SpondonBassed

Welcome Sam.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1507485718' post='3385804'] Thanks SB. I've never seen those heli coil inserts before. They look fantastic, a really elegant solution. A quick google search shows amazon sells an M5 kit for £13 including a tap, drill bit etc etc: [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-127589-Thread-Repair-Helicoil/dp/B001C7QYB4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507484881&sr=8-2&keywords=helicoil+kit"]https://www.amazon.c...ds=helicoil+kit[/url] I think I would still want to have the tap in a drill press so that it was at 90 degrees to the wood. I may well give it a try at some point. Another possible solution has occured to me. The inserts I've been using are hex-driven. So one method I tried in the past was to put a short piece of hex rod into my drill press then drive the insert into the neck using that. The problem I found was that the M5 threaded inserts (which I buy from here [url="http://www.theinsertcompany.com/index.php"]http://www.theinsert...y.com/index.php[/url] ) are supposedly sized for an M5 allen key. However either the hex hole in the insert isn't exactly 5mm or the hex rod I had wasn't accurately 5mm, but there was so much slop that the insert wasn't being driven in at 90 degrees. It occurs to me though that maybe buying 4.5mm hex rod (or alternatively a 4.5mm allen key then cutting off the short side) then sanding it down so that it was a tight fit in the insert would also work. Again, I'll give it a go at some point. [/quote] I hope I haven't misled you into thinking that the links I provided are for helicoils. They aren't. They are for solid inserts. The link you posted is suitable for wood as well. This link shows the helicoil a bit better; [url="http://www.toolsinstock.com/search?q=helicoil+birmingham"]http://www.toolsinst...coil+birmingham[/url] I shouldn't have mentioned them in retrospect as they really only work for metal parts. It was the question of how they are driven into the parent component that made me think of them. If you look closely at the third photo down you can see where there is a notch in the wire insert to allow the tang to be broken off.

I can only think of heli-coil inserts used in light engineering. They have an internal tang that provides the drive when installing the insert. The tang is then snapped off with a reverse twist of the installation tool. It is sometimes called a wire insert as it is fabricated from wire that has the inside and outside thread forms in cross section. Probably not suitable for wood. They used to be used for things like engine exhaust manifold studs where they've pulled the old thread out from the head. This might help; [url="http://www.lawsonproducts.com/images/DV_WebLarge_P_635_LD2.jpg"]https://www.lawsonpro...e_P_635_LD2.jpg[/url] [url="https://www.lawsonproducts.com/lawson/Wood-Thread-Insert/96747.lp"]https://www.lawsonpr...Insert/96747.lp[/url]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1507303970' post='3384670'] Not exactly family friendly all gathered around a laptop either is it? [/quote] No. In fairness however, today's laptops have colour, HD, surround sound and are bigger than the screens that folk watched the coronation on. https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10463593&itemw=4&itemf=0001&itemstep=1&itemx=27

I use my computer as a computer and my TV as a TV. Sorry.

Thanks. According to my EPG on Freesat, he's on tomorrow at nine on BBC4 instead. The making of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Damn the Torpedoes follows at ten. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2017/10/06"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...ules/2017/10/06[/url]

I bought one of these new a couple of years ago. https://www.thomann.de/gb/ashdown_toneman_c115_evo_iii.htm I love the sound but I haven't used it in anger yet as I am more of a home enthusiast. The few times I've played out of the house I've been able to use the equipment supplied. Even so, I fitted a pair of side handles to make it easier to move about the house. It helped enormously when I took it to the EM BB4 earlier this year. The single stretchy handle is not really enough to get a secure grip. I use a TE 1818 as an extension cab. Appearance is not an issue but I think it looks fine with the fifteen combo sat on the eighteen cab. They're a very heavy pair though. One day I might get as far as half way on the master volume...

Welcome Chris.

Welcome Scott.

Welcome Riccardo.

Welcome Graham.

Welcome Ian. Good of you to say hello.

Welcome Matt. I'm glad to hear that you'll keep at least one bass.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1506351011' post='3378115'] btw, Verbal Warning have a proper gig at the White Horse, Derby on 15th October 5ish start [/quote] Cheers Paul. Funnily enough I already had that pencilled in on my calendar from a previous conversation.

