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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1335490792' post='1632206'] Is the neck new and the body s/h? Prob go for the body. Bear in mind you don't want to allow the neck to go wonky, use a block to sand, or a file so it stays flat. Fill the bridge holes and re-align the bridge when the neck is on. [/quote] Yes the neck is new and the body s/h, Looks like it's the neck pocket then, I'll count the sand strokes each side and regularly check to see when it slots in. Many thanks for your advice Al Heeley & Mr Foxen much appreciated.

Hi All I'm embarking on my first bass build and today I received my all maple neck (Dr Parts) to go onto a Squire P bass body. the only problem I have at the mo, is that the neck is about 1mm to wide for the neck pocket. Looking around the net there seems to be a split decision on whether to sand the pocket or sand the neck. My logic (be it a bit misguided) tells me to do the neck (but only the part that goes into the pocket), would this be right? Has anyone out there had a similar issue? if so, any advise? Any help/advise appreciated Thanks

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1335453342' post='1631461'] WOW! Welcome to the forum Tony from another Tony who happens to be 50+ I only wished it had been me who had swopped your old Rick. Great to have you aboard. [/quote] I love Rickie's especially the sound that Geddy and Chris S get out of them, but I found the Necks did not suite by stubby fingers and I got on better with Fender basses. Hugely jealous that your're in a Budgie Tribute band, I met Burke Shelly in the mid 70s at a Budgie gig really nice guy, so was Tony B, probably the most underrated band of all time. Watched your clip from your site, very impressed! Cheers

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1335446354' post='1631284'] Lovely job. I like the white with black scratchplate YepMop If you use car paint you can finish it off with some clear nitro to give it a hard outer shell - it'll age nicely too if you do that Just make sure you let the paint dry properly (I'd leave it a week or so) befoer you start he Nitro, and that will need at least 2 weeks before you fine sand it smooth and buff it [/quote] Many thanks for the tip brensabre79 much appreciated

Fantastic job!! I assume from the colour description you used Car paint? If so, does it have quite a hard or soft feel to the finish, I've read that it can take a number of weeks to eventually harden? I'm about to embark on the build myself and I'm still oomming and rrring on whether to use nitro paint or car paint, I've read good and bad reports on both. Think I might invest in a heat gun to remove the previous covering, I was thinking of using paint remover and sanding but it sounds a bit too messy for me.

[quote name='stef030' timestamp='1335369680' post='1630060'] welcome. bloody hell,we are all coming out of the woodwork, me a 50something been playing since 13,with a 10 year break ending 18 months ago, oh and I live not far in hastings, [color=#ff0000][b]so it would seem that the south coast is gods waiting room for bassplayers[/b][/color],thats nice [/quote] Or is it because that's where most of the old folks homes are located in the UK I'll get my zimmer (now that could be a good name for a the custom Classic Bass I'm building, the "Zimmer - Victor Meldrew" model )

I've just added some Fender flatwounds to my Vintage Icon fretless and just lovin the sound and yes a little duller than the rounds but for me it's the sound I wanted. I've not used Rotosound flats in years, so don't know how they fare against the Fender's, but will possibly give them a try in a few months. I still [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]get plenty of mwah out of the flats, but no quite as pronounced as you do with rounds, but I would expect that anyway.[/font][/color]

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1335184016' post='1626787'] Welcome! I learned on a fretless jazz copy - then put the bass away until the kids had grown up. So you won't waste as much time as I did! What was your band called? M [/quote] The Band's name was George Mac's ARC Connection (2 bands formed as 1 hence the odd name) we were a SKA band doing all our own material and used to practice in the next studio room to Madness at Halligans Band centre in London, those were the days

Hi All I'd not touched a bass in 31 years until my 8 year old son took an interest in music a year or so ago and also in playing the guitar (6 string). He started lessons at school and is very good at what he knows and it rekindled my need to play again (be it only along to records). I've now got a Vintage Icon series fretless Jazz bass (nothing like making it difficult for myself in not having touched a bass in 31 years) and loving it! I only wished I had the learning possiblities the kids have today when I first started, You Tube, Instructional DVDs, Tabs on the internet......... In my day you never came accross Bass guitar tutours, you bought a book and had to work everything out by listening to vynal records or asking someone that played bass!! Also wished I had kepy my gear, I once owned the 5th Rickenbacker 4001 ever built, but eventaully swapped it for a 1967 Fender Jazz and a little dosh (aaahhhhh). I've managed to get a few musicians from work involved in playing at a works do, so really looking forward to it. The reason I gave up all those years ago, was that Warner Bros cancelled a recording contract my band had just negociated with them (it's a complicated reason) but it really broke my heart and along with the girlfiend at the time who wanted me to choose between her and music, I decided on her (wrong choise big time - but hey). Still slowly getting back into it and really looking forward to the day I can properly jam with my son. I'm helping develop his musical knowledge by exposing him to different styles from classical to jazz to Metal to funk and he loves it. Sorry seemed to waffled on a bit here. Cheers Tony