Maude

Put a clear one on and let the rainbow shine through. 😎

Evidently Chickentown - John Cooper Clarke 

That Smell - Skynyrd 

On 12/04/2024 at 17:08, uk_lefty said:

While I like the finish... It does make me think of a very badly stained pub toilet. 

Toiletburst 😂

Quite possibly the worst looking finish any manufacturer has ever come up with. Absolutely the most hideous colour combo burst, and then replicating it on the pickguard is another level of foul. Like watching someone be sick, and then eat it again. 

It's not for me, if you were wondering. 😁

Boys Don't Cry - The Cure 

Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Small Faces 

White Coats - New Model Army 

The only issue I can see is that carrying a leather Chesterfield is very awkward in a full length smoking jacket. 

There's issues both ways with PayPal. As a buyer you only want to use payment for goods (or whatever they call it) to be covered, friends and family payment is like a bank transfer, no getting it back if anything goes wrong. 

As a seller, they often don't want to accept PayPal 'payment for goods' as if the buyer is unscrupulous then they can dubiously claim for things like 'not as described' or damage. 

Trust, or lack of, works both ways. 

Where is the bass? Is there a BCer local who could collect it for you, give it the once over and stay with the seller while you bank transfer the money? Then you can arrange a courier to collect it from them. 

I've been lucky enough that folks on here have done that a couple of times for me. 

If it's good for Jah Wobble... 

3 hours ago, Dazm66 said:

Boss Waza air for bass. Simples!

That's the only upgrade I can see to what I use now. 

NUX Mighty Plug plugged into whatever bass suits, headphones into Mighty Plug, phone (music) bluetooth'd to Mighty Plug if needed. 

Besides, you'll be glad you've still got the BEX when you sell me your Shergold. 😉

Linoleum - NOFX 

Underneath The Arches - Flanagan & Allen 

On 30/03/2024 at 13:40, Gareth Hughes said:

Cheers for this. I bought the exact same set a few months ago for £68 on Amazon. Probably won't change them for another decade or so.  Might just get these and use on a four string.

I got a set to go on a four string as they're so cheap (only play 4's now), I might string one up BEAD though. 

I'm surprised to see you're letting this one go. Fantastic basses. 

GLWTS 

Hanging Around - The Stranglers 

3 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Looks great but the nut width being 42mm and the headstock logo being fugly really puts me off. 

What is it about 42mm you don't like? 

That sounds like a stupid question and I prefer a narrower neck too, but it turns out for me it's the narrower string spacing I like and the actual neck isn't a big deal. I've made new nuts with narrower string spacing for a few of my basses that had wider spacing than I'd ideally like. I works really well and doesn't leave a big empty space at the sides like you'd first think. Going from 42mm to 38mm* only leaves an extra 2mm of fretboard either side of the E and G strings and you don't notice it but you really notice the tighter spacing. 

* The nut obviously stays at 42mm but the slots are closer together. 

I had a spare hour so I pulled this apart today. 

I wasn't sure about it being black as according to the S D Curlee history page on Birdsong Guitars website they didn't start painting them until later on. Upon stripping I found a 'Bob Barry Guitar Repairs' sticker inside the neck pocket and the tell tale mark where it had been screwed to a holder for painting, so I think it's safe to say that this should've been natural rather than black. The refinish must be nearly 30 years old or more as the addition of the the 1 in the phone area codes happened in '95, making Birmingham 0121 rather than the 021 on the sticker. 

I'm going to strip the black off and see what the wood is like, then either keep it natural or possibly stain the wood black then lacquer to keep the wood grain as a kind of middle ground as I quite like the black. 

The pickup and bridge all mount to the neck making it technically a neck through, the full length neck then bolts into a recess in the body using a huge brass 'neck plate' screwed from behind. 

I have seen people using the wire 'handle(?)' out of a bulldog clip before. 

Bend the two sides so that they cross each other and the little right angle ends that hooked in the clip now face each other. 

Well that's the tuning up done, when's the song coming? 

Warman have a good range of pickups for very good prices. 

Don't let the 'budget' prices fool you though, every one I've tried has sounded fantastic. 

Let's Wade in the Water - Many people but I'm going with Marlena Shaw as it's a Northern Soul banger.