Norris

Looking sweet!

She's trying to drag me to the Rewind festival in Henley this year. Mostly cheesey 80s artists. I suppose Level 42 and the chance to try out our newly acquired VW camper might sway me

Great achievement! When are you starting a saxophone build thread?

That came together very nicely and looks great. Well done!

That's going to look beautiful

It sounds like your truss rod is loose if it's rattling. Does the nut turn freely when not under string tension? If so tighten the truss nut until you start getting some resistance. Standard Fender style (single acting) truss rods sit in a curved channel. As you tighten the nut the rod tries to straighten, pushing against the curved channel and therefore putting back bow on the neck. If the rod is too loose it won't push against the curve at all, and will rattle You don't need to put so much tension in as to make the neck back bow, just enough to stop the rod from rattling

[quote name='prowla' timestamp='1484485419' post='3215763'] A couple of thoughts... Is the a string guide/post on the headstock to feed the string under? You can make a sharp right-angle in the string, using pliers. [/quote] This. I always put a 90 degree bend in the string and pop it down into the centre of the tuning post. Also cut your strings to length to allow a couple of wraps around the post

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1484256830' post='3214185'] Sorry, the Buzzard has gone, replaced by the Esh, which itself will be going at some point as I just got the Sei Flamboyant 5 to add to the other two Seis. So I could have 3 Seis there now. [/quote] Shame. That was a gorgeous bass. About the length of a double decker bus, but gorgeous

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Si600 - GK rig (house rig) Fender P V so GrammeFriday can get GAS all over again![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. Tauzero - One or two SEI's or an Ash[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. T-Web[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]4. Ashweb[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]5. Len_derby[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]6. Markstuk[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7. ChunkyMunky - Musicman Bongo 5HH, Genz Benz Shuttle 12.0 and other bits.[/font][/color] 8. Jabba_the_gut - Some home build basses 9. Andyjr1515 10. SpondonBassed - [color=#00ff00]Ashdown Toneman 300[/color] - a selection or all three from [color=#00ff00]Steinberger Spirit XT25, Hohner B2A, Vantage fretless 33B-XF[/color] 11. Harryburke14 - Mystery bass 12. Norris I've not decided whether to bring anything yet - I'll see how much stuff everybody else is bringing first. I think everyone has seen most of my gear already, but I'm happy to bring anything on request (including the Thunderbird Seashell - if you need your GAS fuelling, I might be persuaded to part with it) I will try to finish the Telecaster I'm building as I know that Andyjr1515 is keen to see it. I'd also be keen to see any other self builds as we seemed to have a few builders last year I might even make a cake Edit: Oh and Tauzero - if you fancy bringing your Buzzard along I'd love to see that again

Nice one!

[quote name='Prostheta' timestamp='1482941682' post='3203649'] Hi Andy! I'm surprised that Norris didn't tag me in on this thread. Yeah, this fault-find is a bit of a bummer what with the preamp not sorting it. I definitely agree with testing professionally before throwing more money or items at it. Keep me in the loop with the findings and I'm more than happy to provide what input I can. If it's of any consolation, swapping out any 40yo preamp - functioning or not - will have an impact on the noise floor, battery life and general clarity. The silicon used in the originals is incomparable to modern processes, that and the list of other improvements made. Equally, Veijo [Rautia]'s pickups are identical exactly where they need to be and far better when they should be. There's a lot of love that goes into these old Japanese birds! [/quote] I don't think you can tag people on basschat or I would have done. All you can do for a notification is to quote

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1482910848' post='3203405'] I've heard the double bass referred to as a bull fiddle. That, in today's age of political correctness and sexual equality would make the cello his bitch perhaps? More seriously... I believe that violin, viola, cello and double bass are ALL members of the fiddle family. Maybe they're called fiddles because they are often played with a bow? That isn't my question. This is; Is it fair to say that double bass = bass fiddle and cello = baritone fiddle? If true, what then are viola and violin? I think one of them would be soprano but I am mainly thick and can't rid myself of the Mafia associations that thinking that way triggers. [/quote] The violin would be the soprano fiddle and the viola an alto fiddle if you're thinking along those lines

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1482872320' post='3203280'] They should have asked Santa for a new paragraph for Christmas. [/quote] Ha ha. From their grammar they sound about 9 years old. Shame 'cos I can play a bit of piano and would be great for a balad (sic) after the first few albums go platinum Erm - do the yoofs still call them "albums"?

I wish that tactic worked on my wife. There again the quantity of alcohol consumed to get to that point would probably mean the use of power tools is unwise to say the least. Tomorrow I'm going to make some sawdust!

In 2016 I learned that I was able to work with wood to a much higher standard than I ever thought I could. Hopefully I'll finish off my telecaster that I'm building in the next couple of months and get onto building proper instruments - basses! The year was also a continuation of my efforts to enjoy my playing. A lot of my youth seems to have been a blur. I am trying to savour each gig, good or bad. Now in my 50s, I am much more aware of the march of time and the fleetingness of our part in it.

It depends on the sentiment your dad attaches to the piano. I think I'd keep it myself and save up your gig money for your dream bass

Oak is quite a heavy wood so I'd use that sparingly. The more usual woods would be mahogany if you want it dark, ash if you want it light with nice grain pattern or maybe alder if you want less prominent grain. Those are probably the easier woods to work with. Edit: The neck is just glued in afaik. It won't be easy to remove without damaging either it or the body. You may need to cut the body away to remove it intact and then tidy it up carefully

I know how you feel. I've pretty much had to shut down for Xmas. That and a cold damp garage to work in. Still, I'm very impressed with the speed that you are churning out your builds. I assume your day job gives you plenty of time to spend making sawdust

DMX and LED are the way to go. There are some pretty good starter kits around that will include floods, stand(s) and controller. I'd check out Thomann as those prices are hard to beat

You could try some of the solvent that plumbers use for glueing abs plastic drainpipes. You should be able to wick it into the crack it it's not too damaged Caveat: I've never had to repair one myself, so my suggestion is untested

Very neat job. Your swifts go well with your new signature headstock

That looks great. Inspiring! If it doesn't work as a bass it would make a heck of a sanding block!

I miss my old 4002 - it was a great bass. My current 4003 is good but not quite the same. I don't miss any of the under-powered, over-weight amps I used to lug around though. My Rumble 500 is so much easier to handle and sounds great

On modern scarfed joints it's more of an end-stop isn't it?