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PM'd.

[quote name='Hamster' post='211703' date='Jun 3 2008, 12:17 PM']You'll find a few links to decal suppliers in the spare parts sticky above, and IIRC there's an application guide on the Axesrus website

Hamster[/quote]

Cheers, Hammy! Thanks for that.

Hi Dave, I think I mentioned this at the NW Bass Bash, but personally I'm not a fan of headless basses as I don't intuitively find the fret that I'm after; the lack of headstock in my peripheral vision throws me out on where I am on the neck though I'm sure that would be overcome after spending more time with one.

That said, the spec on this is fabulous and I'm keenly looking forward to seeing this one (and 7's incredible 9-stringer) progress through the build stages.

I [i]cannot wait[/i] to get my hands on my Recurve.

We'll have to start an ACG Owners' Club you know and get the word out to the masses...

[quote name='bigjohn' post='211679' date='Jun 3 2008, 11:54 AM']I've got a decal coming for a new neck I'm putting on my project - does anyone have any tips for applying them?

Will I need to lacquer over it?

ta


John[/quote]

Hmmm. I've often wondered this too. I'm considering trying my hand at a Warmoth build at some stage in the next twelve months or so and would like to add a decal or two, so I'm also interested in replies.

Also, what's the best manner in which to get custom decals made? I'm not building a genuine Fender and won't pass it off as one of theirs so buying a Fender decal off the net isn't an option for me. How do you make / obtain custom decals, folks?

[quote name='Bassworm' post='207402' date='May 27 2008, 05:31 PM']Would you believe it? 47 watchers and only one bid....[/quote]

Mike, seriously.

If you're putting anything else up for sale give me first refusal by mail before you throw it on the 'bay. Dammit man, if circumstances change you can always buy them back at cost from me coz I know how much some of these have meant to you over the years!!

This is going to be a fascinating thread, seems like you're getting both a unique and lovingly crafted instrument.

I watched the documentary. I like people like him. They have passion for their work which is fuelled by a spiritual fulfillement rather than an obsession with filthy lucre. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

More pics...

Body edges now rounded and control cavities and battery box routings completed.




It's stunningly bloody lovely.

This is scheckel countingly tempting.

You may get a PM in a day or two.

I'd seriously consider Behind Blue Eyes. The song is in two distinct parts, the first part is quiet and acoustic and sees Entwistle using some nifty and very supportive scalar and chromomatic runs - but like everything that Entwistle did of a "supportive" nature it somehow sits on top rather than underneath. His note choices, feel and timing in this section are impeccable.

The second section of the song is louder, rockier and more uptempo. This track was recorded in the same sessions as "Won't Get Fooled Again" and his delivery style is similar but with very subtle differences to the former which, I think, would be a worthwhile exposition of how he could alter his technique ever so slightly yet achieve significantly different results.

[quote name='Shaggy' post='194431' date='May 8 2008, 08:55 AM']+1
(snip)
Having said that, I’m not sure I’d wear a Womble suit for anyone! [b]Or be in a Kajagoogoo tribute band[/b]. Or….[/quote]

No, nor me. I haven't got the chops. Say what you like about Kajagoogoo but Nick Beggs is a phenomenal bassist.

[quote name='Paul_C' post='194461' date='May 8 2008, 09:48 AM']Time Is Tight is Booker T and the MGs, Monkey Man is Toots and the Maytals (The Specials covered it live, as did Amy Winehouse on a JH Hootenanny) The Harder They Come is Jimmy Cliff

The band myspace is [url="http://www.myspace.com/markdacosta"]http://www.myspace.com/markdacosta[/url] with a couple of the originals on it.

I'm loathe to try and identify exactly what's wanted, as people might throw in things I'd never consider, but those should give some idea.[/quote]

I think I'd be tempted to dig out some '70s / 80s reggae, Paul. Get some Peter Tosh, Marley/ Wailers and Third World spinning and choose from that. Alternatively, mine the old Two Tone label's ska back catalogue.

Just don't go down the road of Dave & Ansel Collins' "Monkey Spanner" ffs.

[quote name='Paul_C' post='194417' date='May 8 2008, 08:32 AM']I'm gigging in a band playing mostly originals mixed with a few covers, Time Is Tight - Monkey Man - The Harder They Come are the current ones.

Any suggestions for similar bouncy songs ?[/quote]

Hi paul,

I don't recognise the titles. Who did the originals? That might give me an idea of stuff in similar vein.

[quote name='Metal-Mariachi' post='194295' date='May 7 2008, 11:39 PM']You could also use the Fender Deluxe series bridge.

[url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_genuinefender.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_genuinefender.htm[/url]

(just below the Tele bridge)
And there is a Gotoh available

[url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_gotoh.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_gotoh.htm[/url]


MM[/quote]

I replaced mine with a Fender four saddle jobby but that's largely because I was unaware of the Wilkinson at that time. The Wilk is still, I guess, going to be a compromise but at least the angled compensation will get things a damned sight closer on the intonation front than the OEM.

To be honest, if I'd known then about the Wilkinson I would have ummed and ahhed about it for ages. I'd quite like to retain the look of the two saddle with the Wilk but the four saddle Fender makes more musical sense.


I'm glad I made the decision from a position of ignorance otherwise it could have kept me awake at night for weeks...

The creed by which I have always lived.

1) is the music good?

2) are the guys in the band a good laugh?

3) is the money good?

If you have answered YES to TWO of those three then it's viable.

Hate the songs? That's okay if you like the bandmembers and the money is good.

Money crap? Same story... if you like the guys and believe in the music, then fine.

Hate the band members? Well you can live with it if you love the music and the money's good. I can think of few scenarios worse than wanting to get your hands on the guitarist's neck in preference to the neck of your bass but if the music's great and the money's good you can live it.

