Bassmonkey

Leeds is an amazing city. Fantastic centre. Loads of live music and a vibrant music scene. Open mics every night of the week somewhere. Public transport is posting to and frequent. And as previously mentioned. Cheaper to buy/rent than York. Although York is a lovely place with a great music scent- just smaller than Leeds

Playing at a local music festival earlier today - we were first on. Had to clamber up a ladder on to a flatbed truck. Stood my USA P Bass in its case on the back, turned away and it fell on to the grass. Snapped one of the tuners off. B*gger. Don’t suppose anyone has a spare they’d part with? Also playing last in my proper band so had to come home for a change of guitar. Luckily the G stayed in tune.

Just beat me to it. Bloody ace bass line. Fatback Band have an amazing back catalogue

My own Jaffa P bass. Love it.

I like em. They’ve done the job and you get loads in the pack. Fixed really well and don’t feel like they’re coming off anytime soon. In terms of how long they last - seems to last thru my gigs so a couple of hours minimum. I bought the little UV key ring and charge em before each gig. Happy days

Thx Spondonbassed. Appreciate it. Andy

Yeah. This had fallen foul of malicious moggies when I bought it which was partly why I decided on a strip and recover

Finished at last. I'm quite happy for my first attempt. Followed a You Tube video for the covering. To be honest my corners aren't that good, thankfully mostly hidden by the metal corner caps. Was a labour of love, probably cost me way more than it's worth but I'm a happy cat. Finished with a Lotus badge ..... just because I could ha ha. Hope you like it. Andy

We play indie, rock, punk classics. In the middle of one gig, an old Yorkshire guy sidles up and, sounding like Ramsbottom the snake from Sooty, says "I say, young man - does tha do a song called Warpigs by Black Sabbath?"......er no mate, soz......

That thought crossed my mind too. Mind you Id have expected something like "removed the troublesome complex pick guard and electrics and replaced those bog standard Bartolinis with some Chinese howlers. Now a sublime sound"

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Agree. I'm lucky enough to have one. Get's played a lot. I'd have a second.

Wow - "very good condition, a few minor scratch/dent" - yeah - you could say that https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Les-Paul-Triumph-Bass-Used-Electric-Bass-FREE-Shipping/173347812540?hash=item285c55b4bc:g:jdoAAOSwkyxazXhK

After lots of sanding and filling, I have cut out the new grille frame and baffle then covered with the new tolex. Used a spread on contact adhesive for the panel then spray on for the tolex. Rollered it flat to secure. It's never coming off! I stapled on the new grille cloth. I Like that look. Now I have tp re-secure the baffle and then the bit I am most worried about - measuring and sticking on the rest of the tolex.

Yeah bought some cream tolex and orange grille cloth. Should look pretty.

I recently picked up a really cheap SWR LA8 practice amp. It sounds OK but was covered in carpet which had attracted local cats and hence was pretty shabby. I decided to attempt a recover. Looked on You Tube and it seems pretty straightforward? what's the worse that could happen eh? It initially looked like this (stock pic, I cracked on without taking one) I got to work stripping it of its parts and then using a hot iron, removed the horrible fuzzy carpet. This left me with a carcass which I then sanded to remove all the old glue and tufts etc. This presented a problem - the grille and speaker support were glued and pinned in place. I tried to drill out the staples all around the cab however, try as I might, I couldn't move the two panels. Eventually - I was fired to use brute force to remove, and destroy, them both. Cue loads of filling and sanding but it's now starting to look and feel smooth once again. I bought a couple of replacement pieces from B&Q who cut them to exact size - less than a fiver. Next job - cut out holes for the speaker as well as the frame for the new grille cloth. Pics to follow.......cheers

Appreciate the advice all. In the end I bought those Glowtech ones. Really easy to apply and work a treat. I bought a keyring UV light to charge em with and they worked great. They feel pretty well stuck on too. problem solved. As for "Why worry about seeing them?......" Why do you think?

Thanks guys. Have ordered the Glowtech ones. I'll let you know how they are. Figured they'd be neater than the nail varnish option as I am completely cack handed so will see. May end up reverting depending on how good they are. Appreciate the advice all. Andy

Ha ha - that made me chuckle

Hi - I recently picked up a Gibson Victory Artist. It's blooming lovely however, I struggle to see the fret markers while on stage. They are a bit smaller than I have been used to. I really don't want to mark the neck permanently but wonder if anyone has any suggestions to help? I wondered about some kind of nail varnish/paint/marker type solutions but really want to be able to remove as and when I need. I guess fret marker lights would be the optimum solution but that's a bit drastic - suppose could get some bottle bottom spex? Any ideas? Thanks Andy

I also think the Neons are a different coating to the Black Beauties. I love the BBs. They seem to last ages. Haven’t noticed any coating loss which I have on Neons even without using plectrums. Both look cool in my opinion.

As a Gibson fan myself, I keep gassing for a Victory Artist. Never played one but they look ace. Recommended?