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[quote name='Si-Fi' timestamp='1391256706' post='2355006'] That's great....and they do precision to. I,m gonna have go on my mates precision for a couple of days and see how It feels, either way a top option to have.......better than scratching around Eblah! Thanks. [/quote] And if you want to spend the extra money, these days you can get a real Fender neck from strings direct http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/c/944/bodies-necks/

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1391206261' post='2354683'] Right guys, well I posted the neck away to Graham Parker, who had one of the stewmac truss rod rescue kits. Unfortuntely, it was not able to work. It cut the new thread just fine, but the thread stripped every time he attempted to fit the nut. He could only attribute this to very poor steel. Graham very kindly did not charge me at all for this, which I think is beyond fantastic service, and I will be giving him exceptionally good feedback on the luthiers corner section. I've received the neck back, and determined not to give up, this afternoon I attempted to remove the truss myself. I used a fine paint scraper to remove the thick poly from the walnut plug on the headstock, and then attempted to steam the plug to loosen the glue, and hopefully remove it. This didn't work, and almost caused a fire in my kitchen, so plan B was to drill the walnut plug out. I drilled slowly, and used a very thin flat-head screwdriver as a make shift chisel to remove material. When I thought I had removed enough, and could see the truss anchor, I used a 3/16" nail punch to hammer the truss rod out from the heel end. It started to pop out, and needed a bit of persuasion with a pair of molegrips, but eventually I got the whole thing out through the headstock, with the skunk stripe intact. The only collateral damage so far is the walnut plug, a couple of small scratches to the headstock finish, and the deeper hole in the heel end that Graham had to drill to tap the new thread. I have looked everywhere for a replacement, and can't find one anywhere. Stewmac have the replacement for the 2-piece neck (square anchor) and the heel anchor, headstock adjustment truss, but not the round-anchor type that I have. Allparts UK sell the round-anchor vintage type for guitar, but not for bass! I cannot reuse my anchor as it has welded itself to the truss and cannot be removed. Currently waiting to see if Allparts can supply the kit i need for bass, if not I will have to DIY the replacement truss. Hopefully the hardest part is over and I will be able to salvage this neck. [/quote] Respect! And good luck on your search.

[quote name='Si-Fi' timestamp='1391199719' post='2354607'] Excellent.......and thanks for that, there is a very very thin shim in the neck in the pocket. Individual necks don,t seem to crop up to often.....however I do have my eye on a squier jazz one right now! Cheers. [/quote] This guy on ebay sells a lot of Mighty Mite necks to people on basschat. I've had two of his necks and they're great. And they fit perfectly on Fender/Squier bodies. They also have very good Fender decals on them. Just in case you don't get the neck you were hoping to get. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lic-by-Fender-70s-Rosewood-Jazz-Bass-Neck-MM2908-/331119000301?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d183afaed

Ooooh, this looks inter...........duh!

I've fitted many a Fender/Squier neck to body and they all fitted pretty well. They're all standard sizes and have a 63mm to 64mm heel, which should fit the pocket of your body snugly. The only adjustment I ever needed to do was to raise the saddles at the bridge up or down and to tweak the truss rod to taste.

This a very interesting video by Scott Grove about tuning (and why your guitar/bass sometimes sounds out of tune even when your intonation is spot on). It's mainly for guitar but it is relevant for bass too. He also has videos about setting up intonation as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tfxy_zs0Mo

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1391174467' post='2354105'] That's the first comment against my initial stance and most of the thoughts above, nothing wrong with that, I don't think anyway is right or wrong and so many variables, but can I ask, you need 5, does everyone come knowing the stuff well, or during these is there a lot of teaching chords and parts which haven't been done as homework (you've mentioned if the songs are brand new, which in my example if homework is done, no song is brand new) ? [/quote] Ironically, even though in my ideal world I would rehearse until the cows come home, I'm playing in the backing band for a blues singer/harmonica player over from the states in July. He doesn't want to do any rehearsals before we tour and will just shout out the key and the feel of the songs on the night (he says he doesn't like set lists). The adrenalin will be pumping at those gigs and that's for sure.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1391174467' post='2354105'] That's the first comment against my initial stance and most of the thoughts above, nothing wrong with that, I don't think anyway is right or wrong and so many variables, but can I ask, you need 5, does everyone come knowing the stuff well, or during these is there a lot of teaching chords and parts which haven't been done as homework (you've mentioned if the songs are brand new, which in my example if homework is done, no song is brand new) ? [/quote] You're obviously used to playing with more professional musicians than I am

When myself and some friends came together to play 3 weddings (for some friends getting hitched) a couple of years ago. We had 5 rehearsals to get us tight enough. Personally I think that if the songs are brand new to everybody, then 5 rehearsals are the minimum you need to get up to speed. Anything else would mean the first gig would be of a substandard quality. If the rest of the band can't, or won't, commit to 5 rehearsals then it's a non starter in my opinion.

Plug a decent mic into your recorder. The stock ones probably have limited capability to capture lower frequency ranges.

Does anybody else visualise Stephen Hawking singing when they listen to Daft Punk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5l2ChAqRDg

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1391081983' post='2352972'] The transparent one? Is it possible that it might not have been a Fender? [/quote] Aha.....a bit of research shows you're right. It's one he had made and it's got a 'Guitarman' logo. http://www.nilerodgers.com/blogs/planet-c-in-english/1051-my-plexiglass-guitarman

Interestingly, Nile Rodgers appears in the 'Get Lucky' video with a bit of tape over the Fender logo of his guitar. I assume he felt a bit miffed that Fender never wanted to produce a signature version of his Strat and wasn't going to advertise them if they didn't feel he was good enough for them. Then all of a sudden he's Twittering like crazy about how his new signature model is being worked on (you could tell it obviously meant a lot to him). I assume that Fender came to their senses and realised that after Daft Punk's latest album went multi platinum, he'd be a great ambassador for the brand.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1390728395' post='2348576'] middle aged mancave heroes. [/quote] I like it.

I played in a huge gym hall at Colne Great British R&B Festival. The sound was atrocious, both on stage and in the audience. All I can suggest is to play quietly and make the audience come to you, instead of trying to project yourselves to the four corners of a huge room.

I thought it was very informative and not patronising at all.

No but I've played through one a few times and it rocked. But weighing in at 5 stone you really do need roadies. I tried to pick one up and it was so heavy I was convinced it was screwed to the floor

What the............Duh!!!!

Duh!!!! Dammit!!

Duh!!!! You got me again!!!

Ehhh? Duh!!!!!

The purple munchkin strikes again.

You're right, some people like authentic grunge. You could always just replace the hardware and screws with new stuff. Then if you ever want to sell, you can replace the new hardware with the old rusty stuff.