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[quote name='GreeneKing' post='145547' date='Feb 23 2008, 12:38 PM']How about Audacity? It's free too. Peter[/quote] I use Audacity to, pretty good for a free bit of software and runs on a PC, Mac or Linux. worth a try before shelling out on something expensive like Cubase. R.

Thank you for the free sheets of thin brass for my MIJ Jazz Bass project, BB is a bloody decent chap and a credit to Basschat. Thanks Again. R.

Problem sorted - Cheers Bassbod. R.

[quote name='umph' post='113272' date='Jan 3 2008, 11:41 PM']how hard is it to defret a bass?[/quote] Not too hard but you have to be careful because the barbed bit's that hold the frets in place can rip the wood of the fingerboard, oh and you may need a new nut or file the old one a little. as umph says take your time. R.

[quote name='King Tut' post='111475' date='Dec 31 2007, 01:43 PM']I needed one for mine and used brass from a hobby shop - looks and works fine.[/quote] That's good to hear, BB is kindly sending me some brass so I should be hum free in the near future. Thanks chaps. R.

[quote name='BassBod' post='111460' date='Dec 31 2007, 01:17 PM']I've seen them on very old J basses - remember there was a huge cover over the bridge/pup (plus mutes) so it wasn't visible. I guess it was easier than drilling an awkward hole and Leo was always trying to speed things up in the factory.... BB[/quote] Good point, I hadn't thought about the old bridge covers.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='111399' date='Dec 31 2007, 11:42 AM']I say.... Thats a bit Heath Robinson isnt it? Would've thought they'd got that bit right! [/quote] Tis a bit odd, I read somewhere they did it like that on the original 62 Jazz so the Japanese did the same on the RI but I have never seen a genuine vintage Jazz with that little brass strip! no USA or MIM pickguards fit the holes in the body either which is a tad annoying to.

[quote name='BassBod' post='111105' date='Dec 30 2007, 07:49 PM']Its just a strip of thin brass - you can get it from "hobby" shops, I think. I've got a big sheet here PM me if you want some? BB[/quote] Thanks for the offer BB. PM on it's way. R.

What a nightmare, fingers crossed your gear turns up undamaged. R.

Very interestng, do you know when it's due to hit the shops? I like your idea of a 3+2 headstock, as it needs something to make it stand out from the 4 string version. R.

Hello, I'm putting together another Jazz bass but this time using a Japanese 62 RI body, the earth from the pots doesn't run through the body to the bridge like most Jazzes, it goes to the rear pick-up cavity where it should then attach to a (copper?) strip which then runs to the bridge externally. see the attached pic if my discription doesn't make sense. Where can I get one of these little strips or something similar? Any help would be appreciated. R. [attachment=4362:earth_strip.jpg]