Kinder

[quote name='Zach' post='1205333' date='Apr 19 2011, 10:59 PM']At first i thought KD was a dude, and was ultimately dissapointing.[/quote] Me too. I only switched over as she came on and thought it was a chubby Paul Heaton. I was a big Housemartins fan so got quite excited, then the disappointment hit as I realised it was KD!

[quote name='MoJoKe' post='1193731' date='Apr 9 2011, 12:52 PM']Hi, does anyone know where I can find a singer for a potential new Queen tribute band in Devon? Based around exeter, lookalike not very important, but must sing and have the right attitude... Not too tall an order, I know!! We want to focus on the pre '82 period.[/quote] Have you tried the usual websites? I've got involved with bands through bandmix but this one's probably been the most useful for me: [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/"]http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/[/url] Good luck!

Rob bought my Fender Jazz 24 and was a real gent to deal with. No messing around at all, don't hesitate to deal with him. Andy

I bought a Warwick Blue Cab 15 practice amp from Mark. Top man, very easy to deal with. Cheers Andy

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1114157' date='Feb 3 2011, 05:14 PM']I've stripped 2 Black Fenders; Now contradicting what others have said, Nitro Mors was the only thing I used. No chisel, no heat gun and no power tools. This is the thread to the last one I did and it contains lots of progress pictures [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111302&hl=stripping+body"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...=stripping+body[/url] I'm happy to talk via PMs to anyone who wants any help or guidance but hope the thread offers some guidance. Most people think mine were professionally done which is a huge compliment as I'd not tried this a year ago. I loved the whole process and really bonded with the instruments doing it [/quote] Wow. They look amazing mate and it's convinced me to go for the stripped look rather than try painting it. As you say though, I won't know what the wood's like until I take the plunge but I really hope it'll be ok. Thanks to all of you, really useful advice and some great looking basses. If mine looks half as good as any of yours I'll be very happy. Andy

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1114027' date='Feb 3 2011, 03:51 PM']I did this not even a month ago and the paintwork is ridiculously hard to breech. Nitro Mors had absolutely NO effect. You'd need to chisel the poly off best you can, and then take a sander to the wood to get the inevitable marks out! The wood on my Jazz is actually quite attractive and I'm glad I bothered. Truckstop[/quote] Truckstop - have you got any photos mate? What did you finish it with?

[quote name='borisbrain' post='1114018' date='Feb 3 2011, 03:46 PM']Hi Kinder, I recently stripped down a Mexican Jazz to put a leather skin on it: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=116468"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=116468[/url] This was a b*tch of a job to be honest, on just about every level. Sanding down the original was a horrific job, and took an eternity to just get past the varnish, let alone the paint. I can't begin to describe the feeling of misery that I had when I was halfway through the process, thinking that I'd completely bollocksed up a perfectly good guitar. However, now it's done, I'm pretty chuffed that I have something unique, although I still have to squint to overlook some of the imperfections... So, first piece of advice is: be absolutely sure you want to do it. Your guitar will be in pieces for a fair old while with exposed wiring, removed bridge, etc. Maybe a roadworn appearance isn't such a bad thing. Or maybe you could pay someone to do it... Second: consider chemicals before sanding. This is something I wish I had done, although how to practically achieve this would be a challenge. Or Lawrence H's idea sounds good. None of this has probably been very helpful to you, but I thought you'd like to hear of my experience. Whichever way you go, I hope you get the results you want. Stay groovy, BB[/quote] Jeez BB, I knew lefties were a bit weird but a leather bass is plain kinky! Would you go through the hassle again?

Thanks guys, that's great. Lawrence - your build diary is a great read and what an amazing result! It looks superb. I'm really not sure if I've got the patience to put the effort in that you did with all the primer and paint coats though, it sounds like a real labour of love. Do you think it would look crap if I stripped it down and then applied a finish to the natural wood? I actually quite like the look of yours when it was stripped-down in your first diary post. Dave - how many coats of oil are you giving yours?

Hi all. I've got to preface this by saying I've never tried anything like this before and I'm completely incompetent at most things DIY / technical! In spite of this I've got a 97 Mexican Jazz that's battered and bruised and could do with tarting up. I quite fancy stripping it and leaving it natural and putting a black scratchplate on. I've got loads of questions so advice from anyone who's done this before would be really appreciated. Main questions / concerns are: - What's best to use to get the black paint off? I guess using a few different grains of sandpaper but is there any sort of gentle paint stripper to use first? - What would you use to finish it? - I'm planning on leaving the neck and headstock well alone. Is that wise? Thanks guys. I'm probably stupid to attempt this but I fancy a challenge and it will really annoy my wife. Any help would be great. Andy

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='1100311' date='Jan 23 2011, 11:46 PM']I'm all about my Boss TU-2 - the industry standard for years. Can be picked up super cheap second hand, so reliable.[/quote] +1 My Boss TU-2 has never let me down.

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1106040' date='Jan 28 2011, 11:39 AM']For those using headphones, if you're intending to play along to a backing-track (when practicing solo, I normally play along to a track of my band playing) how do you work that into the headphones? I like the look of the Sennheiser 201s, especially for the price - but how would I play the band into the mix? Just wear my iPhone headphones underneath?[/quote] I've got a little Vox plug in amp. You can put a line in from your mp3 and your headphones out. Ok, the amp sound isn't great compared to whatever rig you normally use but it's pretty much noise-free playing (other than the string clanking if you're playing along to Maiden!). Works brilliantly for me cos I've got an I'll tempered wife and two young kids! It's around £40.

I got a pair of Sennheiser HD 202s for Christmas. I jammed for nearly 3 hours last night with them on and they were brilliant - really comfortable and nice and bassy. £28 from Amazon! Plus the cable length is enormous - 3m. Only had them a month so I can't comment on durability but looking good so far.