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2 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

Quick look here, pickups out of phase on this one and seems like it needs some work.

Don't worry, once he works out which pickup company pays the most referral money, he'll do a follow up video.

4 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

Anybody tried these roller designs? Can get 4 and 5 string versions:

One of the headless build threads from a few years back mentioned them.

Weighed the same as 2 double deckers buses from what I recall.

16 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Anyway as it stands at the mo I'm happy enough with it as a concept and reckon it potentially looks the part !

Every right to be happy, that's a job well done 👍

1 hour ago, miles'tone said:

Hooky actually played a faker because he couldn't afford a real Ric.

Hooky hated playing that bass and and as soon he made enough money to buy a proper bass, he bought a Yamaha.

Similar story for Bruce Foxton.

He had a faker, Ibanez if I mind right. A real Ric was bought at Mr Weller's insistence, fitted his idea for the band's image.

 Bruce moved on to a P-bass when given a choice. 

@PaulThePlug

Spartan have got a few bob out of me over the years 🙂

They had a blog page which listed famous pedals with their 'sounds like' cousins.

Not having a clue regards pedals ,I found it very handy 👍

On 20/01/2023 at 15:05, Waddo Soqable said:

the supplied ones had a crosshead that wouldn't really fit any driver properly PZ or PH

Likely JIS, Japanese Industry Standard, heads. The bit drops deeper into the head.

Lovely bass.

Peavey knicked the design for their short lived Zephyr/C series.

Swapped the pickups/hardware on mine but its easy to spot the Mania influence 👍

Big thank you to Tom.

Lovely fella . Will be posting a bitsa build shortly and it's all down to him.

Credit to BC.

Have 2 single coil P-basses strung with tapes, La Bella 60 -115.

One bass is headless, the other standard bridge and peghead. Can't say I've ever noticed any difference between the two basses with regard to tuning issues.

I'm with @rushbo 100% regards the importance of the neck or lack of when it comes to body material.

Folk have the strangest notions about basswood, poplar, okoume or even pine, thinking them lesser timbers.

Tom Anderson has no problem using basswood bodies for guitars costing £4k. Nor does Ibanez, plenty £2k basswood models from them.

On 16/01/2023 at 06:57, RnRDave said:

The Fazley really has me hovering over the buy it now button...

Go for it.

Selling on the neck, pickup and hardware might get you back £40 to £50. Now £80 for under 4BF of alder is a lot of cash but

Stain generally takes a few trial and error sessions.

Poly isn't cheap or that quick.

Polishing takes time.

Add up the time it would take to thickness then plane & square the alder, joint it, cut out the body, router cavities and sand. Even if you paid yorself minimum wage, you won't bring that body in for £80 😀

1 minute ago, Paul S said:

whilst I am enjoying a week in sunny Gran Canaria 😊

Good shout.

Was -5 when I left for work this morning 😁

@Baloney Balderdash

Great 👍

@Baloney Balderdash

I don't look at graphs, I judge pickups using my ears.

The SCPB-3 is not a pickup I'd recommend.

I never got a tone I liked from mine, happily the next owner reported no issues on that front 🙂

10 hours ago, 40hz said:

Also, the way they all seem to really buy into tone wood as a concept in a solid-body, electric instrument (except Carey Nordstrand, who implied it doesn't matter).

Vested interests.

Nordstrand's bread & butter is pickups and preamps while the other lot use mystical 'TW' to partly justify  price tags.   

43 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Thought I'd post this, I no longer have it, it went to a member in Belgium I think?

Lovely.

10 minutes ago, fleabag said:

If you dont have FB, no one will tell you.

Nobody shouts his details from the rooftops on FB either.

Makes sense as no doubt some deluded little Ric zealot would attempt to gain brownie points from High Command.

HW takes on commission work from a select group.

18 hours ago, Dolando said:

Either clear or maybe even 1 ply parchment…

Paisley Tele basses are gorgeous things though I'd go further, all Tele type basses are gorgeous things 😀

You can get those PGs on eBay.

I handed the scratchplate from my MIJ Paisley to Brian Pillans in Glasgow, so he could make up a temple and add another option to his range.

I'm not seeing them listed ATM but he definitely makes them, I gave his details to Blue Flower owner in the US; 10 days later the boy had photos on Talk Bass.

Link to Brian's shop.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/earlpilanz#tab1

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Your properties are probably different.

Aye, tools have to earn their keep.

One of the young lads asked for my advice regarding a tool costing £1800. It's a great bit of kit from a top notch company, does it's intended task brilliantly.

I showed him another method, yielded faster stronger results, using a £100 gizmo he already owned.

@BigRedX

We're no longer in the late 70's and Dave is asking what is available in the here and now 😉

 I'm a carpenter , I definitely think about 'luthier' tools differently. 

Folk view the Stew Mac range of toys and say "brilliant, I must get one of those";  I see mostly expensive toys designed to do one task and say "F*** right off" 😁

Every tradesman's shop will have tools adapted for other tasks, it's second nature. We're not the target audience for Stew Mac or others of that ilk  👍

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Do you have a link to the uk seller?

 

(It's nearly £30 with shipping!)

There's a UK eBay seller does them for £22 inc deliver.

Or you could use one of these, paint tin lever about £3.

There's some pretty nice stuff available but 99% of it is just for convenience, folk have been building guitars long before Stewmac 🙂

Hosco Groobar nut gauge, right handy at £25. £4 set of feeler gauges does the same thing 😁

90/35 fret end beveling file, £20 . You can knock one up from a bit 3x2 and a flat file ; 2 or 3 passes through the table saw.

DIY leveling beam is well documented.

Diamond needle files take care of dressing fret ends, they can also do the nut slots.

Many jeweller's tools can be safely used, added bonus no mention of guitar or luthier so priced affordable 😉

https://www.eternaltools.com/jewellery-tools?page=1

I'd stick with my trusty pine slab body P-bass.

Can't see anything Ibanez I fancy so that just leaves Fender.

The 51 Paisley slab body would do but it's custom shop and some moron thought covering up the wallpaper with ashtrays and a scratchplate was a good idea 🙁

Guess I'm going for the AV II 54 in vintage blonde.

4 hours ago, jazzyvee said:

Simple 0 in & 0 out.

Why mess with a winning formula 🙂