SpondonBassed

Sod FRFR! We're bassists not sopranos! If you need something to add to later the Trace Elliot 1818 is excellent. Plenty of room on top for just about anything else you might want... even tweeters (shudder)... and they're so cheap second hand these days because nobody wants to lug the buggers around. (Sorry)

I think that is the biggest part of it. If you aren't delivering a full fat signal to whatever amp is first in line, you may as well give up. Same for fretted. The trick is not to overpower it unless intentionally. But you knew that.

You're GASsing like a proper old Basschat lag now... Well done, carry on.

Well, you can say it's overkill for a hobby bassist but my rig is an Ashdown Combo on top of an 18 inch Trace ext cab in the workshop or the Laney RB3 sat into the redundant fireplace in the living room. I use a Zoom B3. This also acts as an excellent headphone amp for keeping it to myself when I need to. It has many amp and speaker combinations simulated.

I had it the other way 'round with mine. When I put black nylon tapes on, I found the tone suited it much better. I had only changed the strings to limit the wear and tear on a fingerboard that had a black finish just starting to fail in some spots but I liked the change in tone a lot.

How are you stringing it? With flats or roundwounds? If you haven't already given this some thought, I'd start from there.

Quite Skary. Job done.

Give it a minute or two. Remember who you're asking. Heeheehee. Good to see you back on it Jim!

Welcome Bjam.

Welcome iiii.

...and the shelving... and the flooring. You'd be hard put to find more timber per cubic metre in a flippin' tree house! It's all right. We're used to a multitude of splendid domestic grains and textures accompanying your posts by now. It's one of the "perks" of the Build Diaries.

Welcome UN. Good of you to introduce yourself. You already know your way around here so I'll just wish you continued enjoyment.

There's less of it though. I think Andy might have been reluctant to use the original full scratchplate shape because he'd got some nice burl veneer to show off. I like it for that and the fact that it isn't too conservative in its looks yet still recognisable as a Jag.

Danish Oil is about the simplest if you wipe it on and off over several coats taking the nibs off in between with 0000 wire wool. Better finishes are possible too. It depends on how much you want to put into it. I think the most demanding finish would be French polishing. That does not answer your question about staining other than for me to say that most oils will change the colour of the timber slightly anyway. @Andyjr1515 seems to have perfected a good method using ink for staining followed up with a slurry and buff technique to apply an oil (very thin varnish) finish. Maybe he's tried Ash...?

I see what you did there. Have a banana*. *May contain traces of Nepeta Cataria.

You seen this haven't you?

Tidy. I get the Lou Reed vibe too. I don't think it's overdone. In fact it's nice to hear a bass voice in a setting that suits it. PS: The mix sounds good from my laptop speakers. I can't comment on the sound from my main system at this point.

Even though I have worked both with software and hardware development and maintenance, I'm no digi-kiddy myself. I can't warm to it. In a lot of cases it's a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Even mobiles suffer latency now that they're fully digital. It's one of a few reasons that I don't like them. I strongly dislike having those awkward stuttering conversations that you get as a result. I was one of the last analogue only students on my sound and lighting course in the eighties. The instructors were already up on MIDI and we got some info on that during the breaks. Exiting times but the costs of investing wholesale in digital were prohibitive. Now that it is less expensive the main issue for me is the never ending series of licencing agreements you get presented with just to keep current. Any of those hard or software vendors could pull the plug on your agreements at any time due to insolvency, malpractice or political reasons in countries other than where they originate. Analogue burdens you with neither delay issues nor scripted agreements. /Rant

One of the drawbacks of having to convert analogue to digital and back again. When the method for time travel is cracked it wont matter so much.

I have no strong preference Mind you, with that grain being so consistently good across the extent of the top plus the fact that I am in the market for some cheap pickguard material, I am going to try and pursuade you to go without and flog me your PG sheet for peanuts plus postage. Go on. You'll make an old man very happy. Heeheehee Even if you don't want to part with the PG sheet, I'd suggest you show off as much of that grain as you can. Especially as you are considering an additional control plate on the upper horn.

Welcome B'Adder.

Welcome Heber.

I am fortunate enough to have one in my Ray 34 coupled with a Nordstrand. It's a combination I like more and more. It will be interesting to hear what the preamp alone does for the instrument.

I have to confess ignorance. Although I tagged each of the wires with a little diagram showing which tag it came from, I didn't make them clear enough to tell what orientation to look at the barrel jack from. Doh! I'm going to buzz the tags at some point to confirm which is tip, ring and ground. It's easy enough by plugging in a cable and seeing which tags correspond to those locations. I'll mention here when I do it.