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    I picked this up for a fiver: Any idea what it is/was? Captain Japcrap? Anyone? Someone made a right arse of putting in block inlays to it so I thought I'd dig that out and make it maple where a marker ought to be.
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    DiMarzio Model One sold!
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    Schallers sold!
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    Hey!

    neepheid replied to Nicksb1000's topic in Introductions

    Welcome to the forum
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    [quote name='elom' post='410557' date='Feb 15 2009, 10:35 PM']I know that les paul shaped basses often suffer from a bit of neck dive. However the spec is for a particularly thin neck and the scale is 33" specifically to try and get a better balance. With a decent strap too I think I'll be fine but now that you've got me thinking about it I'll mention it to Ben![/quote] If it's any help, my Epi Les Paul Standard has NO neck dive. I couldn't believe it either!
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    [quote name='grimbeaver' post='425900' date='Mar 5 2009, 10:47 AM']I dont aspire or ever want to sound like wootten thanks. Having a quality set up means reliability, tone control, and the flexibility to adapt to any venue, Mattlock who insists on using Fender rumble amps or ampeg is still playing for the pistols and he plays fingerstyle. With quality gear you are prepaired for all situations and you can "dirty" your sound as much as you like from that base[/quote] It sounds like you have a pretty fixed idea in your head, so why are you asking us for advice then disagreeing with everything which doesn't fit in with your stated opinion above? I'll also go out on a limb and suggest that this thread is starting to take on a whiff of gear snobbery.
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    [quote name='grimbeaver' post='425807' date='Mar 5 2009, 09:30 AM']I had a look at them and to be honest was concerned that its not active ( I know the t bird is passive) I wanted 2 independant pick ups , it just specs up a bit cheap and nasty[/quote] If you don't really want it anyway, what's the point in spending heaps on it? That crisp, biting active tone isn't really punk, is it?
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    Welcome to the forum
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    never mind
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    Looks like a Hondo to me. Like this one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130290483358"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=130290483358[/url]
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    Welcome to the forum
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    Hi

    neepheid replied to richiewaz's topic in Introductions

    Welcome to the forum
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    Another vote for Hercules stands - got a full size one and a mini one for stage/practice room use.
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    [quote name='DanOwens' post='424763' date='Mar 4 2009, 08:55 AM']Is the eb-0 in cherry red? ta[/quote] Yes it is.
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    No-one's going to give me approx £150 for an Epiphone EB-0 no matter what parts I've put on it, so I'm going to have to break it up. I know it's butchery, but it's also economics. I've got some other stuff too. I need to realise some of the value scattered around the spares box. Let us begin. [i]bridges[/i] [s]Hipshot Supertone bridge (chrome) - SOLD[/s] 2 saddle Squier Bronco bridge (chrome) - might fit old Fender Musicmaster - £10 [i]pickups[/i] [s]DiMarzio Model One pickup - SOLD[/s] 2 jazz style pickups from a Peavey Milestone 3 - £10 2 generic soapbar pickups from a 6 string bass - £10 2 early Hagstrom H-IIB pickups (round ends, pickup rings, springs but no screws) - £30 [i]bodies/necks[/i] [s]Epiphone EB-0 body with electronics (except pickup) and pickguard (cherry red, mahogany) - SOLD[/s] [s]Epiphone EB-0 neck (cherry red, mahogany) - SOLD[/s] Peavey Milestone 3 neck (maple/rosewood, J width, some small dings) - £10 [s]AXL Player Deluxe neck (maple/rosewood, P width, good condition) - SOLD[/s] Hagstrom H-IIB body (not original finish, dark brown varnish, mmm!) - £30 Hagstrom H-IIB neck (refinished, no nut) - £30 [s]Unused unbranded 5 string neck (24 fret, 1.75"/44.5mm at the nut, 68mm at the heel) - SOLD[/s] [i]tuners[/i] [s]Schaller BMFL tuners (chrome, 4 in line) - SOLD[/s] Set of generic open gear tuners (chrome, 1/2" posts, 11/16" bushings, elephant ears, 3 + 1) - £10 Set of generic open gear tuners (chrome, 1/2" posts, 11/16" bushings, elephant ears, 2 a side) - £10 [i]misc[/i] Hagstrom H-IIB control plate -£20 Postage is to be added to all these prices. Bank transfer is preferred, but I can take Paypal if you don't like doing that. I'll get going on some pics/more info tomorrow and add anything else I can think of. PM me if you're interested in any of these items. [s]I'd also like to rather cheekily add that I have a Sony PSP + 2 games + 1GB memory stick + all the usual goodies for sale.[/s]
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    [quote name='Balcro' post='423158' date='Mar 2 2009, 01:16 PM']It's mad giving bar staff ear-plugs. They have enough trouble hearing customers in a packed pub anyway, without someone sticking a foam plug in their ears to make life more difficult. They can't all lip read. The simplest answer is to rotate the staff, so that they get a comfort/noise break, perhaps every hour and go to a quiet place in the building for 10-15 minutes and or go and do other work elsewhere in the pub. Balcro.[/quote] I can only speak for myself here but I have worked behind a bar in a live music venue with earplugs in and had little trouble hearing customers. It's no more difficult with plugs in as it is with them out - the attenuation applied by the plugs applies universally, you hear everything the same as you would, only quieter. The customer's voice is drowned out to the same degree by the music with or without plugs. You still have to lean over the bar and cup your hand to your ear. You may well have a different experience from your times behind a bar and I respect that, but I don't take kindly to a blanket declaration of something being "mad" when I for one have found it beneficial and have the experience which backs that up.
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    [quote name='dlloyd' post='422933' date='Mar 2 2009, 10:01 AM']Might make it tricky to take orders from customers.[/quote] Not at all, it's surprisingly effective. They have to shout to hear themselves over the music anyway and you can hear them perfectly well as a result. A combination of that, lipreading and pointing at beer taps gets you there with little or no bother.
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    Surely it would be easier just to supply the bar staff with the appropriate PPE for the job - earplugs. No-one stops people extracting oil and gas because it's a wee bit dangerous - they're working with pressurised flammable materials, quite a few bone-crunching metres above a freezing cold sea which would probably kill them in minutes. Of course, you should be wearing earplugs if you're going to a live music venue - punter, worker or performer...
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    Well, here's a pic of me planning out the template for routing out.
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    [quote name='mrcrow' post='422383' date='Mar 1 2009, 02:24 PM']that sounds easiest ...what filler should be used in the neck to guarantee a good grip if the new holes are marginally different? is dowelling a better option[/quote] Yes, I use 3 and 4mm hardwood dowel for filling pickguard and neck screw holes respectively. Drill them out to the appropriate size up and glue in the dowel. Cut/sand flush and redrill.
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    Fill and redrill
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    Best way is to measure from the nut to the 12th fret then double it. Bridge saddles are moved to compensate for intonation.
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    Body and neck sanded down to 80 grit, all previous finish removed. Looks like I'll have to refret the neck though, on a few of the frets the crown has broken away from the tang and cannot be hammered down. Oh well, a new skill to try and master!
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    Damn it, I bought a new one a few weeks ago. Timing, eh? These are really good tuners - have a bump.
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    It's amazing how much of a shot in the arm a good rehearsal is, when the songs come together and everyone's on the money.
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