rennie234

pmd

hey if its any easier for you my dads partner lives not far from you and he is going to her's tomorrow, so if you could send me a post code and number he will be able to pick it up tomorrow night? (she lives near Eaton Mersey Golf Club, by the Green End Pub)

ok if so then i'll take it

that would be brilliant if you could

do you ever travel towards the m6?

Where abouts in manchester are you mate?

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1335972828' post='1638863'] If you're going for the 'one volume pot, no tone control' route I would wire the pups in series (and in phase) for more mids and 'ooomph' - parallel with both full-on will in all likelyhood sound crap. YMMV Best of luck with the build - I like the look of the bass, beats the 'standard' Fender shape HTH, Ian [/quote] How do i go about doing the wireing in that respect mate?

Hey all after spending sometime pondering about buying a fretless to try out, I've decided to go ahead and build my own. The first bass i built has been awesome and gets used every week for gigging (Pic Below). Anyway its still in early stages yet but after browsing the web for ideas I came across this "funky" looking thing; [url="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/Little-Guitar-Works/Padilla-Electric-Bass-Guitar.jpg"][/url] So heres the plan; - Maple Neck - Rosewood Fingerboard - 4 Strings - Mahogany Body - 34" scale - Fender Jazz pups - Just 1 pot for volume no tone (both pups wired together) - 2x2 Machine Heads - Glue In Neck Now a quick question, Im not planning on using a truss rod because from what i can tell the neck can be perfectley strait? So I am thinking of routing 2 channels side by side down the neck and inserting 2 steel rods to simply strenghen the neck and keep it strait. Will this work? The design so far; Body Headstock I'll keep you posted on the progress, Give me a shout if you have any questions or sugestions Cheers Chris

whats the problem with rounds? I didnt intend on the post being amusing?

sorry mate they are all rounds

Hey all, I have 21 used bass stings here, Theres a few of each B's E's A's D's & G's GIve me a shout if you interested.

Just a quick question for you guys, do any of the rigs on the forum get gigged with? They all seem too immaculate, i'll get a pic of my rig at weekend its completely batterd just due to transporting & in and out of the van etc.

PMd

IMHO, I know its a long and probably boring thread but take a read a see what you think. If you were to buy a new bass or guitar from some off the bigger companies i.e Dawsons etc. then 9 times out of 10 the guitar will not be suitable to play on stage with. Yes the wood used may have been dried out and left to stand for a year in the factory before the guitar is made, and yes it may have passed all quality controls before it left the factory having a a very quick and very basic set up (maybe even tuned). But then you have to considder how did the guitar get from China, Japan, USA etc to here in the UK? leaves the warm factory then either Shipped with freezing cold tempratures and no climate control what so ever or Aeroplane where the cabin would be preasurised and again very cold. Moving on .. So that gets the guitar into the UK out of tune, high action, incorrect intonation, bent neck and most probably cold. The guitar then gets transported into warehouses for the shops, still cold etc. Then Joe Bloggs walks into the shop and askes for a 'Blah Blah guitar' "ofcorse sir i'll go and get you one out of the back/warehouse". He takes your money and your happy (but since leaving the factory nobody has even looked at the guitar) Moving on... You then put the guitar in your car, where its warm (cold guitar + warmth = condensation). Then you get the guiar home first thing get it out of the box all the saddles are lined up all nice and clean you give it a tune up and away you go ... then you realise the actions abit high, and the intonations out and you have some fret buzz. So to finish off after a guitar leaves the factory the next person who usual inspects it is the end customer, the bidge is there to do 1 thing and 1 thing only, set the intonation, the factory may line them up so they look nice but it will not have correct intonation.