Norris

The key thing is the scale lengths of both necks (compare nut to 12th fret distance) and which fret is the point where the neck joins the body. Possible solutions are to either move the bridge or to extend the neck pocket so that the neck sits further into the body. The final distance from the 12th fret to your bridge needs to be the same (actually slightly longer) than the 12th fret to nut distance

That does look pretty messy and the soldering isn't the cleanest I've ever seen. I assume that the green wire is the signal from the volume pot? The solder on the tag that the cap is on looks mighty close to the centre tag of the tone pot - are you sure you haven't got a short there?

Don't forget to wire in three times as many mains sockets as you think you'll ever need. There still won't be enough

Gorgeous!

I had a very random dream last night in which I bought a white Bedford van previously owned by Bill Wyman. I'm not even a particular Wyman/Stones fan

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1504018311' post='3362145'] The problem is more likely to be a slot that's over-tight than one that's over-sized. [/quote] He's moved his E down to the low B position

As a temporary measure, try wrapping a strip of paper around the E string where it sits in the nut so it is nice and snug. if that improves it you know to get a new nut

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1503987607' post='3361906'] I imagine you are walking the line between politely keeping her at a distance and upsetting her. Diplomacy test or what? [/quote] Very much so. We like having keen fans - but of the music and banter You're more than welcome to come to any of our gigs. I've just posted a load this morning on our page, in the Leicester and Nuneaton area. Do say hello if you make it along.

The Harrow in Thurmaston on Saturday Actually I think she might be getting the message slowly. Taking some time to respond to the messages to the page helps to slow the momentum

[quote name='Bassjon' timestamp='1503863654' post='3361239'] Are Rumble amps any good ? I need to replace my Ashdown 250w 4 x 10 combo (not sure of the model) and am thinking one of these as they are lightweight and sound like they might be good for a metal band [/quote] I certainly love mine and the overdrive is pretty good too. There again, ask any opinion on BC and you'll get polar opposite replies a-plenty I'm sure one will be along in a few minutes...

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1503815116' post='3360969'] Norris, sounds like you need a dep for the after party. [/quote] Well that's the thing. We are all married or with long term partners, kids, grandkids, etc. Yes it might be a bit of fun when you're young and uncommitted. When you're knocking on a bit and have families to consider it can get very complicated. In our youth we'd have probably steamed in. However these days the Internet makes it so much easier for the true nutters out there to really screw up you and your family. I have taken over all online communications with this particular person and will respond after a suitable time period in dull and boring bass player mode . I've also warned the others to cut the banter down with her at gigs and keep her at arms length. Hopefully that will work. Otherwise I'll have to fetch out fictitious "Aunty Sarah" our long term friend and fellow Facebook page administrator to have a bit of a girly chat about how it's never going to happen

As for the quality of modern tools, once upon a time we used to make stuff in Britain using quality steel. These days they are usually made in the far East as cheaply as possible. Premium quality tools are available but tend to cost premium prices. You get what you pay for. However with things like planes, as long as the body isn't cracked or the blade chipped, one made e.g. in the sixties is just as good as anything you can buy new today. It is after all a hunk of metal. Even some of the vintage wooden ones are still perfectly serviceable - it's a flat surface with a blade poking out

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1503742527' post='3360635'] Thanks Norris, I assumed that was going to be the case. It seems odd that with modern manufacturing techniques they are unable to make something better than a plane made before computers and cnc even existed. But I know this is also the case with most other woodworking tools and machinery. Given my extremely limited experience of hand planes, how big an ask is it to buy, restore, sharpen and learn to use a plane like that? Alternatively I've already got a number 4 bench plane. How good a job could that do on jointing the two body halves? Of course I still have to learn to use that one properly..... [/quote] A number four plane would be better than nothing. I think a jack plane is a number 5 and a jointing plane a number 6. Basically they go up in length. The longer the plane the flatter you can get your surface - depending on the size of your workpiece of course. A sharpening kit is not expensive though. The one I got has a double sided stone and a jig to hold the blade at the correct angle. The jig clamps onto the blade and has a wheel on the back. Some people will even go as far as to then polish the blade with wet & dry placed on a flat sheet of glass. Basically, the sharper the better. There are plenty of YouTube tutorials and online guides for that

As expected, the daughter was pretty full on last night, especially once she was tanked up. It went beyond innuendo. The landlady came to our rescue somewhat by hanging around chatting with us after paying us, so that we could finish packing without too much harassment. Eventually their taxi turned up. We're hoping that if they have to rely on public transport the novelty will soon wear off. It's funny how you can spot them. They've only recently "discovered" us and have only been to a couple of gigs so far. However we could very quickly tell. I've suggested that maybe the guitarist's partner poses as one of our Facebook page admins and reply to the message thread (4 post-gig messages from her last night!) and gently nip it in the bud Some people eh? What is strange is that the girl is 26. I'm the youngest in the band at 51, the guitarist who is the main object of her affection turns 60 this year!

