gary mac

Good luck with it. You'll love it.

Nice one Clarky, you do get your hands on some cracking basses.

[quote name='urban Bassman' post='1248152' date='May 28 2011, 12:33 PM']looks like it's a .zip file, I think you'll need to re-save it as a jpeg and re-attached, should work then :0)[/quote] Yes suspected that was the problem, thanks. Trying to sort it now but I fear the pic may be too small to be of much use.

[quote name='rOB' post='1248096' date='May 28 2011, 11:51 AM']the pic hasn't inserted mate. Or at least it isn't showing for me.[/quote] I know, thanks. I'm trying to sort it but think I might need a grown up to help me

Just found this old polaroid snap taken in my bedroom circa 1973-74. Image quality not brilliant but hopefully good enough to see. [attachment=81344:new_doc_1_1_.jpg] Selmer Goliath 4 x 10" purchased second hand. 50 Top amp purchased new from a record/music shop in Hoddesdon. The Epiphone was my 15th birthday pressie from mum and dad. I can still remember tearing the wrapping paper off the case, releasing the catches and opening it up to get my first look at it. Actually I can still recall the smell of it as well. I wonder if any of it still survives. I sold the bass to a friend of my brother but as for the amp and cab, just can't recall.

When i laqcuered the head on my recent p bass project, three or four coats was sufficient to mask the edges of the decal. I guess it must depend on the thickness of the film used for the decal, but fifteen coats does seem rather a lot. Use the wet/dry Wet.

That is handsome. Don't be shy, show us more.

Clarky are you trying to upset all the purists on here? Wait for the slightly angry post, telling you that it is NOT called a kettle lead.

Like it and will look forward to seeing the finished job.

Nice review. Chuffed for you, looks like you've got a goodun there. That's a pet hate of mine with saddle grub screws. It's a tedious job but I just have to take them out and cut them down a bit.

Reckon someone's nan has a missing wardrobe door

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1241126' date='May 23 2011, 06:37 AM']I've given up.... my hearts not in it. He (the pub owner) got a decent photo and some factual information. He's not paying us enough to do all the work [/quote] That's the spirit, you'll have people flocking from yards around

I need to learn this for the band that I've just joined. Got to say that although I've never played it, I already feel that it's straying in to Mustang Sally/Brown Eyed Girl territory, in that every pub band seem to have it on their set list.

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1239540' date='May 21 2011, 06:05 PM']Touch typing can make your keyboard sound like a Mark King solo but that's about it I reckon. [/quote]

I learnt to touch type back in the 70's, on an old fashioned proper manual type writer, the sort where you really did need some finger strength. I don't think the modern keyboards need much in the way of strength to operate. It still worth learning to touch type though, must help with dexterity and also it's just the right way to do it.

Being an old git just made it too expensive for me to even consider. So that's why I built my replica YOB over the winter months. Not totally period correct but reasonably convincing and didn't strain the finances too much. It's been seen before but here's a pic anyway [attachment=80543:complete12.JPG]

Thanks chaps. I got the pickguard from: [url="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/guitars_electric&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SELLERID"]http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/guitars_electric...:MEFSX:SELLERID[/url]

[quote name='big25g' post='1238369' date='May 20 2011, 04:33 PM']How did you make the decal? was it a photoshop jobbie?[/quote] [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dec-Art-Decals?_rdc=1"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dec-Art-Decals?_rdc=1[/url] Good chap to deal with and very good quality

I know that I would deffo struggle if handed a five stringer, as I've never played one. At my ripe old age think I'm just going to stick with four strings.

A couple of days back I took delivery of a MXR M80, second hand off ebay. Very impressed so far, although I guess the acid test will be gigging it. Build quality seems very good and experimenting with the pre amp at bedroom rocker levels produces some very pleasing results.

[attachment=80412:009.JPG][attachment=80413:013.JPG] As requested

Oh lordy. I want. Congrats on scoring yourself a truly lovely looker.