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The Making of A Bassworks PPJ5 in Daphne Blue Nitro
Geek99 replied to Bassworks's topic in Build Diaries
Only if it was your luminlay dot insertion finger- 28 replies
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The Making of A Bassworks PPJ5 in Daphne Blue Nitro
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I’m talking about mr bassworks and all the other people who seem to think that making a chambered headstock out of powdered fairy dust and having it blessed by druids (at solstice, naturally) and kissed by unicorns is just run of the mill stuff that anyone can do- 28 replies
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Leeds store was good IME
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The Making of A Bassworks PPJ5 in Daphne Blue Nitro
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I cannot stand all this effortless competence 🙄 just for once post “the fcuking chisel slipped ... I kicked the cat and crucified the dog. Twice. Bad day at perfection central”- 28 replies
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Didn’t I reply to this already ? edit : yes
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Don’t give him any opportunity to use “safe” or “sorted” or (shudder) “pukka” @NewUser don’t even ask ...
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They do insurance - I’ve claimed for everything lost and been paid - in line with most couriers it’s not high value insurance
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Lots - every single one sent by RM international standard got there - was a bit hit and miss pre brexit but fine now
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I send lots of stuff by rm international standard (airmail) - rarely gets lost
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I’m guessing the red splashes are blood, right ?
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So go back and snap it right now ... you can claim it was an accident, defective timber or (with an air of sulkiness) “it was that router wot done it”. No one will ever know
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I’m a programmer by trade and it was the worst interface design I’ve ever encountered
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Whisky sauce ? why not just drink the whisky ?
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I have an sr16 and that was a total pig to program
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Yes, random Intermediary couriers are a common hazard
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Yep - had just the same experience except they also smashed mine up. It had to go back to prosebass to get repaired at my expense
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Parcelforce will charge you for insurance but don’t actually cover instruments except under very strict conditions - like it’s shipped in a purple flight case, on a Tuesday and has a sign saying (exactly) “beware of the leopard” I’ve had no trouble with UPS @chris_b inter parcel are not a courier, but rather a broker- you could end up with Hermes... I’ve also had a very negative experience with Menzies recently where I now won’t touch them with anyone’s barge pole
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Think of it as pale magnolia 😛
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I WANT one
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I highly rate the 62ri versions of both J and P made in Japan - jap market versions, not even the US suffix export model the P in particular I just could not put down
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Or a line of silver filigree? Maybe squeeze a bass string in ?
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No - that’s an opportunity for a maple veneer feature fillet
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Well that takes the biscuit ...
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And before taking any incriminating photos...
