Eight

When you de-fret, is it possible to fill the holes and blend so that there's no visible line where the fret wire used to be?

It's a long story - but project 2 (which I'm not starting for a while) wants a fretless fingerboard... however, because of other (daft) modifications, the intonation/scale length is going to out and I don't want little lines on the fingerboard trying to trick my already under-powered brain in to aiming for them.

What a fine fellow. Very easy to deal with, quick to ship, and not afraid of the selotape (other brands of sticky-back plastic are available) when it comes to making sure your purchase gets to you unmolested.

Cheers Chris.

[quote name='Ian Savage' post='1234693' date='May 17 2011, 06:34 PM']Well, every single note on the neck would be utterly out of tune, but apart from that...[/quote]
As long as there's nothing else, I won't worry

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1234544' date='May 17 2011, 04:46 PM']There's my answer[/quote]
Lol. Seymour Duncan it is then.

Don't you hate it when the little fragments of info you've gathered just mysteriously group together over time in your brain, and you realised you've f***ed up.

The loose wire I mentioned early in the thread was presumably supposed to attach to the bridge... via the little dent/hole on the top... which I just filled. Arrrggh.

Here's a question for you...

On basses like the AFB and Stylist, the bridge is quite far forward on the body... is there any reason it can't be pulled back towards the tailpiece? Obviously that would change the scale length etc.

Should this be in build diaries?

I originally put it here because I had questions... but am not so sure it's in the right place now. Mods: feel free to move it if you think that's best.

Would I be a pain for asking if you could post a pic of the Fender MIM body? I'm interested but could do with taking a quick peek.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1233522' date='May 16 2011, 07:56 PM']You might be correct that it depends what you run through it - I was probably expecting too much.[/quote]
I suspect you had reasonable expectations and were understandably disappointed. I probably expected nothing and was surprised that it seemed to do a decent job of a Chas 'n' Dave tune.

If memory serves, it can take a bit of work to whittle down the output from DMM into a decent chord chart since I think it identifies waaaay too many chords in a sequence. But you never know, might help.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1233433' date='May 16 2011, 06:57 PM']I had a copy of Digital Music Mentor a couple of years ago. I thought it was fairly useless.[/quote]
I suppose it depends on what you run through it - but I was quite impressed at the time. Haven't used it for ages since I prefer to do things the hard way for practice/training.

Solo - I'll PM you in a sec.

Think I'm done sanding (and repairing) the body. If you look closely, you might even see two extra holes by the pickup cavity for the pup cover.





On to primer... Eeeek...

Lol.

Kinda. Digital Music Mentor actually works surprisingly well. [url="http://www.sienzo.com/"]http://www.sienzo.com/[/url]

[quote name='PauBass' post='1232362' date='May 15 2011, 07:36 PM']I don't know about other sellers but, in my case, and my defence, I'm only selling my '76 Jazz because I bought two 60s ....a '65 P Bass and a '66 Jazz! Soon my '75 will be up for sale too but for the only reason mentioned.[/quote]

Ah. Interesting theory - are the prices of 60s Fenders good at the minute? Encouraging a load of 70s owners to part with theirs in search of even more ancient models?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1232335' date='May 15 2011, 07:18 PM']There have always been good copies/fakes but these days the attention to detail is just scary and I reckon unless you know your stuff absolutely inside out, there's a fair chance of getting stung![/quote]
That's one thing I've definitely learned here. I don't think I'd ever buy a "vintage" Fender from anywhere other than BassChat - and even then I'd only do it if the seller was a respected and knowledgeable member.

Just noticed there seems to be an unusually high number of old Fenders for sale right now.

Is this just a symptom of the hard times everyone is on, or is something weird going on? Maybe they're all due to fall apart in 2012 - some kind of built-in expiration?

I must admit, it's been a few months since I've signed in but it has been pretty good, yes. Early on, there wasn't really much on actual technique etc. but a lot of good ideas and philosophies. Seems to have gotten better as the time has passed.

[quote name='Ian Savage' post='1229919' date='May 13 2011, 01:57 PM']EDIT: Ibanez AFB200 as well; I'm assuming if it's a project you won't want to be spending Gretsch money [/quote]
Hahahah. Yep - good call mate.

Cheers for all the suggestions guys. I think any of those would look great, I'll let you know what I end up doing.

Wal - that Veillette is unbelievably gorgeous! I'm proper in love.

Just wondering if people can help me find basses with classical style tailpieces. I've seen one or two but can't remember any.

Have a project idea - assuming I ever finish that damn Peavy.

Cheers guys.

If Jm doesn't want it - I'll take this off your hands. :-)

Discount for BassChat members?

What's the one on the right? The dark stained thing with the (for want of a better term) 'F' hole?

Looks lovely.

MOTHER f***er!!!

Gave the body a nice clean down and was just admiring my handiwork (thinking the body was smoother than Dean Martin on the pull) when... I dropped it. Couldn't have landed in a worse place and I now need to fill a few dents and re-sand. Aaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh!

I give it two months before your next purchase...

Hahahaha. I always find it weird saying "Hi, I'm Eight from BassChat"... especially if I'm not sure I'm talking to the right person.

I could kiss you Dave. Stay away from the north for your own safety.

My initial efforts to find some Sonic Blue paint in the UK were fruitless; you've just solved a big problem for me before I even hit it.