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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1357559652' post='1924354'] As this is lacking smilies I'm leaning towards the opinion that you are serious. Can you confirm? [/quote]:I Security and wealth are not very common subject matter and these things aloso do not encourage the creative mind to ponder existence. I speak from a personal level of course. There are very few 'modern' groups and by modern I mean anything past the nineteen fifties which holds any true substance and longevity for me. Pop stars know have very little in common with true artists. They are mostly in it for the fame and fortune. To hell with success. Get a job to pay the bills and save the art for yourself and your friends.

The quality of audio in general has declined over the years since tape dissappeared. The kids now are used to listening to mp3's which have the worst quality of all time. Whats the point of a nice stereo when you shove digital audio through it anyway? cd's also sound awful to my ears. Stone cold!

Any decent band who get paid gigs offer their music for free. You know it's the future.

You just discovered the meaning of fender. Heavy, plastic coated poorly made clones of the highest order. The name sells more guitars than the quality I'm afraid. I'm sure you can find 'good' ones or have one setup by a luthier (something you wont find in a fender factory/plant). You are much better off with your Ibanez. Gary Willis=Ibanez. Flea=fender. Says it all if you ask me.

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1357557423' post='1924295'] I'm not sure that would be such a bad thing, a lack of money wouldn't stop the real musicians but it would weed out the people only in it for the money. [/quote]That's what I reckon. Poets and musicians need struggle to write their best material. Money ruins everything. Unless they can find a way to police the internet properly very soon, noone will be paying for music or video within a couple of generations.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1357550324' post='1924173'] No it's not. On properly designed bass it lets you get your thumb around the neck all the way up to the 21st fret. :-) [/quote] Why would you though? Guitars, yes. Not a technique i've ever used on bass. My personal choice would be singlecut every time.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1357550061' post='1924168'] Won't the little cages vibrate sympathetically too? Or are they under a great deal of tension from the weight of the rocks?? Never built a stone room myself so I have no idea what the result should be, but I'd expect a long bright diffuse reverb for the room size. Is that even close to your expectation?? [/quote]Excellent point. I would also expect the cages to rattle like mad now you mention it. Maybe it's just for vocals, strings and such?

[quote name='HMX' timestamp='1357515142' post='1924009'] Singlecuts really don't do it for me. [/quote]I am in the mind that the singlecut is actually the only way for basses. It sets them apart from the fenders and just feels 'right'. The top cutaway is actually pretty useless on a bass.

Taking money out of the equation has got to be good for music as an art form. No more x factor in the future! Let's face it, it is only a matter of time before hard copies are no longer produced.

I've used the same 1/4" router for many years. It was less than £60 new. Trend bits are fine. You'll need a laminate trimmer, small short one and a bigger one for bodies and a straight 1/4" for truss rod slots. You'll find you need other stuff along the way but you can make do with very few bits for a start. The main things aside from this are a planer/thicknesser, bandsaw and disc sander. I used a performance planer for a while before it cut the end of my thumb off. Very scary bit of 'kit'. A decent planer will set you back a good few hundred quid. The bandsaw needs to have a cut depth of 7". You can usually mod a slightly smaller/cheaper bandsaw to accomodate by removing the guides and making your own. I shouldn't expect too much from your first builds although you'll be well chuffed initially. Just grab the basic tools and work your way up.

The braid 'earth' is actually just for screening and is not attached to the pickup itself. You can attach the pickup earth to the braid and solder it to the cavity screening. The jack earth also then just needs connecting to the screen to complete the circuit.

You might be better to get an external soundcard with multiple inputs which usually include a free daw. If you dont have one already. Dont get tied down to which daw is best either. Familiarity with the software is key and most of the home studio daws all do the same thing.

Ikay has the right idea. You can recharge magnets very easily without taking the pickup to bits. Google it and then get over to emagnetsuk. Shouldn't be very expensive. A vice or homemade jig is needed along with a couple of strong magnets.

You can only start with what you've got. Always best to get a basic drum loop going which basically fits the idea first.

Worn paint won't make for a very nice playing surface. I must stand corrected the by the looks of it. Lots of people with painted fingerboards then. Oh dear.

Painted? With paint? Really? I dont believe you.

I think you are referring to painted fretted boards. As for Jaco and the like, they are all epoxy not paint. 'Paint' on a fretless WILL NOT WORK!!!!!

You do know it will be useless afterwards right? All I will say is make sure you remove any old finish and prime it.

Rather old looking Pacifica in Menphys hinckley road leicester. £35.

There is actually a very good reason for metal topnuts. When you fret a note on a fretted guitar the point of contact is a metal fret. Metal sounds different to wood or bone. Therefore when you play a string open you would ideally want it to have the same tone as anywhere else on the neck. Metal frets, metal bridge, metal nut. Steel would be ideal but a bitch to manufacture and impossible for the average Jo to setup.