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  1. stewblack
    16.5mm at the paint line slot here 9.5mm deep
  2. stewblack
    1cm at thickest 8 mm at sides
  3. stewblack
    Hi guys, thank you all so much for your thoughts on this. I'm heading to the shed now and shall attempt to answer some questions when I get there. Andy's question about material removed from the nut end I can answer now. I scraped back a couple of mm from top and sides of the rod (before we embarked on this craziness!) as a first attempt to expose more thread and thereby have space for a washer. The (now snapped off) end of the rod had no useable thread at the tip so a washer essentially made it impossible to start the nut. Which is why I thought I might win by exposing a little more of the rod. I removed nothing from the underside.
  4. stewblack
    Sorry folks this is now sold.
  5. stewblack
    No idea! Never as much as held one in my hand. Let's hope it's just lacquer cracking. @Andyjr1515I thought the channel wasn't deep enough in the centre for single action?
  6. stewblack
    Well all this may be academic. As I was putting the bass in its case I felt a sharp edge catch my skin. Turned it over and the neck has started to split. All good narratives need our hero facing certain defeat, but is there a redemptive ending to this story?
  7. stewblack
    I'm staying in the shed. Right, taking volute to mean the bit that starts to curve towards the headstock, I measured as close to the nut as I could where the neck was still straight. It's 13.5mm there but drops to 12.5mm thereafter. Until the 7th fret(ish) where it deepens to 14mm, rising to 15mm as we approach the heel. Oh and its 5mm wide Not quite the perfect angle but you can see within a mm how shallow it is.
  8. stewblack
    only exercise I get
  9. stewblack
    *runs out to the shed again*
  10. stewblack
    Yes
  11. stewblack
    Absolutely but do it once and it's done forever.
  12. stewblack
    They come up occasionally. You want to come on over collect the amp? Would save us both postage - your call. I'll pm about the cab.
  13. stewblack
    -If you decide to add another cab I have a Trace 2X10 as well.
  14. stewblack
    Absolute match made in heaven!
  15. stewblack
    Hi SOTW, did this and it actually gets shallower just towards the heel!
  16. stewblack
    Good point
  17. stewblack
    Saw this on the Sandberg vid I posted. It was an AHA! moment. That's what I'm after. Anyone think these can be bought? Or did the guy make it himself? I've tried searching but can't find one or haven't found the right search term.
  18. stewblack
    I'm happier scraping a bottom than trying to stuff something in it.
  19. stewblack
    Would they be any good for metal?
  20. stewblack
    @Andyjr1515 It's pretty consistent all the way along but actually becomes shallower as it approaches the heel. Closer to 8.5 and a gnats nadger hair at that end.
  21. stewblack
    *runs to shed to measure*
  22. stewblack
    Update: I didn't rush removing the thin but tightly packed layer of wood from the rout. I found the best way was to secure the instrument and score repeatedly with a sharp blade then tap gently on my tiniest screwdriver. I know it's sharp; I've pulled it from my bleeding fingers quite often. This did the job in no time at all. Once I cleaned it I used the same handy tool to clear all the adhesive from around the nut at the body end of the neck. Didn't want that sticking and me putting undue strain to lever it out. I then used my tyre removal technique and indeed my tyre removing tools to gently work the rod free mm by mm gently and slowly Et voila! @Andyjr1515 you asked for the depth at the deepest point. It's 1cm give or take half a thou
  23. stewblack
    I faced a stark choice. Getting older and gigging with multiple bands I could not trust my memory to juggle so many sets. First I learned to play from chord charts but I added depping to my list and the number of songs rocketed. So I decided to dedicate the last of my fading brain cells to learning to read. This way if a song appears on a set list and I have it in my archive I can refresh my memory of it quickly. Effectively using transcriptions as an extra long term memory. Oh and it's a joy Really great fun.
  24. stewblack
    Paint the headstock to match the body maybe?
  25. stewblack
    They do a P-Bass neck?
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