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thats such a shame pete. i got like that with guitar , i forgot i enjoyed playing and just ended up playing for other people. not going down that route with bass !

i think it is stress guys. i am gonna let myself actually start to miss the bass for a few days. then come back to it hopefully refreshed. it doesnt help that i have been a guitarist most of my life and have just recently moved over to bass. my problem is that my ability as a guitarist actually sits as judge , jury and executioner over my lesser ability as a bassist. trying to run before i walk i suppose. but to cheer myself up i endulged in a wee bit of GAS. i saw this on a local site and it ended up costing me £15[url="http://[URL=http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/Robert_Mann/media/squier_zpsaelaanfq.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s677/Robert_Mann/squier_zpsaelaanfq.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[URL=http://s1311.photobucket.com/user/Robert_Mann/media/squier_zpsaelaanfq.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s677/Robert_Mann/squier_zpsaelaanfq.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url]

true enough buddy. but i have done most things that float my boat. i suppose what i wanted to hear was "it happens to me " but not the case. i will take a break i think, 20 + hrs a week minimum in practice would eventually get boring i suppose. think i need to get to the point where i am having to fight myself off of playing my basses to get hungry for it again. oh well back to the flower arranging. lol

he has a go in fairness, but its kinda a thing that i should be doing with him, so i try to help him along. as for retracing my steps i have pretty much learned all that intrests me that is within my technical abilities. and BURNOUT oh my god please not , i didnt even realise such a thing existed ! if i have got it i am trying to think who i caught it off , is there some kind of medication i can take to get rid of it ? lol

hi all. ever have those times where you just cant be arsed to play ? and when you do it sounds ...well , crap. I try to practice as much as possible but over the last few days it seems that im sick of learning and unwilling to go over the stuff i have learned and just not finding the fun in it , but still having to sit with my lad and go through stuff he wants to know with him. is this something you folks go through occasionally and if so how do you get through it ? is this just a musical version of writers block (for want of a better description).

mine are ,woman in love by barbera streisand and a little bit more by Dr Hook..................I'll get me coat !

well that settles it then. its obviously great value for money. i am now going to get in contact with quick quid to see if they can loan me the million asking price for this work of art. i would not want to put an offer in and insult him , will just pay the asking price.

some things you cant just un-see.that has to be the most ugly and pointless thing i have ever seen. ill chip in a tenner if everybody else does. lets get this abhoration purchased and very quickly burnt , so humanity can move forward.

welcome buddy. i too was a guitarist who after many years eventually saw the light and crossed over to bass. the more you dabble the more it grabs you ! have fun on the forum , there are a lot of top notch folk on here.

Thanks fella. I'm going the nitro route if the body is chipped. Fortunately in my line of work I have no end of masks , breathing apparatus and nasty stuff wear to sink a battleship.thanks for the advice. Once I get going I will post a build diary for those that are interested.

Niteo it is. thanks for the sage advice fellas. now for a colour.lol

Time is not a problem , i was warned off of cellulose paint as being difficult but i have seen some lovely colours in cellulose laquer. is it any harder to apply than normal poly paint ?

Hi folks. Been browsing the intraweb thing and i have got myself in a real tizz . Far too many people that know best followed by bitchy one up comments to rubbish the previous posters comments. My problem is thus. I am in the process aquiring a squier P bass body and J bass neck , with a view to building a bass as a father and son project for my lad to start learning properly on.I am expecting it to need a lot of TLC and It will be a long term project , i have half an idea of the hardware i want to fit on to it, but starting at the very beginning i need to take care of the body. now in an ideal world it will be free from gouges in the woodwork at which point its simple , i will strip , sand,stain and laquer to keep it a natural finish (wood grain permitting) but i am expecting the odd knock chip, which means stripping , filling blah blah and eventually Painting, laquering. I have promised the esteemed member of this very forum that is sending me these a build diary and intend to do my damnedest to turn it into something he would be chuffed with. so Easiest way to get a good even high quality / high gloss finish . a step by step of the "should do" bits would be great. and on a lighter note any suggestions for an out of the ordinary but nice colour ? cheers Bob

be interested to know how it all works out if you dont mind keeping me updated buddy

Hiyall. got a couple of old guitars that i was just about to throw out. thought i would give someone on here first refusal. one is a suzuki classical all working but cosmetically rough. 2nd is a 1/2 size steel strung jobbie with a trapeeze bridge , missing a tuning peg , nut and bridge have come unstuck and needs refinishing cosmetically. if anybody fancies a tinker they are yours. would prefer collection as the cost of the postage is probably more than the net worth of the guitars. cheers bob

just revisited this post. what wilkinson one did you get T bay ? look like a good alternative .

on the verge of buying one of the harley benton shorties also. i own a couple of HB bits of kit and i cant find a bad word to say about them. very very good for the money

That is uber tiny.

problem seems to have sorted itself out. he has taken quite a liking to my pb50 bass , and i must say he plays it better than a short scale. i have just bought it and already i am having to wrestle it off of him. looks like he has claimed it ! ho hum , it was my birthday pressie. might invest in the HB shorty for him just to try and lure him away from what is IMHO an excellent bass

Two words. Tubular Bells ! what a load of self indugent toss

might be a funky father son project though.and at least he gets it the way he wants it.

Thanks.Thegreek. was already watching that one alongside another that looks like its going to be priced past my pocket by end of auction. had a satellite guitar once and it wasnt exactly easy to play , was sucking a tooth and deciding wether to take a gamble on it , but my lad is now going on about doing a start to finish project basically sourcing parts and building a bitsa right from scratch. still got my eye on ebay though while i try and talk him out of the notion.