For a decent plane your best bet is to get an old one from eBay. New ones seem to have blades made out of butter unless you pay a fortune for real quality. A new cheap one is a false economy really. Unfortunately old planes are collectors items too. I was lucky enough to pick up an old Stanley jack plane that someone had spent ages reconditioning and repainting - killing its collectable value in the process It's a lovely thing to work with having sharpened the blade

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1503674752' post='3360248'] This thread is worthless without a facebook link! [/quote] Not happening - I've not accepted the friend requests! (Which was mentioned by her in one of the messages to the band page)

The mother is actually hotter than the daughter We don't mind enthusiastic fans, and back in the day we might not have been quite so concerned. However this pair have got all of us hearing alarm bells. The phrase bunny boiler springs to mind - and of course we are all responsible men of the 21st century with partners and children to consider. Luckily being the ugly bass player sometimes has its advantages. The babe-magnet guitarist is going to have some more adroit side-stepping to do this evening

Anyone got one or had one? We have a young lady and her mother coming to our gig tonight. They saw us at our last gig and there was a little bit of banter. They are now both travelling a fair distance to tonight's gig on the bus. Yesterday the daughter sent 8 messages to our Facebook page - she is so excited, and included a bit of innuendo. She wants to take some photos of the band and give us them on a thumb drive. There have also been hints that they might be struggling to get home afterwards - although no direct request for a lift yet. Needless to say neither will be stepping into any of our cars and they won't be getting any addresses to send the thumb drive to. Those alarm bells are ringing loud and clear! Should be an interesting evening

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1503575068' post='3359292'] On the subject of gluing, the fretboard/neck glue joint came out great. No gaps and the woods look great together! No photos cos I'm a tease. The body join is good if not quite perfect. There's a couple of points where you can see a very feint black line. [attachment=252011:IMG_20170824_123241.jpg] The joint is a few mm above my finger. It's hard to see in the photo. It's pretty hard to see in real life - I keep on losing it. The body is still a few mm too thick so I'm hoping as I sand a bit deeper into the join the line will disappear completely. I'll leave it a day and see how I feel about it - I can always saw it in half again and re-joint and re-glue..... I'm assuming that the black line is caused by having a joint which isn't completely true. Anyone else get this? Any tips? [/quote] When you think you've got the two halves ready for joining, hold them together and hold it up to the light. If you can see any light it's not mated well enough yet. A long ("jack" is good or "jointing" is even better) plane with a nice sharp blade is the best tool for the job to get the surfaces really flat

One thing that can help to a certain extent is using solid plasterboard. Most usual board has air bubbles within the plaster. However you can get solid board - which usually has a blue backing iirc, which does help cut down the noise spill. It's not much more expensive than standard board. We used it when we had an extension built. The ground floor is a study/music room and the upper floor is my lad's bedroom, so we wanted to keep the noise down. Putting up two layers of plasterboard will also help - it made a huge difference when we got our lounge ceiling over-boarded and re-plastered

I think that's pretty much a consensus Have a nice time with your wife

We will use deps occasionally, usually for the drummer, and someone we know. Then it's a case of choosing some songs that we all know or are not too difficult to busk. None of us is pretentious - if the rest of the band want to earn some money when someone isn't available then that's fine. We don't dep the vox/guitarist but then he's really the kingpin of the band and the one that is making a living out of it (along with the other bands he plays in). The drummer and I have day jobs so it's just an extra bit of pocket money for us playing in the band

We used to play at a venue that provided the backline - a LH1000 with 4x10 and 1x15 cabs. After the second gig I took my own Fender Rumble V3 500 combo - much better sound IMHO. I didn't get on with the Hartke gear

I don't like JH's attitude but I still bought one. I regretted selling my lovely old 4001 many years ago and bought probably the last one to be sold on the forum before the ban. It's an early 4003 so didn't have the vintage pull pot - a kit from eBay and a few minutes of soldering sorted that. I don't play it often these days, being besotted with my Squier P-bass Special fitted with SD QP set. I won't sell the Rick though as it's a good one. The previous owner had owned and gigged it for 10 years, which I took as a good sign. I did make my own TRC though as a JH protest (see avatar) Definitely try a few. If you like one and can spare the cash, buy it. Simples

The QP Jazz pup is a single coil. At least my one hums occasionally