Norris

For several years I played in a band where the lead guitarist loved his sound, which the rest of the band referred to as "middly fuzz". Every song, no matter the genre, was given the same indistinct widdling. We did manage to have a rehearsal or two where we got him to play while the rest of us twiddled with the tone controls - and got some lovely sounds. The next gig we'd be straight back to the weedy mess sound. Unfortunately it didn't end well. After several weeks of "haranguing" he quit the band. Some people you can't change

[quote name='goonieman' timestamp='1438341715' post='2833696'] yeah, I guess some copper shielding is required. The cavity is painted in conductive paint - but not exceptionally well. [/quote] Quite probably this

You could always practice routing with your template on a scrap piece of 6mm MDF first and then see how the pickup fits. Then you won't wreck your scratchplate if it's not quite right.

I guess I'm lucky. Our drummer is quite jazz influenced so can actually play with dynamics and subtlety. The guitarist has a 30W Mesa combo and a range of pedals that can go anywhere between shimmering cleanliness and screaming feedback. And all at volumes that customers can still order beer over the bar. I've never had to wear ear plugs. We've had a lot of landlords comment on how we are one of their quieter bands, but we can still kick arse.

It looks a very clean job. Well done

If you can describe the pickup position in terms of the (virtual) fret number it should make it easier to translate to a different scale length.

There should be some indication of polarity like on the attached picture. In this case the centre contact should be the negative supply.

Sounds like it's broken then. I'd still check the polarity on the pedal as there is a fair chance that you might have blown it by accidentally connecting the power the wrong way round (and avoid repeating it if/when you get it repaired). If that is the case, hopefully it should be relatively easy to repair. I'd find a local electronics repair guy to take a look at it. Your local music shops might be a good place to start

Possibly. Have you tried the pedal on it's own with a battery in it?

Your power supply lead has two contacts - the bit on the outside and the inner bit. One of these will be positive and the other negative, just like on a battery. When it comes to pedals there is no standard as to whether the middle bit should be positive or the outer bit. They can differ. Usually your power supply will have a "polarity" switch, or you can somehow switch the cable round. Look at your pedal and there should be a diagram either next to the power socket or printed on the label, that should tell you which way round the power should go. I'm guessing here that maybe the pedal that is giving you problems needs the power the other way round to your other pedals

It could be a shark's head popping out of the water with a few pointy teeth drawn on Looks good though. Somewhere between a Jaguar and an elongated Telecaster. Kind of - if Teles had a top horn.

Looking sweet

I think you'd be happier with a Wal

Have you got the + & - the right way round?

Any sound, or even lack thereof (John Cage 4'33) could be considered musical. Again, it's in the ear of the beholder

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1445128655' post='2889036'] Agreed. If you don't feel right about it you will feck it up. Wait until you have the time to go through everything properly in your mind, you have all the tools you need, you have peace and quiet and no distractions and you don't have a hangover. [/quote] +1 I'm just doing my first scratch build and I find that I rehearse everything in my head several times over before going anywhere near the expensive bits of wood. If you're not feeling confident, practice on some scrap wood to make sure you're drilling to the correct depth

A Squier, an old Peavey combo of sufficient volume and a lead. Sorted.

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1444994162' post='2887938'] Storing wine on it's side was purely to stop the cork drying out and letting air in. Most decent wines use a screwcap now so it isn't that important which way the bottle is stored. [/quote] I still store mine on the side. If it leaks the wine will be "corked" anyway, and it avoids finding out when you already have a mouthful of it

Take the old ones off, clean the fretboard a bit, put the new ones on.

Yes. I think the idea is to counteract any tendency for the wood to bow. By reversing alternate laminations it balances out. However I'm not sure how you would arrange them if using more than one type of wood e.g. maple & walnut. Would you just reverse every other maple strip?

That looks like a P-Bass Special, in which case it's fabulous value for money (depending how much they are asking for it of course). I dropped a SDQP PJ set in mine and it's a cracking bass

Do you mean that the wood grain of the laminates is aligned differently? It is probably to help stiffen the neck and to reduce warping. It is quite common to reverse the grain of the laminate sections Edit: if for instance you plan to laminate three strips of cherry you might want to rotate the middle section. I am planning a laminated through neck on my next build, so I would also welcome further comments from builders that have already done it

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1444835694' post='2886536'] Thanks, Norris How's the ink-staining going? [/quote] Nowhere near that stage yet. I'm still preparing the body parts. Back piece is rough cut and nearly ready for routing the chambers. Still got to flatten the flamed maple top. If you're interested I'm doing a build thread on ProjectGuitar.com (it's not a bass! ) Edit: It's slow going though - I only get so much time to spend on it, and often have to wait for my weekly night class for access to certain tools

That's a lovely piece of wood for the top. I'm looking forward to this

Stunning work