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Any more guesses from any fellow short scalers out there???

[quote name='natjag' timestamp='1425407666' post='2707048'] I have another thread I just started trying to work out brands from the silk on the strings, I have la bella which have blue windings. Could be those. [/quote] Do LaBellas have silk at both ends, I thought it was just the ball end?

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1425407779' post='2707053'] Ernie Ball Flats have blue silks too, probably chrome ball end too. [/quote] Does Ernie do short scale length strings though?

Hi folks, I bought my lovely Longhorn with flatwounds already fitted, but I don't know which brand they are. I've ruled out d'Addarios as the ball ends are brass and the silks are too pale, & I think Rotosounds have red silks. So sky blue silks both ends, short scale, 48-98, & brass ball ends, guesses please!

The Ox, & 'The Chain'. I still have a very, very loooooong way to go, but at least I'm now trying!

Rothko & Frost do small touch-in pots of nitro Amber. Get hold of some clear lacquer & add Amber drops to the clear in a jam jar to get your tint to an exact match. Not sure what sizes of clear they do, but my 'spare' litre pot is already half empty with odd jobs that gave cropped up over the last 6 months, so it's always handy to have around.

Gold anodized! Would look even better than this - http://www.vintageandrare.com/uploads/products/31516/763625/original.jpg

Dave's World of Fun Stuff has a few videos on the subject that may help Fender Bass Bent Neck Repair: http://youtu.be/4KsY-aX-zzs

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1420906230' post='2654850'] The Fender Bass-an Illustrated History by Black & Molinaro, as stated above is the best all bass book. The Fender Bass by Klaus Blasquiz is pretty poor, cheap....for a reason! Fender-The sound heard around the world by Smith, is a good Fender company history reference book Fender-The golden age by Kelly is really good book showing all of Fenders work from '46 -'70. Fender-The inside story by Forest White is another good Fender history book Fender Precision Basses '51 to '54 by Detlef is also great, but only covers the earliest models How the Fender Bass changed the World by Jim Roberts is good, but again lots of reference and history lots of others, but they are the mainstream ones I would recommend the top one, it pretty much covers everything you are likely to need, on Fender basses, great detail, reference, dating info, and of course some fine GAS inducing pics. [/quote] Great list Rick, thanks! Good to know the Illustrated history is the way to go, I already have the Golden age book & it was more of the same I was after.

[quote name='rodney72a' timestamp='1420941476' post='2655397'] What Rick said. Bass Culture: The John Entwistle Bass Collection also features some tasty Fenders. [/quote] That sounds like an extremely interesting, if potentially horrendously expensive read - I already have a Thunderbird and a Longhorn because of that man!

I've got a birthday coming up, (along with an urge to build my own bass), & need to do some research. History & lots of bass porn photos is what I'm after!

Stop when your fingertips start to tingle, and leave practicing again until they have cooled off. Don't keep on playing until they start to think about blistering as you will end up not being able to play for several days (as pain rather inhibits learning), & then you forget all you learnt in the mean time which gets very frustrating! Play to the tingle & then stop & check out more youtube lessons to help consolidate what you've been learning & work out what you can look forward to practicing tomorrow. Oh and keep your fretting fingertips as dry as possible, and out of the bath water. I can't vouch for the surgical spirit route, but I've heard that recommended frequently too.

Have you thought of an Epiphone EJ200? Don't know about the Yamahas, but certainly better than the Faiths in my opinion. I've treated mine to a bone nut & bridge pins & it's great. Can't really beat the jumbo tone.

Welcome to basschat!

For custom decals I'd recommend Rothko & Frost. They are VERY thin & need careful handling when wet / sliding, but nice & easy to get a flat lacquer over the top. For F 'replacement' I've also used Northwest Guitars' decals which are slightly thicker and therefore easier to handle, but require more layres of clear coat.

I've had two guitars Plekd by Charlie Chandler, as I prefer very low action & vintage frets and for me, the medium jumbos fitted as standard were just too big. Both guitars now play beautifully. Only way to dress frets properly in my opinion.

Many thanks for the strings Andy, you are a most excellent chap to deal with!

Guitarmart may be worth a try, but I have to confess I've had more success with Gumtree. Avoid the evilbay at all costs.

I learned a HUGE amount about setups from a youtube channel called 'Dave's world of fun stuff', he's a bassist who films his entertaining guitar & bass setups, but be warned, Dave is strangely addictive & you may well find new sayings entering your vocabulary such as "GOOCHED!!!" & "son of a seacook". He's on Facebook too. Enjoy!

A big thank you to Nick & Lorraine for hosting the Bassbash. Great atmosphere, very interesting talks, & some very friendly people, a couple of whom very generously allowed me to play a couple of stunningly gorgeous 'real' Ps, thanks guys! Really enjoyable day, gosh I have alot more practicing to do.

Sorry, couldn't resist it! "It's a Wonderful Life" / "Happy" mash-up: http://youtu.be/3T-_Ao40CQ4

I've had 2 guitar necks from Musikraft & cannot recommend them highly enough. Go for the heavy rolled edges, they're great! I've bought mine finished in sanding sealer to maintain their guarantee, & then applied the decal & nitro lacquer myself. That saves quite a bit & is not as difficult as you may think if you've not done it before. I've had success with both spray cans & guns. Great news that they've started doing bass necks again - I feel a build plan coming on!

Try out an Epi EJ200. The jumbo shape gives you fantastic bass and the natural coloured ones have a solid spruce top (though may be a laminate top on the sunbursts & blacks?). They come with nanomag pickup at the end of the fretboard & a nanoflex under the bridge, so you can keep the sound bassy by keeping the balance towards / exclusively on the nanomag neck pickup. My EJ200 came with a bone saddle, I just upgraded to bone nut & bridge pins. I've played Gibson J200s since doing the upgrades & concluded you really pay alot for some flame maple & a different headstock, with very little, if any better tone. For your £500 budget you could buy new, upgrade the nut & still have change. Epi EJ200s also seem to have an odd kind of street cred despite not 'being a Gibson' - courtesy of Noel Gallagher who seemed to do okay with his Epi!