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All wired up and no place to go (yet) - just the pickups and the bridge wire to add but I think I'll wait until assembly time for that.

Wee bit of work tonight - mounted the choke coil and did some soldering:

Sorry for the lack of updates. Refinish is ongoing, no more shiny pics of that at the moment. Tonight I made a mounting bracket for the choke coil. I took a PC blanking plate: And after some drilling, bending, cutting and filing I ended up with this: This idea is taken from the later Rippers (early ones had a small bracket soldered to the side of the pot), this one basically acts as a washer on the pot shaft. So with it attached it looks like this: And the choke will sit like this, with an M5 machine screw straight through the whole thing and bolted to the bracket (don't have one at the moment) Also tided up the pots - some of them had wires soldered to them and tags soldered to the casings which needed freeing up. I'm going to do all the wiring soon.

By "horrible cut out" do you mean the bottom cutaway being deeper than the top one?? The JC has that.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1391092707' post='2353163'] Mmmmmm, I've just done a rewire job for one of those, shall we say the factory way of doing things can certainly be improved on [/quote] I know all about it, the owner spoke to me too. The factory wiring can always be improved upon, otherwise you wouldn't be doing what you do

The 2014 Gibson EB is calling my name, and I don't really know why. It looks much better than last year, with the black pickguard and the jack socket moved from the pickguard to the body edge.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1391041562' post='2352730'] Keep reading and over the next few weeks it will turn out that way. They always do. [/quote] You're well within your rights to make a prophesy of doom and gloom, but please don't berate the people who have contributed in a measured and constructive manner in the thread up to this point - I don't think that's fair.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1391039406' post='2352695'] Unsurprisingly this has turned into the usual BC 'i don't like it so neither should you' thread. [/quote] Which thread are you reading? I've read several positive comments and no commands or diktats. The overwhelming suggestion has been to try one.

Yup, seen it, enjoyed it (although it kinda made me sad at times too - he really doesn't do himself any favours at times, does he?)

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1390981600' post='2351832'] I have been casually looking for a Money bass for a while. What are they like? Can the neck pickup sound tonally like a Grabber? [/quote] I suck at describing basses. I like it. I got it because I miss my modded Epi Les Paul. I wanted the small body/long neck ergonomics, and it certainly has that It's got the immediate drop in and play thing that my other TB+ wearing bass has (Gibson IV), just seems to have enough grunt in enough of the mid frequencies to conquer just about anything. Will it sound like a Grabber? I couldn't tell you - I spent literally 2 minutes with a Grabber once, too bad for it I was choosing between it and a G-3 at the time - the G-3 absolutely smoked it for me so I can't even remember how it sounded. So that's my entire tonal reference for a Grabber - not as good as a G-3. Sorry it's not more descriptive than that. Personally, I doubt it will sound like a Grabber. Everything is different - different pickup(s), different construction, different hardware, different wood(s). And yet, to someone's ears it might sound exactly like a Grabber. That didn't help at all, did it?

Ha, he's finally stopped keeping that one to himself. He's keeping the red one though, the crafty devil

I really like my Epiphone Jack Casady signature. Of course, it was made by folks who are looking over their shoulders wondering when the bombs are going to arrive from the north, but they seem to have done a fine job of it in spite of this drain on their attention spans

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1390832167' post='2349990'] If it was my signature model I had been collaborating with Fender to create and it ended up as a Squier, I would go mental . Why does Pino get a Custom Shop model, Tony "used to be only very moderately famous for a short while in the mid-1980's "Franklin get a made in the USA bass, even Nate Mendel gets a made in Mexico effort, and yet I am in the bargain basement with a bass being assembled by former rubber plant farmers on an archipelago somewhere east of Java? That is what I would be asking them. [/quote] Is there not something good about your signature model being affordable for young folk starting out? If I had a signature model, I'd want it to be as accessible as possible.

What's wrong with the pots, other than your objection to their size and your perception of their quality?

RE: this show, I've wondered ever since it started - if it's all about the voice, why isn't it on radio?

Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, eh, BRX?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1390700527' post='2348496'] I have owned a Tribute L2000 and the pots wore out in no time and had to be replaced. [/quote] For balance's sake, I'd like to point out that the only pot I've ever had fail on me in a G&L was in a USA made El Toro. It was broken when I got the bass. Bust track so magic spray didn't help. Of course it was the tricky to find 1MOhm reverse log pot. Both my Tribute L-2000 and M-2000 are doing great. Buy cheap - buy twice - get two basses

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1390569895' post='2346977'] You should play what you want to play, not what others tell you to. [/quote] I haven't seen anyone TELL the OP what to do, only offer advice (backed up by experience).

[quote name='Plampers' timestamp='1390510888' post='2346321'] Hi all, I started to learn a few months back but due to buying a house and life being hectic I have only just started to learn and practice again after 3 months. I currently play on a borrowed bass from my bro in law, but have got some money spare just over 200 quid so thought I'd treat myself to my very own bass. Now I love the idea of acoustic bass guitar and have been looking at my options and what not. I have found this Ibanez sgbe110-vs which sounds good from youtube videos i can find. I don't think anywhere near me stocks these I Am aware of..(not that I have extensive knowledge of music shops near me haha) to have a hold and try what little I know. Anyway, my question is will I find it tough to learn, I am on the basics still, with the acoustic bass? Also has anyone had any experience of others in this sorta price range? Or this particular bass? Thanks in advance, Plampers [/quote] I would advise any beginner not to go with an acoustic bass. Ergonomics are more challenging and from my limited experience (I've had a couple - and sold them) they are harder to play in the sense that they require more effort - hence rather off-putting for the beginner. They're harder to set up (bridge saddle filing if you want to lower the action for instance) and aren't that loud acoustically anyway (the Ibanez AEB10E I had was drowned out by a single acoustic guitar). I'd recommend getting an electric bass - an entry level bass and a 20-30W practice amp can be picked up for much less than a GOOD acoustic bass guitar. But it's entirely up to you. Your money, your choice

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1390559048' post='2346733'] I am just loving my newly acquired USA JB-2. Here she is in all her glory. [/quote] It's the start of a slippery slope... welcome to the good ship G&L, Hutton

So, um, I've got this black cherry 2007 Gibson Les Paul Double Cut (later model with walnut "tone plate" a la Money bass).

I'm really not the best person to ask.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1390555932' post='2346667'] Someone help then please Fast neck = A real Players bass = [/quote] Fast neck: could possibly mean the lacquer is not sticky/is satin/has been attacked with steel wool, but it's no guarantee that anyone will be able to use it fast A real player's bass: I think it's meant to describe one that, while not necessarily ratty has been used, has some evidence of being used and therefore is more suitable for someone who actually plays the thing rather than a collector. But it does smack of redundant hyperbole, for sure.

[quote name='robot_pelican_chin' timestamp='1390524148' post='2346534'] That's really helpful, thanks! What do you mean by 'rig' though? [/quote] Rig == amp and associated gubbins. Rig generally implies (to me anyway) separate amp head and cab(s) (speaker cabinet(s)) rather than a combo (all in one amp and speaker(s)).