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[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1351265219' post='1849474'] I played one yesterday in Ford Lane Studios. A sort of P/J one with a Jazz neck and control plate thing. When I say "played" - I picked it up, had a twiddle - played it briefly through the Sansamp DI device - and agreed with the engineer that it didn't sound a patch on my USA Hot Rodded or USA Standard - which were the two I had been playing already during the session. I [i]personally[/i] think the Aerodyne's are lower quality compromise basses. But it's only my opinion. And I dislike Fender do I? [/quote] export or domestic aerodyne? the export one has no scratchplate.... and they are lower in the fender japan range....

actually just costing up my project.... undercoat (£13), nitro colour (£9) and clear coat (£14) - a cheaper alternative is looking better!

[quote name='kurosawa' timestamp='1351247813' post='1849161'] Santana was hunting tone with his ears when he came to PRS (before he was "discovered," by Santana, or rather his guitar playing fans) and stopped, having found what he was seeking. So maybe both men know something about wood and tone. [/quote] interesting video. Most of it was about how the wood works mechanically rather than audibly though....

[quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1351196230' post='1848662'] Does it ? news to me, I love the stuff, some great finishes. Its actually called Plasti-Kote for the pedants among us. [/quote] yeah, you know how plastic cement slightly melts plastic to stick onto it - it seems to do the same. It's good for some things... but for others not so good, that's what I found on my sculpture degree, useless on polystyrene! (and graphitti paint was also cheaper)

[quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1351195230' post='1848631'] Plasticote , great stuff... [/quote] can't stand plasticote! but that's me! Disolves plastic My advice... if you want cheap spray paints (cheaper than plasticote) find out where the local graphitti artists get their stuff, it's basically modified car paint and runs about £5 a can.

interesting... the bass I traded and am doing up was supposed to be squier river series. I suspect it's a squier japan neck and random body- it's got a swimming pool rout so not able to jaco it up like you can. Out of interest what are the pups like? are they alinco or ceramic?

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1351161758' post='1848030'] Red Nitromors eats poly, it's great. Sorry if this is a bit late.... [/quote] yes. yes it is!

[quote name='skelf' timestamp='1351159357' post='1847976'] I live in hope but they are taking a while to get of the ground and the price is a bit of a nose bleed moment. Complicated and time consuming to build and they also need an interface board which John East is designing for me. [/quote] are they going to be (pricey) options for your basses or will you stick a silly price on them and see if folk buy them on their own? (silly = higher profit margins for yourself, not a bad thing )

TB user MPU, in finland...

yay! it's good to get that sorted- I have a few friends who do really really wierd things with their wrists when they play

you know the messy thread on TB where SGD... well hasn't made his pickups yet.... have a look, theres a fella in norway that makes them time to time- I saw him with one on ebay a month ago and it wasn't too expensive.

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1351094329' post='1847286'] I wonder what upgrades'll be done to the GL's? I've been after one for a while, might be worth holding on even longer and getting a mim if it's better. Can see prices of the CIJ's skyrocketing when word gets out they're made in an 'inferior' place for the same money. [/quote] I dunno, some of the mexican stuff has a good rep. I mean the roadworn stuff is popular and given how little you see for sale here, I guess folk keep it too!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350988978' post='1845841'] They maybe made them so that they could either laquer the natural or paint it. Looks like you've now got a slightly thinner, slightly lighter bass. [/quote] yep. The good news is that I was going to reshape it so the contours copied my JV anyway. Well the paint/plastic layer stuff peeled off the front and back no problem with a bit of heat.... on the sides and tummy cutaway it is a different question- I just had to chisel the damn stuff off! it's so hard so the wood's going to take a fair bit of sanding.... but I'm fine with that- I don't mind taking ages sanding wood- sanding ultra hard plastic i'm less happy about!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1350941376' post='1845481'] That said, having just bought a Japanese Precision, [/quote] a surprise there!

[quote name='harleyheath' timestamp='1351003589' post='1846076'] I'll put my tupence in if nobody minds, Yh I totally agree, I feel a laminate neck is stronger than a single piece neck if constructed properly, I feel that unless a single piece neck if perfectly quarter sawn right though-out its entire length then it much more liable to move, even if it is its still not as good as a laminate, and if its not perfectly quartered then theres even more chance of movement, where as a laminate neck you can remove that chance by opposing any variation in the quarter and thus off setting movement against movement kind of thing, and the glue joint isn't a problem (not that it ever should be) because its not parallel to the neck tension. This isn't such a problem in good quality mahogany as the grain pattern isn't such a winter/summer growth pattern more of a continuous even grain with little winter hard grain, probably why it was used so much on single piece guitar necks? [/quote] I remember reading on of the luthiers who frequents on here saying that he felt that quarter sawn was too stiff and a well made flat sawn neck would sound better

I sold a patient Sean a yamaha bass, he seems happy, I'm happy and it was nice talking to you!

wow, a late late JV squier - with no gubbins for almost £500! I mean that's not a collectors piece is it! EDIT: Oh and I would have put money on the bits there being genuine. (not £500 obviously)

[quote name='bassplayer50000' timestamp='1351002126' post='1846063'] They are usually bolt-on necks, rather than NTs, so are expensive but not mad money [/quote] oh, well then

i'm getting married in 2013, of course if you lot want to get me a wedding present....

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1350986680' post='1845797'] It's not just about strength - it's about stability. A one piece neck can move. Three piece neck means any movements are further minimised because the movement of one piece of wood has to works against the movemnet of another 2. Net result? They generally don't move anywhere near as much as a one piece. As for glued timber, you only have to look at a Gibson headstock break. It breaks once. You tightbond it. Drop your Gibson again, the headstock will tend to break anywhere but where the glue is. [/quote] tried this. You're utterly correct. buggered my les paul though. at least i know you're right

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350988258' post='1845826'] It sounds like it had a laminate top. Was the bass refinished by a 3rd party? You could maybe glue another laminate top of some nice wood to it. [/quote] nope. I would put any kind of money on it coming out of the factory like this- I've heard of similar things with early 90's japanese squiers too. It's going to be a solid colour so really doesn't matter too much!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350980150' post='1845691'] I stripped my ibby with a kitchen blowtorch & a paint scraper. Heat the paint until it slightly blisters & then scrape it off gently with the paint scraper (be careful not to overdo it or you might burn the wood). Under the paint, I had a layer of shellac. You can either continue with the heat or take a sander to it. Any scorch marks can then be sanded out fairly easily. Have a look here. [media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/sets/72157626549753939/[/media] I've got a thread on here somewhere too that might help. Edit: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852[/url] Might help a little. [/quote] that is really cool and helpful! So I don't have a kitchen blow torch but I do have a gas hob..... you can see where this is going?! So hold it over the hob, just to soften it and then chip it off.... and a funny thing happened- it seemed to lift the top layer of wood off... but... it seems a almost plasticised very thin wood layer with a smooth finish has been glued to to the top of the (basswood?) body. the whole thing just chips off with the paint ontop - it's very odd. Underneath seems to be some kind of lower quality wood. very light colour. Not sure of grain as yet, and it seems harder than I would expect basswood to be. Also a lot of the weight seems to have been in the surface layer as the thing is getting a lot lighter

£5 spent on paint stripper..... and all to find out that yes it is the uber hard acrylic. honestly sandpaper doesn't do much to this... the wee drill bit plug in spiny things are a bit better- but it's still going to take weeks to get all this finish off... any tips? uber course grain sand paper? or even a rasp?