rubis

If you check his other items and plow your way through the kids toys, he's also selling the neck, £19.99 so far. It looks ok from the pics

WOW......random

That is stunning, is that a lighter coloured veneer between the reedwood and the bodywood? Like the dot markers too, are they redwood? Are there two outputs or is it a trick of the light? More pics please!

It definitely works on bare wood, but I'm not sure about a lacqured neck, as Dood days the idea of lacquer is to keep the moisture out. The idea being that the steam (moisture) makes the dented wood expand and go back to it's original shape before it got compressed or squashed by the object which damaged it. The wood usually feels a bit rough to the touch afterwards and will need sanding down a bit. If youi try it, let us know if it works out ok through the lacquer

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aguilar-DB-750-Bass-Guitar-Preamp-Classic-Black-Wooden-Head-Case-/160727623140?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item256c1ce5e4"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aguilar-DB-750-Bass-Guitar-Preamp-Classic-Black-Wooden-Head-Case-/160727623140?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item256c1ce5e4[/url] ....the emporer's new amp?

PM sent

I'd be interested in the pre-amp if its the original Musicman one that you're talking about

would you buy from this nutter? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buttery-Biscuit-Bass-custom-5-string-electric-bass-guitar-/250989377338?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a7021f73a"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buttery-Biscuit-Bass-custom-5-string-electric-bass-guitar-/250989377338?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a7021f73a[/url]

[quote]Posted Today, 05:35 PM If that's a 50 year old Les Paul, that's a rotten thing to do to it IMHO. S'orrible now. [/quote] ...I'd forgotten about that part, if it is then he needs be hit over the head with a sock full of sh*t

what do you think of this? [url="http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Somerset-musician-turns-vintage-electric-guitar/story-15166254-detail/story.html"]http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Somerset-musician-turns-vintage-electric-guitar/story-15166254-detail/story.html[/url] the workmanship speaks for itself, but why?

Love telecasters, I'm pottering about with 3 tele builds at athe moment, but I don't think the headstock would look right wtih 5 tuners on it. I'm coming round to the look of the Lakland shape, maybe a bit if this, it's close to a Musicman which I like [attachment=99468:55U-3939_headstock-front.jpg]

[quote] Posted Today, 08:14 PM you could copy the original g and l headstock? [/quote] ....not sure which one you mean, but this is the style which I'm not so keen on[attachment=99339:130_3093.jpg] ....and I'll probably go for something between a Musicman style or Yamaha style or this G&L style, which I think looks a bit more elegant [attachment=99340:L1000headstock.jpg]

Not much to update this weekend, it's been too wet and cold down here and as I'm doing this in the garage ( at least while the current Mrs Rubis is in residence ) I haven't achieved as much as I'd hoped for. I have routed for the carbon rods and epoxied them into place. I had to shorten the truss rod as it was a wee bit too long and then re-weld the end. I've put the truss rod in with some silicon sealant ( supposed to stop it rattling around ) and I made a sort of collar out of some thin metal tubing I had lying around which goes over the adjuster-nut-thing on the end of the truss rod. This is also epoxied into place and will be trimmed down to match the curved contour on the headstock before the veneer goes on. I've seen some basses with plastic tubing in the same fashion but I didn't have any so metal will do ( from an old clothes airer ! ) it will be out of sight anyway. Next is step the headstock veneer, because of its dimensions I'm not sure if it will allow a 4+1 layout or if it will have to be 3+2, not that fussed either way but i won't be copying the G&L profile, it's a bit too ornate for me. I've got some Rapid Oil which is a gunstock oil similar to Tru Oil but without the slight tint which Tru Oil has. Looking forward to trying this as I'e read great things about this kind of finish. I have a telecaster which I'm building with a converted Warmoth strat neck so I'm going to practice on that first. It's birdseye maple and the lady in the gunshop says the figure will really pop with this finish. More to come......

[u]Audition next week, how do I prepare?[/u] ......back sack and crack wax !

I assume it all went quickly, he never replied to my two PM's for the DHA pedal

Vandalism [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-2-BASS-guitar-customised-tremolo-arm-/110812481437?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ccf0479d"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-2-BASS-guitar-customised-tremolo-arm-/110812481437?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ccf0479d[/url]

......I used to work in Brighton......they've got a good college there ! I also used to have a Wal..... I worried about it even when it was in it's hard case

[attachment=98386:Picture.jpg]A little bit of progress to show. I have made a neck blank, it's a 5 piece laminate of maple and walnut. I'm going all out for rigidity here, the maple is almost perfectly quartersawn and I will be adding carbon rods either side of the truss rods. I used this method on a fretless neck for my other current bass build which is a stingray style and it worked out quite well. I'm going with the rosewood fingerboard, it's marked out ready for slotting, and I will probably put a maple headstock veneer on the front because although I like the look of a laminated neck from the rear I'm not so keen on the walnut stripes on the heastock, I prefer a cleaner look ( even though I used to own a Wal which I adored ! ). I've started flattening the scratched lacquer. Quite odd this one, there are no marks or scratches on the sides, no buckle rash or button scratches on the tummy cut, but loads of scuffs and scratches on the front and back. It's almost as if it was taken apart and the body stored inbetween something. I've been looking at bridges too, I found this one on e-bay, from Black Dog Music. It's the correct dimensions, string spacing etc. and can be through body or back strung, so I could experiment with string tensions. It's reasonably priced, looks solid and quite adjustable and its made by Sung IL (I've at least heard of them!) Anyone got experince of this bridge or Black Dog Music? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quality-5-string-Bass-guitar-bridge-BB405-Black-Gold-Chrome-Sung-Il-five-/370565633821?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&var=&hash=item95041c48ba"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item95041c48ba[/url]

....bit worried if those are his shoes he's selling as well !!

Good job his mate is'nt called Wayne Kerr !!

sold for £238......bargain!!!!

This is now back on ebay .................... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-bass-guitar-neck-/290661017736?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acbf2888"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-bass-guitar-neck-/290661017736?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acbf2888[/url] .................the seller is now saying its a Fender Japan neck, still not convinced

"oh yes"