Mr Anthony

Nearly bought this one oneself. But found a squier I liked more! It'll be interesting to see what you do with this one, I'm quite looking forward to it. Have fun!

Ah. GAS does like to just creep it's way in at irritating moments, I know. Yes. It was in Lincoln actually! Sounds like you got yourself an incredible deal there, nice one!

Well that's good then! Actually flats are exactly what I was thinking. Never tried flats before, so it'll be a learning experience.

I thought so too! Can't stop looking at how cool it is! Another problem besides the neck dive is that it has to go the opposite way on my rack, and with only a three space rack, and four -soon to be five instruments to put on it, it bothers me. Haha.

Much neck dive. Almost an uncomfortable amount, which I shall fix by moving the strap button. Always fancied a thunderbird, thought that for the price, now would be my time to give it a go. Tried an epiphone a few years ago, and it was nice but I didn't want and couldn't afford to buy it. Haha. I'll have to try and get some sound clips up or something for you guys

As well as having a new bass day, I collected these from the post room today. My Seymour Duncans have been signed for, but not given to me yet, so I don't know where they are. Hopefully I can collect those tomorrow. The neck is on the way, as well as the other hardware coming from Thomann. I can start putting this thing together soon! Cheers!

Hello there! Wandered into the local Cash Converters on Friday, and saw this stood up on the display. Picked it up, had a play, looked it over and thought it was as if it's brand new. The paint was fine, in Vintage White which is less yellow in person, a couple of marks on the scratchplate that you can barely notice, the electrics are absolutely fine and it could do with a new set of strings. I left it there, and for the whole weekend it was bugging me. I was recording in the studio on Saturday, and I wanted it with me. So, on Sunday afternoon I went out and bought it. £159.99, I payed. Which, considering there a couple floating around on eBay at the moment for £200+, I'm quite pleased. Picked it up today, and I can barely put it down. Partly because I really had my heart set on one some 5 years ago, partly because OH MY GOD NEW BASS YAY, and partly because the neck is very wide and I need to get used to it. It sounds pretty good too, but until I can get to a practice or back in the studio or a gig, I won't really know for sure. Have some pictures! Cheers! - Anthony.

Looking good. Glad you managed to get the finish off with ease, and it'll be interesting to see it when the new finish is well, finished. Haha! Not sure what to suggest with the strap button, could you not just poke around with a pin until you find it?

Thanks for the advice! There are going to be a good few weeks before I can paint anyway, so I'll keep weighing up my options and go from there. Edit: Found myself a Mighty Mite precision neck on eBay, in this country which is an advantage. Also have a Babicz bridge, Quarter Poinders and a couple other small pieces of hardware on the way. So, that only leaves tuners and strings. I might nip home one weekend and put it together, hopefully before Easter so I can test run it at some gigs! Ooh, this is all very exciting!

I actually had a wander down there this evening and there wasn't actually anything that really stood out to me. Thanks for letting me know, I'll look into it. That pistachio bass looks great by the way! Edit: just looked up plastikote, and you can buy in B&Q. So avoid home brands, and try that you reckon? I ony want a glossy white, which they do, and it's not expensive at all. Actually picked the can up and read the info on it earlier. Only recognised it from the label, not that name! Haha!

Cheers guys! Jonny, I have actually seen some of your build before, completely forgot. Must get back up to speed! gjones, I've been trawling for a while now, don't want to do anything daft. There's a huge B&Q down the road from here, so I'll see what they've got in there. Thanks for the advice! I'm not likely to be getting any painting done until I get home for the easter break. If the uni catch me spraypainting in my room there will be hell to pay for! Had an update from Thomann, I'm now 60% of the way through the delivery, wahay! Should be able to at least get the electronics mounted by early next week at the latest.

