Richard R

Just read this. Congratulations on polishing all the grain texture out, it looks excellent. But is there a pic of the finished version with cream pickups, and you in a rolled-sleeve baby blue jacket?

Always puts a smile on my face. Though more of a grimace at the moment as the bass line I am trying to learn is fiddly. As in, it's almost the same as the fiddle part would be if we had one!

What make is that? Ah - it's the same people that make the backdrop stand, in the link you posted earlier.

I would like a magic wand to be able to follow/predict/ recognise chord progressions. Which I am crap at as I always use chord charts. Given that, or chord charts in advance, I would give it a go and see what happens. Without that, walk away and not screw up the artist's set.

How did I forget those two examples?

I can't put both a Like and Sad TLRT on a post.

Roy Wood leaving ELO. He took half the band with him and formed Wizzard, expecting ELO to maybe make an album or two then fold. Jeff Lynne never looked back!

Hi all, I have a V-bass synth and GK-2B split pickup on the way from ebay. I'm assuming it won't come with the spacers, foam pads or double sided tape to fit the pickup. What is the recommended double sided tape that won't trash the finish on a bass? Is the adhesive- free "nano" tape OK? Thanks as ever, Rich

Of course not! That's another problem to solve. (Anything to avoid practicing)

The truss rod does move with a torx head rammed into it, I'll give it a go to see if I can get it to intonate and play about over the summer, but the board is coming off for a proper job. Before I start a new thread to recount my equivalent misadventures with sharp implements, two questions, probably for @Andyjr1515. How many clamps are realistically needed to clamp a bass neck? Is ToneTech the recommended source of truss rods? Cheers, Rich

I'm out. Free on the recycling thread from the most gracious @jonsparrow91. The truss rod nut is very badly mangled, but otherwise in good nick. I have an autumn project in mind and wanted a donor 5 string, so this is it. I will see if I can get some adjustment using a torx key, enough to string it B-G and play it, but the project will need a functional truss rod so I have added "remove fretboard and replace truss rod" to the list. Of course it's not economically viable, but it will be interesting.

Do cellists suffer from Classical GAS?

Welcome aboard! Hope to see you at a Midlands Bass Bash next year. Keep an eye on the events forum.

Welcome aboard!

Could you progress to being a seasoned amateur?

Strings have definitely gone up!

I will try that first, I just have a gut feeling that it's knackered. I'll find out on Saturday.

I suspect that the real world cost of living is having an impact on us all. ☹️ Or to put it another way: GAS PRICE HIKES HIT GAS! "We can barely afford the bass-ics" say UK forum members. "It was buy food or a Fodera, but fortunately I found a can of tuna under the stairs" (more on p34)

I do hope you eventually finish it. I'm picking up an HB 5 string with a mashed truss rod nut at the weekend, courtesy of the Recycling thread here. I checked with HB and the nut is welded onto the rod and can't be replaced, so the fretboard will have to come off and a replacement put in. It's a project for the autumn when the nights draw in and I don't have to water the vegetable patch every evening. And I have saved up to buy the required clamps for gluing it back on again. Seriously, a dozen more clamps could cost more than a new bass.😁

Holy Thread Revival @stewblack!! What was the final outcome of all this? I am shortly to embark on a similar exercise to replace the truss rod on a cheap bass and I remembered this from lockdown. I have just re-read the entire thread - but I now I need to know the ending or I won't sleep properly!

Welcome aboard! I've heard lots of good reviews of the band, but never quite got to see you live. I shall have to make more effort.

Welcome aboard. Sorry I missed your post the first time. How's the practice going? I started a few years ago and was dire for months, bad for a while and am now tolerable. But enjoy myself and keep up with the band most of the time 😁

I am thankfully not stuck in 1967. Those terylene nappies were not comfortable!