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Same old, same old. Take USD price. Replace dollar sign with pound sign. Job's a good 'un.

Sorry, I can't remember and I didn't measure. I just lucked into finding some that fit. If I have to hazard a guess as to why I might have had lucky washers - maybe ones for pot shafts might work?

Can't really return it after the pickguard job - looks like it's been screwed in. Not necessarily a dog - maybe they overstretched themselves financially and seeing as it can't be returned, this is their only option. Maybe threw out the stock rounds too. I dunno.

That was a wee bit snippy. I said "OK", I didn't say "perfectly" or "accurately", and it's a treat compared to the one in Lobster's video.

But yeah, that one in Lobster's hands should never have left the factory.

The Gallery have one which appears to be aligned OK... https://thebassgallery.com/products/fender-ltd-gold-foil-jazz-bass-1

Well, it had me wincing at the thought of getting poked in the eye by it, so I reckon it's pointy enough!

Yes, I got some of this from B&Q and it conducts just fine. I tested it with a multimeter.

Maxed out truss rod? I know it's not quite the same thing but I resurrected the neck of a BB450 by taking the truss rod nut off and sliding on a couple of washers to give me more operating room with the rod.

Well, that was a great first gig of the year. I was playing in the Balaclava in a place called Fraserburgh. We gave ourselves plenty of set up time in case we had got rusty at that too but it turned out that we hadn't, so were ready about 45 mins before we were due to start playing. That was weird. Place was dead when we started, must have only been a dozen or so people in the place and they weren't really paying much attention either. I dreaded a long night of poor attendance and no dancing. But towards the end of the first half, a big group of folk came in and they were well up for a night out. So we elongated the first half by a few songs (didn't want to put them off when they've just come in). We took a shorter break too because we didn't want them to leave then piled into the second half with Song 2. What a difference from the start. They danced their derrières off, there was floor dancing, there was air guitar, the dancefloor was never empty. More folk came in and it kinda snowballed from there. Some requests were shouted which we were able to fulfil for a change. I always get a bit thrown when young people ask for classic rock (in a surprised but pleased kind of way). She wanted some Led Zeppelin, so she got Rock and Roll. Got asked for one more tune at the end, and they wanted us to play one we'd already done (Basket Case), so yup, we can do that My Jack Casady was as good as gold, I remembered my wristband for forearm comfort and I even had some feedback fun with it at the end of a couple of songs by holding it up to the amp. Got home about 2.30am, grateful for a great gig.

This won't hurt a bit...

I came in here expecting a cover of "Doll Parts" or "Celebrity Skin"...

You might get a passive RD (i.e. RD Standard) but the OG RD Artist with Moog circuit? That's in "eat my hat/flying pigs/snow in hell" type territory...

I don't get it either. There are WAY more annoying people out there on YouTube worthy of the vitriol. It's not as if he's a *shudder* influencer. Worst self-awarded job title ever.

Yay for your positive attitude (and the Jack Casady), but boo to your situation.

Pickups out of phase? Is it the 70s again?

Fake news

It sure as heck sucks to be a poor sentimental 50 year old, which I'm sure I'll be in 3 years time

The washers are temporary - I've still got some playing about to do with that. Sorry for the vague language - when I said the bridge was "sorted", I was really talking about the modifications allowing it to fit and that I know what I'm going to do RE: mounting it at the correct angle. I will not be routing into the top of the body - what's the point in having a carved top if I'm going to flatten it (and then the front insert will have to be removed anyway and resunk). I will look into those brass spacers. Might not be able to get ones thin enough, but the boys in the workshop at work might be able to help me do something about that too. Typing that as @PaulThePlug replied

I'll see how it comes together, there is a bit of an angle to the neck. Remember that the OG three point bridge sits at least 5mm off the deck like the goofy oil rig that it is, so I don't really mind about the gap at the back. I will put the strings on to check but I think it'll be ok. Got some boring stuff I could do, like copper shielding...

Aaaaaand in comes the car with a circa £400 MOT repair bill. No more project progress this month then!

So, the Babicz bridge arrived yesterday. Eager to get it fitted but the bolts were just seizing, even if I tightened them down a bit at a time. Turns out that the main two bolts go down fine but the front threaded insert is about 2mm further forward than the Babicz allows for. I may have uttered the phrase "oh you b'stard". So, what to do? I envisioned going to the ballache of removing the insert, glueing in a dowel, redrilling the hole and reinserting the insert. But then someone said to me "why not modify the bridge so that the top hole is more like a slot?" Now, normally I would scoff at such a suggestion - me, with no metalworking skills since the school and more crucially no metalworking tools beyond a set of files. BUT I do work in the School of Engineering which has a fully kitted out workshop staffed by legends who know what the hell they're doing... In and out in 20 mins. Job's a good 'un! Thanks so much to the guys in the workshop for sorting this out for me! I know rendering a £145 bridge unreturnable and probably unsellable on its own wouldn't be everyone's solve for X, but this is a one way mod as far as I'm concerned. I know that the mod has rendered the topmost locking screwhole unusable on the A saddle slot, but it will never need to be up there, so it is moot as far as I'm concerned. The back end of the Babicz only needed 2 M8 washers on each side to jack it back up to level, doesn't sound like a lot but as you can see, it's quite a steep dropoff... So, I think that's the bridge sorted. Stoopid, beautiful carved top!

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My covers band is quite easy going and willing to give most things a go. We have individual veto powers but we rarely use them. We listen to suggested songs together when they're suggested to work out if they'd be worth doing before we even begin to learn them. Sometimes we learn a song but for whatever reason we (collectively) decide it sounds a bit naff when we play it and bin it. As a trio plus vocals (ie. only one guitar) sometimes that happens - can't distill the multiple guitars down in an acceptable way. We thought we'd give "Paint it Black" a go but it just sounds plain and boring without the sitar. Etc. FWIW I play songs I don't necessarily like or enjoy because - bigger picture - I know punters will like it. It's not just about me. Most of my suggestions have made it to the set list. The ones that didn't were mostly rejected before we even went to the bother of learning them. I'm happy with how things work.

In no particular order: Epiphone Squier OLP Takamine AXL Yamaha G&L Guild Sterling by Musicman Gibson BC Rich Fender Italia Ibanez Reverend DeArmond Danelectro Tokai Warwick (Rockbass)