gary mac

If you need to get the neck straighter Nick and the truss rod nut feels tight, don't force it. If you are confident in doing the work yourself, you need to get the neck straightened by clamping it. This will take the stain off of the truss rod. Then try loosening the nut first, just to release it. You should then hopefully be able to tighten it (after apply a little lubricant), sometimes an extra washer needs to be added but not always. All being well, this would do the trick. If you need a bit more detail, happy to chat via pm or phone.

Not a good plan if the finish is nitro though.

Mick, you should the state of some the instruments that I get to work on. The worse ones are school music department guitars and basses.

The pickups being too close can cause problems even when unplugged. You could try lowering them and see if there is any improvement. If the problem isn't cured, just return them to how they were.

Could be the nut or that the pickups are too close to the strings.

Wishing you a very happy birthday Jack. I would liked to have got your bass back to you in time for your birthday but it's been giving me a hard time, plus I'm on shut down until the new year

A decent iron makes all the difference, quicker, safer and much more efficient.

Hasn't all of this been detailed in the Barefaced pedal thread?

He had some great session guys on the albums. Have to admit to still playing them on occasion.

That sounds pretty awful. I'm extremely careful/scared around power tools, having seen the damage that they can inflict.

Will have to check that one out Lozz

I really enjoyed working on your Tele Mick, nice player.

No I crossed the border from Herts 10cc was a good one

Is it time to admit that you saw the Bay City Rollers there?😂

Unlike Beedster, I do the truss rod adjustments first, followed by the saddles. Well actually, I tend to check the nut slots first, then neck relief, then saddles.

Saw them at the Sundown a few times as well. Was it Harlow Town Park that you saw them at? That one was a freebie.

Which album(s) did you try Chris? I'm a big Yes fan but even so, there are a few albums of theirs, that I just can't listen to.

Still repairing, setting up and modifying, guitars, basses and mandolins. The first three months of lock down were dire but since then it has improved, to a point where I'm as busy as I want to be at this stage in life

No problems dealing with John, a Basschat gent

Back when I had a Yamaha B1200 a previous owner had installed EMGs. I always got a sound that I liked and that worked well in a band context.

I've regularly purchased from them and all has been good

Indeed, I've got this on vinyl, it's a winner You must also check out the Yes Album.

Same here Lozz, in fact I'm sitting here reading this, with a coffee and a dark choc digestive

I've got a dremel copy and it's fine, not so with the attachments though. I now only purchase genuine dremel bits.

Good luck, hope you get sorted.