the hand of john curley

Hi guys, So-I defretted an old encore as a project and am really happy with it, filled slots with veneer, profiled, lemon oiled.....it's really nice. I then decided in my wisdom to change - rather than file down- the nut....and it the prices of removing said nut, chipped the wood on the neck directly behind the nut 😩 I managed to salvage it, reattached it and all is good....however, I now need to fit the replacement nut.....would I be better just filling the space left by the previous nut and then cutting and filing to fit or should I use the existing slot and file away to fit? The new nut is a std height so needs quite a bit off the bottom of it to bring it down to fretless height...... Not sure any if this makes sense-but any tips/advice would be hugely appreciated ! Cheers! Matt

What bass is he using in the ten tonne skeleton clip ?

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1471543857' post='3113892'] Starburst? What flavours you got left? [/quote] 3 lime, 2 orange, 1 lemon and 2 black currant.....and half a strawberry one as the dog got hold of it first...

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1471543857' post='3113892'] Starburst? What flavours you got left? [/quote] 3 lime, 2 orange, 1 lemon and 2 black currant.....and half a strawberry one as the dog got hold of it first...

Do you think he'd take £13.48 cash and a half eaten packet of starburst???

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162160956693 Erm....ain't no way THAT's a squire! Bloody joker......

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1471277226' post='3111749'] I'd like to see our favourite Basschat/eBay 'luthier' have a go at improving that [/quote] Speaking of which I was looking at some of his 'items' last night. Please check out the fretless he's peddling....the description is .....well, I don't know what to say really, but he's surpassed himself!!!!

Tbh the only actually good thing about this bass is...is....nope...I got nothing .

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1471016189' post='3110036'] Nice to see a seller on eBay selling an honest Bass at an honest price with an unpretentious description.... [/quote] Exactly what I thought 😂

Oops! Thought I'd put the link on! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361677361913

Particularly well done relic job 😳 As for the headstock..........

Sounds like description from MDP!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Loved this bit: Contents- 1 bayse 2 power tools 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Jeez-I thought it was a vinyl wrap....I'm lost for words!!!!

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1469547557' post='3099276'] I'm rather disappointed that he hasn't "lovingly" lemon oiled the fretboard though... [/quote] Or filed the neck to within a gnats chuff of the fretboard to give it really 'fast fretting'......what even IS fast fretting??????

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1469541762' post='3099196'] Or, even better, he could have done this: [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Other%20music%20related/Great%20Guitars/12390899_926283197460157_1096815431975292569_n%20Jack-PCs%20conflicted%20copy%202016-03-18_zpsdmtjc0wu.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Other%20music%20related/Great%20Guitars/12390899_926283197460157_1096815431975292569_n%20Jack-PCs%20conflicted%20copy%202016-03-18_zpsdmtjc0wu.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans.....that's given me a migraine!

[quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1469537363' post='3099102'] He could have done x4 output sockets. One for each string. Numpty. [/quote] 😂😂😂 brilliant!!!

And one has to commend the 'artistic' and 'personalised' headstock logo that has clearly been so lovingly applied 😳

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1469493602' post='3098808'] I felt bushes in Holland, but it was quite a while ago now. [/quote] 😂😂😂

He's surpassed himself https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191930776666

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467766980' post='3086117'] It looks like some poor sod got taken for £300 [/quote] Ohhhhhh man......that stinks 😡

That is all kinds of wrong!!!! £300?? 300 pence more like!!!!!

Now down to £155 😳😳

Doh!!!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/231928543419