thebrig
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We met up for a rehearsal at our drummer's place where he has a massive marquee set up in his garden, so no problems with social distancing, but it was the first time that I had played for longer than about 15/20 minutes since I severed two tendons above my forefinger nine week's ago, and I have to admit that it was not only quite painful, but it felt really strange because the scar tissue is still very tight and my movement is restricted, so my fingers weren't going where they used to go automatically, but I was told by the surgeon that it would be at least six months before things return to normal so I'm not too down about that. What was more worrying though was the fact that we were all really rusty and our timing was all over the place, I'm sure it will be much better next time, but I'm wondering if this is normal after such a long lay off, and how have your first sessions back gone?
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Providing the file is not too large, just drag and drop it into the box with the paperclip
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Thanks Andy, that was the method I was thinking of using but wasn't sure if it was do-able or not. I might just have a go at it now 👍
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Me too, please find that thread Andy 👍
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I'm looking to do another P bass self-build with a maple neck and I always prefer the jazz size necks, I usually use Squier VM or Mighty Mite necks on them but Mighty Mites are virtually impossible to find in the UK nowadays, and most maple necks on jazz basses usually have blocks which I don't like, so I was thinking of finding a Squier VM P bass with a maple neck and possibly narrowing it.
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Has anyone ever narrowed a neck? ie, turning a precision size neck into a jazz size neck. I know I could do it without the frets on, but could it be done with the frets on, would I need to file the frets first with a metal file or is there a way of taking off the wood and frets at the same time?
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I have to agree that SX's are towards the top end of the bargain/budget basses, certainly the older models, can't comment of the newer ones though as I've not tried any, but I had a short-scale SX Precision a few year's ago, I think I paid about £90 for it and it was a really great sounding bass that played well, I sold it on here for around the same money and now wish I still had it, you can't do much with £90 these days but that bass was real fun to play
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Thanks for the interesting replies guys, I never bought one at the time which is why I'm curious about how they have stood the test of time. If they were still available now I think would would take a punt on one because I just love messing around with basses, and at around £60 one of these would have been ideal 😉
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A few year's ago there seemed to be a big scramble to get hold of a Sue Ryder bass, lots of glowing reports etc. So I'm now wondering how many still have one, and your overall views on them?
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That's the approach that I take, sell one to pay for another new build, it keeps the missus happy too! 😉 Unfortunately, Northwest are out of stock at the moment but they usually get new stock in pretty quickly, give them a call, I always find them very helpful.
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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
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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. 🙂
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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 👍
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Your little collection of gear will be doubled within six months now that you have joined BassChat 😉
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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
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Love it! 👍
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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 🤔
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Neil has just purchased a mandolin from me and it was such an easy and pleasant transaction. Highly recommended 👍
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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) -
👍 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 🙂
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Post your pictures, Lets see what you all look like.
thebrig replied to slaphappygarry's topic in General Discussion
Thanks, I can never understand why sunburst and tort is disliked by so many people, but hey! each to their own, lol 🙂 -
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
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Post your pictures, Lets see what you all look like.
thebrig replied to slaphappygarry's topic in General Discussion
Nowt wrong with sunburst and tort! 😉
