Mr Stinky

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1385325837' post='2286997'] Nice. I'm willing to bet that's the first bass pic on this forum ever to feature antimacassars. [/quote] Oh yes....those! It's a long boring story involving intrigue, deceit, love, loss and personal sacrifice.

I live in Portsmouth. I'll be going to York on 19th December on a Xmas pressie run. Returning on 23rd. We always stop at Leicester services on the M1 both going and returning. Can you get it to the services?

Thanks for all the welcome notes guys. Here's a few more pics. It's a sort of 'before' phase. I'll be taking it to bits shortly, i fancy the horns to be a bit sharper and i want 2mm planed off the back to reduce the weight a little. I've found a slightly different purple for the respray which is more 'In Yer Face'. The paint will also go from the head, putting it back to natural wood. It seems to be a more up to date look. [attachment=149145:DSCF0020.JPG] [attachment=149142:DSCF0021.JPG] [attachment=149143:DSCF0019.JPG] [attachment=149144:DSCF0018.JPG]

Hello All. After many years of dithering, i've finally decided to learn to play the beast that i created..... at 53 years old! During a very long session of night shifts in a machine shop, i built 'It', that was eight years ago. I've had many painful and aborted attempts at getting my stupid fingers around the smaller version, you know, the ones with the six little strings. So I though the longer things with the fatter strings would be a better bet.....and the strings match the amount of pinkies on one hand. I'll try and post some pics when i work out how all this works but here's a run down: Body is solid maple, sourced from a kitchen work top maker. Roughly Aria shaped. Carvin birds-eye maple neck with rosewood for where yer pinkies go. Circa 1998. Gotoh machine heads. Nut cut from graphite blank from Manny's. R.I.P. Seymor Duncan Quarter Pound Bassline pickups. Bridge and saddles custom made from bit of steel hanging around. Oh, and it's purple.....because i can! My fantasy gig list of songs, not murdered too much, include: Tush She sells Sanctuary Run to You Dakota Careless Memories (Duran) All Ramones! Pretty Vacant etc.... Under the Bridge Californication Nothing Else Matters Cocaine Disco Inferno Stayin Alive I've tried to vary it a bit so i can teach my poor arthritic puddys to behave and one day, before i get my zimmer frame, i might even get into one of those...errrm.....oh yeah.... BANDS! I would point out that i can only just remember what the strings are called, never mind what notes i'm playing.....i just find where it sounds right and have a good pluck. [attachment=149004:IMG_5364.jpg]