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1506153751' post='3376728'] A slappy is a pie butty in wiganese. [/quote] Is that the same as a pie sandwich? I thought I had invented the cake pie until I heard it was a thing already. I went on to come up with the intellectual property known as deep fried cake pie but I now want to put that in a sandwich and patent it. You don't mind do you?

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1506339193' post='3377990'] sorry can't make that one, Verbal Warning have got an acoustic ?????????????? gig at Foremans in Nottingham, not sure how that's going to work out [/quote] I had to do a double take. You [i]did[/i] say Verbal Warning and acoustic in the same sentence didn't you? Don't worry. It will be great to see you any time you can make it.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1506328958' post='3377841'] I recall Vince calling in at the old Sun afternoon jams in Beeston a couple of times. In fact he played immediately before I got up with another bunch of players one week so I suppose I can say he was my support act The Spondon thing sounds interesting, might try and get over one month if I can. Always easier squeezing in a couple of hours on a wet Sunday afternoon than making it out on weekday evenings. If Paul, Neil and Ray make it we can have a Basschat venting session! [/quote] I'm fifty five now so venting is not a recommended practice for me in general but I agree in principle. The next jam is 3 to 7pm, Sunday 22nd October 2017.

Welcome Cos. There's no need to apologise for lurking but it is nice of you to join in. It's good to be able to do both finger style and plectrum. I'd love to do the hybrid thing sometimes though. I may work up to that. I'd suggest some finger exercises with a metronome or drum machine. If you do three frets going from string to string and repeat up, down and sideways you will learn how to keep the [i]one-two-one-two-one-two[/i] on your picking hand independent of your fretting hand so that it doesn't matter what your fret hand does. If you can feel comfortable with that you can introduce your thumb or another finger and build up from that.

Welcome Amy. There is a love for short scale basses here; http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242658-show-off-your-short-scales/page__view__findpost__p__3358513__hl__shorty__fromsearch__1 It might help in your search.

That inlay is lovely. How did you line your countersinks on the cover plate and the plate itself?

Nicely nibbled that man! I know how tempting it is to rip through the roughing out and make a slip-up. Even your rough work is tidy. What I am taking away from this is the notion that the router is more of a finishing tool than I used to think. I'd be inclined to use it to remove larger amounts than I should so you are a good example to keep in mind for getting the best from my router. Chisels are still useful in these circumstances. Personally, I enjoy a bit of a whittle with a regularly sharpened chisel. I'm no good at it but it makes me feel more connected to the work. That's a very nice bridge despite the vermicelli. Individual piezo for each saddle by the look of it. Does the preamp treat them as individual signals or are they summed before the tone is shaped?

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1506019617' post='3375987'] Finally I'm going to get a 5 string after years of 4-stringedness! For any players who have made the change, any advice on how to get the most from the extra string? I want to think of it as a new instrument in a way and not just 'a 4 string with an extra low string tagged on' - any hints or tips to make the most of the new opportunities? [/quote] Instead of playing the open E, try to get used to playing it on the B string at the fifth fret. Everything else should follow in due course and you'll find new neck positions for stuff you already know. You can cut down on your neck travel when you're used to it.

[quote name='tony_m' timestamp='1506001935' post='3375794'] I'll take that as my epitaph... [/quote] Oh. You play the epitaph as well?

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1505975775' post='3375531'] The general consensus is that it's better to be the worst in a good band than the best in a rubbish band. Like a few have already said, it's great to work with people who have more skills than you, as they push you to improve & reach their standard, rather than trying to drag other people up to your standard. As much as I hate to admit it, Coldplay are actually good musicians who decided to peddle their bland blend of self indulgent music on society. Someone has to do it I suppose... As for watching an episode of Car Pool Karoake with Chris Martin & James Corden, a) I'd rather watch paint dry and if ever there was an episode where you really wanted to watch a car crash, because they were too busy being egotistical bell-ends, it would be that one. [/quote] It was worth putting the Cordenite warning in then. Good. I didn't watch the clip myself after about fifteen seconds or so.

[quote name='Si600' timestamp='1505983574' post='3375590'] Why are you using a piezo bridge as well as magnetic pickups, is the sound noticeably different when playing? [/quote] One of the advantages of piezo is that you can use non ferrous strings and still make noise.