thebrig

I've built two P basses with Northwest bodies and I have to say that you will not find a better body for the price.

Mine both cost £149.99 although they are now £169.99 but still well worth the money imo.

One is sunburst and the other is olympic white and the finish is superb on both, and what I like about the Northwest P bodies is that the pickup cavities have ears and the wiring holes are drilled through to the control cavity allowing you the choice of whether or not to have a pickguard, whereas, the MIM bodies are routed in a way that means a pickguard is essential.

I've used both Northwest and MIM bodies for my builds and both are very nice, but for the price and the fact that you can choose to not have a pickguard, it has to be Northwest for me.

Pic 1 is the Northwest

Pic 2 is the MIM

22 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

Exactly what I’m doing. Anyone asked for an ex display discount before? How much are we talking?

I purchased an brand new American Precision from PMT a couple of year's ago, it arrived in perfect condition but I noticed that the case candy (Fender tags etc) was missing, I called them and they refunded £50 to my bank account without any hassle. 🙂

1 hour ago, atsampson said:

If you mean that "another" friend can't see your server in the public server list, one thing to check is whether you're all running the latest version of Jamulus - there were some changes to how the server list mechanism works in one of the recent releases to add genre-specific server lists, and you might be looking at different lists as a result.

Thanks, I've literally just uninstalled v3.5.3 which I only installed v3.5.3 a couple of week's ago, and reinstalled v3.5.6 and it works fine now 👍

Your little collection of gear will be doubled within six months now that you have joined BassChat 😉

I have Jamulus installed on my Mac and I have created a public server, my friend also has Jamulus installed on his Mac and he can find my server no problem at all, we have jammed together a couple of times online and its been great, but now we want another friend to join us who has installed Jamulus on his brand new PC but he can't find my server, can anyone shed any light on this and maybe advise me as to why my server is not visible to him?

Thanks in advance

12 hours ago, Pete Bish said:

Hi Everyone. I made an attempt at playing Wrathchild by IRON MAIDEN. 

Not gonna lie, I found this quite tricky to learn. It's pretty relentless, and there are lots of fast runs and fills. 

I hope you enjoy. 

 

 

Love it! 👍

Vintage Suzuki Nagoya Classical Guitar Model No 3069

I don't know much about this guitar other than I purchased it from a friend a couple of year's ago, I've never really got round to playing it and it has remained in its hard case.

It's in very nice condition for a guitar that's around 45/50 years old, the tuners look in good nick and turn smoothly, but I find that the three nylon strings don't hold tune very well, although this could well be the norm with nylon strings, I really don't know, all I do know is that being a bass player, my strings seem to stay in tune forever. 😉

The hard case is included in the sale, although it is a bit faded on the outside and the locks are starting to rust, but the interior is very good.

This is what I have found by doing a little bit of research online,

This Guitar was made in Japan by the World famous Suzuki Violin co Ltd, probably in the early to mid 1970s

Top: Spruce

Back and Sides: Mahogany

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Bridge: Rosewood

Collection from Bridgnorth preferred, but would post at buyer's expense.

Can a 21 fret P/J neck be converted to a 20 fret P/J neck?

I'm assuming that the heel dimensions are the same as a standard neck, but the the extra fret just overhangs the body.

So my question is:

Can the extra fret be trimmed off and rounded to match the heel so that it then becomes a standard 20 fret neck?

Hope I'm explaining myself ok 🤔

13 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

The 'P' has two pick-ups, too, but they're wired together and placed in close proximity. One could also ask why a Morgan three-wheeler costs more than a Fiat Punto, as it has a wheel less. 

🤣

Neil has just purchased a mandolin from me and it was such an easy and pleasant transaction.

Highly recommended 👍

Artec 8 Band Graphic Eq / Pre Amp SE-EQ8

Now £20 Posted

Virtually unused

The quality sturdy metal casing has an underside rubber pad for 'non slip' floor use.
You can make adjustments to the tone and volume of your instrument by boosting or reducing the band width controls and the volume control on the SE-EQ8
The SE-EQ8 also has a 'True Bypass' footswitch that when pressed, it puts the signal from your instrument to your amplifier without any of the tone and volume adjustments that you have made. This is useful when you want to give yourself a tone or volume boost in solos. 

• Power Supply: DC 9 Volt (Not included)
• Case Dimensions: 70(w) x 115.5(h) x 34(d)

1 hour ago, fester said:

I’ve just bought one of those bridges from northwest in black for a build i’m doing,really good quality,much better than i was expecting to be fair.Ive always bought quality branded bridges in the past.....don’t think i’ll be spending the extra £££££ from now on tho

👍 I've had the Gotoh and the Northwest side by side and they are practically identical except for the price.

I see no reason to use any other bridge since I discovered these 🙂

56 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Nice P basses. I think the tort suits that bass more than any other. 

Thanks, I can never understand why sunburst and tort is disliked by so many people, but hey! each to their own, lol 🙂

14 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

That’s really interesting re pickups, @thebrig, Custom Shop 62s are my fave but if their sound can be found in something else at at least half the price, well game on!

