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Do it!!!! Togetehr we have never made a bad decision and I wear a mask cutting mdf

https://www.workshopheaven.com/hand-tools/saws.html this website is dangerous. I am no expert and a happy hacker, but I have an Irwin as Tony describes, but I have decided to give pull saws my attention and see how they work for me - one thing they don’t do is MDF so I need a western saw which works on the push

Aye they look great. Been geeking out on wood working and some of the Japanese practices make a whole heap of sense. Slight aside but got myself some Japanese pull saws - I am going to try to shape my next body mainly with these before rounding off in the absence of a bandsaw.

Have any of you guys ever used Japanese planes? benefits or pitfalls vs western ones?

4 string BEAD 35” personalised

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So - I dunno if this plays a part - hardwoods are more porous on a cellular level because of the water and nutrient transportation systems and take longer to grow, they are also more dense compared to softwoods - does not mean hardwood is ‘harder’ May-haps this porous structure Allows the vibrations to travel as opposed to being absorbed

To be honest I don’t think anyone is entirely right or wrong on this. Wood, even after being felled being a cellular structure will change over time. Water content, cellular realignment, maturation etc. When you take an older bass with ‘mojo’ vs a new bass they will sound different and that is not just because of the electronics ageing it’s the whole structure, even if you swapped the pick ups, loom etc. either bass would still not sound like it’s counterpart, and that’s because the whole structure makes a difference. If it was purely the electronics a metal, plastic, graphite and wood bass would all sound the same if the components were moved across. If that is accepted (it may not be) then different structured wood would logically sound different - even within the same trunk log. Grapes from a vineyard do not all bring the same wine taste, to the closer to the road and bottom of the hill make a different wine to those at the top. The next point will inevitably be, how much difference, 80-90% of people don’t know/care - that’s irrelevant l, I can barely tell the difference between a red admiral and a cabbage white butterfly but it's there

If anyone did pop their hands up, PM me and I am pretty sure I can make you a bad ‘un

There is actually a semi serious point in this. I think we have to make it relevant for us as an individual, now we all know what works for us, not just aesthetically, but materials - for example maple, rosewood, ebony, graphite fingerboards etc. And the same with the bodies. Within the spectrum of what’s available we make a choice for us as to what sounds right

@Maude I take exception - my fat is carefully sculpted to be hard, resonant and add harmonics - it rarely farts out

Don’t mind a dent or two! Its not going to disintegrate, same with Cedar, they build ships with it, cant be too bad

Are we talking me or a company? Me I have done both, solid and gluing, and I suppose the true test is once it’s built. If I didn’t like it at any stage I would not use it but find another use like maybe a swimming pool rout and test pick up placement, or practice something - no wastage

First thing about ‘Tonewood’ is more I think about resonance. If the wood is dead, it doesn’t matter what it’s made of it will sound rubbish. I firmly believe there will be a difference, and even amongst the same species.

I would love to get all kinds of old wood and make some guitars up-just like this chap - I need to try to see the full film

Agreed on the above - just depends on the source, I have gotten lucky on eBay a couple times, sometimes people start projects and sell off as they run out of time - best deal I found was some guy who felled an ash on his property and sold bits off reasonably at about the right thickness

Poplar as said above is a good choice. Ash - can be heavy, but depends on the piece, depends on how much contouring and routing for cavities you will do for weight get reduction. Swamp ash - if you can get it will be good and has a more interesting grain. Paulownia (empress) - eco friendly, lighweight, punchy sound. Pine - under used tonewood but will do the job. Basswood - again will get the job done. White or Black Limba you can find Male good basses To save some pennnies nowt wrong with getting 2 blocks and gluing them together then carving. Shop around, there some very decent prices

It does sound a bit off - but can depend on which Taper of pots were used etc. linear/vintage/modern. Some have a more useable range across the entire dial, others right at the end. I have to be siding on the fact of being an unhappy customer at this point I am afraid and would be looking for something or everything in return

If you like your amps - consider changing your cabs - that may be all you need. Personally I loved my Hartke LH1000

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Get proper ACS custom moulds with whatever Attenuation you want - at Least 15dB - and of your are singing this is good, maybe up to 20 if you are parked next to a loud drummer, About 17 should be fine. You only have 1 set of ears. So far as the amp goes, we can all throw a hundred suggestions at you, but draw up the list of wants and then trawl through the big makers out there and see what fits the bill. Once you have them, look at some maybe not on the normal big list, it’s far easier for folk on here to advise once you have a short list, other wise it gets unwieldy. Defo protect your ears, the cheap amazon ones will dampen all the sound and dynamics and not let you hear the mix

Match the power output to your cab Decide whether you want purely a clean tone or an amp with some form of drive circuit. Do you want one you can silent practice with a headphone out How do you want the DI to work Do you get Tone from pedals and need it amplified, or do you get it from the amp, or a combination. Whats your fave EQ, Fender tonestack, baxendall etc. How much EQ control do you want, especially selecting mid frequencies. How heavy and or big are you willing to go. What do your fave artists use. How important are the aesthetics Do you want to buy new or second hand This will automatically narrow it down

Yep done one the neck heel has to be shaved , but not the full depth almost made into a T Shape. the neck I had didn’t require me to deepen the neck pocket, but overlay a 34” scale neck and see how it fits in reference to the bridge - that will give you your answer