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Geek99
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Nice, cheeky logo I see
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And the saw, put them together ... jigsaw making a bass from parts is like doing an eBay jigsaw without the box picture
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Regarding the arthritis in fingers, can I recommend vitamin d and also turmeric supplements? According to my GP it’s essential you get turmeric with circumin (aka black pepper extract) as the latter increases turmeric absorbtion (Amazon) I have the same issue
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Well, @Moos3h a 50s pbass would have been string thru, so as “an ‘omage” to the original, maybe do it this time. Just don’t expect fireworks or notes that are still ringing out next year
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Pass the popcorn 🍿 this one hasn’t come up in a while ... pretty much zero is my view
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Yes, the jigs were wearing out, I heard
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Please do ...
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What is the weedy looking one on the right? Short scale bass iv I hope
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Basschat Relay - Tamworth to the south west
Geek99 replied to stewblack's topic in General Discussion
Yes, they smashed the nut on a prosebass despite it being Bubble wrapped and then enclosed in four inches of solid polystyrene on each side and then boxed. Apparently I “didn’t protect it enough”. Idiot buyer then signed for it. The box had so many holes in it that it looked like it had been machine-gunned -
I hope he’d painted it by then
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You think he wants it too look like someone came all over it ?
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Have you been here long ?
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Will it be any good for metal ? I think we should be told ...
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I think it looks fabulous - needs tort though
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I like playing folsom prison blues and wicked game. In the former, I added a semi slapped fifth every few bars to add a click clack “Railway” sound that I like to think Mr Cash would approve of.
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That’s because they are not rational
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I don’t doubt the skill in making them compared to the ease of CNC but I do think the differences are minimal at best, a bravewood / limelight replica is probably as good as an old fender
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Yes - and fit the screws once you’ve got it right, so you can get back to it I didn’t do that and the neck position walked
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Ok - come around to my house and take a really good look. I strongly suggest you check your pups in the rear pup cavity. I think nitro paint was a mistake, you need something high-build to counteract the grain and it’s thirst, that you can actually sand flat
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Oh fcuk. see my “Olympic white” build thread .... imagine putting a litre of spirits in front of Oliver Reed, that’s how it drinks grain filler, sanding sealer, primer, paint ... one thing you must do ASAP is check the back pup routing. Mine had the lug routing locations From the front pickup clicky ...
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You hum it, we’ll play(ce) it
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That looks awfully like pawlownia.
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Were you any good for metal ?
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Sitting on the dock of the bay, I played bass and my then-bass teacher played telecaster custom. At the end he said “youre better than you think”. He was wrong, but I appreciated it
