It came from the black lagoon...

[Stub Mandrel]

49 minutes ago, neepheid said:

I came up with it as my internet nom de guerre/plume because I was wanting a Hotmail address (in the pre Microsoft days, so around 1996?) with no numbers in it and I wondered what no American would think of.

 

I'm glad there are others with email addresses chosen in a moment of madness and still going decades later...

[SpondonBassed]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

Am I correct, or now being thick in a yet another novel and embarrassing way??

 

My heritage is half Celtic.

 

Have you ever had tatties and neeps?

 

Have you ever seen a man with a bald heid?

 

That is all.

[LowB_FTW]

32 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

Have you ever had tatties and neeps?

No, it sounds horrendous!

 

33 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

Have you ever seen a man with a bald heid?

I am that man and I claim my £5 😂

 

Mark

[Richard R]

7 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

Have you ever had tatties and neeps?

 

6 hours ago, LowB_FTW said:

No, it sounds horrendous!

 

Haggis, neeps and tatties plus a large whisky is a perfect meal.

 

[LowB_FTW]

Why would you have turnip with spuds?!?

Honestly, to me, that just sounds mingin'.

 

Mark

[Geek99]

9 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

You have indeed stumbled upon the correct pronunciation.  It is simply "neep" as in swede/turnip/rutabaga and "heid" as in head.  A silly person, basically.  I came up with it as my internet nom de guerre/plume because I was wanting a Hotmail address (in the pre Microsoft days, so around 1996?) with no numbers in it and I wondered what no American would think of.

Not carrying a gun?

small portions? 
International travel?

Edited yesterday at 06:15 by Geek99

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, LowB_FTW said:

Why would you have turnip with spuds?!?

Honestly, to me, that just sounds mingin'.

 

Mark

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapshot

[Richard R]

Clapshot - now there's a meal designed to give you calories through the long winter months on the croft.

 

Edited yesterday at 07:22 by Richard R

[Joe Nation]

See also champ, colcannon, bubble and squeak, and about a hundred other things probably - mostly from cold/wet/inhospitable places no doubt.

Edited yesterday at 07:49 by Joe Nation

[snorkie635]

47 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Clapshot - now there's a meal designed to give you calories through the long winter months on the croft.

 

@SpondonBassed - do NOT respond to this comment in your usual manner. 🤭

[snorkie635]

16 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Ha, Annie Lennox is going to be so annoyed at that.

She isn't fit to lace his boots Tumshiebonce.

[SpondonBassed]

4 hours ago, LowB_FTW said:

Why would you have turnip with spuds?!?

 

Because it's tasty and healthy.

 

Your opinion may differ but you did ask.

[SpondonBassed]

1 hour ago, snorkie635 said:

@SpondonBassed - do NOT respond to this comment in your usual manner. 🤭

 

Who me?  Why?  Who have I insulted now?

 

HI ham hinnocent hofficer, honest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:59 by SpondonBassed

[Geek99]

4 hours ago, LowB_FTW said:

Why would you have turnip with spuds?!?

Honestly, to me, that just sounds mingin'.

 

Mark

I’ve never had it, but with some sauce and some pepper it sounds ok? It’s not that far off bubble and squeak 

[SpondonBassed]

10 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I’ve never had it, but with some sauce and some pepper it sounds ok? It’s not that far off bubble and squeak 

 

Swede, pepper & butter* go very well together.

 

 

 

*Other spreads are available but they're never quite as good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 10:03 by SpondonBassed

[snorkie635]

Wrong thread - sorry folks

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by snorkie635
Posted on wrong thread - oops.

[HeadlessBassist]

On 07/09/2025 at 13:00, neepheid said:

Left it for a few days, then did a proper flatten and polish - 1500 > 2000 > 2500 grit wet sanding followed by Meguiars Ultimate Compound for the final polish.  First time using Meguiars and wow, I'm sold.  The compound plus a microfibre cloth and job's a good 'un!  Not quite the "sheet of glass", but for a first go by an absolute beginner amateur who has never done anything like this before in his life, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.  It looks... intentional?

 

 

Looks better than this IRL.  The camera does lie!

 

So, as you can gather, it's all back together again.  Gave the fretboard a drink of lemon oil which it greedily accepted.  I can happily proclaim the outcome of my first ever full fret level and crowning to be a success - no high frets, no buzzes, very happy with that!

 

 

It's playing pretty damn well, took a setup like a champ.  Truss rod on this super cheap neck is working great - obviously it was pretty slack from when I was doing the fret level, so when I put a fresh set of D'addario XLs on it it bent like a banana.  No matter, a full turn on the truss rod and it was back to straight - actually too straight for my liking so I loosened it about an 1/8 of a turn and then there was a sliver of relief - just how I like it.  Nut height feels OK to me - I'm no expert but I'm whizzing around the low frets no bother so I guess it's good.

 

There are only some minor things to sort out now.  The rotten bit at the bottom/back of the body.  I'm not wedded to these amber speed knobs.  I get quite a bit of touch buzz off the pole pieces of the Warman pickup and because it's fully epoxy potted, there's no way to earth them from the back, so unless I've done something wrong in the wiring, I'll have to do the old "lacquer/nail varnish on the pole pieces" trick.

 

And because some of you care about these things, it weighs 3.7kg/8.15lbs on the bathroom scales.  It's not a heavy bass by any means, but it has enough heft to keep me happy.

 

Loving the Headstock Logo. Looks very professional  

[neepheid]

5 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

Loving the Headstock Logo. Looks very professional  

 

Thanks! Anything beyond "intentional" is a bonus