SpondonBassed

Country and Western was very big in Ireland when I was there from the early seventies to late eighties. Showbands delivered it in the dancehalls every Friday and Saturday night. I used to hear artists like Johnny McEvoy, Big Tom and Philomena Begley regularly as we had to have it on in the bar that my parents owned almost constantly. I can't say it grew on me that much. I enjoy American Country more.

Welcome Smirfy.

Welcome Badretep.

I'm serious. The tea-chest bass has earned its place in bass culture on both sides of the Atlantic. It's good for a laugh, granted, but it's also something that got impoverished would-be musicians into the game

I'm just in the middle of reading Shout, a book that goes into the history of the Beatles. The Quarrymen started out with a tea chest bass.

If you do, please put a Build Diary topic up. I'd love to see that.

Welcome Pulser.

Welcome CG.

Welcome Aiden.

Welcome Jason.

Welcome Magoo.

Found it!

You've got to be careful how you say that.

Other sources of "pre-grooved" timber can be found:

Welcome Panzerschreck.

Welcome Andy.

Welcome Sickboy.

Five.

Crikey. Shouldn't you be offering them on the Recycle section for collection?

You were right about the pickguard. That works well.

Head, cab, pedals, boost. You're not building a turbo-charged rickshaw on the sly are you? Good to see you covering a variety of gear.

Welcome Obra.

All I seem to get are these:

I genuinely thought that was a scorched finish. Although it's not a look I'd go for unless I was looking for wall dressings for a pub that does Sunday lunches, it is striking.

Nice reclaim job... even for a guitar. (spits on the ground). Your next one looks, er, distressing though. I think you might have scorched it accidentally.