Norris

You wouldn't want that to fall off its stand!

It's very hard to keep an eye on the match while you're looking at the mirror practicing your bass face, stance and killer moves! Actually I don't practice anyway. We have enough gigs usually that I don't really feel like picking it up in between

I'm sure a year or two ago someone did a build thread where they covered the bass in old comics. Looked great.

You could leave it like that, slightly raised, as a feature.

Ah. I didn't realise it was adjustable:)

Wouldn't it have been easier to sand 3mm off the nut?

A good, free introduction to CAD is inkscape. I've used it quite a bit for designing various bits of guitars. https://inkscape.org/en/ CAM is a slightly more involved subject, but you can use software to convert your inkscape files into a suitable format and then add the depth information for CNC milling. Not wanting to detract from BC, but ProjectGuitar.com have a forum dedicated to computer aided manufacture that contains a wealth of information

Well engineered + beautiful aesthetics = gorgeous!

Did you manage to try it with the 2x10 cab? That's what is in the V3 combos and I certainly wouldn't describe it as anaemic

On my 80s Aria the batteries would definitely discharge at different rates. One would last for months and months, the other only about 6 weeks. A quick "tip of the tongue" test identified which was which, until I eventually wrapped a small piece of gaffa tape round the lead of the one that needed changing most frequently

That's wrong on so many levels

We'll do pretty much any request as long as it's from the 20th century. Any requests for Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, etc. receive a good telling off

It's where my luthier guru gets his from

Do you cut your own inlays? If not I can heartily recommend Small Wonder Music. He did an excellent job on mine and very reasonably priced I thought for the work involved

Excellent!

Three is the magic number - or at least that's what De La Soul would have you believe

Neck carving is the best bit, and over too soon

I'll take a decent quality black T-shirt with the logo tastefully placed over the left moob. And/or a decent black zipped hoodie with a larger logo emblazoned across the back. Socks could be quite popular too for the suited day jobs amongst us

Isn't the neck of Brian May's Red Special held on with one bolt?

IIRC in the mid-80s the 70s Fenders were regarded as poop and nowhere near as good as the 60s guitars. But then has been mentioned, they were not the most fashionable guitars around then either. Everyone was after headless, pointy or super-strats. I went for an Aria SB-1000 myself

Or simply a fine brush to "drop fill" the flaws that need building up. (I used my wife's finest watercolour brush!) Then a decent going over with sandpaper and block to get it back to level. Rinse and repeat as required. As you are using nitrocellulouse it will sink a bit (possibly up to 30% from experience) as the solvent evaporates out

There's only a veneer's width between the two

Ooh. That looks nicer than my Stewmac Dremel router base - which doesn't really plunge or have a decent depth stop. I usually have to set it to depth then tighten everything up to stop it vibrating loose. At least it's more stable than the official Dremel offering though

I think we need a photo of your "workshop"

I forgot to mention - ideally you'd hang the bass up for 24 hours between painting sessions, of 2 or 3 coats with at least 30 minutes between each. If you're hanging it up in your car all credit to you, but make sure you ventilate it well before climbing in. The solvent can take weeks to vent off and will be quite strong even after several hours. I can just picture you driving home with a full mask on (?!!!)