Norris

Which one of these p*ssheads is going to knock my teeth out by crashing into my mike stand or fall over my pedalboard? (It was the latter last night, managing to pull the power lead out - luckily no damage)

I saw him at a festival last year. Although I wasn't particularly a fan, his set was one of the highlights for me. He gave us a bit of his life story as he played through his hits. A very eloquent and entertaining performance. Oh, and it was fantastic hearing 5000 people singing along to Glad To Be Gay at the tops of their voices

Ok, we're playing a song I barely know for the first time ever... how does the middle 8 go?!

It's not coaxial cable then. Ok, as you were...

I have a SB-1000 of similar vintage. Afaik the lacquer is nitrocellulouse (although a mate of mine stripped and refinished it) - it certainly is now on mine Take care if steaming the dents out as it could damage the existing lacquer. Steaming forces moisture into the wood, causing the wood fibres to swell and hence reducing the dent. This could cause the lacquer to lift, or go cloudy. Steam is best on bare wood if possible

Wouldn't the shielding be round the hot wire (i.e. red)? Otherwise it wouldn't be shielding the signal

+1 Aluminium foil is harder than rust & verdigree, but softer than the chrome so won't damage it

As @Andyjr1515 says, a bradawl divot will help get the hole in the correct place and stop the drill bit wandering. A sharp nail would do as well if you don't have a bradawl

Are you using my garage?! It sounds very similar! Unfortunately my garage is full of greasy bits of my VW camper engine that I'm rebuilding. It's not done much for guitar building time over the summer, but it's Mrs Norris' baby and I regard it as an investment in brownie points against future build time Anyway, you've got a great eye for a gorgeous curve. Beautiful work sir! I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labour at a future bash

You've got some lovely flowing curves on the bass. While you've done a lovely plate, it is a bit pointy for that bass imho

I don't mind most covers, but what I really dislike is the recent trend for adverts using dour cover versions by "quirky" female singers accompanied by melancholy piano. Usually they destroy a classic song, be it rock, dance, punk: the original genre is irrelevant. I'm looking at you Lloyds Bank especially, but perfume ads are guilty too. May they burn in whatever final destination for naughty people your chosen religion prescribes

Without Lovely work!

I meant the highest fret up the dusty end

That fretboard looks a lovely piece of wood Erm... where's the top fret wire?

I can't remember the last time I went in one of my local shops. The ones that deal with "premium" brands like Fender and Gibson have to take the minimum orders - and usually do so with guitars rather than basses, presumably because they are easier to shift. The other shops stock entry-level stuff that I'm not interested in. Consumables are usually not the ones I'm after and are more expensive than online. What I do miss are the shops that used to sell second hand gear, as you never knew what you would find. They were all killed off by eBay years ago though Music shops in Leicester effectively died for me when Humbucker Music went up in flames all those years ago. It was the one place you could hang out for a cup of tea and a laugh, and not feel like you were imposing on the staff

I like my Squier. I think I'll only swap it out when I get round to making my own from scratch

Have you got an Arno Carbur2 (?) burnishing tool? They are in a class of their own for sharpening cabinet scrapers

Looking lovely!

In my first school band I was the keyboard player, although didn't actually own a keyboard, or an amp. We didn't have a bass player and that was more important than keys. I didn't own a bass either, but soon got hold of a short scale, SG style, plywood plank. The guitarist wrote both our songs, heavily influenced by Deep Purple, minus the twiddly bits ('cos we were kids and not very good). Jumpers for goal posts...

I've heard some people describe wenge as a bunch of splinters held together with snot. I've never worked with it myself though

Those are going to look stunning when they are finished. You have some lovely curves going on there

The blooper reel?

Beautiful

I'm watching this with interest. Lovely wood!

If you are set on routing it, warming the lacquer first with a hairdryer may help avoid chipping.