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Another vote for the Fender Rumble V3 500 combo. It'll easily be loud enough for any pub you'll play in and is a one-hand lift. Your back will thank you! Great range of tones, knobs that really do things, and even a great sounding overdrive. For the price/weight/heft there's not much to touch it

I've already got it on pre-order

Check in the builds area for stuff that @Andyjr1515 has posted. He's done quite a few wipe-on poly finishes

That's what it says on the replacement TRC that I made - "Genuine 4003" Yes it is actually. I just made it look like a faker out of spite

I prefer "Don't go frollicking naked" or is that more of a 1-1-3-2 ? 😂

Want me to bring mine to the next Midlands bash?

Try to use the finest "0000" grade if you do. Mask off your pickups if you don't want tiny fragments of wire wool hanging off them for ever more

You're measuring to the correct point now, and your scale is 30". The saddles will always need to be adjusted further away from the nominal scale to intonate correctly. That's classed as a short scale bass. I wouldn't worry about cutting the strings to length. Most strings will need to be cut to length when fitted. A 90 degree bend in the end, tucked down into the centre hole of the tuner before you wind the rest of the string on, will usually stop any "fraying".

I just noticed that the top half has possibly an unconscious nod to a Rick 330. Lovely shape and blends in well with the bottom half. RIC would never do a gorgeous back scallop like that though, or use such beautiful woods. Splendid work!

You're rubbing it too hard

There are also a lot of UK based custom pickup winders around, that are priced competitively to off the shelf parts

A wax candle is good for lubricating screw threads too. It certainly helps with those fragile tuner screws

Very nice!

I used to be a tromboner

There's a certain amount of drag and drop of primitive shapes in most CAD packages. However you then need to work out how to manipulate them: stretching, combining and occasionally having to adjust a cusp node. The Inkscape program I mentioned above is FREE. It runs on pretty much any computer - PCs, macs, linux; and on very modest hardware. My desktop at home is an ancient Windows 7 PC. When you switch it on, go make a cup of coffee while the hamsters get up to speed! Inkscape is still very useable. If you are struggling to work out how to go something, there are loads of online tutorials. Obviously if you've not used CAD before, it takes time to get with the lingo, work out the kind of things you can do, and how to do them. If you have a computer, the only cost is your time and patience. When you can weld shapes together, edit nodes, etc. pretty much anything is possible.

A sausage shaped f hole and recess would not infringe copyright, according to my lawyers Lovely looking bass btw, and I'd go for the plain knobs myself

I used to work for a company that did vinyl signage. They used to spray with a very weak solution of detergent i.e. washing up liquid, then squeegee it once in place. A soft cloth would do the same. Start from one side, holding the vinyl up slightly as you apply it. If there are any bubbles you can prick it with a pin then use a cloth to smooth it down

There are a few people on here that are constantly searching for "the one". Some basses can pass through several hands and hardly be played. I tend not to fret over a second hand bass still being in excellent condition because of this. I don't particularly seek out basses with wear as I tend to look after mine, and don't really do relics or vintage.

...and nobody wants a wobbly knob!

Hmmm... that's got me thinking

I've yet to see an advert targeting bass players, which saves me the effort of turning them down

Drilling accurately with a spade bit is not easy, even using a pillar drill. Having 3 or more cutting edges makes it much more stable and less likely to wander

Well I've just got around to listening to the rest of the podcast this evening, and I must say - what a fabulous effort by all concerned! The Chowny interview was lengthy but very engaging. I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting to hear more about CITES from a manufacturer's point of view. I do feel slightly embarrassed at how my questions dominated the Q&A so much, but am pleased that they instigated some excellent discussion . Hopefully there might be a few more contributors next time The pedal demo, and discussion of the analogue vs digital thread were also brilliant. 2 hours did seem a bit daunting at first, but it actually flew past. I'm looking forward to the next one. Well done, and a big thank you!

I always liked the name that I came up with for our Pink Floyd tribute - Wish You Were Floyd. Unfortunately we never got to gig before it all folded

You'd be playing open notes all the time so you could fondle it!