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But my wife would complain 😁

My cat is now fed up with it. Thanks@Stub Mandrel 👍

I think that's an example of what @Andyjr1515 meant here: 😃

Looking forward to playing this, probably on Tuesday. I'm still listening to all my CDs alphabetically. Finished Queen, Radiohead and RedHills next, then REM.

A sort of luthier Jekel and Hyde. In the day and early evening a mild mannered and careful craftsman. But by the light of the moon... beware!!

How?? 🤔

Looking forward to playing this, probably on Tuesday. I'm still listening to all my CDs alphabetically. Finished Queen, Radiohead and RedHills next, then REM.

Never heard of this guy until yesterday.

The advice I got when I started was to always play with the strap on, as it in theory means your bass is in the same position whether you are sitting or standing. If you practice a lot with the bass at one angle, then it's different when you play, you'll make a lot of mistakes as a beginner. I never sit to practice. +1 for the SBL lesson, and getting a wide strap.

I agree, and they wouldn't yelllow over time.

Queen, Made in Heaven. Not played this one for years either. "Too much love will kill you" is one hell of a song.

Dumb question: Is a truss rod fixed into the groove in any way? If it's just loose on the slot then I can't see how it would do the job, as it would just slop about, but no build ever mentions "bond the truss rod into the groove".

I've got one here you can borrow. It's about twice as long as half its length if I remember right.

Depends on when churches in the UK re-open, as that's the only band I play in. For those of you who gig for a living, here's to full houses and safe travels when we're out of this!

Or the swirls in my glass as I slowly poured in a pint of Old Speckled Hen. Which would be a great name for a guitar.

Mods: please move this speedy build to the "Unexpected advantages of Coronavirus" thread.

Fingers crossed....

Listening to a long conference call about how our End User Computing operations have coped so far with Covid-19. Which is actually very well. But I am on mute so I might be playing Mike Oldfield's Platinum in the background 😉

I have finally realised what the figuring on that body reminds me of. The vortex swirls you sometimes see behind the wings of aircraft, or the wake of a powerboat. As if the neck is passing though the fluid body at speed and leaving vortices in its wake.

I dont know how Android phones work, but if you can record in to the phone using the headphone socket then I can’t see why not. Unless Apple have changed recently, there are two versions of 4-pole TRRS jacks. The one everyone used since mobile phones came out, and the one Apple uses which has the mic on the wrong ring. This probably does not matter one jot in this case, unless Yamaha specifically have a 4 pole socket, which would be pointless. I have one on order due this week, and an Android phone. I expect them to play nicely 🙂

Welcome aboard! Others will give you far better advice than I, but here is my tuppence worth: Start slowly play slowly. I started a couple of years ago, in my '50s, and it takes time to get your fingers to move and most people don't normally stretch their hands much. You will be able to cover 3-6, maybe even 1-4 over time, but don't stress now. Start further up the fretboard where the frets are closer together and life might be easier. I found studybass.com really useful when I started, other sites re available and there are online tutors here too. Oh yeah, one other thing, which a good friend of mine said. If it was dead easy, everyone would do it and it wouldn't be cool, right? 😎

Stay safe out there, NYC is taking a battering. But BC is a haven of bass-related gibberish, stupid puns, wonderful wisdom, build diaries to read in awe.. and when necessary genuine comfort and support. Welcome aboard!

This is clearly one of those jobs where having the right tools is going to help a lot. Though that does not in any way detract from the skill required to use them properly!

Why do I not own this album??

Cut the MOP inlays so that they are the same shape but smaller, so you don't remove the ends when you radius the fretboard?