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@discreet maybe they are more comfortable with pixies than real people.

yes I know he is incredibly talented and seems like a nice guy too. I just find his stuff a bit too busy and a little same-y

My mind has changed on this; I did think that all instruments these days are made to a reasonable standard and that was that. If it didnt work for you, it is probably that it didn't quite fit physically to your own body geometry. I then bought a very capable ibanez bass and it had lovely looks but it was soulless in a way that I cannot describe. I bought a jap fender P at the same time and I could not stop playing it, and I hated precisions at the time. It spoke and resonated in a way that I cannot describe. It had music in it. In short, I don't think cosmetic wear to any level makes any difference at all, its all about the qualities of that instrument. Even if it was made by hand in teh old days, or on a CNC router now; you can still get duff wood, duff copper windings, duff steel batches whenever they were made or on whichever continental landmass

I’ve seen the iron maidens on YouTube they can play .. and are hot too...

I recommend you buy https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-Bass-Illustrated-History/dp/0634026402/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531212220&sr=1-2&keywords=the+fender+bass+book there are pictures of them of every era and they also talk about what changed, things fender tried (like the lollipop tuners) and so on.

Burst looks wrong, too thin

That burst is ringing bells, I’ve seen it somewhere before on a low rent clone but I’m struggling to recall what it was. I Might be a lovely bass to play but def not a fender

The burst is totally wrong as is the truss rod hole

Maude clearly is hook line sinker. Guitarist; reasonable, polite, insightful, apologetic 🤨 hmmm

Maybe he is a secret bass player and thus only pretends to be a tool

So I tried a transparent finish and I learned some things 1. Pawlownia is a lot more grainy than I thought and I wouldn’t do it again 2. Translucent finishes are hard as it’s ridiculously easy to burn through 3. You don’t get a lot of paint in a 400ml can

I’m doing one right now I’ll repky in more detail shortly

I read his jazz bass thread

The LP kits you can buy have a bolt on neck

becoming quite collectable - look on ebay for used values. @Bassassin is, I believe, the guru on the genre I played a jazz ("spacy-sound") once and it was very nice (blocks, rosewood, sunburst), although the pickups were a bit weak, they are simple to get re-wound.

@Art this is truth. i take one thing from this, get a teacher and maybe not stick with the first one you try.

There is more than three of them so what the f£&k do they know ?

So today is the day i did some drops yesterday into a few dinks I noticed that just need sanding. Then it’s paint time As I said to @Norris there comes a point when you’ve had enough based on my test strips there just doesn’t seem to be much paint there, and it’s not glossy

It’s just a simple piece of copper sheet held in place by the bridge and touching the earth pole of the bridge pickup. You could even use simple shielding foil

@Art it reads fine and I have been there, bought the t-shirt, worn the t-shirt, washed the t-shirt (repeat) ... and then finally thrown away that t-shirt. Very few people are lucky enough to be a natural.I'm not, its in my family, but I didn't get that gene. So, there's two schools of thought: 1. play songs, lots of songs and it will all work out magically 2. Learn lots of theory until you've pretty much killed the pleasure out of the whole thing and it will all work out magically Lots of popcorn has been eaten watching the factions all over the internet arguing all about this. Which way is better etc. I would suggest that there is nothing wrong with knowing scales and intervals. It all helps understand what is going on, and why things work. And why things don't. And if you're lucky you will realise that some things that shouldn't work do sound good anyway. So, I advise a middle route: stop with the frenetic theory study and take some time to learn a few songs, by ear, using your intervals. Try and move them up a key and down, work out new fingerings in other places, not for nothing is anywhere above fret five or so known as the dusty end. Then use your theory knowledge to work out what scales are in use and why they work over those chords. Then you will start to build up the aural tool box that you seek. I think that in trying to see the patterns, you're missing the point. Its about finding the notes on the fretboard, not learning a pattern. I bought an iphone app that tests me on notes and their locations. Looking for patterns is a crutch, and I leant on it for too long.

Does anyone have any recommendations ? looking for aged pearl blocks Amazon a bit on the expensive side thanks

It looks okay now having dropped a thick coat on paint on wedneday weather permitting - still some finish sanding to do to get it smooth I did a couple of test coats on spare wood to get the hang of painting in strips, sanding back between each