Stub Mandrel

Regularly playing a bit of acoustic guitar should help with dealing with narrow spacings.

If you know the going price of what you want, then a 'price match' might appeal. If you are looking for an instrument to fit a price range or just browsing, it's seriously likely to put you off.

I saw Rory playing it. You really would not have wanted to borrow his towel afterwards. He was phenomenal, even his mandolin playing was absolutely incredible.

My impression, looking at people's tabs on places like Ultimate Guitar, is that surprisingly few people experience that lightbulb going on. 80% of tabs seem to include huge random stretches that could be avoided by using a scales based approach.

Sorry - I mean I did the repair in the 90s but fitted a new (whole) scratchplate recently because I want it to look nice >ducks<

I wonder how many people leave a lighted 'cigarette' under the strings above the nut of their strat to get the 'genuine Clapton burn mark'? (This is the real 'Blackie' not relickteded)

Afraid I fitted a new scratchplate 🙂 There was no eBay back in the early 90s 🙂

Saw this first hand today. Confusing as some things are priced and some aren't. Shame as staff are helpful, and it's obviously not their call.

Giving my daughter a lift today. We agreed Gorillaz holograms were good but Dio/Tupac hologram tours make us both a bit queasy. While on 'faking it' I sought her view of relickinginging. She agreed it was often well OTT and that ripped jeans fall into the same category. But she syas she likes ripped jeans because they have more character. As for us lot... she says it''s pathetic to get worked up over someone else's choice when it does you no harm at all. So that's put us all in our place!

I tried out an Epiphone Les Paul SL today - a bit disappointing, sounded good (vicious tone control cut volume by about 4/5ths!) but felt crude. Surprising sound for such tiny pickups - they look like the one on my Rocket mandolin! I reckon you could set it up nicely though. For £89(!) you get a much better guitar than what went for an equivalent price or more in the 70s.

Who needs fake shite when you can have real shite?

Incredible! 😲 Great story, thanks 🙂

I think Basslab instruments prove the point. They won't admit it but their USP is as much about the look as anything else, they could be just as (more) ergonomic and look far more conventional.

It's worth reading what Neil Young says about playing with Crazy Horse. There are deeper, more primal forces at play - the ones that bonded our deep ancestors together through music. Is it a coincidence that the most powerful parts of a good gig are when the audience sing, stomp, headbang, clap or dance to the music, no matter how well they are 'in the pocket'?

Some might say what's the point paying £££ for a '63 bass if it looks like a 2019 bass? Relicing is all about image both to others and the owner, but surely we ALL worry about what out basses look like.

I could go fretless

Or the studs on your forehead when you are playing with your teeth...

The problem is the edges of the flaking lacquer stick up and if I pick it off it's going to look like that patch at the bottom. Temptation is to pick it off then sand down the edges, but then it will look like a bad relic job! Trouble is I don't play it enough to wear it down!

How can I say no? I live in the ultimate good-taste postcode - DE14: Bass, Marston's, Marmite and Branston Pickle!

Doesn't take that much pull to deflect a string like that, try it. It's mostly showmanship, he isn't hitting the other strings ridiculously hard.

And the great thing is that it's actually playable by mortals!

What would you do with this Maya P-Bass (other than put it on eBay as an overpriced 'lawsuit era Japanese bass')? I've added ashtray and a new scratchplate since this picture and they look great, but the lacquer has cracked and flaked really badly in several places, not just te two spots in the picture. In a few places I glued great chunks of lacquer back on with PVA! It's tempting to crack off the broken lacquer and sand the holes smooth to get a relicked look... the alternative would be a complete respray which might be beyond my skills or more than the bass is worth. To relic or not to relic.

Thanks for so many positive comments folks. I'd been looking at the emails and website for months, when I went into the shop without making the connection! The proprietor seemed to have the gift of the gab and talked me into it and I got home and signed up. Now it's suddenly very real and I feel it's time to put my money where my mouth is. Ridiculous thing is I reckon I'm a vastly better bass player now than when I was in early '96 when I changed jobs, met the SO and stopped gigging. I'm pretty sure I can be in tune and tin time, even if I don't quite nail the details; so i'm just going to play this for the hell of it, and who know in 2029 we might be doing stadiums for Saga Holidays 😉

I think the 'Abbey Road Army' is the direct descendant of 'Weekend Warriors'. Our gig is at the Boat Club too - now I know the history I'm really fillin' my boots 😲

I've been learning this from tab after re-hearing it on Planet Rock a couple of times. Check out the intro 🙂