EdwardHimself

£2500 for the pair? Yeah, they're nice, but that seems mad money for what is essentially a pair of squiers. I ought to buy a 90s squier, it's bound to be worth silly money in about 10 years time

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It's looking much better,

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/180690-mustangbronco-project/"]http://basschat.co.u...bronco-project/[/url]
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I thought it looked familiar

[quote name='sifi2112' timestamp='1342030634' post='1728482']
also try penn-elcom
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They look good, actual prices would look better.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1341971310' post='1727310']
Is it leather from these moroccan goats?


Gotta be a joke in there somewhere, buggered if I can think of it right now though.
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You have goat to be kidding me.

great bit of software is guitar rig:

http://www.facebook.com/EddieHimselfMusic/app_178091127385

Well it certainly is... erm... different.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1341775308' post='1723976']
Fixed for you. Seriously though, good work.
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You're probably not far wrong! Speaking of mock-up:


Obviously I hasten to add I didn't actually screw or glue anything down for this mockup, hence why it is all a bit off. Just a quick assembly to see if we're getting there.

No. You also need an array of expensive powertools

++AWESOME++

I wouldn't if I were you- it requires a serious amount of woodworking skills (and patience).

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1341944745' post='1726827']
The powder coating wont stop a current. Just attach one end to the mains and hold on to the other end for proof. The screw will eat straight throu the 'black' and make more than adequate contact with your groundwire. The bridge needs to be absolutely flat and solidly seated on the body and any thing, even paper thickness will affect the tonal transfer which is why you have to make a channel.
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right you are. I am a bit of a bloody fool, I mean it's an ionised coating- of course it isn't going to stop a current! Duh It's not even the bridge ground that was the problem, it was my crappy soldering onto the ground on one of the volume pots, which should have been pretty f***ing obvious to me since it did make a much less loud hum when I touched the bridge! I don't know, I am a f***ing idiot sometimes I don't think I am having any problems with tonal transfer- the thing sustains for days.

Sir, I think you may have a screw loose (or missing).

Right ok. I had taped it on before but I was having issues with the contact. I've tried scraping a bit more of the black coating to really expose the copper underneath so hopefully that ought to do the trick.

Sorry if this sounds a bit of a stupid question but is it possible to solder the ground wire to a black bridge and if so where should I attach it?

So you've dealt with Johnston on ebay then

Looks great. Interesting idea with the black and white fret liners as well.

Lol. +1 for candle wax though although I suppose soap is easier to come by these days. I've done this before, I ended up drilling new holes.

I've never had a massive need for loads of bass effects. I just like a bit of overdrive and maybe some compression if required but that is only usually on recordings. One of my friends recently spent several hundred pounds on effects for that "dubstep" sound, and he is [i]still [/i]using his crappy clip-on tuner! I don't know eh?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1341862385' post='1725373']
why? I'm pretty sure I've owned basses with most the aftermarket bridges around... what don't stock fender bridges do that some of these other options do do?
I think you either go Hi-mass and in effect decouple the strings from the body or you go for a low mass bridge like the BBOT, or something in-between.
For Hi-mass.... Peavey T40 takes some beating. Fender works fine otherwise
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I think the problem with them is the fact that there isn't really anything keeping the saddles straight. Obviously newer versions have grooves cut in to keep them in place which is good. Personally I prefer bridges that have saddles that are held in place by long screws with springs though, the reason being that it is a lot easier to adjust the intonation on such bridges.

I think the problem is you've not specified delivery and there aren't a whole lot of BCers in the Czech Republic.

Yes it is entirely possible. The only possible issue may be that of neck tension, as IME the B string has a big effect on neck relief.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1341773029' post='1723912']
50 Shades of Grey?
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If I wanted some literature to toss off over, I'd go on the internet or something.

So I managed to get a couple more pieces done; the top and bottom panels, the "inner top" panel and one of the support braces. That brings us up to 9 in total, leaving 8 to go. I held a couple of bits together to see how they would fit and unfortunately the side panels appear to be about 2 mm wider than the top and bottom. No big deal though, I'll just have to plane them down a bit when I have finished mocking it all up.

Fair. If you are cutting the pickguard yourself, you could try slanting it or something.

You're not getting the split pickups then?