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Apologies for the lack of progress, a bug laid me out for three days and then I forgot to take pics of what I have done. The blank glued up very nicely and I have done the basic cut. It wasn’t as simple as it could have been as most of my serious tools are aimed squarely at cutting metal. The bandsaw worked well, if slowly but couldn’t handle the tight corners and I had to a lot of cuts to get into some of the areas without it fouling. It is presently 8mm thicker than my desired thickness. I don’t have a planer/ thicknesser but do have a decent milling machine. I have a nice multi cutter head that can do 80mm wide cuts. I did a test run on some offcuts and it gives a nice finish but that is some risk of breakout at the edges, but I will take that risk. I have also done a first cut on a jig for the neck pocket. I have a question for the experienced folk on here- what sort of fit should I look for? At present it is a gentle push fit, I.e it won’t slide in loosely but slots in nicely with a gentle push. I think this is what I should have but would be grateful for any advice on that aspect. The bridge still hasn’t arrived so until I get that I can’t cut the neck pocket anyway as I want to check heights first.

In my target shooting days we always used photographic film for shims, it’s cheap, very very consistent thickness wise, waterproof and stable over a long time period, especially if changes of humidity are a possibility. I have a small stock of old plates from my PhD which I have saved for future shimming purposes.

Maybe, but it does help to have something memorable and that sounds good. I love an Irish band called The Touts, it makes them very hard to find for all sorts of things and I can’t even search for them at work as for some reason tout is a banned term. And if cannibal corpse had been a boy band aimed at 12 year old girls I fear they may have struggled a bit. Like it or not people make assumptions based on the name which makes it important. i don't think there is any formula beyond keeping it shortish, you just have to keep at it. It took us ages and the name we finished with was almost a ‘no one hates it’ solution but it’s short and works well I think.

Inspired by a small column in bass guitar magazine, what would people’s best set up be for £500, £1000, £1500, £2000, £3000 be? To include bass, amp/cab/combo and any pedals. Assuming all bought new as second prices are all over the place.

U2s earlier stuff like Sunday Bloody Sunday and Gloria were great songs in my opinion. Then they did what you need to do be big -don’t rock the boat, put out stuff that is in the most part what people expect you to make. The sort of stuff that doesn’t cause granny to spit out her false teeth but will have most people humming along if it comes on the radio. Coldplay’s success on the other hand defies any sense or logic I can come up with. Utterly bland songs played in a truly miserable way but sell millions, go figure as the Americans would say.

Stupid cheap, I saw a five string go for £600second hand a couple of weeks back and thought that was a great deal.

Wow it has, that was quick.

Am I going mad or are there four there?

If weight reduction is the only reason I wouldn’t bother, most of the weight comes from the incredibly well made cases, you may save a bit but probably not that noticeable. You would risk losing the TE sound, and if you lose that then why not just use a lightweight enclosure anyway?

We put curry on the table in our bimonthly curry outing, next Wednesday we will be at The Delhi Divan for their fantastic three courses for £9.99 deal.

I have one as my backup, fine for a medium sized room so fine for majority of pubs, would be ok in a large room if you don’t play too loud.

Bob?

Yup, it’s more of a duck egg blue

I am the organiser in the band, whether it’s rehearsals or gaffer tape I am the one that sorts it. My bag of everything is part of our band folklore now, whether is a 9v battery, spare lead, cable tie or whatever, the chances are I will have one. I don’t mind as I can’t bear not being prepared atbthe best of times.

It’s a beauty, I have been on the hunt for one for a while, but no luck on a 4 string so far.

Never broken one but the E would be the killer. I always take a spare bass ‘just in case’ , in case of what I am not sure.

Pearl Jam Ten, sex pistols never mind the bollocks and The Cure Wish, loads of others come close but I always go back to those three over and over again..

Out of my price range sadly, but not surprised as having poked around the website they look truly superb. Nice to see a UK maker trying something new as well. Good luck with the project.

They are gorgeous! What sort of money are they?

Yup, I would have liked one big one to get some pressure in the middle but I think it will be ok as it is

Got to be the Sex pistols, it must have been a hell of a ride for a couple of years.

Cut and glued the plank today, it’s presently sat at work clamped up within an inch of its life. I have a pic on my phone I will stick up later. I also set up the bandsaw so I will be in work early next Monday and start getting it cut to shape.

I finally managed to get to the wood yard. Sadly the range was wide in terms of type but very narrow in suitable sizes, so narrow in fact it was down to two. A European redwood, unfortunately with a severe warp that ruled it out and a piece of Sepele a poor man’s Mahogany. So much for the super light option. It was cheap so I took a punt. It will have to be cut in two and glued but I have just noticed there is a crack I didn’t spot which is a pain. It’s glueable though so wouldn’t be an issue.