yorks5stringer

Hi Sorry if this might appear patronising but I notice you say it is "nice and smooth" , but it has "marks" and you are going to paint over them. I assume you will progressively fine sand it before painting anyway? Any small imperfections that may not appear noticable on bare wood can show right up once it has paint/lacquer on it: I don't necessarily mean those marks which I'm sure will sand out but any other slight grain imperfections. I know all this from bitter personal experience and wish I had been a bit more diligent!

Will it make his music any less boring (to my ears?)

An effortless transaction from start to finish. Great comms. from Darren, expertly packed Stagg EDB and he provided tracking details too. Bass exactly as described. Would be happy to do business with him again, comes highly recommended!

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='601792' date='Sep 17 2009, 10:28 PM']That's Jeff Rich ex-Status Quo, just to say! Cheers Nick[/quote] and Judie Tzuke.....

See there's a good band on last thing on Sunday......

Nice tune, whatever the key, I had forgotten about this one...

Yes, they're the ultimate feelgood gig if you are a Dan fan and don't want to sit 3 miles from the stage in some aircraft hanger squinting at tiny dots on the stage. The New Roscoe in Leeds is my favoured venue to see the Nearlies but have seen Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings at the smaller Sage stage and it's a nice place to be. PS She's never 40......!

[attachment=32052:S5000495.JPG] Anyone recognise this? I made it from a knackered old Hohner......

Maybe the type-setters had an offer on exclamation marks this month, a type(!) of bog-off?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still the odd typo, "Marenello " on p12 and "Maranello" on p42.... But much more importantly Warwick seem to have got their man/woman for the Sales Assistant Post (after 3 years?) and are now advertising for an Amp Developer. Look forward to seeing how long this one will run........

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-blackhawk-Streamer-Bass-Pack_W0QQitemZ320322577642QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item4a94b6a4ea&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-blackhawk-St...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Could someone explain to me the point of a fat 'silent' humbucker....?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='559019' date='Aug 3 2009, 10:18 AM']Yes. I do want to add though that before this happened he seemed ok. He was quite helpful when we got there so not a complete dork as far as landlords go, but we wont work there again. I forgot to post about our Friday gig. Played a wedding at a golf club in south London. The groom had been a bit of a nightmare leading up to the event. Had certain demands written in to the contract, like telling us what to ware but also specifying that they had no responsibility to honour our demands like a changing room, food and drink. We also spent a lot of time learning some new songs that he "requested". We got to play them but didnt get a thank you from either the bride or groom, in fact they just walked off at the end of the night without saying good bye, thanks or even paying us We had to chase them down to get a [b]cheque[/b] of them. The gig was good though. crowd up dancing the whole night and lots of nice compliments from them (other than from the bride and groom). So a long weekend, lots of hanging around as both weddings ran very late but its Monday, im now at work and can expect a nice restful, stress free week.[/quote] I always remind our Wedding clients that they pay us cash, and before we start our set: no-one has complained at our terms!

£500 for a chuffin Precision scratchplate (unshrunk)...?

What's a Sound Engineer? We mix our own....

A coating of epoxy on the fingerboard will toughen it up: I'm sure if you Google it, something will come up? Didn't Jaco do something like that? Year ago I defretted a no-name P Bass copy, filled the slots with wood filler and brush varnished ( not lacquered) the neck and even kept the original roundwound strings. I never noticed any wear on the fretboard!

We played a Weddding the week before last, had a request to do 3 song choices from the happy couple who were fairly hammered by the time we started. Bride's name was Cherie so you can guess the first choice, also Wildwood by Paul Weller which we did as a bossa ( anything we get bored by we just do as a bossa!). Final host's choice was My Destiny by Lionel Richie so we enjoy Weddings on the whole as we get asked to do some material that we would not normally do. As people said before, we always have a bar and food rider which compensates for the fact that no-one really listens to the first set.... Funniest thing was a middle-aged couple were listening and dancing to the first set: the guy asked us for a request: "Miss Dynamite" which seemed a bit bizarre.

Sorted, got 2 from Rock Steady in Harrogate.

Those of you unfamiliar with my latest build can visit it here:http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=44625 However I have a slight problem as the SD pickups and tone circuit were attached to the wrong pots when I got them. I managed to obtain the correct pots from the USA but they did not come with washers or nuts. The only thing I can obtain over here whilst it fits, is the wrong thread so tightens a bit and then loosens right off resulting in wobbly knobs... Does anyone have 2 nuts and washers that will fit these US pots please? The shaft diameter is 0.35". I'll happily pay any costs incurred!

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='560795' date='Aug 5 2009, 12:05 AM']It's a Triumph! Well, a Norton at least. Great job and tons of graft, no doubt. Are you going to become Yorks4stringer now?[/quote] How does Yorks14stringer sound? ( 5+5+4)!

7lb 14 oz ,with most of the weight being at the bridge.... so it balances really well

Awww :blush:

Just to add tone wise, it sounds a little bit more toppy than my Jazzer with the SD soapbars. It actually has the SD Steve Bailey fretless tone circuit in and is 2 band, the Jazzer is 3 band and is not the Steve Bailey circuit..... It's really a backup Bass so I don't have to lug 2 big Basses to every gig: I'm even getting a little gig bag for it.

Thanks, but the camera hides a number of faux paux! Here's a few photos alongside my other Bass so you can see the difference in sizes. [attachment=30248:S5000500.JPG] [attachment=30249:S5000501.JPG] [attachment=30250:S5000502.JPG]