Ou7shined

I hope he buys a lawnmower with the proceeds.

No probs. Looking forward to seeing the results. I really shouldn't be dishing out these tips of the trade.... losing myself money here. Yep fit it with the neck you want to use first. This is why mass produced basses (Fender for example) have issues with bad bridge alignment - you can't simply pick a body and a neck out of a pile, bang them together and expect them to magically align like the CNC controls do and have everything millimetre perfect like a hand built bass. Wood is unpredictable and the interaction between the neck and pocket rout is the decider of where your bridge ends up, not Tim... or as we say around here TIM. Once you've got your neck and pups in place attach some thread to your G and E bridge saddles and project them up through your nut and fix with tape etc.. Keeping the threads taught at ~34" move the bridge sideways back and forth until you find the optimum position for your bass regarding pole alignment (sometimes it's quite prudent to only just test the water with your pup screw holes, in case you have to move them) and string position on the neck as it sits in it most comfortable unforced position.

Vintage is in the eye of the beholder.

[quote name='Hutton' post='1374726' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:21 PM']Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? [/quote] Ain't no bad thing. Although generally speaking G&L isn't an extended development of Musicman but rather a separate offshoot caused by the fact that G&L IS a direct evolution of the original Fenders while MM was more of a whole new approach.

It'll give you more options than you know what to do with and will sound awesome.

It seems strange that Ashdown don't carry a replacement, they're all much of a such.

[quote name='Jondeeman' post='1374688' date='Sep 15 2011, 05:31 PM']Not yet, no. I have a the neck and the pick-up, but neither are fitted. Wouldn't take too long though.[/quote] Don't set your bridge until you have the above fixed in place then. This allows you a lot of latitude regards placing and you'll be able to set your bridge extremely accurately.

[quote name='Jondeeman' post='1374637' date='Sep 15 2011, 04:37 PM']Good point. The hole positioning looks okay to me, but I haven't bothered measuring anything out yet. Progress? Well, I've finished staining and oiling... could do without having to start that again... Doh! have I messed up?[/quote] Have you got your neck, nut and pups fixed in place?

Looks like your G string bud. (better pics needed ) It could be that water/sweat has gotten in at an exposed area in the pup rout and run along an open piece of grain (capillary action) thus expanding it.

I'll bet that "Tim's" screw-holes won't even line up with where you want your bridge anyway. How close to the set-up stage are you?

Haha in other words - it's fooked, stick it on ebay.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1374055' date='Sep 15 2011, 09:06 AM']The orientation of the headstock makes zero difference to the string tension.[/quote] Yeah we know, it's just a convenient misnomer for the compliance you mentioned earlier, it just describes "the feel".

[quote name='Linus27' post='1369278' date='Sep 11 2011, 12:00 PM']Thats a great photo and great that you seem to be hunched over like the apes on your T-Shirt [/quote] Yeah there is a definite Neanderthal/missing link vibe about that pic.

Hey some folk like a nice plate of mince and tatties every day of their lives, while others have taken things on a bit and enjoy the additional frissance of Pigeonneau d’agen rôti, betteraves, sauce aux geniévres.... they still love the mince and tatties their mum use to make though.

I thought they all made weird farty sounds. Seriously though, if you think it's just a dry joint, just go around each joint and re-heat it with your iron. Is it active? If so hows the battery?

Bought some '51 P RI what-nots off Nick. Perfect deal. Arrived safe and sound and pretty darned quick too. Cheers man. Rich

Tonight in Drummond's, supporting Stanley.

[quote name='cytania' post='1372775' date='Sep 14 2011, 08:00 AM']Ou7shined - I'm now imagining your place to be like Q's lab in a Bond movie, but for basses. "Careful with that 007, it may look like a P bass but it has a laser and tear gas built in for difficult gigs."[/quote] [quote name='charic' post='1372782' date='Sep 14 2011, 08:09 AM']A flame thrower would be more fun [/quote] Ooh you guys are giving me evil thoughts.

Yeah mine is signed dated in pencil by "Jimbo" if memory serves. edit : Couldn't resist having another look. I think the sig says Jimmy, there is also an embossed "JJ". My body has a proper date stamp and "NAT" in the pocket too. Natural??? Anyway you guys aren't interested in my sh*tty modern '90s 'ray so I'll go forth in jerky movements.

I have a feeling tomorrow night won't see great attendances (it's just a sampler promo - that we're not even on.... I don't think) but get your ass down to either of the Moorings jobs this month and you'll have your face melted whilst being jostled in a drunken crowd.

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1372558' date='Sep 13 2011, 09:27 PM']Can I have the neck when you've finished the test? They're not that common....I believe there is a difference in string tension although I can't say I noticed any appreciable difference when I had a right handed neck on a lefty.[/quote] You wouldn't want it mate... there's going to be some weird modification for something happening at the other end of the bass which will make it a real one-off.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1372543' date='Sep 13 2011, 09:14 PM']I could copy one fairly easy if needed ha. I was told that by the chap from musicman.org btw.[/quote] Only joking man. Did he say why they may have escaped the franking process?

[quote name='cytania' post='1372522' date='Sep 13 2011, 09:04 PM']....What can you see as the advantages or drawbacks of this arrangement? Did Leo get it wrong? [/quote] I'm currently building a right hander with a lefty neck which will be strung BEAD to test the theories of string tension and scale.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1372166' date='Sep 13 2011, 05:28 PM']Neck and body dates can vary wildly or not be stamped at all (my neck has no date) nothing to worry about there IMO [/quote] Oooh I dunno.