Dad3353

An admirable ambition; I wish you all the best with it. I've little practical experience myself, but Our Eldest is setting up his own modest luthery workshop, so we have some tips that might help. There's more to it than just tools; you'll need some space to work in, dedicated to this activity. A kitchen table might do, at a pinch, for a 'one-off' experiment, but a workshop becomes rapidly necessary. In that workshop, the most important tool is your workbench. Our Eldest 'cut his teeth' by making his own bench, in the most traditional manner, with his minimal tools (handsaw, chisels etc...). He took the time required to make a solid, usable bench to last his lifetime, and that alone has given him much of the impetus to take on the making of instruments. First advice, then, would be to decide on a dedicated workspace, and have a look at the options of fitting it with the bench you'll be needing. They can be bought, new or second-hand, or made from scratch; this latter is an excellent 'jumping off' point for getting familiar with some of the woodwork skills involved. Here's a photo of the bench he made... ... and a couple of his first guitar ... Hope this helps.

Good evening, Jon, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good afternoon, Dawn... A warm recommendation indeed; thanks for posting. There is a dedicated section of the Forum for Tutors, here ... Tutors Available ... ... It wouldn't hurt to 'double post' your comments there..? You might even care to ask Nigel if he'd like to join Basschat himself, and take advantage of that section to make his presence and services known..? Just a thought.

Maybe take a photo of the wiring cavity; it may help diagnostics at a distance..? There are many reasons why stuff happens, either from new or later on, and there's always a solution, but I agree that it's best to know what's going on. Trouble-shooting won't be difficult if you're handy with a soldering iron, but it would have to be done on a 'one step at a time' basis. Can we start with a clear photo, please..?

For all things guitar/bass electronics, I'd recommend our very own @KiOgon. A wiring loom from him would, I'm sure, bring out the best in your otherwise fine instrument. Worth a try seeing what he might suggest, maybe..?

Spoken like a true and very successful Artist; s'been a long time since you pandered to any notions of beauty, bourgeois or otherwise.

I have a buddy in the sound business; he has several XR18's and is very content with them.

Good evening, Paul, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

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Good evening, Albert, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Trav, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Manny, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, TD, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Nicko, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Paul , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Ladders, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Talean, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I'd suggest the same as above^^ : plug the bass directly into the interface and record without the amp. You'll get a far cleaner, and more useful, signal that way. Any sound treatment, such as Fx, can be best added through the DAW. Just my tuppence-worth; hope it helps.

Good afternoon, SS, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

It's a pain in the whatever if you've not got the 'Pro' option, but it's a simple enough job to upload another 'new, improved' version and delete the old. A new link into your post above ^^ and it's done..! I used to do that whenever I found, after posting, an unwanted 'glitch'. Has to be done before voting starts, naturally. Hope this helps.