SpondonBassed

Welcome Russ.

I especially like that headstock. It's got an organic look to it as if it grew there. The whole bass is impressive even at this stage.

Looking at the grain that you revealed in the floor of the neck pocket; I wonder if it might be prudent to bond some sort of reinforcing layer to the neck pocket. This would be like a shim except that it is bonded to the parent body to prevent microfractures from joining up and causing problems down the line. When you hear musicians talk about breaking in a new stringed instrument they sometimes speak of the wood grain "opening up". This is said to add to the instrument's characteristic tone and possibly to its individuality of tone. While I don't fully understand what goes on, I'd guess that vibrations in the wood (from the strings) act over time to resolve stresses within the wood by causing microfractures. I'd expect all wooden instruments to be subject to this phenomenon (if it exists) but some might be more prone to suffer damage from it. Then again, I may just be making it all up...

Welcome SP.

Welcome Jeff. I hope you enjoy your time over here.

Welcome Giffro.

Stunning metalflake. I love the frets.

I hear Alex James is highly interested, both as a bassist and as a cheese manufacturer.

Congrats! It's lovely.

That video was a real teat.

Tell him. It's spelt "M W U A H" not "M O O".

Welcome Ian. I hope you like your SR605 as much as I like mine.

Well done.

Is this keeping the headstock?

Welcome Yakman.

We used to enjoy the Stop Making Sense film at the Ambassador cinema in Dublin as if it were a live gig. EVERYONE was up out of their seats before the end of the first number.

Maybe using a small duck to test the cab would help. There is however a popular notion that a duck's quack does not have an echo.

To err is human but to forgive is bovine.

Can I do the milking please?

Welcome Bthebassman.

Welcome Ariba.

Welcome Chris.

Welcome RFF.

Welcome P.

Welcome Cy.