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Are you gassing for a Jaco fretless jazz yet? :-) CB

Assuming you can access the truss rod, then there's no other need to adjust strings. When tightening truss rod (to straighten fretboard / reduce relief): - Sit down. - Assuming you are right handed, hold bass between your knees with the back of the bass to your left knee and the heel of the bass wedged between your feet. - With your left hand, pull very gently back on the headstock to remove a little relief - just a little in order to take the strain off the truss rod, no more. - Then, with your right hand, tighten the truss rod just a little - say an eighth of a turn. - Retune bass. - Leave it for a day or so before checking again. CB

That Fender colour is normally called Mocha. It's one of the less common colours, but it's not a custom shop colour. I'm fairly certain that Fender Custom Shop didn't exist until the mid 80s at least. Re value - wowser! I bought the same 70s Musicmaster Bass for £50 on no less than 3 separate occasions. But that's now a very long time ago, so I don't even know why I told you that. CB

No way am I asking again - that would only take all the fun out of buying a fancy tool to play with. Digital calipers vs digital micrometer anyone? CB

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1373727538' post='2141026'] Is there no way to ask the person you bought it off what strings they use/had on that bass? Liam [/quote] I like to be self sufficient! Well, truth is I did ask the person. They told me. I forget. Don't want to ask again. Because that would prove I'm an idiot. :-) CB

I'm pretty sure I got some spares for H||H equipment in the past and they were very helpful. CB

Okay here's another few: The Carpenters' Apprentices ...an Irish tribute to Geddy & co: No Rush ...and one for Clarky for when his band have a tribute act Almost The Queen's Ravens CB

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1373532261' post='2138603'] Bet it's an OC-2 Si [/quote] That's handy. An OC2 is one of the only things I do have! CB

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1373487134' post='2138259'] No, he's bloody fantastic at this, but please, please keep your voice down. Before you know it he'll hear it. Then what? [/quote] That's it! I'm an Ex Tractor Fan. CB

Can't stop thinking of these now :-/ - Phoney M - Dead Ringer For Loaf CB

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1373404937' post='2137318'] jailhouse wok? [/quote] Soya Crying In The Chapel? CB

Edwards/Rodgers tribute: Cheek CB

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1373403149' post='2137267'] When I lived in South London I knew "Chinese Elvis" he lived near me and had a restaurant in Old Kent Road He was quite the TV celebrity in the 1990's/early 00's! [/quote] Did he sing "I Really Don't Wonton Know"? I'll get my coat. CB

Could the mods please change the name of this thread to........ Daft Pun :-) CB

Fraud Stewart Not King Cole Part Garfunkel Jamiroquite Pink Flawed Proxy Music Tom Petty-theft A few off the top of my head - but I'm sure some of them are so obvious, they must already exist. CB

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1373323241' post='2136301'] I wish I hadn't done that now, I'm a little disappointed... Having said that, I don't know what to be disappointed in, I don't know which is wrong, the callipers or the strings. [font=courier new,courier,monospace]The strings are: .105 .085 .070 .050[/font] [font=courier new,courier,monospace]And I got:[color=#fff0f5]......[/color] .103 .083 .067 .048[/font] The strings are D'Addario Chromes. I'd test other strings but they're the only ones I even know the make of , nevermind the gauge. [/quote] Hey, I appreciate you doing that. But. I have to say it seems those particular calipers wouldn't tell me whether I had a 105/45 set or a 100/40 set. Dang! Thx, CB

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1373322864' post='2136291'] AC/D-SHE Female tribute band, and onthat note: The Iron Maidens right? [/quote] or Ironing Maidens ? CB

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1373321251' post='2136253'] I have to confess that I haven't used mine to check for string gauge as I haven't had to. Sorry. They're supposed to be accurate down to .003mm, but I have no way of knowing if they actually are that accurate because the only thing I have to measure them with is themselves. I can't even judge tenths of a mm with my just my eyes and a steel rule. [/quote] Would you mind having a try with your strings for me to see if they work? CB

I frequently take my hat off to tribute bands who come up with a real cracker of a name. Did a quick search and couldn't find a thread. So here goes. And they don't have to exist yet. Couple of examples to get the ball rolling: - One Step Behind (a Madness tribute) - Fleetwood Mock - Status Quote - Nearvana And one I dreamt up myself and sways fancied setting up: - Rehab Sprout CB

Thanks folks. Quite like the idea of the card thingy. The digital calipers sound easy to use without having even to bother taking the strings off. But...is it just hearsay - or has anyone actually used them and found them successful at accurately gauging the gauge? :-) CB

...are my strings? - You buy yourself a secondhand bass - You like the strings - You need a new set - You Google the colour of the silk and work out what type of strings they are But what's the most commonly used way to accurately identify what gauge they are? CB