Norris

I have a tuner app on my Android phone. I also recently bought a fairly cheap D'Addario clip on tuner which seems pretty good

I'd be tempted to check the ground connections on the back of the pots, in fact that all ground points have a good connection to the jack sleeve and to each other.

Seriously though, you could try getting him to clap the rhythm as he sings solo

It sounds like he's simply not taking the job seriously. A singist is a musician, the same as every other member of the band. If you're not going to strive to be better, you never will be. Raw talent, to whatever degree, will only get you so far. As the saying goes, take a s**t or get off the pan!

I've had mine a year or two now and it's been very reliable after the initial in-warranty hiccup. It's been gigged regularly and sounds great in pretty much any room. I've never struggled for a bit of heft

Plug cutters are not the easiest things to use. I'd try everything to avoid removing wood first. Heat and pliers on the screw stub first. Try to cut a slot and use a flat bladed screwdriver. Failing that carefully saw a flat surface then use a centrepunch and drill the screw out

An Irish pub in town. Had to set up at 7pm and then hang around to play 11-2. Even though we are in no way even close to an Irish band we were TOLD to play a couple of traditional folk songs. The clincher though was the threatening atmosphere - from the landlady and bar staff! The crowd were fine

That looks great

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1495552110' post='3304715'] Now look what I've done [/quote] You've derailed your own thread. That's our job!

We usually run everything from a single socket. That's a guitar amp, bass amp, mixer, powered Mackies, foldback wedge and the LED lights plus controller. We've never had an issue. You'd need a fair bit more kit to draw more than 13 amps. We always use an RCD adapter too.

Put a set of flats on it?

That looks fabulous!

Have you got a multi-fx pedal with amp simulation to dirty yourself up with?

Have you got a set of drill bits? It's a fairly simple way of measuring a hole to the nearest mm

Sorry but band intros just reminds me of Jazz Club on the Fast Show (great!) where he introduces the drummer about 6 times in succession

As for the length of bit, you'll find you will probably need a long one and a short one. Longer is handy for the body outline but means you'll need a thick template if you only want to do a shallow route such as for the control cover. That's where your guide bush is probably a better option. I have heard that a spiral bit can give a cleaner cut, although tend to be a bit more expensive. I've not tried one yet

The way I do it is to make a template out of thin mdf then use that to route a thicker template with a top bearing flush bit. Then I use the thick template to flush route the body. Depending on the length of bit and depth of plunge, work your way down. If you can't do that, flip the body over and use a bottom bearing flush bit, using the bit you've already routed as a guide. Always work with the cut - anti-clockwise on external cuts, clockwise on internal cuts like for the pickups. A lot of people will cut the neck tenon first and then make a template to fit for the neck socket in the body. I assume you are competent with a router? Guide bushes are more useful for smaller internal routes such as pickups, although a lot of people just flush route to avoid having to work out and accurately draw the offset. However the guide bush means you can use a thinner template. It's always useful to do a test route on scrap wood to check you've got the template right.

Incredible voice silenced. Such a sad loss

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1494950117' post='3299896'] I can't believe that MrsNorris would do such a thing. And anyway, Norris tells me she's much too preoccupied trying to work out where on earth her clothes rack went to worry about trivia like that [/quote] I had to buy her a new one for domestic duties

That's coming together beautifully. Splendid job!

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1494871695' post='3299222'] Sorry to have completely missed this one snot-monster arrived on Friday and I've been reduced to laying on the sofa over the weekend blowing copious amounts of green gunge out of my nose still, managed to shift through the whole "Line of Duty" DVD boxset...... Next year, well we shall see! [/quote] Sounds like man flu. That's serious - glad you stayed away

I'd also suggest that doing 6+ hours of practice a day may be a little excessive especially if you're not used to it. Just like running a marathon you need to build up to it. Perhaps lowering your strap and playing with the bass angled upwards might be a compromise to reduce stress in both hands

Having played this bass today at the bash... just wow! As you said some slightly heavier strings would make it even better. Fantastic attention to detail on all of your builds (there was a whole stack of them!)

Thanks for arranging it again Si. Lovely to meet everyone too and to play on some pretty amazing basses!

I'll bring my 4003 and my Thunderbird. I'm sure there will be plenty of Js and Ps to go around. As I live locally I could always pop home for my Stagg EUB on request and/or Rumble 500 in the unlikely event we are short on amps