Pea Turgh

Progress has once again slowed due to family stuff, but I have now stripped the white paint from the neck. Standard P-type ferrules hold the Grover tuners nicely, so on to the finish. I love the colour of a roasted maple neck, but it won’t fit in my oven, so I’m after suggestions for finishes that will give that tint. Ozmo seems to be mentioned quite a lot on here - does that play nicely with nitro? I’m going to try to match the headstock to the body colour, see.

I’m not complaining - it’s the nature of the beast. I’m just a sensitive flower 😂 Another idea - as well as stating what basses we’re bringing, what about also stating string type fitted - an easier (and cheaper) way to discover if there are better strings out there to match your fingers?!

Saw this whilst looking for JV’s in disguise; https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283646084195 Seems a touch pricy, but I don’t know a lot about Bronco pricing.

Oh lordy! That’s some bloody lovely work right there! What bass bash will this be attending in 2020?!

I have yet to play a P better than my JV 😁

I like the shapes there - very different!

Ooh, you sneaky devil! We need a NBD thread now.

Maybe they’ll be like the Musicman range - all roastie necks and contoured heels. Or maybe they’ll Ibanez them up to appeal to all the rockers. That’s what the vid sounds like anyway!

Ola. I bought a little Focusrite mic interface thingy for an iPhone from Andy - top bloke! He kept me up to date about postage, item was completely unused still in its wrapper! Now I can make some bass vids with really good sound quality! Thanks Andy!

Agreed on both counts, @Cuzzie! For now I’m getting the fit sorted, finish will be after I know all the bits slot together nicely! The bridge pickup is in now, but the p-position needs further adjustment. I might even end up giving a router a try to make it look clean. Pretty sure I used one in my dad’s workshop once, but that was literally half a lifetime ago! I like the carbon paint method, so I will be getting some soon.

Turns out standard bushings are the correct internal diameter for these Grover machine’s external dimensions, so I should be able to stack them. We’ll see how that theory stacks up when the bushings arrive! I have now expanded the existing pickup routes to accept my cheapie Ricky pickups, using drill bits and a chisel. It’s not the neatest job, but I they will be covered by the new scratch plate and pickup surrounds, so all is well. I had to tack on three little bits of wood to the end side I f the original route to take the pickup surround mounting screws. Again, it ain’t pretty but it does the job.

Nah, I think it’s just an optical illusion - they are that small on a Toby bass I lent out (and hope to get back some day!).

The difference is beyond that here - shafts are 14mm, holes are 18mm!

I have a Perspex strat copy from the 70’s - also stupid heavy!

Ola peeps! Family commitments have stopped progress this week, but I have a chisel waiting for me when I get home, so will crack on this eve! I need some hive mind input - I bought a nice set of tuners from @TheGreek to put on this bass, but I forgot to take in to account the shaft/hole discrepancy. Anyone know where I’d get some adapter ferrules from?

Bought some tuners off Mick - lovely bloke, smooth transaction - one of the pillars of the Basschat community! Thanks!

Walson. Gibbal. Sounds like an actual person!

I’m not that bothered about their music, but if they can make a living from it, I’m happy for them. I’m just trying to be positive, man!

Love that finish! I prefer simple looking basses. They match me then.

If the patch bay goes up top it will be next to other wires poking out of the mixer, so it’s more in keeping I guess! In front you can’t get to wiggle the faders about as easily.

The performance of the band was lackluster (apart from the singer), but they have a record out and are on telly and I’ve heard them on radio 6 twice today, so they must be doing something right 🤪

I thought she was a good showman/woman/non-binary entity with an energetic song. The rest of the band looked like they were bricking it! I suppose if they’ve gone from 0 to TV in a very short space of time, they would be unpolished and scared! And at the end of the day, they are on TV and radio and I am not, so hats off to them!

The headstock looks like someone set fire to a bit of driftwood, then went mental with Quality Street wrappers, then decided to make a guitar. Mental.