alittlebitrobot

How about some alternative threads: TV programmes I've started to watch but turned off (and why you're an idiot for watching all of it) Periods of history that aren't as interesting as people think. Over-rated holiday destinations that pale in comparison to other places I could mention. Why I ordered the salmon and not the risotto the other night.

[quote name='notable9' timestamp='1427051885' post='2725151'] Teentown...then the birdy song [/quote] the sad thing is, I'd prefer the birdy song and I wouldn't get to hear it 'cause I would've closed the video before Teentown even got going.

It's particularly tricky when it's online. You can do your best to record the bass accurately and transparently (impossible, but worth trying) but you don't know what kind of speakers people will be hearing it on. I can only differentiate a few basic tones through online demos; a gnarly aggressive one like a Warwick or Musicman, a warm mellow one like a P bass and.... maybe the sound of a short scale. Slapping sounds identical on all basses to me (and I kinda like slapping, god knows what it's like for people who don't). Ed Friedland has been mentioned but, a bit like BC'er Scott Whitley, you get the impression he could make a bass out of cardboard and twine and make it sound good. I'd say a decent demo would be scales that use most of the neck. A major scale that goes from root to 12 starting from the 1st fret on the E, then 5th, 9th, 12th and 15th would do it for me.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1427015883' post='2724613'] With a bit of luck and a following wind, reassembly should start this evening [/quote] great stuff. I can't wait.

Good find! That's handy.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1426786405' post='2721977'] Been confirmed, it will be on its way to me shortly! Thanks alittlebitrobot! [/quote] No bother. I thought about getting it just for the piezo and preamp, but the shipping nudged it past what I could justify for an [i]absolutely [/i]unnecessary purchase.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1426783504' post='2721937'] Thanks, just pulled the trigger on that, (don't know why as I don't play guitar!) Maybe just to see if I can fix it? It actually says "only a few items in stock", does that infer there are more than 1? [/quote] "item is sold out"

semi-acoustic classical guitar up for €20/£14 [url="http://www.thomann.de/ie/harley_benton_cg200ce_bk_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...0ce_bk_deko.htm[/url] Even if it is unplayable, the parts alone would cost much more than that. Tempting..

wow, nice one! That's a great bass at a great price. According to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Peavey_guitars#Serial_numbers, it was made in 1994

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1426367520' post='2717463'] Walnut? Whip it up if it is... [/quote] those things are a joke. When I was wee, you'd get a full walnut on the top. Now you just get a tiny bit of walnut shrapnel.

I don't have one, but I like short scales (attempting to make one at the minute). I'll watch you review any bass. Your video about your own SWB blow me away.

! That looks incredible. Thanks for your reply (and Myke) about my projects. For the control cover, I don't know if the walnut would warp but what if you sanded the walnut down to a veneer and then glued it to original cover (having sanded it down the equivalent amount)? Having said that, using the old cover wouldn't detract from this at all.

done! Cheers. Is there a page with more details about the bass? I can't find anything..

Looks like I'll be too busy to get anything submitted this month, but I'm dying to hear xgsjx's now..

Wow, this is coming together so nicely. Congratulations on the weight loss! and really nice carving too. I agree it's an improvement on the original. I'm currently in the middle of a 'lack of powertools, money to buy them or space to use them' crisis and I'm interested in your thicknessing-by-hand method. Anything I've seen online makes it seem like a vigorous, violent process with a scrub plane, which requires a very sturdy workbench. All I've see in your photos is a collapsing workmate thingy. Can you divulge your secret?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-/231498179403?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 There's a couple of bidders so I'm sure it'll go up a good bit, but I'd be trying to snipe this one if I was nearby.

I love this. It makes me laugh every single time I see it and it still contains my favourite part of the unchanging description: "The body is made of a thick ply material" The object is constructed of matter. Make me an offer.

God, I wish somebody would just buy that feckin' Warwick Thumb model. Sick of looking at it..

Yeah, they're mad-looking things but I love the design and, having played a fretless 5, I really like the sound. However, my bass-playing never extends beyond the walls of my house so strap balance is irrelevant to me. What matters is how comfortable they are on my lap, and that's where these fail, in my opinion. I found my left hand was kind of holding the neck up while playing.

Wow, this was a short but powerful build diary Those switches on the pickup covers are pure class. Happy NBD

wowww I love Olive. Beautiful wood. Thanks for posting the informative process blogs.

wow, this is going to be a noisy month

Yeah, congrats Bleat. This month I voted for Bleat, Skol and xgxjs. I like this new voting system.