Jean-Luc Pickguard

I've never been big on conspiracy theories, but 'big fingerboard oil' conspiring to ruin peoples' guitars is now my new favourite — and its less dangerous than the one about a certain election being stolen. One thing I have noticed since oiling the fingerboard of my JMJ mustang the other day is that apart from the rosewood looking nicer, the minor 'fret-sprout' I could feel over the last few months seems to have gone away.

I love Bobby's playing. He proves that you can get funky using a pick. The EMG Geezer Butler pickup was designed to emulate the tone of Bobby's 1960 Precision, so it could be considered the Bobby Vega signature pickup.

I'll plug into whatever is provided - I can get my sound from any rig as long as I don't forget to bring my fingers.

I didn't know Ibanez made one of these. It reminds me of the Casio MG-500 midi guitar. I have the strat-shaped version, the MG-510 hibernating in my loft

Surely the video was tongue in cheek and not meant to be taken seriously? That said, Vulf are better skilled as musicians than comedians.

Dr Feelgood - Down at the Doctors, where Lee says 'eight bars of piano' where no piano was overdubbed but the instruction stayed in.

Probably a cheapie with a fake gibson logo headstock veneer. The headstock shape is unlike any gibson I've seen - I'd expect the sides to be curved, and although the top end can't be seen I doubt it has the classic gibson 'open-book' shape.

The fun & games of having to adjust two truss rods?

Guess what I've just done to my JMJ mustang? I use Dunlop 65 but other brands specifically for instruments are available. Never use pure lemon oil, or anything labeled 'lemon oil' which is intended to be used on furniture. Two squirts on a piece of kitchen towel is enough for the whole fingerboard - and practially all of that is then wiped off. Once a year is more than enough - I probably do this to each of my basses/guitars/ukes less than once in every five years.

Eat too much and you'll get all sorts of health problems but that's not a reason to stop eating altogether.

There's nothing wrong with oiling an unlacquered rosewood (or pau ferro etc) board. Only a fool would attempt to oil the hard finish on a maple board.

The neck can shift due to differences in the climate - eg temperature & humidity. This is most likely what has happened and should be nothing to worry about. It can usually be fixed with a tweak of the truss rod. There's a lot of info and videos around about how to do this, and its fairly easy once you've done it a few times.

I have TI flats on my acoustic bass - they work very well

The TC electronic spectracomp is as simple as it gets with the default settings and a single knob, but can be changed via toneprints or full editing via USB to alter the characteristics

I've not voted as this depends on the colour of the bass. Some of my favourites are: Sunburst + proper 4 ply tort pg Aged white / cream + aged pearl pg Daphne blue + aged pearl pg black + mirror pg candy apple red + 3 ply black pg natural ash + 3 ply black pg

I'm the opposite - I know a lot about art but don't know what I like.

I wouldn't refuse one if I was given it, but I don't think it would sound as good in my hands.

I'm a big fan of the Geezer 'P' pickup - it totally transformed my '81 Precison which had a rather lacklustre original pickup

I've not played every model of Epiphone t-bird but my vintage pros have a very comfy slim neck - much like a good jazz bass.

I believe it was on the dudepit bass forum that this was referred to as 'CYN' or 'cover your nuts'

I've just watched the pedal show video - I'm now fully enlightened and not at all confused. Funny how the only mention of bass was that "Don't Worry" by Marty Robbins was the first record to feature distortion in 1961 which featured a bass going through a knackered mixer channel.

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Its a trick question. They're all exactly the same