SpondonBassed

I agree. I mean, not mentioning Fenders is a bit like Top Gear not featuring Fords especially. Why would you need to? I'd like to have had a bit more sousaphone or tuba in it though. I've heard some meaty funk underpinned by those too.

Aw knackers! My PVR cut off the end of the show just as it looked like Dizzy Rascal was covering Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love. I looked for a YT clip but could not find whether I had been misled by the little bit I saw. Good show never the less.

I'm suppose that no-one ever thinks of putting so much as a single drop of 3 in 1 oil on router bit guide bearings. They are so easy to overlook and take for granted. I hope your repair looks as good as @Jabba_the_gut's did after his router farted spectacularly that time. Bevelled edges can look really good if you get them right. I reckon they'd look good with the body shapes you've shown us so far.

Just one question; Will you two be tweaking each other in private or are we forced to watch you both? I have a bucket of cold water on standby just in case. Nah. This is the bit where the magic happens; when Andy and client riff off of each other to get the design passed off. You're in good hands Fleabag.

Great project. I'd go for CNC if you can afford it. You will still have some light manual fitting to do anyway. Unless you are confident that you can get all of your mounting points accurately aligned using manual skills, you risk having a finished article that you will be picking faults with. Looking down whilst playing and regretting the fact that there is a misalignment issue, no matter how small, will distract you. If you choose CNC, there is also the option of adding lightness to your cabinet by routing out material from the internal surfaces of your 12mm stock sheet where it does not contribute to the overall strength of the unit.

Welcome Wrong Fingers.

Fender Rascal.

Is the bass going to be called Nemesis? Cool.

As long as you don't ban flatus Ped. Removing the old farts would wipe out ninety percent of the BC membership.

Over thirty years ago I had a brief spell of ownership of a fretless Squier Jazz. It had a dead spot. It went back. I'm not a fan of Fenders.

Not you, the real one. But welcome anyway. Question: Can you put "ster" on the end of any noun and earn street credit? That being so, if I called myself The Basster, would I get applications from lesbian couples wanting to use me for artificial insemination?

Welcome to the forum Jake.

Welcome to the forum Sonsinido.

Thanks. It might be worth bearing in mind. Customers who are unaware that there are two companies by the same name supplying goods to bass players may have their judgment coloured somewhat. Good luck with your venture.

I built a bass from a kit supplied by Pitbull of Australia. The strings supplied were quite uncomfortable. They seemed more abrasive than other roundwounds that I have used so I changed them as soon as I could. I don't think it's the same Pitbull though. It's likely to be a completely different company if you are finding their strings good.

I have every confidence in you Andy. I would imagine you'd work the final shape of the cradle much as they used to with white metal bearings; by hand with a scraper to take off the witness marks left from rubbing the mating surfaces together with Engineer's Blue. Just don't use any Engineer's Blue in this process as it is a bugger to clean off of metal, let alone timber! Joking aside, I'd think that you'd have to have a little movement in the joint to allow you to identify the high spots. Rubbing the pieces together with no highlighting agent should work okay if you can see the shiny spots where contact is made. Interesting problem.

Impressive CV Paul. I know you've been a member for longer than I have but welcome anyway. It's good to hear from the quieter members too.

Welcome Kawarthabass.

Oh... and hide the meat pies.

Just be sure to have some fat pillows at the bottom of your cellar stairs, you know, in case of accidental falls.

Allo, allo, allo!

Welcome Roadcat.

Welcome Tim.

...and it's paid. 'Nuff said.

Welcome Ali. Any relation to Jah?