RichardH

39 minutes ago, Dom in Dorset said:

The other thing I've been building:
https://www.scavengermusic.co.uk/

[pendant mode on] On the https://www.scavengermusic.co.uk/repairs page, it should be "manner" not "manor"

Great name/logo and tagline! Love it.

Don't think sending money as a gift is a good way to pay for a commercial item - you lose any buyer protection, and - unlikely as it may be - if there is an issue with items not being delivered, then you could end up stuffed.

Shame they won't use TransferWise, as it's a great facility.

Afromosia will be tricky/pricey to get hold of I suspect nowadays. Iroko is very hard wearing but will be £££££. A friend of mine who makes bespoke kitchens uses utile for worktops - that could be worth a look.

What bass model is this based on? 

....what pickguard/control plate is that designed for? Telecaster bass with the swoopy pickguard? Looks like a Stingray control plate  might fit.. quite fancy a funky frankenbass along those lines...

Lovely!!!

I have an L2000 in red swirl - bought it about 14 years ago, and it came with a couple of chips in the finish (which they are a bit notorious for) - stabilised with some superglue and no further issues with the finish.

Thanks for the reminder on that build. In fact your neck looks a lot closer to "proper" than that the one they have on eBay at the moment in that style - which even the Red Arrows on a flyapast would spot as shonky - so maybe the photos on eBay are just samples. I think if I go ahead I'll message the seller first....

10 hours ago, kodiakblair said:

For a great squared heel neck I'd recommend Wan Guitar on Ali Ex or their ebay store "jinwan". The 2 Tele bass necks I bought are terrific though they'll be too chunky for your needs. Ask them how thick the 38mm nut version is.

I've been looking at their necks. The headstock looks weird on most of them - more like a telecaster guitar shape, with the "bump" further towards the end. Id that just the photographs, or are they really like that?

This one looks OK

but this looks a bit odd 

....oh, and some of them actually have a rounded heel rather than squared off, so there are options!

This might do the trick?

I've eyed up the CV 50s basses, but the necks aren't jazz width - from the specs: "Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)"

There's a PDF download on this thread on the TDPRI forum that includes a Mike Dirnt P bass headstock - though if that is exactly the same as a 51 I'm not sure. Looks darned close, anyway!

6 hours ago, blisters on my fingers said:

Can only echo what RichardH is saying (was it you mate that had a pub sign hanging from your house)? before you moved ?

If so I bought one of these cabs from Richard and you will not be disappointed. Great cabs and an easy load into your hatchback/hummer/ cruise liner. 

These cabs sound fab 

And you might get compliments from the guitarists, for once.

Like we care 🤣

Yes, that's right - it was me! I only sold it because of the impending house move. Glad you're enjoying it!

Genz Neox 212T are an amazing buy secondhand. Early ones in rat fur, later ones tolex. Weight around 23kg, so not heavy, vertical cone alignment so good dispersion - most of all, sound great.

...I noticed the most difference on the Scritti Politi (first) track. 

Quite a big difference there! NX sounds much more open, doesn't it.

I've been toying with the idea of using Tbird style pickups on my (as yet unstarted) project, in mudbucker and bridge positions, maybe with a 51 P pick up thrown in for good luck as well 

On 04/06/2020 at 16:38, kodiakblair said:

Saturday I paid another visit to Reid Timber in Glasgow. 

Bought a few blanks. A thin 1 piece sapele, torrefied ayous blank and a tulipwood 🙂  The plan was to do most of the machine work on the building site.

 

What's the torrified stuff like? Been eyeing that up but have been a bit put off by the comment about it being soft....

Cheers! Must admit I was hoping to use a jazz width neck, though I guess there's nothing to stop me doing what you've done and set the string spacing at the nut to be more jazzy...

May I ask where the neck was from? I have been pondering a tele bass "barncaster" style build, and have been looking at those TL necks on eBay for £70 odd, but no idea how good they are...

The guitarist in my band bought a TC-Helicon Go Guitar (though that too is only a single input). Worked well for recording a lockdown video.

13 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Wow like - May I ask (ball-park) how much  That sort of thing would sell for ?

2 hours ago, gary mac said:

I had the 1 x 15" and gigged with it for many years. I also had a 2 x 10" extension cab, which for me, made it an awesome rig. Increasing decrepitude (me, not the rig), made it necessary for a change to Mark Bass. 

I've played through that combination too - oodles of trouser flapping. Sounds like the 1x15 is the way to go, and just add a 2x10 if you find you need it.

9 hours ago, Richard R said:

Question: rather than LEDs at each position,  is there any manufacturer using a single brighter LED and running optical fibres to the position dots?  I suspect not, but it would be interesting if anyone has.

 

Yes - from talking to Mike Walsh (Zoot) about it, he has done it that way in the past.

On 23/11/2019 at 18:55, Chris Antram said:

Hi Richard,

Following your recommendation I took the Hexa and my AH600 to Mike Still for servicing and he was absolutely great. Very quick turnaround and very reasonable. Fortunately the Hexa turns out to be in excellent condition and the valves are lovely (I was expecting some may have needed changing). So, I'm a very happy bunny! He also sorted out the hiss on my hi-fi amp too.

Thanks again,

 

Chris

Chris, not sure how I missed your reply - really glad he worked out well for you! I'll let the guitarist know he's been useful for once  

Looks like a version of the FocusRite Scarlett. Let us know how you get on with it - I really like my Scarlett, but a cheap version would be handy to recommend to bandmates...