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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262676969453&alt=web He does two different versions - original spec or one functionally the same but with modern components. Edit: I'm in regular contact with him on another website. If you want to PM him I can give him a poke to make sure he visits BC to pick it up

Probably the best replacement pre-amps are made by Prostheta of this parish. They are available via eBay. I put one in my SB-1000, along with a replacement pickup from Rautia Guitars - about the closest reproduction you can get to the original

It's all down to how much the others want to improve. Every musician has room for improvement. Enthusiasm and a lack of ego can go a long way. And as someone mentioned, you can be in more than one band

Most of the ones that I have tried have been crap. However I was quite impressed with the Ampeg BA-108 that I recently got for my lad. It handles the low B on his 5 string admirably, seems full & tight when quiet, but has more to give if you need it. I'm tempted to get myself one now that he's taken it off to uni

I have an Indonesian Squier P-bass Special. Lovely thin Jazz neck, P body and P/J pups. If you can find one and don't mind the non-Fender decal it could be ideal. Cheap enough to replace the pickups for something to your liking. You can't have mine though!

"Warts and all" build threads are the best ones

I saw them a few years ago doing The Lamb Lies Down in its entirety - brilliant!

Just an idea - I'd practice shaking your glitter over a large area. If you put an A4 sheet of paper in a cardboard box, you could have several practices and recycle your glitter. I think the most difficult part (apart from building up lots of lacquer afterwards) is to get an even distribution

You would really need to take some measurements from your existing tuners, the post width being the most important. If I recall when I was looking for one for my Indonesian Squier, there are plans for each tuner if you look hard enough (it wasn't immediately obvious on the website iirc). There are too many variants to go by the description. With a few key dimensions you should be able to narrow it down to the best fit

A guitar part from Steve Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte in the middle of I Feel Good (it fits so well!) Deep Purple's Lazy in the middle of Radar Love Hocus Pocus intro into Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Band The Blue Peter theme in any song, in fact many depending on the level of boredom on the gigs that are not buzzing so much - usually perks it up when the audience eventually catch on

The body has a bit of a Peavey look about it

I've earmarked metallic flake for my third build, but at the pace I go at it could be some time. I was thinking CAR with gold flake I'm currently 13 months into my first build - a telecaster guitar (but with lots of details)

YOU keep the groove going. Occasionally it will mean going with the drummer, but mostly with the dominant thing going on - vocals or solo usually. Whichever keeps the flow.

An alternative to naphtha (which I think is a USA name) is lighter fluid. White spirit is an option but some brands contain heavier hydrocarbon fractions that may not evaporate fully

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1477254282' post='3160941'] Seeing all 3 replies are the same. It's a shame we all didn't know someone else was answering. [/quote] I think that qualifies as a consensus

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1477116520' post='3159920'] Is this the whole project or just a particular song? I'd have been out after 4 weeks! [/quote] The whole project! We went through a few guitarists who had to get up to speed each time, until the drummer eventually decided that he wasn't into that kind of music! It's a shame because it was actually one of the best Floyd tributes I've ever heard - almost as good as the Aussie lot

After two years of weekly rehearsals... Keys/band leader: I don't think this is ready to gig yet Good bye

Could you have shorted out a few of the coils when you changed the covers? Fewer (effective) coils would mean less output. Does it improve if you refit the old cover? Edit: Or it could be a dodgy solder joint if you've played with it or disturbed it

Most pro musicians I know have a fall-back "bread and butter" band for when the tour ends, or even several. Plus teaching, guitar setups, etc. I'd go for it if I were you, but depending how much you earn and how frequently you play, you may well need another source of income

Measure at the bridge end. I'd also measure near the first fret to see if it's a compound radius - it would be a tigher radius at the nut if so. Chances are your existing bridge is the correct radius though

Not much you can do about the zero fret. You can't put wood back on the fretboard, and pulling all the frets and re-shaping the board is a bit extreme. I think the conventional nut is about the only practical option. It's not the worst thing that could have happened though. Fabulous build so far!

Is Epton's chip shop still going in Skegness? (Fries, blue) And if so does it still do that fabulous onion gravy? Good memories and about the only appealing thing about Skeggy in the mid 80s

[quote name='NickRiffed' timestamp='1476452472' post='3154462'] That is just brilliant. 😀 [/quote] The band had some of the old army hut "chalets" for overnight accommodation. They were always freezing cold. The guitarist, who was a bit of an animal in the style of Keef, had enough freezing so tore down the curtains and set light to them in a metal bin to warm the place up a bit! We stayed in an off-site caravan park in Ingoldmells - I paid for accommodation rather than spend more than a week in the free chalet that Butlins provided

The year that we played at Butlin's, the "travelling" band (who played a different camp site each night) were "Brian Poole and Blackcat" - yes, he of the Tremelos. I know so because he always wore his T-shirt proclaiming that fact. Unfortunately he always wore a leather jacket that covered the first and last two letters of his name on the T-shirt. I don't think he appreciated me calling him Ian Poo

I spent 8 months there playing 6 nights a week, back in 1985. Good fun but it was pretty shabby. Skegness is/was a popular cheap holiday for lots of people from the Midlands - Leicester and Nottingham especially.