SpondonBassed

Welcome Billy. Good to see someone hit the ground running, so to speak. It's a great question for a topic all of its own in the General Discussion part of the forum where more people will see it.

I especially like your metalwork Saved. The instrument as a whole looks great! I'd love to see a clip of it on YT or similar.

I can't advise you as to pickguard vs no pickguard nor cuff vs no cuff because I don't have an eye for these. It is good to see a build go together well though and that's what I really like. I am especially tickled by the notion of the 3D printed part coming into the mix. Well done to both members involved!

I had one of those last year. I didn't ask him to teach me, he just sort of took it upon himself to change everything about the way I played. I'd only asked to go around to his gaff to record his set for me to practice with at home so that I'd have a start on accompanying him on an Open Mic night or two. It turned into lessons and I never got my recording in the end. Both of us were therefore wasting our time. Thankfully he bailed and I didn't have to blow him out as a result. He meant well but had some very rigid ideas. I feel you.

They look like a better idea than the plain fingertip extensions. How are you getting on with them?

Some teachers try to mould you into their image of what is good and proper in a given subject. Others listen to what you say and then work with what they have in front of them. It sounds like you got the former when you needed the latter. Hard luck. Keep trying though. There are lots of good teachers who don't automatically make you feel like you are back in short trousers again.

There is a pleasing asymmetry to it whilst maintaining the strings in line as you say. The photo angle above captures it from an angle that shows off the parallel mounting of the E, A, G and B string tuners

It's good work but I suppose it can be seasonal. I'm a hobby bassist only. It's been keeping me out of trouble since I came back to it. I'd had thirty years break after I quit the band in my early twenties. It's great when I get an opportunity to play ensemble but I am not looking to gig regularly. Good to hear you got your music. I enjoyed the film version of LSoH. Break legs as they say.

Welcome Sam.

I think we're all with you on that Andy. Take a deep breath... and relax. You've made some superlative instruments to date. I really LOVE your headstock. The tuner alignment is what's caught my eye. I haven't seen that anywhere else. Is it original? It's bl**dy good!

I know what to call it now: If you had a barrow, you'd never set it down lad. Heeheehee. I don't mean that in a bad way, relax. It's admirable to see someone who has the tools and the time to experiment in this way.

Me too. (If it's the one I think it is)

Has anyone else got a dentist like this? Welcome to the forum Mikey. Are you a pit bassist then?

The Beano has changed since I last read it.

Slapping? I thought that was the sound of udders and teats flapping about. I'll go and have another listen. Thanks for putting me right.

That's something worth remembering. I'd hate to have an accident with a genuine classic bass sometime down the line.

Why do you consider it a bad habit?

I have seen lots worse. I appreciate your eye for detail however. It looks like you got a good result. I bet I'm not the only one thinking it's a shame to cover up that grain with solid colour. (Bites tongue). Looking forward to seeing it finished. It'll look good solid colour or otherwise.

Hefty bullocks!

I liked that a lot. Thank you.

If you end up keeping the neck, you have the option of going ahead with the wrong neck and the intention of replacing it down the line. It's hateful for a project to be held up in this way. My sympathy.

That's all I have on my Vantage fretless - the dots are where frets would have been. There are no markers on the face of the fingerboard nor any lines. The side dots don't make me sound like I can handle a fretless, you understand, but they are all you need if, like me, you haven't got your ear in well enough to intonate well without visual cues.

By its very nature, you would not be able to see the bass, only the hardware.

It's fragile stuff too.

I'd style it out and say that I've perfected the art of creating a rapid relic. My tongue was firmly in my cheek when I mentioned Vantablack. It's amazing stuff though. There are some examples of cars in matt black that look interesting. I have no idea how easy or difficult it is to maintain that finish. If you want to maintain an as new appearance it might be wiser to go with a satin finish.