I can't find the full specs on the KE's at the moment but I do remember that every detail was the same as the CS62's, and when I put them in my own build, I still had a 2016 Fender American Standard P and the Fender USA 60th Anniversary P which both had CS62's installed as standard, and I can honestly say that I could not hear the difference in tone or volume

On 22/03/2020 at 17:12, bassbiscuits said:

Me onstage back in January with my originals band, opening for the James Oliver Band (demon Welsh guitarist and all round top bloke).

Apologies to those repulsed by sunburst and tort....

Nowt wrong with sunburst and tort! 😉

I've lost count of the amount of precision basses I've built and I used to always use the more expensive brands when it came to pickups, with the Fender Custom Shop 62's being my main choice because I like the vintage vibe, but on my last build I compared the specs of the Kent Armstrong Vintage P Bass Alnico Pickup with the Fender Custom Shop 62's, and they were identical in every aspect, so I took a punt on the Armstrongs and they sound identical, now I wouldn't use anything else for the vintage P bass sound I like, and at half the price, it's a no brainer for me.

Fender Custom Shop 62's £100 - £140

Kent Armstrong Vintage P Bass Alnico £49.95

As for bridges? I am/was a big fan of the Gotoh 201B and have used them many times in the past, but now I always use this one from Northwest Guitars which is identical in every way except that doesn't have "Gotoh" stamped on it.

https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/hardtail-through-body-bass-guitar-bridge/#product-reviews

Gotoh 201B £40 - £45

Northwest £16.26

45 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Dusty was instrumental in bringing over the Motown Revue when they toured the UK and took over Ready Steady Go in 1965.

Apparently, she was very well respected amongst many of the Motown artists and was great friends with Martha Reeves

26 minutes ago, whynot said:

Watched both as well. I think as we get older we appreciate natural talent more, even if not your thing.

Definitely this.

I'm old enough to remember her with The Springfields, and they seemed to be on almost every other evening on the current affairs programme Tonight, the folk stuff just wasn't me so sub-subconsciously, I probably didn't give Dusty a chance after she left them to pursue her solo career.

 My wife enjoyed last night too, so I might get some of her albums to widen our musical tastes, it will make a change from what we usually listen to. 🙂

I watched the Dusty documentary followed by her TV performances on BBC4 last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Back in the 60s/70s, I was too wrapped up in the genre I liked (classic rock, blues rock, southern rock, etc) to take too much notice of her, but listening to her and watching her last night made me realise what a great voice she had, and such a great performer too.

Update on my DIY disaster.
Had the op yesterday (Thursday) and they told me that I severed both tendons that control my finger, so I certainly don't do things in halves, lol.
They think it went well but can't yet say how much movement I will have until everything settles down and I've undergone lots of physiotherapy, but I'm staying optimistic.
Thanks for all the kind thoughts over the past few days everyone, it's very much appreciated 🙂

Again, thanks for all your kind thoughts and wishes, I will update you in a couple of days when hopefully, I will know a bit more regarding my chances of being able to play again 👍

Thanks for all your kind thoughts 🙂

3 minutes ago, HazBeen said:

Noooooohhhhhh, glass and tendons and bass players = horror. Best of luck and get well soon. Unfortunately accidents can and do happen.

Thanks, although I'm not sure what sort of movement I will have after they attempt to repair the tendon, but I'm staying optimistic 👍

I am quite a practical person with many year's of DIY experience which includes building an extension, two porches, refitted bathrooms and kitchens, etc, but this happened to me this morning.

Now you may think that 10mm British Standard BS EN 12150 thermally toughened safety glass which is the thickest, and supposedly the safest for showers would be as tough as old boots, and if it does break, then it will only shatter not causing too much danger to anyone.

Well in the process of removing my old shower this morning, the glass literally shattered in my hands as I was carrying it out of the bathroom, and completely cut through the tendon that controls my forefinger.

I’ve not been out since the lockdown started on Saturday 21st March, so the last thing I wanted after more than five weeks of observing the “stay at home” advice, was to have to visit A&E and take up the time of the fantastic, and very much under pressure NHS staff, I did call them first and explained what had happened, and they insisted that I go along for treatment.

Anyway, I’ve just returned home from Telford A&E where they have temporarily patched me up, given me a course of anti-biotics, plus a tetanus jab, and I am being sent to Oswestry (probably tomorrow) for an op where they will attempt to repair the severed tendon.

I’m not after pity when there are far worse things going on in these terrible times, but the reason I’m posting this is to warn everyone to just be aware of the dangers of DIY jobs that appear to be quite straightforward, I didn’t think for one minute that carrying 10mm toughened safety glass would shatter in my hands, but if I’d just done something simple and sensible like wearing some gloves for instance, then it might have saved me from this injury.

Here’s some pics of the glass that shattered, my injury, and of the temporary dressing, sorry if the second picture is a bit gruesome, but if it stops somebody else making the same mistake as me, then it’s worthwhile taking a look

14 hours ago, verb said:

I managed to make a video today, complete with a few mistakes.

 

Sounds great Verb, post a few more when you have them ready on the "Show us your playing videos" thread 👍