paul_5

I’d stick some more solder on the soft switch and the pots - looks like the joints are a bit scant. Also, did you get the 3.9 zener in the right socket, they look identical to the 1N4148s? Happy days that you’ve socketed the ICs though.

Raining Blood - Tori Amos (and, of course, Slaaaaayyyyyyeeeeerrrrrrr).

Clearly the blueprint for Babyshambles 🤔

Seems like a great way to get a few thousand more bad reviews.

This monstrosity.

There isn’t a global pandemic of second hand smoke though Jack, give your head a wobble - I think asking for proof of a negative lateral flow test isn’t unreasonable; they’re free and take a couple of minutes.

That's like two swanny whistles attached to the same hoover. Christ on a bike!

Ah, Godwin's law strikes again.

that looks like a logical way to start. Solder the smallest (i.e. shortest in height from the board) components first - diodes, then resistors, then sockets, then blue 'box' capacitors and LED, electrolytic caps, then finally the pots. Make sure that the pots are turned to full counter-clockwise before you solder them so as to minimise the risk of excess heat damaging the internal track. Also, keep your soldering iron tip CLEAN!!!

Can't attest to the quality of their Jazz bodies, but their Jazz necks are beautiful - I doubt you'll have any issues.

Bought an ashtray from Martyn, arrived promptly and well packaged, also it’s really shiny!! 🤩

Great album too!

I think I've got that version on vinyl somewhere.

Jazz bass, Ampeg. did I miss anything? Don’t think so.

They're amazing. I'd still have mine if I hadn't just made something that was very similar, but also had a blend.

Paradriver all the way for me, love it!

Mine was a short scale Hohner Baron bass - black with a black neck and a black board. I think it was £70 in 1991. I defretted it and started to strip the body back to base wood for a change of scenery, only to realise that it was, in fact, made of chipboard. C'est la vie.

Having just finished the new Jaco documentary I've picked up 'Teen Town' again. Nice little workout.

And there it should stay!

Or if you don’t have one you could photocopy the back of the bass and use/send that off as a template.

My personal favourite is the Chunk Systems Agent 00Funk. clone (if I could find an original I couldn’t afford it!).

Ahem…

Jesus! Where to start?!? that gap at the neck joint? the ‘finger cutouts’ in the handle should’ve been on the opposite side, no? frets look really high too!

This^ I had an ‘uncoloured’ rig for a while and was missing some ‘oomf’ from my sound; turns out that a (very much coloured) Ampeg cab was the missing ingredient. on paper an FRFR rig sounds great, but won’t be appropriate for every situation.

I’ve never liked any of the P basses I’ve played over the years, until I layer one with flats. Mmmmm 😍