Hi there! So I've been playing bass for some 6 years now, and I've only ever owned two basses. Still have them both, however since moving away for university last September, only one actually gets used sicne I couldn't, and didn't need to bring them both. So, with me I have my DeArmond Pilot Deluxe bass, which I absolutely love. It feels, plays and sounds great. It's much better now that I've replaced the strings after about two years (oops). However, I've been toying with the idea of owning a Precision bass for quite a while now. I knew that the next bass I own was going to be a Precision, so I figured, why not build one instead? I looked at those kit builds, but didn't really fancy it. And whilst it would probably be cheaper, and more beneficial to go down that route for my first attempt, I decided to dive right in and start sourcing indicidual parts instead. I recently saw Frank Turner in Nottingham, and the bass player for his band plays an absolutely beautiful '66 Precision, and it sounded absolutely incredible. I thought, hey, I could replicate his bass, but it's quite the custom job, and for my first attempt, I certainly don't think I'm up to it. So, I started looking for an easier alternative, and then I stumbled across this really nice '57 precision in white, with gold anodised pickguard, and I fell in love with it. But alas, I cannot afford. So I'm going attempt to replicate it myself, but with my own little twist. And by that I mean some none-Fender hardware. Nothing too special, but I think I'll end up with a pretty good end result. I've got the anodised pickguard, thumb rest and some strap locks coming in the post from Thomann. I went about sourcing some parts, and I have so far grabbed myself a Squier affinity body in blue from eBay, as well as electronics from KiOgon. They've both arrived today, and I'm certainly impressed. The body itself was advertised in much worse condition than it actually is, stating that it would need sanding right back to the wood and respraying. Personally, and I'd like some opinions please, I don't think it will be neccessary. Whilst I definitely want to respray it, I don't think removing the entire finish beforehand will need to be done. (Ignore the heart-skull, I'm an Alkaline Trio nut, and the flag that hangs over my bed reflected on the body, haha!). The front and back and pretty much perfect apart from the odd scratch, but there are a few chunks of paint missing here and there, as well as some cracks, as can be seen in the following photos. I'm not sure if you can make it out in the photos, but the missing paint isn't right down to the wood. There's another layer underneath the colour, so that's why I don't think the entire finish needs to be removed. Should I A) sand the current finish and respray it straight away, B ) Fill in the missing bits with some sort of filler and then sand and respray, or C) remove the finish entirely and start over? In terms of the rest of the project, I'm looking at the following hardware:[list] [*]Babicz FCH bridge [*]Seymour Duncan SPB-3 pickups [*]Tuners I'll need avice on! [*]Looking into Mighty Mite necks, but I'm not sure on that yet. I know I definitely want a maple fretboard though. [*]Need a neck plate, doesn't really matter what, surely? [*]Got control knobs, no need to worry about those, thanks KiOgon! [/list] But that's pretty much it for now. I'd really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions! Thanks for reading, - Anthony.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1378142049' post='2196231'] Sounds like you might need a blog...have a chat to Dood to see what we can arrange. [/quote] I'm not quite sure what you mean, sorry!

[indent]Hello everyone! I do hope you don't mind me sharing this with you. It's very early stages, and if I'm breaking any rules or such, I do apologise. I think I can squeeze this topic into this category! I'm going to the University of Lincoln to study Audio Production, which is in essence a music degree, but more about the technical and business side, rather than the theoretical, which I'm really excited about. With this project you'll be able to follow me, as I ramble on about different microphones, recording techniques and all sorts of other things both music related and not. About a year ago I had this idea, a very simple idea, a way I could keep in touch with my friends and family once I move away to university. A very easy way for me to achieve this was to produce a video diary which I would upload to YouTube each week, so that they could see my face, and actually know what I'm getting up to. I launched the project three weeks ago, and have since realised that as well as it being a great way to share my experiences with my family and friends, I would also be able to share them with anybody else who is interested. Whether these people are young, old, whatever. I then also realised that it could perhaps become a very useful tool for anyone who is considering university for themselves. I had very little guidance in making the decision for myself, so I thought it would be nice to show people what it's actually like, so they can make the right decision for themselves, whether that be to go, or not to go. I'd like to share this project of mine with as many people as I can, and not just for views on YouTube. I do plan to see this through to the end, and it will span over the next three years, so that's at least 150 instalments to the diary, providing I keep up with it of course. And I intend to do just that. If you're interested in following me on my journey through University, you can do so here - [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAnthonyTalks27"]http://www.youtube.c...rAnthonyTalks27[/url] I also have a written blog, and use the various social networking sites which you'll find on my actual channel. Thank you for reading! - Anthony.[/indent]

Bought a Laney combo from him yesterday. Great, friendly, knowledgeable guy, I was lucky enough he was gigging locally, so collection was quick and easy. Item exactly as described, couldn't be happier. It does the job perfectly. Thanks a lot, pleasure doing business!