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    New neck, how to clamp it...

    in Repairs and Technical

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    [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1361281403' post='1983802']
    It has slight sideways play due to the mighty mite not being the 2.5 inches advertised :angry:
    Not a lot but makes the neck really awkward to fit with it slopping about slightly.
    [/quote]
    Pack the sides with folded paper or card before drilling

    New neck, how to clamp it...

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by Grangur

    If you're going to clamp the neck in place, don't clamp direct on the surface of the bass. If you can, put a piece of MDF/plywood under the clamp jaws to widen the area of pressure. This will reduce the chances of the foot of the clamp pressing into the fibres of the wood.
    Mind you, if you clamp it I don't recon you'll be able to see much of the bass to do the fixing. I recon the "wife or mate" idea is best.

    A "pilot hole" is a small hole you drill first to guide the way for the main drill. My concern here is if you drill through the body into the neck with and undersized drill it may not be in the centre of the hole and will be in the wrong place when you come to screw.

    How I would do it, would be hold the neck in place, or lay the bass down on clean, soft blankets or dust cloths supporting it in the right places. Then find a drill that's a neat fit in the body hole and drill through just to mark the hole position.

    Take body off and then see the 4 hole positions marked in the neck and drill into these positions using the right sized drill for the screws you're going to use. Be careful not to drill too deep. if it helps, measure the length of the screw against the drill and mark the depth you need to go on the drill-bit with tape. (Allowing also for the depth of the body etc.) Better too shallow and have to re-drill, than to go too deep.

    Affordable and beginner bass brands.

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    [quote name='jackers' timestamp='1360966818' post='1979333']
    I guess it depends what you mean by the word 'beginner'. Do you mean people who want to give the bass a go to see if it is for them, or do you mean someone who definitely wants to play the bass and needs a decent bass to keep learning on?

    If it is the former then they aren't necessarily going to want to spend 200 quid on a peavey/squier vm are they?
    [/quote]
    I agree to some degree, but it's possible that someome "giving it a go" will get turned off if the fretboard buzzes and the sound is wrong. If they aspire to a good sound, then the sound needs to be what they expect to hear.

    I'd advocate secondhand, but they need to try some basses out. Also, off subject maybe, but if you want to keep your local music store to still be there next year, then buy your gear from them. They won't survive if you only use them to try stuff.

    Ebay and distance selling

    in General Discussion

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    Here's a real-life case:
    I had a problem with a bass bought on ebay - it had a significant ding on the front of the bass that the seller didn't mention in the description. He'd said "great condition".

    I complained to the seller saying I wanted to return it, or I'd accept a part refund to cover the loss in value. He was insulting in the reply, so I took it to ebay's "resolution centre".

    Ebay returned my money from his paypal account in full. I got the bass for free.

    After this I then went on and set the bass up, polished it over and rephotographed it and sold the bass for the same as the full price I got it for, but with declaring the ding honestly. So I recon I did ok :)

    Customer Service at The Gallery

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    I bought a bass at the Gallery, about 2 months ago. They were really good to me. I went through all the basses at the shop to make sure I was buying the right one for me. I think it was Martin that served me on my 2nd visit - longest visit.

    Alex was ok with me too on my first visit. Although I did go in there saying "I've got a Corvette to trade..."

    Basses With Thin Fast Necks?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    My Ibanez EDB has a really fast, slim neck too.. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198472-fs-ibanez-edb600-jazz-cw-hardcase-near-mint-price-drop/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198472-fs-ibanez-edb600-jazz-cw-hardcase-near-mint-price-drop/page__fromsearch__1[/url]

    :P

    Was that subtle enough?

    Remove please.

    in General Discussion

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    Your piece is interesting and I salute you for standing up and presenting your skills to be judged by your peers. Your achievment as a 19yr old IMHO considerable.
    To be honest, I felt the best part was after 5 mins. It's at this point it slows slightly and I felt there was perhaps more feeling there.

    The discussion here is interesting too. Inti, you speak about some of today's music/performers (I won't accredit them as "artists") and you seem to think of them as successful. I agree they bring in sales for recording companies, but will they still be about in 5 yrs time?
    Do you imagine Justin Bieber still going at the age of 55 or 70?

    The difference between Justin B, The Pussy Cat Dolls and others, and classic bands such as the Rolling Stones IS PASSION and feeling. The Stones were guys who got together like you and your mates did and did what you BELIEVE in. Passion comes with experience and settling into the piece over time. You would probably have got this into this piece if you'd played it night after night for 3 yrs or more.

    Some performers will never achieve this passion, simply because it wasn't THEIR idea, they simply applied to an advert from the recording company and they auditioned and got the part - like an actor.

    Also.. Wager, Bach and the rest all appealed to the ignorant as well as the musical theorists. If they didn't they wouldn't have come to "popularity" and would never have lasted.

    Finally... many thanks for the chance to hear/see you. Your playing is a lot better than me. I applaud you.

    Waxing ya Warwick Neck

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Grangur

    [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1359885376' post='1961458']
    I've always just cleaned the neck with warm water like I would any other bass.
    [/quote]
    Please DON'T use water on any open grained wood unless you simply use a damp cloth. In any case, water will lift the grain.

    The best way to get rid of any roughness is to use either fine wire-wool or very fine sandpaper. You can clean off the grime with a 50/50 mix of white vinigar and "boilled linseed oil", wiped over with a soft cloth. Then re-oil the wood with some boiled linseed oil. When this is buffed up with a soft cloth, this will be matt in finish and smooth and [i][b]fast [/b][/i]as you like.

    I'm sure lemon oil used instead of the BLO will be the same - or better. ;)

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