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Duracell Procells for the win: you can find a box of 10 for about a tenner, I got one from Amazon I think.

Fond of the Takamine G series.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='530203' date='Jul 2 2009, 08:14 AM']I'm putting together a bass from parts and am fitting a Mighty Mite 2909 maple Jazz neck. I've bought some new Fender parts, specifically a set of vintage bushings (Fender part number 0019509049). Needless to say, the holes on the headstock are way too small. I've looked around on the web and the consensus seems to be that the holes need to be 11/16th of an inch - I tried a hole on another piece of wood at 1.8cm (which is a shade over; 11/16ths = 1.746cm) and it's still too small. They need to be snug and at the same time I don't want to crack the headstock. Anyone have an idea of the right size? Otherwise it's down to either filing out the hole or using sandpaper in the existing holes (and the temperature in my workshop was over 40 degrees yesterday). Cheers P[/quote] Unless you have the holy grail of drill bits which is exactly the right size, I have found it best to drill as close as you can (smaller) and then sand the hole out slightly with the Dremel until the bushings fit. Screw fit bushings for the win. I'm fed up of this crap

Bad Manners, "Inner London Violence" cleared the floor at my first gig, and we didn't play it any worse than any of the other ska classics we murdered that night Had people up dancing for every other song. Strange, I guess the punters just didn't know it.

As I have no doubt mentioned before, the rule in the house is "instruments are to be played". So if there's a bass I don't use on at least an occasional basis then it gets sold. No sentimentality. I seem to hover around the 6 mark.

Cheap ones are particularly (nay spectacularly) bad. If you really want one, save up and get a good one. You'll still have to plug it in for anything above playing by yourself.

[quote name='Steve_nottm' post='528529' date='Jun 30 2009, 12:20 PM']Anyone else not really mind damaging their basses? I mean normal wear and tear, a few dings etc. I've knocked bits off my main gigging basses and to be honest it doesn't really bother me. It's part and parcel of using them, and actually adds a bit of character. I bought them to play and use, and if they get a bit hurt by thay, well so be it.[/quote] I mind bigtime. In the same way as I bought my car to drive and use, and if they get a bit hurt by that then I would get really miffed.

New songs, been hard at work coming up with bass lines and practising the hell out of them. Itching to get some more gigs on the go - it's been 2 months since our last gig - definitely time to start road testing these new tunes.

[quote name='tauzero' post='527561' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:35 AM']I had the offer of a Hofner violin bass for £75 (about 20 years ago) and didn't buy it because it was such a dreadful thing to play.[/quote] If it's any consolation, you didn't buy it for the right reasons.

Never mind, at least you gave it a go.

I'll address some points in a random order: I went on stage for the first time last year at the age 32. I wish I had done it sooner. I've only done 3 gigs so far in my "career", and I still get so nervous that I don't really remember being on stage It's the performing, the playing with other musicians which really makes you raise your game because there are other people involved - your band mates are relying upon you for a musical foundation, and the punters want you to rumble them into at least tapping their feet So think of it as the logical progression in your playing. It will improve you enormously. Playing bass alone can only take you so far, and if you love bass as much as you say then it's where your playing HAS to go. Live your dream! Don't worry too much about the group situation. Assuming you join a band with people you vaguely like, who are all into the music you're playing then you'll all be united in a common purpose and you'll succeed or fail as a group. There's always someone who knows more than you. So what? It's an opportunity to learn. I'm the second best bass player in my band. So what? [b]I'm[/b] the bass player unless he grows 4 arms. It's OK not to know the answer to something. I'd rather you said "I don't know" than waffle a heap of misleading nonsense because you thought you had to. I was bullied at school. I was slightly built, wore glasses, had no interest in sports or playing instruments and got on with my academic work. You talk about regrets, I regret not punching a few people in the face. I try not to let it get to me, but suffice to say I won't be going to any reunions. Is there a part of me when I'm on stage thinking "ha, you never thought I could do this" - a fantasy where a former bully (or maybe a girl I used to fancy at school but was too shy/geeky to even talk to her) comes to one of my gigs and their jaw hits the floor in astonishment? Damn right there is

Does anyone own one of these? If so, could someone please tell me the overall length, widths at the lower and upper bouts and the approximate depth please? Cheers

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='523340' date='Jun 25 2009, 09:51 AM']That's coz often they didn't bother wasting paint on a section that would get covered by the pg. besides.... [/quote] Ahh, I get it - the shirt hides it!

[quote name='51m0n' post='523322' date='Jun 25 2009, 09:39 AM']I'd love to get some turned wood knobs on the Roscoe, it would be the final touch for uber class IMO, but I've no idea what I'd need size wise or where to get them from [/quote] [url="http://www.thgknobs.com/"]http://www.thgknobs.com/[/url]

[quote name='sgt-pluck' post='523281' date='Jun 25 2009, 08:27 AM']Is it just because [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250451320308&_trksid=p2759.l1259"]this[/url] appears to be in such amazingly 'new' condition that something about it doesn't ring true with me? I've asked him to post a picture that will help put my mind to rest! Pluck[/quote] That's a pretty boggin' looking sunburst job - what's with the yellow straight to black on the lower horn? It looks like two different basses.

[quote name='teaser360' post='523256' date='Jun 25 2009, 07:51 AM']im thinking about starting a jazz project, i have a richwood jazz copy and have learned that its got a real wood body, unsure what wood though, good basis for a start, what im after is stripping and taking it down to bear wood and oil or stain it and fit a maple neck, seymour duncan hot pups, and a decent bridge. i will start stripping and sanding the body next week and start posting pics, would love to get the wood back to something like this pic of steves franken p. could someone tell me what basswood is, what sort of finish could i acheive from basswood? This is my first project and if all goes well will do another.[/quote] That looks like ash to me. You will not get lovely grain patterns like that in basswood. Basswood is pretty plain. See here for more info about woods: [url="http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Options/WoodDescriptions.aspx"]http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Options/WoodDescriptions.aspx[/url]

[quote name='attackbass' post='523198' date='Jun 25 2009, 12:16 AM']Is it any worse than other spray paints and aerosols? Didn't really think too much about it today until I typed it into google and read about it! Apparently it can cause high blood preasure, dizzyness etc.... Me and my dad have done 3 sprays on my jazz body over the last two days, we did it outside under an outside eating/bbq shelter thing, so im assuming ventilation was pretty good. I lightly sanded the first coat, outside with 600 sandpaper so there wasn't hardly any dust, and any that was was on the body which i wiped down with a tack cloth. People suggest to wear ventilation masks - which is probably a good idea - but is that aimed more towards people who use these sprays day in day out as part of their job? I am a hypercondriac by nature lol! But im more concerned about effecting my dads health - if it's just me, then it's my own look out! The body looks sweet tho!![/quote] You absolutely must wear a mask, it goes everywhere when you spray it, sand it, dust it. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. If you can smell it, it's there. It's not good for you - period. Just wear a mask.

As anticipated, it has already smashed through what I would be prepared to pay for it.

Wider the better for me. I don't like narrow spacing, my fingers get all confused, I clip unwanted strings more often, just yuck.

Optimistic to say the least.

If it went for peanuts then I'd love to restore it. But it won't, despite its lack of verifiable age and absolutely dreadful condition. It's VINTAGE, you see. Honestly, some people would buy a vintage chocolate teapot, just because it was vintage.