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I sent Andy all the info before he started, so he'll be well aware. Have faith, he knows what he's doing despite his Ovaltine/Horlicks induced comas

Indeed it would be ideal, and it's cheap as chips, and saves Ebony.

Seriously, refuse to do what he's told by producers of a national TV on a prime slot that he wanted to be on ? Thats what you would have done is it ? Anyone with an IQ can see through this obvious show ploy. His reputation was established decades ago when he was the Atlantic Records recording guitarist for Jimmy Castor, when Leburn was only 20 Since then he's been on billings with this lot... John Lee Hooker, Albert Colins, Jeff Healy, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Kool & the Gang, Bill Withers, Joss Stone, Javier Vargas and others.

Strange stuff innit ? Hard as Bruce Lee. Another Horlicks and a power nap, you'll be right as rain Andy

It's not like teflon, but feels like smooth ebony, so it has a texture as such. It's incredibly uniform in finish. The jet black diamond is lovely Some info.. these are resellers https://shop.surfacematter.co.uk/collections/richlite/products/richlite-bass-fretboard-blanks And some interesting multi colour fretboards, though probably for 6 string guitar boards https://shop.surfacematter.co.uk/collections/richlite/products/richlite-multicolour-guitar-fretboard-blanks?variant=33005897220184 Richlite webby.. https://richlite.co.uk/

Nice work Andy. Andy ? Andy ! Dear cliff, he's already asleep

Leburn How would you know they didnt tell him how to behave , a fabrication, just like the rest of the program. They're deliberately squeezing in drama. I blame Chris Tarrant's millionaire producers way way back on that quiz. " And pause for the result .. wait for it ... hang on... just a bit more... " Etc etc Create tension. Now that phoney tension is everywhere on TV like a bad rash. If you knew Leburn, you'd realise how professional he was, even if he isnt a top A list artist.

No swifts, because i'm having the same Andy ( AJR ) decal for the headstock that Andy arranged for me when he built my single cut Nemesis The logo/decal is looking a bit tatty now, as i'm not exactly pristine with my basses. It will look even more at home on a black headstock And yes, it will be just as awesome. Andy is not spraying the neck, so the logo wont appear on the neck in this thread

Isn't tick tock for under 15's ?

They are the covers, so yes MEC is on there

Oh and the Northwest Gits Jazz body ( gloss black, poly varnished ) will be re-routed to fit these bad boys.

Before @Andyjr1515 has a chance to slither out of his rocking chair spilling Werthers Originals all over his lino and start this thread, i thought i'd jump the gun a smidge and save the ol' fella some time. He can even guzzle his Ovaltine in peace. The doddery woodcrafter extraordinaire is going to build me a custom neck. Starting with some type of Maple , a Richlite diamond fingerboard, Ebony headstock plate, 22 EVO gold frets, 34" scale , zero fret, Tusq nut, etc. The wizard will be along shortly. No offence Andrew. We're pretty much a similar age, and i already drink Ovaltine Watch this space at your peril.

I just checked who gonzalo giron is to see if they had uploaded any more vids with interesting spelling. At least they got Leburn's name right Mep

I'm guessing, but it's just a guess, that it could be Bob Marley's Exodus. I could be wrong.

I suspect the producers have groomed them all to fack things up for a bit of drama

Agreed. A big yawn for him. They could have picked a thousand better songs.

Leburn

Ditto.

It does look like just another ' inject tension ' into yet another reality tv prog that now seems to dominate our screens. Moving along, american Leburn is the most pro muso in the line up. Apart from him , and his band at the time , playing at my pals birthday do, i've seen him live elsewhere, like the Jericho Tavern blues night. I think he's already pretty damn good, regardless of whether you like his music or not.

That would be ok if all basses had the same look after intonation. Here's two , one that is staggered uniformly and one that isn't.

So how do they decide where the saddles actually go? Normally, when i fit a fixed bridge to say a 34" scale, i measure where the 34" mark falls on the body, and set the saddles at the midway point to allow adjustment either forward or backward in the bridge. Surely staggering the mono rails, one would be guessing on where to set the saddles ?

It was just an example really. There are plenty of other examples. I was merely asking what the point was of staggering them

Why do some builders ( disregarding span fret basses ) who use mono rail bridges, stagger mount them rather than just line them up equal like a fixed bridge ? Is there some intonation thing going on ?

Playing live is the end result and joy of all the pain of learning the instrument. The colossal amount of Queen's sovs i've invested ( and lost ) over the years also inspires me to keep on keeping on. Otherwise , why ? I've done the band route like most and have run the gamut of members feeble excuses for missing rehearsals... my kid has an ingrowing eyelash , the mrs has changed her ladies night , there's a vowel in the month, full moon, blah de blah. I've been in bands where the " the leader " was a tyrant and simply would not tolerate criticism, a lead guitarist who during a gig would play, without fail, at least one lead guitar part a semi-tone out. So predictable that we started calling him semi-tone. So, right now, i'm in the process of setting up a duo with backing tracks. It means more hard work, as i have to play all the recorded drum backing tracks, and double up on guitar for some stuff. But at least my partner in crime is a good bloke, has rehearsal space at his enormous gaff, recording equipment , plays the main guitar and does vocals. He also has a very understanding wife. Kids all grown and have foxtrot oscared out of the house. It's a good place to be