Two of the three. And that's all the integrity you need.

I've been giving this a bit more thought, this whole bass snobbery business. I'm getting on in years now, comparative to many of you here (I'm 48). I have a bigger house than I did when I was in my twenties. I have a much nicer car than I did when I was younger too. I go on more expensive holidays.

And I love basses.

It's kind of natural; sociologists refer to embourgoisement, but the older you are and the more affluent you are the more likely you are to indulge yourself in life's luxuries. Does that make me a snob? No, I don't think so. It makes me an enthusiast who can actually afford his hobby. That's all.

Oh and if anyone would like to see it, I can upload a pic of me doing a stand in gig with someone else's Shine 8 string. I didn't tape over the logo.

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='192721' date='May 6 2008, 10:06 AM']in a slightly clearer state of mind i should reply

i took 'Jem' to be misspelling of 'THEM', hence the frazzeled delusional thingy assuming ibanez are crap.
and the was poor choice of smilie
the bass snobbery was actually sarcasm which i find is bloody hard to get across in a forum based situation.

[b]my appologies for being a twat [/b][/quote]

Accepted without reservation and thank you for taking the time to do so. It elevates you to scholar and gentleman level. And you weren't that much of a twat anyway - I actually like Ibanez basses, btw, but I have played with Ibanez Jem-toting widdle-merchants for so long that the very mention of the name brings me out in hives. Actually, while I think about it, four of the five Ibenezista that I've played with over the last decade were really good musicians and lovely guys. One was a good musician but was a pain in the arse. Big time. Blame him.

[quote name='7string' post='194296' date='May 7 2008, 11:41 PM']I think that I'm so used to playing a 7 that the 9 doesn't seem that much bigger! I think I was madder when I went from a fretted 4 to a fretless 6

It's definately going to be a special instrument.[/quote]

I can't decide which of you I respect more, or which of you is the more insane - you for having it built or Alan for accepting the challenge. I'm certain that this will be a [i]very[/i] special instrument.

Props to you both.

And the woods you have chosen are simply stunning. One question, tho'. The spalted maple fretboard that you've chosen is clearly bookmatched, isn't it? It has to be. If so, I'd guess that's the first bookmatched 'board I've ever seen.

It won't be unique in having a join in it, I recall that maverick guitars used to use a fretboard with a diagonal maple / rosewood split on some models, but it certainly makes it really bloody special.

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='190715' date='May 2 2008, 05:08 PM']wot you trying to say then? ibby players dont know sh*te?

that right there is bass snobbery [/quote]

When have you ever seen a Jem bass? Where do I say Ibanez basses are crap? How is it bass snobbery?

I know you've been to the pub but you could at least read it properly before you reply.

And it's never a good idea to be when you're beered up.

I can understand people having a preference for the necks on Ps or Js, I suppose, but it simply doesn't apply to me. My attitude is simply this: It's a bass neck, get on with it.

I prefer the sound of a Precision in most circumstances but don't dislike the sound of Jazz basses. I have both (two precision types and one jazz type) but only one is a Fender and that's a '51P re-issue - so isn't what you would recognise as a common or garden P-type anyway (and which actually sounds the best of the three of them).

I have some really lovely basses which I paid an arm and a leg for and I have an ACG, built to my specs, on order as we speak. Between 2002 and 2004 however, despite having a fab array of basses available to me, I gigged a Peavey Dynabass (in red, lovely it was) over 120 times simply because I loved the way it played and sounded. This set me back £159 brand spanking new... or about a 20th of the list price of my Roscoe.

Eventually, however, this utterly wonderful little creation began to flag under the pressure and bits began to fall off, and pots began to crackle, and it stopped sounding so lovely and it stopped being so easy to live with.

And there's the thing. It didn't matter with that bass that it got maimed. It does with my others.

Now, I gig ALL of my basses on a "what's at the top of the pile, today" sort of rotation - I frankly don't care if this bass sounds different to that one at a gig - variety is the spice of life and woe betide any band member who might suggest that my Rickenbacker or my Status isn't suitable for a particular song. Express a preference, yes. Diss a bass, no. Anyone who plays an Ibanez Jem DARE not talk to me about basses not sounding right, not if they don't want a Wizard II where the sun don't shine.

I've got nice basses and I know that gigging will, eventually, maim them. That's why I rotate them, it shares out the hurt so none of them takes a complete pasting. As a consequence, I have a local reputation as a gear snob because I have many and , supposedly, "flash them around".

Bollox to that. I want well made basses so that gigging doesn't hurt them too much, I want a good number of them so that I can rotate them, and finally and quite frankly I love them in the way that some people love paintings or porcelain or VW camper vans. I can spend hours just gazing lovingly at my basses and, often imho, the most aesthetially pleasing to my eyes tend to be the ones with the expensive wood grain tops. Snob? I don't think so. Do I care if I have the label attached to me? Not in the bloody slightest.

That's starting to look a bit special.

Nice one.

[quote name='Bassworm' post='187098' date='Apr 28 2008, 12:07 PM']Bleedinell, Dave. if only you were a bit closer. I'd be round there at high speed for a good rummage.[/quote]

oooh, Mike. You'd be welcome for a rummage in my "collection" anytime.

Dammit. I must stop this medication.

Alan's been busy - this is where we are up to at the moment...






Ain't she looking swell?

Hello mate, welcome aboard.

[quote name='finnbass' post='185986' date='Apr 26 2008, 04:14 PM']You'd really need the shirt as well and they just don't make 'em like that any more [/quote]

Sadly they do - it's just that you don't get to see them coz my wife buys them all for me.