LukeFRC

that was good to hear. 

listened with headphones, and then went and got my fancy studio monitor cans to hear even better... 

to my ears the '71 is fatter in the bottom, which makes it a wee bit more flabby. the Moollon sounds more even string to string and is slightly more punchy... all of which could be down to the age of the strings! 

19 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

+1 

I may be overstepping my knowledge here, but that neck joint merely looks to me like the final polish of both neck and body was done with neck on. Just a bit gunky and easily resolved. You’re right to be annoyed after what it cost you, but it looks like you have a really nice bass there. I would enjoy it, wear it in and get that gloss dulled ASAP. 🤘

+1 

looks normal to me. It looks like what I expect a quality nitro finish to look like. I’m convinced the matt fender style nitro is as much about saving the cost of polishing, and risk of possible rub through than anything else. 

1 hour ago, Baxlin said:

I wish them ^^^^ well, Lefty!

Had a WhatsApp discussion today with some of the worship band roster members, wondering if under the new rules we can ‘do a Beatles’ and record some songs (for upcoming services) outside and socially distanced?

Although we’re all willing to have a go, the  big stumbling block is that all the sound tech stuff (desk etc) at both venues is hardwired in, so it’d be a big job to shift and set up. Our own amps aren’t too problematical of course

Anyone else thought of this, and if so any ideas to make it happen more easily?

 

Check - but I think you can record inside the building As long as all the risk assessments are done, you are socially distanced and only one person sings.

i think we’re planning on playing and streaming live

Beautiful colour. Just checking, you’ve got all the paperwork to ship the Brazilian rosewood?

So the next question is... what you building with it? 

@AndyTravis - still looking for some Jazz pups? 

On 25/02/2020 at 15:04, Paul S said:

Unless the new truss rod nut is made of dark matter it will be 9lbs on the nose.

Why am I thinking of buying this back?  I must be daft.

Is this my old one? I saw it and am tempted to buy it back too!

Anything Yamaha will be quality and good value for money

46 minutes ago, tauzero said:

The funniest reaction I got was when I turned up to a gig with said ceilidh band with an Ashbory.

I would have thought that would have worked quite well soundwise

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Looks like we have  have a similar pillar drills Luke 

nutool or something., made in Doncaster I think... but someones stuck a new 240v motor on the back. I needed to drill 30 really accurate holes in a banister - at the time I only had a plug in SDS drill so the argument was that buying that pillar drill for £75 or whatever was worth it as it would still be worth that much when I didn't need it. It's nice though! Putting it in the car was fun, we put the stand in first so it was just behind the drivers seat - hadn't considered the fact that that left most the weight hanging off behind the rear axle ... a very odd drive accross Bradford ensued. 

21 hours ago, chris_b said:

A few years ago I was thinking along the same lines. I was playing with an acoustic guitarist and an original rock and roll band so when a "double bass sounding" Rob Allen bass came up I jumped at it.

IMO it sounded pretty fantastic and perfect for both bands. The only reaction I got was indifference, and lukewarm indifference at that! I sold it shortly after and neither band noticed I'd changed back.

My main basses are a P bass and a Jazz so they fit in anyway, but that's the first and last time I spend money on trying to get a better fit for any band.

that's actually a really sad story

15 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Yeas, NOBODY looks good playing a Steinberger.

Dr Das pulled it off for Asian Dub Foundation 

I got my bench finished yesterday... no clamps though... Upcycling Ikea unit for the drawers

And here starts your career as a YouTuber ... 

1 hour ago, Jus Lukin said:

Very good point! I once turned flicked the power switch and mimed a song at rehearsal, many years ago. Got the same complaint-

"Well, it's completely f*cking OFF, so you work out where it's coming from!" Heat duly shifted.

I’ve done that before. Been miming some crazy flea impression with the bass off....playing with my teeth....“can you turn it down”

1/4 pounders? 

1 hour ago, warwickhunt said:

Last clear out was 12 years ago...

really?? I remember that, it doesn't feel like 12 years

Does it sound like a jazz too? 

2 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Plus one to the utter rubbish of referring to one's bass as 'she'. I'm not sure if it's more sexist, creepy or plain weird. Makes my skin crawl. (Same in the case of those idiots who refer to boats, ships and cars as 'she'.) Whenever I've referred to my basses as 'he' in revenge, I've been immediately corrected - bl**dy foreigner that I am - and told it's IT in English, not HE. Oh, really? 🤦‍♀️

Short scale only for wimmin - heard that, never took any notice. BUT:
- Petite lady? Get a Jazz bass, the neck is lovely and thin, you'll be fine. (Forget about the horrible, misshapen, heavy-as-hell body, though, will you).

Heh.

Sexism in music is a whole other topic...

28 minutes ago, 6feet7 said:

Whats wrong with that??? Perfectly reasonable to me

I had come from a indie pop band and had the shocking idea of playing quavers with the odd passing note. That church’s band was not Prepared for that...

The truss rod cover was a very early and very expensive way they designated either custom instruments or ones for special players (eg jack Bruce). It’s a massive slab Of mother of Pearl and goodness knows how much the materials would have cost. 
so factory fitted early “custom” bass - what we think is custom (we being John me and HP wilfer via email) is the pickups and bridge saddles. 
 

it’s a lightweight one, under 9lb as John said and for a short horn one (“I designed it wrong” HPF wilfer told me) it balances well.

the tone is amazing, bell like Piano tones which is a bit more open and less compressed that a typical Thumb bass - which makes it a bit more versatile. 
It was my ultimate dream bass and I only sold it as I was playing my other Warwick more regularly in the band. 

I hmm I loved the wood on my old Thumb

co incidentally if anyone wants to owns this bass warwickhunt is currently selling it... 

"You just need to play the root notes, and only four times per bar." 

American brand/maker everyone likes on Talkbass this month is infinitely better than the equivalent brand/maker from the UK

At the start of this, for some reason I got into my head this was a simple clamp you were building!!

And that’s before pedal GAS hits