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Just to throw my two'penneth, I'd try a stand before you buy one. Reading the manual for my PJB Briefcase and trying out a few 'home' tests, it appears that PJB gear needs to live on the floor (my Briefcase looses its bottom end when placed on a coffee table, Mrs JPJ lost her marbles when I placed the Briefcase on said coffee table ). I also know of a couple of local lads who stand their cabs on empty flightcases and then wonder why they have uncontrolable amounts of bass boom.

Yep mine arrived today too. Neatly folder in a plastic bag inside a jiffy bag envelope. Nice quality, good embroidering, will be worn at next weeks gig as I don't think it'll look right with my Stetson at tonight's gig :-)

I'd be so tempted to pair that with an 8x8 cab recovered in the same livery for an optical illusion stack Seriously though, that looks so much better than the stock Terror bass heads that I cant believe Orange arnt doing a similar option. Well done, lovely to see something original

Excellent, but if I could play as well as that I'd definately smile more

Wow thats excellent! That's got me looking at the terror bass in a whole new light. Have you been able to source any orange tolex to cover it and how are you getting access to the DI?

Thanks for the info guys, now on eBay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120777227649"]here[/url]

[quote name='Subthumper' post='1363060' date='Sep 5 2011, 04:41 PM']Hi all, I was'nt sure where to put this but as the title suggests I want to know what the value of a piece of timber is. I have been given a piece of mahogany that has been rested for about 25 years and measures approx 2'6" x 6' x 2". It is quite dark and nicely figured.(oh and bloody heavy) I'll probably never get time to make anything out of it so I was angling on either selling it or exchanging it for something I need or can use. So if any of you luthier types could give me an approximate ballpark value I would be most appreciative. Cheers Just[/quote] I have no idea of value but would be interested in acquiring this. Are there any shakes or cracks in the wood? Also, do you have any pictures to further tempt me with?

I've two original 8 ohm 125w PAS manufactured 10" speakers from a Goliath II cabinet. I was going to keep these as spares but she who is to be obeyed is bleating about them cluttering up the house and therefore I'm thinking of letting them go. Does anyone have any idea about what these are worth (if anything at all)?

As an ex 750X owner, I'd recommend it in a heartbeat. Great loud solid gigging amp, reliable and lots of tonal options. FWIW I like the aural enhancer circuit and it can be used to 'give a little sparkle' in those difficult rooms/stages without messing about with the semi-parametric mid. Only got rid of mine in part ex on the rather wonderful top of the line SM1500. The idea of the 750x into the Goliath Senior sounds great to me, the full 750w into one cab that is tall enough to hear on the loudest of stages. I'd say go for it, but then again I've never tried Eden so can't give a like for like comparison!

That finish is just gorgeous! Have you considered 35" scale though? I find it makes a difference on a five string with Jazz pickups

[quote name='henry norton' post='1337400' date='Aug 12 2011, 11:15 AM']The software is already there to make these things work, as well as some fairly good plans for DIY'ers to make their own CNC routers. The real difficulty IMO is interpreting the sweeping, compound curves of a guitar into a CAD drawing without it coming out looking like a childs toy or a GCSE project. I've always been particularly impressed with people who can draw a realistic carved top on CAD, as well as getting the shape and form just right.[/quote] There are companies that can take a prototype and 'scan' this into your chosen CNC language, thus removing the 'drawing' stage. A sort of modern day equivilent of the old duplicating lathes/mills etc.

[quote name='bleedproof' post='1336434' date='Aug 11 2011, 02:08 PM']However jigs do wear out and I know this to be a big problem at times.[/quote] True, but I suppose that depends on how many times the jig is used? [quote name='bleedproof' post='1336434' date='Aug 11 2011, 02:08 PM']I hope this doesn't sound like a soap box rant I appreciate all input and will give my honest opinion throughout the process. Stu[/quote] Not at all, and given the skill and amount of time that can go into developing the CNC programme to cut those lovely curves means that for me, CNC doesnt detract from the 'artisan' aspect. As you probably know, one of my basses is an Overwater. What makes it different from my Fender and Musicman is the quality of the finish, and by that I mean how the bass feels not how it looks. If companies had to use hand routers and jigs to build every bass then the cost would be astronomical. For example, the body of my current project took two days to machine allowing for building the jigs/templates and actually machining the wood whereas the one in your video took 8 minutes! If, for comparison, we say it took me a day to make my jigs/templates and Hayden a day to programme the CNC, he's still around 8 hours of production time better off than me. Great thread, and I'm really looking forward to watching this one develop.

[quote name='henry norton' post='1336420' date='Aug 11 2011, 01:57 PM']All the original Fenders were made using jigs and pin routers. The main advantage of CNC is that you can be doing something else whilst the machine is doing the not so interesting bits. I'd have a CNC like that one if I had the space, but if I had a platen that size I'd be doing 4 bodies at a time![/quote] "Not so interesting bits"? For me the wood butchery part is the most interesting, whereas the hours and hours in the company of sandpaper is the bit that I find boring

Very nice and its good to see something original to boot. Top horn reminds me of the Washburn Taurus bass. Congrats, hope you have many happy years together

[quote name='bleedproof' post='1335300' date='Aug 10 2011, 05:06 PM']Demo of Haydn's CNC cutting guitar body - new videos coming soon [/quote] Ok, I really shouldnt have watched that, now I've got serious gas for a three-axis CNC machine In truth though, given that you can achieve results just as good with a hand router and good templates/jigs, I can only imagine that this is a worthwhile investment if your: a) going to make a lot of guitars or basses; or have another use in mind (fine furniture etc).