SpondonBassed

I'm wanting to try Nordies in my Ibby SR605. I just missed out on a pair that @Hellzero advertised here recently. My (licenced) Barts are quite uninspiring. For saying that it is an active bass, it does not have a great voice. I think the Nordies might address that. If you have already tried Nordstrand, I am keen to hear what you think of genuine Barts by comparison.

More importantly I think, you would not have made such a sensuously curvy and voluptuous body shape. All your builds are somehow, dare I say... sexy? I'm not the only one thinking that am I?

What's your preference for the edge of the fretboard? Squared edge with the sharpness knocked off or rounded?

But consider how far it is from Tipperary when you are in fact in Tipperary, pished up and singing It's a Long Way to Tipperary.

Mmmm braising stoat...

Hadn't you noticed that we'd crossed the threshold back in March? It's all downhill from here. You can see why Nero allegedly fiddled while Rome burned. But the historians reckon the actual instrument used was a bit more relevant to this thread than a fiddle: Encyclopædia Britannica Is history about to repeat itself? Have you a got a New Milton Keynes in mind for the world? Have MacWombles' drive through restaurants started using the words Have a nice apocalypse instead of Have a nice day yet? It is merely a matter of time if they haven't.

TLRTs restored. That's a bridge just far enough!

Norks! I had my TLRTs back or so I thought but they're gone again. Have a cheesy grin instead.

La La Lalala? Yes I understand completely.

That's odd. I have been without reactions all day and yet the first time I, er, give you one, so to speak, I spaff one out right away. Very suspicious. Heeheehee.

For some reason, my supply of reactions has dried up and has not replenished as expected. I'll share this with you instead:

Has anyone actually tried one?

Welcumz I have run out of TLRTs (reactions) for the moment but I am liking this a lot. I especially like the lateral thinking that you've applied to the scarf cut. It's giving me ideas of my own. In addition, you've documented your project very well. I'm in for the duration.

I've exceeded my quota for reactions (TLRTs as they're known in the Den of Iniquity). I like what I'm "hearing" from both of you.

Am I that predictable?

I, ahem, have a friend with that problem. I He can't remember how that goes no matter how much he thinks about hitting Julie Andrews with a tuning fork.

I think that might sit better on the knee when sat practising because of that feature. I don't generally practise that way because of slippage with most bass bodies. I have to use a strap even when sat down. I blame pies.

Yust!

It's where you have to poke them to get that response that bothers me.

Yes. They're called muting pads. Some models of Musicman bass had them built in and were fully adjustable for each string independently, The Fender "ashtray" as found on the older models had a fixed foam mute concealed within it that acted on all of the strings at once. Both types act on the strings at the bridge, like palm muting. You can easily experiment with a wad of dense foam under the strings at the bridge for yourself or you can buy any of the commercially available versions of muting devices as a commercially available accessory. Strings come in a few varieties nowadays but broadly speaking, there is slightly less sustain with tapewounds than with roundwounds. If you ever come across superwound or pianowound strings these give extra sustain. Slappers love 'em but they've got to be extra hot on their muting skills because of it. It's all just noise otherwise. A well practised player can use a variety of muting methods with the palm at the bridge end and the fingers of either hand in combination. It's a good skill to have. Muting adds more to the mix than you'd think.

Deacon Blue, Dignity. Oi! Ricky Ross! You can NOT have it both ways. "He never lets on but I know 'cause he once told me" Is it never or once? Make your flipping mind up.

Aha! Braced but not belted. Nice one.

Is Silvia any good for metal? Heeheehee (Sorry Silvia)

No scarf joint necessary? It looks like the grain runs in favour of an angled headstock though.

Last time I saw you posting with packaging content, you had @Silvia Bluejay in the box "for scale". Mind you, It was a decent size for the DB that came with.