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Welcome to the forum I don't believe there are any hard or fast rules regarding practice. I try to play a few times a week maybe totalling 4-6 hours, plus once a week (2 hours) with the band and gigs on top of that. Play when you can. I think you can practice too much - you need rest in between! I would say that playing with other musicians will help you improve your playing so much more than solo practice.

If you won't see it afterwards then any hardwood dowel will do. Must be hardwood though, if you use a pine/softwood dowel then drilling/screwing might get skewed due to following the path of least resistance.

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum

It's better to get access to the body of the pot in question - there's usually a gap in the casing where you can squirt in some switch/contact cleaner. Servisol Super 10 is the cleaner I use, there may well be other products but that's the one I know and trust. Squirt some in the hole then turn the pot back and forth several times to (hopefully) work the magic.

I'm appreciating the developing tone of this thread even less than I appreciate the tone I have heard from the Ashdown amps I have used. I'm entitled to an opinion. I didn't say it was gospel. People are more than entitled to disagree, although more civilised terms would have been preferred.

As the subject says really. The frets on my Gibson G-3 are pretty worn - too worn to dress imo. If I was to get it refretted (by someone who knows what they're doing), would it be detrimental to the value of the instrument in the same way as for instance refinishing?

Welcome to the forum I wouldn't have any qualms about taking a bass in a gigbag on public transport, but if you have any ampage to transport then you need a car (or a drummer with a van )

I am not keen on the sound from their amps, I sometimes have to use them in the rehearsal rooms - a bit too warm and wooly for my taste. I have an Ashdown ABM 4x10 cab, which I am pleased with. It's just personal preference though, I wouldn't say they're bad amps, just not agreeable to my ears.

Small update - have given up on body finishing for now. I had a go at the primer coat and it was run city. Will need to practice on something that doesn't matter. Have handed the body finishing job to Rich (Ou7shined) - and anyone who saw his surf green refinished Encore Coaster will appreciate the wisdom behind that decision.

A cherry red Epiphone EB-3 made me purchase it and take it home. I then did hee-haw with it until my wife basically dared me to go up on stage.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='575926' date='Aug 20 2009, 06:47 PM']With non-matching cream plastic surrounds? That doesn't look right to me.[/quote] They look more like Les Paul ones to me.

[quote name='jamiejames' post='574103' date='Aug 19 2009, 01:17 PM']Hi all I am opening a bass shop in Glasgow, yup, no guitars no drums no keys, just bass stuff, everything from beginer to pro level and i would appreciate a bit of help with a few questions to help with the marketing, you can reply here or to [email protected] i guarantee you will not be contacted via your reply unless you specifically ask to be, i would be grateful for your input and suggestions 1) Do you welcome a bass specific shop in Scotland 2) What would you like to see in stock 3) Are you more likely to visit the shop or use our online service 4) Roughly how much do you spend on bass goods in a year 5) Is this likely to increase if you had a bass shop you could visit? The shop will be for bass players and by bassplayers so please take a minute and help us to provide the best possible service and to stock the things you want to see. cheers jamie[/quote] 1) Of course. It's a bit of a trek from Aberdeen, but if it's going to survive then realistically it needs to be in the Central Belt. 2) Good range from budget > high end. A plethora of parts/upgrades/accessories would be good. 3) Probably more online, but my wife has family down Glasgow way so I would definitely pop in if I was down. 4) a grand perhaps 5) temptation always makes this possible, yes

As I think I've alluded to before, days after I got my first bass home I was playing sitting down and stood up. Unfortunately my foot was on the cable and I nearly pulled the jack socket out of the bass. There was cracked lacquer and a rather rueful beginner bassist. When I was building my first custom build I was having a test fit of some components, including the machine heads (huge vintage style BMFLs). I forgot these were sitting loose in the headstock and proceeded to lift up the bass. They fell out of the hole and two of them hit the body on the way down. One hit in a cutout and the other gouged out a dent near the control cavity. I solved it with some reshaping in the cutout and making a recess to the control cavity cover so you can easily lift it when required. Saved! I hate the sinking feeling though when you mess something up. I guess I've been lucky though, no major destruction here.

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Next gig is at the Tunnels in Aberdeen on Sunday 30th August - a charity gig for Cancer Research UK. Hoping for a decent turnout for this worthwhile cause. Lots of hungover people back from the nearby Wizard Festival, might appreciate a hair of the dog with some more chilled tunes Doors at 7.30 Door tax £3 Support TBC EDIT: The Little Kicks added to the bill: [url="http://www.myspace.com/thelittlekicks"]http://www.myspace.com/thelittlekicks[/url]

Yes, that sounds about right.

Things are pretty good in our band. I'm under no illusions - it's the singer and guitarist's band and they are the primary creative drive behind the songs - I am just working on making myself as indispensable as possible by being polite, punctual, predictable, useful, handling IT (jazzing up the old MySpace, setting up band calendar online etc.), coming up with my own bass lines and just generally being a nice person. As individuals we all get along pretty good - of course you gravitate towards some people over others, and I'm pleased to have built up a good rapport with our drummer - surely a big help to any bassist.

I'd suspect the jack socket is defective, the spring terminal which normally provides resistance by pressing up against the dimple in the tip of the jack is maybe bent back.

[quote name='max363' post='567779' date='Aug 13 2009, 11:13 AM']One more question guys. Anyone knows how to remove such tuners?[/quote] Looks like screw fit bushings to me. You need an appropriate sized spanner/socket to remove the bushings. Socket + ratchet is better, the socket fits over the tuner poking out of the headstock. Once the bushings are removed, unscrew the small screws from the back and the whole unit should slide out of the hole.

Seems like sage advice to me.