Ross

Must resist urge to call Joey Jordison a talentless twat who can't groove and barely keep a beat. Oh wait, think I just did.

What sort of chickens is he using? Flats or rounds?

I'm another one who favours hand tools over all, cheaper and more reliable. I've been practising with the surform and spokeshave as I plan to hand carve my next bass. Provided you have a quality chisel and know how to sharpen it properly it's much easier IMO than fannying about with templates. To whoever said a router was the most dangerous power tool about, I raise you an angle grinder. I had a really lucky escape, I was helping a mate with his block paving and about half the time I wore trainers, luckily the day it jumped back I'd put my steelies on and saved chopping my foot in half, just. I've now upgraded to steelies and a set of safety glasses.

I give the neck a bit of a push and then measure the relief again.

Nope, although I don't like the look of a lot of basses. Which wouldn't matter if they were cheap basses, but if I'm paying a lot of money it'll be a combination or looks, sound and playability I'm after.

I had a similar problem with my badass II. I managed to just about grasp most of the screws with a set of pliers, but in the end I had to drill out the top on of the E string saddle. Bridge screws are deceptively hard to drill through, went through a couple of quality bits and had a lot of swearing.

Nothing, I cut up and old bank card. And I still have a 1mm pick someone gave me 7 years ago. I hate using a pick though.

Yeah you'd need to connect all the foil together and connect it to a ground. +1 for copper foil, and even though is has conductive glue, solder it anyway incase the glue dries out. Take your time and make a neat job of it

I used metal polish myself, the tcut stuff, luckily mine wasn't too far gone. My god does it leave a smell on your hands though, and give you a monster headache. If it was really f***ed i'd use wet/dry sanding up to a high grade to get a mirror finish on it.

My jap ones are fixed units, like the peg was fixed to the plate by two bands which went through the plate, I couldn't see any way to remove the pegs and turn them round when I had them off for polishing.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1287069' date='Jun 29 2011, 10:27 PM']Was he not playing with his usual all girl backing??[/quote] Probably wrecked them in bed so hard they couldn't stand.

Maybe classically trained musicians, not trained in the art of rocking?

The only way you're gonna get that bass un gothy is by painting flowers and peach symbols on it. Which I highly advise.

They allow you to travel through time, when you hit 88bpm you're gonna see some serious sh*t.

Not scared at all I've got this "give me an instrument and i'll get a tune out of it" attitude, love playing all kinds of stuff. Anyway, not tried a fretless, not had a chance. Would love to though, debating a squier VM fretless as my next bass, although at the same time i'm debating a stagg EUB...

I can sight read basic things, and play and sing in time if the line isn't too complicated. It's difficult though, second or third vocals is more my bag if I must sing.

I wouldn't play it out of principal now, if it comes to you being asked.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1284375' date='Jun 27 2011, 05:29 PM']Must resist the temptation to put Lord down as my title... Must resist...[/quote] Always satisfying getting my nectar card statement through. I tried for Padowan but settled for Reverend.

My god, has it really been that long? One of the biggest influences on my playing, RIP Thunderfingers.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1282746' date='Jun 26 2011, 04:22 AM']When I was a lad I used to frequently end up with a sore index finger so would move to middle + ring finger to play. Nowhere near as fast but at least I was no longer in pain[/quote] I've heard sitting with your finger in warm moist places can cause that. I use my thumb and first 3 fingers, so losing one wouldn't be the end.

Offered a 1970's precision for £300, it belonged to one of my great uncles who'd had it since new, it'd been sat in an attic for years and he wanted shot of it. I was about 13, I had a stockpile of paper round money and could just about afford it. I had no idea how much it was worth at the time, kicking myself. I regret selling my thunderbird, I got a crap price and I got under 2 nights out on the proceeds.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1281062' date='Jun 24 2011, 02:43 PM']Bass players have feelings too you know [/quote] Lies, we're too easily distracted by beer and fire.

Get him a sue ryder

Little stubby sausage fingers here and 34" is all I've ever played. I struggle with anything more than a 4 string though, as much as I'd love a 5/6 string it's just too wide for my hands to play comfortably.

[quote name='chrisd24' post='1277385' date='Jun 21 2011, 05:35 PM']Was that one of there actual flightcases or a case like the one in my link?[/quote] Like the one in your link.