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You could have a listen to the Fender Rumble 500. The amp is pretty clean if you don't engage any tone shaping circuits and they do a 2x10 cab, although you'd need a pair to get the full 500W (approx 350W into 8 ohms)

Stars on 45 Pints - Pump Up The Bitter

Either number 1 or both

Or just print it as big as you can then work out the scale factor for your measurements. It won't be too accurate but more "inspired by"

The easiest way really is with a computer. If you can print the pictures you could possibly use a photocopier to zoom it to the right size, although even A3 is probably not going to be big enough to allow an accurate measurement of the scale - to get your zoom factor right

[quote name='JJW' timestamp='1441745341' post='2861501'] I want to try the basic of getting a picture on my TV but my TV only does 300% zoom and that's not enough, do you have any suggestions? [/quote] Colour me confused. What are you trying to do on your tv? Trace the image off it? If so the chaces of getting it at the correct size are negligible

[quote name='JJW' timestamp='1441715952' post='2861109'] Thanks for all the help but you're getting a bit technical for me, I don't understand all these computer programmes. [/quote] If your A4 copies are printing out the right size, tape them together and trace onto a single large sheet. There's your low-tech option

Yes but on bass trombone, so reading dots was a necessity

He'll be feeling the strong arm of the law if he keeps hanging around in the toilets like that

As it's your band I would clarify what they are asking for and expecting. By the sound of the emails possibly something is being lost in translation. Have a chat with them first hand and then reassess how you feel about it

Or you could print them on A4, tape them together then use a large sheet of tracing paper (or a roll of baking paper) to trace onto

Another option would be to trace it using a CAD computer program then find a print shop with a plotter. There are quite a few free CAD packages available on t'Internet. Inkscape is quite a good vector drawing program that would probably do the job - and is not too complicated to fly

Smile, say thanks for the advice and take the money at the end of the night If he's so good it makes you wonder why he's running a sh*tty little pub rather than gigging...

Not a problem imho. At a posh function you might want to wait, but we have packed up a few times while the DJ does the last hour or two. It would be a bad move to try to muscle your way through the dancers with the kit (case it up and wait to the end for lift out), ok if there's a side door.

With great care you could probably start it off by routing with a chamfer bit with a bottom bearing to follow the contour of the bass. However it's a pretty deep chamfer so you'll need to do a lot by hand using a round surform/rasp/file and then finish with a lot of hand sanding

A dep should always be paid, even if just covering expenses. Backing out gracefully: "Sorry lads but I just can't get the time off work that day" and then invent some crucial work-based event that requires your personal presence

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1440973669' post='2855095'] How am I ever going to get through an audition if my playing is littered with squeeeeeeeekrattlehoooooooo, though? [/quote] Audition. At least you'll get to play at volume with a band, and you never know...

I went to see Martin Turner "playing the music of Wishbone Ash" last night. Now there's a great bassist/singist

My drummer uses an SM58 for vocals. I've never noticed any issues with his acoustic kit

Btw, my day job is C# and SQL Server. Give me a shout if you want any advice

You might find this challenging due to the sheer number of variants even within a given bass range e.g. Precision. The neck pocket would be the hardest to define - depth, length, width, corner radius, end of neck radius, etc. Then you have the pick guard issue, fit of pickups, third party parts... Having said that, it would be a very handy resource. You would need to allow users to enter data and edit it though, as it would be nigh on impossible to maintain it all yourself (site membership). I'd probably start off with tables for brand, model, body, neck, pickup; and then relate them. Some may be a many-to-many join, so do another table for the relationship; on other tables a simple foreign key would suffice.

EBs have been like that for years. I get round the problem by always having a full set of NEW strings as spares

+1 on Melvin's book. Ignore the ridiculous prices on Amazon - he now sells direct from his own website (sorry, you'll have to search for that!). I phoned the number on his site and spoke to the man himself, who was kind enough to sign it too. He's a very nice bloke and the book is a mine of information. Also have a look at the build threads on ProjectGuitar.com Edit: in fact I'll have to read my copy again as my guitar building course starts in a couple of weeks. Excited! Edit 2: Here you go ... http://www.melvynhiscock.com/MYOEG.html

Strange that they are asking for a bass demo, but if it's a demonstration of dexterity they are after I'd bear that in mind when choosing your piece

Gorgeous!