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    Queensryche

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Astronomer' post='161431' date='Mar 21 2008, 02:26 PM']Anyone got bass tab or bass notation for Silent Lucidity? Had a look on t'interweb thing, but can't find owt.

    Many thanks! :)[/quote]

    I have a scan of the full score (japanese) if you want it ?

    feel free to PM me your email addy

    Laters
    gizmo

    Jimmy Johnson

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gizmo

    I was hopping to go see them at the robin in bilston on the 5th dec but i'll be in sharm el sheikh enjoying some winter sun at the time

    Ive seen Holdsworth & co before ronnies scotts in Bham became a lap dancing club...

    As i recall Skuli Sverrisson was holding down the low end at the time it was a stella gig But id love to see Jimmy as i think hes a top player

    ETS headless hardware

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    Sorry Mybass

    Michael beat you to this unit about a month or so back :)

    I've had a quick poke around my hdd and i cant find any pic's of it i know snapped a few off but i cant locate them(been through a OS reinstall snice then)

    fire Michael a pm and see if he can grab you a few im not sure if he has made use of the unit on a build yet

    Soz
    Gizmo

    Single Cut basses - Why?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I love um so much so that i built two for myself a 6 and a 4 both headless for some ppl thats a combinded multiple of evil's hehe

    Id say it mostly aesthetics but maybe a teeny little bit more sustain
    Everyone to there own i guess but it would sure be a boaring world (aesthetically and tonealy) if we all played sunburst jazz'ers 4's (not that theres anything wrong with jazzer's)

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Hey guys thanks for the comments & kind words they means a great deal to me :huh:

    shes not totally finished as ive had some delay on the final few parts arriving thanks to the rolling postal strike :)

    [attachment=1540:HW_fitted.jpg]

    Preamp is drilled/fitted/wired but i didnt have time to fit the output jack which i'll try and get done over the weekend if real life does'nt get in the way....next set of pic's (i hope) will be final setup/buffed and ready to slap about

    All the best
    Steve

    C*ck-ups

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='MacDaddy' post='40677' date='Aug 2 2007, 10:38 PM']Get it wrong once, it's a mistake.
    Get it wrong twice, it's jazz :)[/quote]

    "There are no mistakes in jazz only opportunities" - Miles Davis :huh:

    Cuddly Toy

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gizmo

    [quote name='Hit&Run' post='38747' date='Jul 30 2007, 07:26 AM']TTD's 'Hardline..' album is worth checking out. Didn't he have Cass Lewis handling his low end duties, on a pink Warwick?[/quote]

    yep it was a lovely pink thumb
    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLBRsuuA1CA"]Terence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay - video[/url]

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Hey all

    Well despite the sh*tty weather ive manage to get the finish on leveled up and buffed to a nice gloss

    [attachment=1407:glossy.jpg]

    Pup's have arrived and the preamp is sitting at parcelfarce b'ham awaiting dispatch so once it here theres just a bit more routing a fret dress/setup & final buff so she should be done by the end of next week ! (i hope)

    Next on the drawing board is a g****r for my dad (i think im gonna try my hand a a PRS style) & a SC 7 string bass(B to F) or maybe a 30" headless piccolo bass(i still have some headless hardware kicking around i want to use)

    hey maybe i'll go mad and work on all 3 at the same time :)

    Cheers
    Steve

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Hey guys

    Well i started to oil the maple sections of the bass before i poly over them as i feel it helps add a warmth to the finish

    I got about 3 coats of danish oil on the neck thur section today and i'll wet sand another few tomorrow that should add a nice gloss to the maple body section before its poly'ed
    and then i'll steel wool/rub the neck section back to give a nice satin feel to it

    [attachment=1212:back_oil.jpg]

    Cheers
    steve

    Learning Latin

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I have a copy of "afro cuban grooves for drums and bass" for sale but its the tape only version its yours for £6 +del if you want it?
    (i do have the fully transcribed tunes on CD just non of the example pattens but im sure someone here who has it would be kind enough to run you a copy off of there cd's off if you ask nicley :) )

    also recommended are

    Afro Cuban Bass grooves - Manny Patiño & Jorge Moreno

    &

    Adriano Giffoni - Música Brasileira Para Contrabaixo Vol.1 & vol 2 (both in brazilian as i recall but if you can read music you'll have np)

    Laters
    Gizmo

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Hey steve

    Thx for the kind words :huh:

    She sounds quite bright & zinggy acoustically atm & thats just as i hoped she would
    that i guess is mainly due to the maple/maple/maple neck/fb & top combo and the lightness of the ash body wings

    I just started to get the finish on over the past few days but because its going tobe different depending on the section (as described above)
    it takes a little longer than just slapping on a danish oil finish everywhere like i did on my fish bass :huh:

    I was hopping the pups and pre would have arrived today but i guess there running a little late due to the postal action :)

    Heres a few pic's of the poly gloss going on to the body wings

    [attachment=1190:14072007.jpg]
    [attachment=1189:14072007_006_.jpg]
    Cheers
    steve

    ETS headless hardware

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    Hi Mybass

    I have a 4 string headless bridge/tunner unit that i brought for a project thats no longer going to be used




    as i recall spacing is 19mm (i'll check when i visit my workshop next)
    it does'nt have a string retainer but you could team it up with one from status

    your's for £25 (that inc postage) if its of any use to you let me know

    Cheers
    steve

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Strung up :)

    [attachment=1092:strung.jpg]

    Action is pretty low with very little buzzing but i think i might recesse the tunners into the top by 1/8" or so as the strings dont bottom out when the saddles are zero'ed
    thats my own fault as i took the fretboard to 3/8 from the originally planned 1/4" and forgot to account for the saddle hight....doh

    going for a set of EMG 35j's soapbars(if i have enough of the maple top left i'll try and make some matching pup covers for them)and a BQS 3 band eq system
    so it should have a Jazz'y Bass tone with a little more bite

    & for the finish im going to go with danish oil for the top/neck/FB sections with a few coats of a water based wipe on poly over that for a little more protection
    and just wipe on poly on the ash body wings because im not to keen on the way danish oil yellows ash and id like to keep it as litte as possible which the poly does quite well on the test pieces of ash ive used it on

    Cheers
    steve

    2nd build 4 string headless Singlecut

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Hey all

    didnt manage to get the hardware setup on her today as i was late getting down my workshop due to the sh*tty weather....
    but i did manage to finish profiling the neck now the fingerboard is on (ive gone for a septor ns2 feeling profile as i've had a US ns2 for about 14 years and i just love the feel of the neck)

    anyhows some one emailed me asking for a pic of me holding the bass so they could see how big is was because they thought it looked a little small...so here ya go

    [attachment=1058:bodysize.jpg]

    Cheers
    steve

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