lettsguitars

G'day. First in! yea!

Easy. J, that coat stand is bare sick!

Hullooooo.

BOO!

Being dried for a few months is not really sufficient. The norm is 12 months for each 1" thickness. I realise they are only thin boards but the natural oils as opposed to moisture, take a long time to dry out. This doesn't affect movement etc but does affect the tonal properties. When storing/drying 'green wood' you should always 'sticker'. Best to strap it down over the stickers to keep it flat, and store in a draughty environment where the moisture will be carried away. Outside is best (kept dry, under tarp, off the floor etc) with a few months extra conditioning in your house/workshop.

I must say. That kind of overprotective attitude towards your gear would make me fume. I bet he thinks your a right so and so.

Music is music. I'll have a go at any instrument. I play bass, drums and guitar because they are all great fun and very easy to get a tune/beat from.

Those paper in oil caps are sweet.

Glad you got it sorted man. You should get yourself setup for basic fretwork/setups for future issues. Easy now.

HEY! First in! Woo.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1344711006' post='1768314'] If its an American one with a dual action truss rod and graphite rods, might be the neck is reluctant to respond to the truss rod, I found a bass with a reinforced neck took time to actually shift once the rod was adjusted. [/quote]This is my argument against graphite rods. Definately not knackered, just needs professional attention.

I think the issue is with the wiring. Your pbass pickup is basically a humbucker wired in series which is louder than your jbass single coils. Could be something else mind.

[quote] Total WTF machine. [/quote] Great description.

It's for a good cause. Which I guess is why it's going or so much. Nice bass and a lovely thing to own if your a claypool fan (which I am). It's already been posted here but I guess more advertising to help baby Mathew cant be a bad thing.

Good luck mate.

How do i get to sound like you?

Yea .60 is thick. I sand each strip to thickness it a little, now I think of it.

Nice link. Nice auction. Nice bloke. Nice bass. No idea les had moved away from carl thompson.

Love it. What's the make and age? Good price?

Any contrasting coloured beech veneer will work well. Maple veneer is pretty standard and you can get a metre or so for under a tenner from a load of places, ebay, craftsupplies, timberline etc. It's usually about .23mm but I wouldn't worry about that. You might even have a local model shop or craft store which sells it.

I think the main idea behind the clip is to showcase the toneprint thing as opposed to the sandberg or amp for that matter. I did think the amp was extremely quiet for the purpose of the vid.

“Rob Williams is one of the few electric guitar makers in this country who can create a product that genuinely competes with the top US makers.” That made me laugh. British craftsmanship is second to none!

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1344438317' post='1764506'] I agree about cutting oversized pieces but after that my technique differs a little. I'll not confuse matters but adding my 2p worth but I should add that Superglue has a wonderful capillary action so can do a lot of the work for you. [/quote] The nail clippers bit was directly from the op. I use fret nippers to cut excess. +1 on the no masking tape too. It isn't needed at all.

If your slots are slightly big and the veneerseems loose, don't worry. You can fill any gaps with glue and sand with 320 to fill with dust.

Clean out your slots. Buy your veneer (.23mm). Cut it into oversized strips, along the grain not across it. I use a little whsmith guillotine but scissors will do. Run glue into slots and gently work the veneer down into the slots. Be careful, if the slot is too tight do not try and force the veneers in, they will break into little pieces. If the slot is tight then widen it with your saw. Wait for glue to dry (about an hour) and clip off excess (with your nail clippers?) and sand flush. Very, very easy to do. Just common sense when you have it all in front of you.