Norris

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

The good Lady Norris was kind enough to do some baking last night, so there will definitely be cake there. See you later

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1494603218' post='3297312'] That could be useful, Norris. As you can imagine, this is impossible to sit on a stand [/quote] Bring something to hang it from or tie it on with then. Hopefully it will extend high enough

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1494596494' post='3297250'] Hey Jez, this SS is amazing. It's great to see your work as always. Interesting we should both have wives with a habit of using similar terminology for the workshop. Mine keeps calling it a "conservatory", or "lounge". Where DO they get these odd ideas? [/quote] Mine calls my parts storage bench a "dining table". She also seems to think that garages are for parking cars in. I think it's a wife thing. Lovely photos btw

I'm thinking of taking my curing rail (ok, repurposed clothes rail) to hang my incomplete, curing parts on. Plenty of room for others if you two are doing "red-eye" builds tonight

If you are going from an E to the C# below you are dropping 3 semitones, which is an interval of a minor third. However the note you end up on is the 6th of the scale.

I'm probably in the minority here but I love my Squier. I have a MIM jazz fretless and that is very nice too. The difference in quality is negligible, especially if you find a Squier from this millennium.

Joking aside, a humid bathroom is not going to do anything beneficial to your bass. More likely the opposite

That's not good to hear Edit: Good job you hadn't done the radius sanding yet!

Fantastic work. Hope to see it at the bash

Does it do angled cuts? The G&W one isn't exactly cheap either

Ooh - nice slotting jig. Is that from G&W?

Well it's better than a hole. The price of the glue will have probably doubled its value

That sounds like a short circuit in your jack socket then. Probably the "hot" tip connector touching ground somewhere

I'd drill to the size of the shank, or just a tad over. A narrow hole will cause some wood displacement. Ignoring the threads, you are trying to put a 3mm metal rod into wood - something will have to give if the hole isn't large enough. You are then less likely to damage the wood that the thread bites into, which is where the compression strength comes from.

You've got some lovely curves going on

If you take your time, think things through and don't set yourself unrealistic deadlines anything is possible. I've been building my first guitar for over 18 months and would never have dreamed that I could produce what I have done so far. I'm currently lacquering it and am having to force myself to avoid rushing. It's a guitar so no build thread on here, but I promised Andyjr1515 that I'd post the finished photos on BC. The next build will be quicker now that I kinda know what I'm doing. You can do anything if you put your mind to it

A dab of clear nail varnish on the thread would stop it working loose if it IS the correct size. Use sparingly if you ever want to remove it again, and give it a day or two to cure - a little goes a long way when it's set. (Yep, good job my drop tuner is in tune, 'cos it's no longer a finger adjustment! )

Very nice!

I think you've maybe had no replies because mixing finish types is not usually done. I'm not an expert by any means but I seem to recall that shellac can be used as a buffer between poly and nitro. Prostheta would possibly know but doesn't drop by that often. I'll give him a heads up via other means and see if he can offer any advice

That doesn't look easy for a quick and cheap fix. You could try pushing it out using a stick with a cloth pad tied to the end. Maybe trim off a few bits that would prevent it pushing out with a sharp knife first. Then I'd probably lay it on a flat surface to push the dent out with the padded stick. Then some epoxy to hold it in place, carefully scraped down to leave a flat surface. Depends how quick and cheap you want. It would bear an obvious scar but would be better than a full "dentopsy"

That looks gorgeous and in no way a "budget" bass. Top drawer stuff!