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I'd say maybe even go as far as polishing the brass before plating. As Jabba says, sanding marks will show through the chrome. Luckily the one that I didn't polish was an internal plate so no-one is any the wiser... oops - that's let the cat out of the bag!

Lovely job. It must be a lot easier binding a flat plate. When I did my tele I had to pre-cut the rebate and glue it on before binding

It won't necessarily be easy to tell. If it's a conventional single-acting rod it will have a bow in the middle of the neck towards the rear of typically 2-3mm

And has wheels!

That's looking very neat. Nice job!

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My thoughts exactly. I do mine freehand and check with an engineering set square and caliper. Total cost = a couple of sheets of abrasive paper

Now there's a great name for a band

It makes you wonder why pubs are not packed to the rafters with punters. Do they really stay in to watch the drivel or is there somewhere else they go? My kids (16 & 21) would rather watch YouTube than TV

Great idea. Once you've got a drop D tuner you'll never go back

I envy you having the time to spend building (let alone your skills!) Fabulous work

I did do a build thread but on another site. Non-bass guitar builds were not quite so prevalent on BC back when I started that one. If heat is not bending it enough for you, you could try a dab of acetone to soften it slightly before heat bending. Too much or too long with the acetone may distort it though. You can get small bottles of acetone from your local pharmacy. It doesn't half evaporate quickly though! (I spilled some and the floor was wet for about 5 seconds!) Maybe try some on a small offcut. Failing that you may need to cut and join it

Already owning a thunderbird, the only other Gibson basses that appeal to me are the ripper & grabber. They don't make those atm though. I never could get on with the EB/SG shape and LPs don't do it for me either

They are not the most ergonomic and comfortable basses. Playing a non-cs on your knee is like torture after half an hour or so. Still iconic though

What type of binding are you using? I managed to get celluloid binding round a 1/4" turn. I used a hairdryer to get it nice and hot so I could bend it, then used weld-on to glue it. Once it was set, I then used a few drops of acetone in the slight gaps so I could pull those in and neaten it up

They are definitely a "marmite" bass. The litigious actions of the current CEO has not done much to endear people to the brand either. However I won't be selling mine even though I don't play it often. I find my P fills out my trio better. There is a good range of tones on tap, and they sound great when you get them clanking. They can also do a range of fuller tones, but just not the P sound I'm enjoying at the moment

I thought you were after a bass tab for a Queen song Good luck and do what your doctor says. Usually they prefer you to do some exercise, which gigging is ideal for. If it's causing you stress though that's a different matter

Last year we supported Talon, the Eagles tribute. They have some strange fans, bedecked in Talon t-shirts and adoring the phonies as if they were actually the Eagles. Bizarre folk

Apparently bass players are the rarity in my neck of the woods. We've had to dep the drummer a few times, but if I can't make a date the band doesn't play

I meant old solder that has been melted. That gungy brown stuff you occasionally see bubbling away is the flux. If you make a clean cut across your solder wire you may be able to see the flux - usually 6 cores of it embedded in the solder wire Edit: If you ever do any heating pipe soldering, the solder is solid core and you have to buy a separate tin of flux to dip the end in. Electrical solder has the flux incorporated

The output is directly related to the inductance, however it's much more difficult to measure than the resistance - hence the "rule of thumb" of using the resistance as a rough guide to output

A 25W iron may struggle to heat up a pot cover quick enough to solder onto it before the pot overheats. Certainly tinning the soldering iron tip just before soldering will help. Solder contains flux, which helps it flow, although this can boil off fairly quickly so should be done just before soldering the wires. A blob of fresh solder can also help to clean up a connection due to the flux content. Old solder will usually have no flux left in it

Usually the resistance of a pickup will be an indication of the number of turns on the coil. However the thickness of the wire will affect this (thicker wire = less resistance). The more turns on the coil, the higher the resistance and (usually) the hotter the output signal Edit: But the strength of the magnet(s) also plays a part in the output level

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