Niall6002

Finally got a chance today to make the string through ferrules, might make a bridge cover next week.

The stain was in the Danish oil, so was easy to apply and more coats = darker shade, gunstock oil to finish is clear and just adds gloss and protection without affecting the resonance of the body, an easy finish to get right.

The soldering iron and stand is wonderful, the magnifier has a ring of bright LED lights on the underside as my eyes are getting old, it also has helping hands and another clip on a flexible arm, soldering iron was included, Lidl €40.

Yes a wipe on method was used, squares of quality kitchen roll folded up into a two inch pad is my best solution, patience is needed if you apply a coat too soon over a previous coat you can get a run, what I do is I set the body up on my kitchen table and 3 to 4 times a day apply a coat to one side as I pass through the kitchen, easy finish to get right and easy to fix a blemish.

'51 P bass that I've been building over the last few weeks , One piece swamp ash body from Guitarbuild.co.uk Fender neck, Schaller nickel tuners, Schaller nickel strap buttons, Solid Brass high mass bridge modified for string through body, Second hand Seymour Duncan Hot pickup, Fender pots, Home made control plate, Ten coats of Danish Oil, Ten coats of gunstock oil, Sounds fantastic, Very punchy even with two year old Dunlop flats, sounds smooth deep and warm with the tone rolled off, This ones a keeper. Very lightweight at 7.5 lbs. delighted with it.

I bought a Seymour Duncan ‘51 P bass pickup from Harry, swift shipping and well packed, pickup is as new and sounds great, good guy to deal with.

Hi all, some advice needed, friends of mine who are a young original band would like to break into the Uk university gigging scene, does anyone have any advice or contacts, the band is called Cider wasps, and they are not too shabby, [url="https://youtu.be/P7SPSBRhcFA"]https://youtu.be/P7SPSBRhcFA[/url]

I have one of these in sunburst, also my first bass Christmas 31 years ago, I'm planning to restore it to its former glory for this Christmas, pickups are toast! not a bad bass at all lovely fast neck on it.

[color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]I bought a beautiful Sadowsky Nyc Precision from Mikkel in Denmark, It was a 3 way deal, Mikkel in Denmark was selling the Sadowsky and buying a Celinder Precision from Johnbiffa in the Uk, He asked me if I would mind paying John in the uk directly to save two lots of bank and currency exchange fees, I obliged and the deal went smoothly in the spirit of Basschat,[/size][/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#1d2129"][size=3]John was great to deal with excellent communication from beginning to end, a great Guy I recommend him 100%[/size][/color][/font]

[color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]I bought a beautiful Sadowsky Nyc Precision from Mikkel, It was a 3 way deal, Mikkel in Denmark was selling the Sadowsky and buying a Celinder Precision from Johnbiffa in the Uk, He asked me if I would mind paying John in the uk directly to save two lots of bank and currency exchange fees, I obliged and the deal went smoothly in the spirit of Basschat,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Mikkel sent me great sound clips of the bass which really made up my mind to buy,[/size][/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#1d2129"][size=3]great communication from beginning to end, a great Guy I recommend him 100%[/size][/color][/font]

Thank you Mikkel, I'm delighted with the instrument, the deal, and the gentlemen involved in the deal, Many thanks.

Thank you John, You are a gentleman to deal with, Top class.

I have an Svt 2 pro head in a rackcase with a power supply and a rack tuner it also has a few custom fans and a power supply for the fans, It weighs 125 lbs which makes the Genz Benz uber 2 X 12 cab feel lightweight, I'm 47 but very fit and active being 6'2 and 16 stone helps, love that all tube tone ❤️

I bought one of these vintage 5 strings three weeks ago, its a clone of a thumb in body shape with a rosewood fingerboard, it was cheap used at €100 and the strings were dead, I fitted a set of Ernie balls and set it up properly and what can I say, it has a great sound and is very playable I'm so impressed its a great bass!