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Bought a Tascam bass trainer from Wilco at 11pm, posted next day and arrived the day after that via secure Special Delivery which I wasn't expecting! Great comms all the way through, no issues, deal with confidence 😊

Fracking for me. I've also had concealed GAS, where I've had to hide said purchases in the shed, and slowly acclimatise the wife hoping she won't notice.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1452161798' post='2947053'] I like radiohead. This isn't their finest moment. [/quote] That's weird as typically I'm not a huge fan but I really like this. I definitely think it's better than Sam Smith's effort. I wish they would be more bold with the Bond themes, that Jack White one was awful IMO and I wasn't a massive Skyfall fan either.

What do you all think? I'm not a radiohead fan but I love this. http://youtu.be/-tbn-VEl67g

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1452024442' post='2945694'] And now I'm trying to visualise a car as modified by our favourite luthier. Obviously it will have had one of the four wheels removed, thus making more room for the other three. The engine will have been swapped out for something utterly inappropriate. The upholstery will have been liberally treated with beeswax, which is a shame since it's fabric. The three tyres will be of different makes and designs, inflated to different pressures. Am I nearly there yet? [/quote] Nope. It was a silver Japanese car, maybe an older Civic or something of that ilk, which looked bog standard from the outside. Having said that, I couldn't see whether he had fitted the steering wheel from a cruise liner to make it easier for plumbers or builders with big hands to drive.

The best part of this restoration is that he hasn't bothered to even fit new strings. In fact, he's just chucked on whatever dead crap he could find in his parts bin. What a restoration. Weirdly, I swear he drove past me in Fraddon, Cornwall on Sunday midday. I was just pulling out of a junction from the A30 and he was just turning on. It was either him or his double.

Meths works much better.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1451920514' post='2944586'] Probably half inched from a forum member! [/quote] That did go through my mind...

Duck in Plum sauce

This thread will also serve as evidence to Mrs Cameltoe when I walk through the door later today with it under my arm and a hole in the account to explain. 😊

Just popped into my local store to see if there were any unwanted Xmas pressies and this caught my eye- Tech 21 Sansamp RBI preamp QSC 1450 power amp Both in a Penn flightcase for £124.99. Have no idea what they are worth but it seemed cheap so pulled the trigger based on what I could google. Bargain or not?

Amazing project!!! Love it. Of all the things to make a bass from, I'd never think of a second hand, too-knackered-to-use front door.

Update: Well, that didn't go to plan! I left the lacquered body for two weeks, then flattened and polished. It was looking great! I decided to try and induce some weather checking, however this is where it went wrong. I left the body outside for a couple hours in a bin bag, then brought it straight inside and put it in the Rayburn for 5 mins to try and heat it through. What I wasn't expecting, was just how much the body would expand when warm, so much so, that it got stuck in the damn Rayburn and I literally had to rip it out. Gouged two huge scrapes in the body and one smaller one, plus a paint blister at the back of the body! Luckily, one was on the arm contour, and one on the lower cutaway, so with a bit of careful blending I think I can make it look ok, although the relic look is now going to have to be more heavy than I'd planned. A wet towel and an iron has already re-expanded the wood completely, which was scraped about 5-6mm deep! Didn't think it would work that well but it did, now just the paint to worry about.... Will post pics as soon as I can.

If there is no decided dress code, then avoid logos. I personally would also avoid check or patterns and go for solid colours. Try not to pull Blue Steel (I've been guilty of this)!

I will 2nd the EHX bass soul food. Cracking pedal and for the money, a real steal.

Damn. Why did you have to link to his website? I've been gassing for an 80's Siennaburst for ages, even though I can't live with 1.75" necks, and that one seems a very good price! I will have to hold firm!

His relicing has really improved as you say. Looks great! Is there some nice lacquer checking going on? I wonder if he's had FMIC sniffing around yet? These are gaining something of a reputation now so I wonder if a 'I do not apply Fender decals' notice will appear on the website soon? Amazing though and hope it plays as well as it looks!