of the Bad Seeds which is an early 60s I believe.2 points
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When you sat down to play it and realised how great it was, did you say Bingo Bongo?2 points
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If you ever wondered how they bookmatch…. (Assistant in bulk DIY store,"It's tree wood, sir. You can cut it, sand it, glue it drill it - just like plastic") Well - I broddled around in my bits box and the number of things I've bought and never used invested in over the past few years is a bit eye-watering. Certainly, these will do fine on the build - and even with a choice of roller ToM bridges! : And I even found a full set of chrome locking tuners! Except, I then realised they were 6-a-side and not 3+3. Never mind - I'll probably go for Axesrus's splendid lightweight ones.2 points
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Finished, ready to collect next week............... what u think?2 points
