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PaulThePlug

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  1. looks like a nice clean 'n fix upper if the price was right. Fine wet n dry and 0000 wire wool for the neck, do you think a light slurry might help smooth the grain? and a light Danish Oil or Waxing. As for the body? Blue Car T Cut type stuff, more as a cleaner! and then as is? Toothpaste is a mild abrasive, maybw a light going over on the headstock. Looks nice n thin, could quite fancy one of them, acoustic bridge gives it a simple look rather than going large with a stop tail or 3 point. Flats?
  2. On budget open style tuners... I slacken the peg screw a little, dab of coppa slip (which is slightly abrasive) on the worms, and give the tuners a good few turns to remove platting flashing and help the gear to worm meshing... then clean off, re tighten the peg screw and apply a dab of vaseline... tuners feel way smoother then... That and a clean and pencil lead of the nut improves tuning feel and often stability for nothing! Worth a go before reaching for the credit card, same goes for the bridge, with new A2 Stainless Steel 'Dog Point' Saddle screws for £2 from Spaldings via the bay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOG-POINT-A2-STAINLESS-STEEL-METRIC-SOCKET-ALLEN-GRUB-SCREWS-M3-M4-M5-M6-/293221192240?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
  3. Order a gig bag, and the muppets4music dont even use it for extra protecting for the guitar inside the box!
  4. 7mm is an odd size... as in most things would use 6mm, 8mm or 10mm... 7mm for the self tappers on the back of washing machines etc. You might get a cheapy 1/4" drive 'Rolson' set with sockets and screwdriver bits and a screwdriver handle... Poundland, Wilko etc...
  5. 7mm nut driver? Have you got a mini socket set? https://www.talkbass.com/threads/90-japanese-jackson-truss-rod-tool.1415741/?amp=1565205339
  6. The Sunburst looks more Brownburst or Tobaccoburst... and all the better for it without the yellow n red. Some similar JB Blah Blah...
  7. GAS Lighting.... been a 'thing' for years! even predates the Precision Bass Gass! - and who has never set fire to their own farts as a kid?
  8. Projector LED types seem popular are quite compact and robust... prolly have a versatile built in 'sound to light' or timed change effects... Rather than the old Par 48s and gels...
  9. Couple of UV Tubes and a Strobe!
  10. Sometimes ya need both... Foam to hold the pup inside the cover... Springs for a firmer feel and adjust...
  11. I saw Ozric Tentacles Electronic... Synth and Guitar... Good time, but what was missing? Real bass interplay... Program a drum track if really need be, but don't sack off real bass
  12. The white line in the black block? Can make it out in pics 1, 3 and 6... looks a little like a light reflection... Like the Natural 'n Blocks...
  13. 10 Seconds of Forever - Hawkwind @baldwinbassbeat me...
  14. Loves my HB850 Acoustic Bass with Flats... makes me relax... £120ish... must be down to pence per hour now, thats cheap therapy!
  15. "HELLO LATVIA!....I can't Hear You!... Rock 'n Roll..." Basschat is more Hi-de-Hi... Welcome... Oh, we shall need some Pics of those basses mind, just to make sure ya not an undercover drummer or summit... It's like showing ya passport!
  16. ah yes... well, we will let that in as well then... as it asked nicely...
  17. Isn't the body silhoeuette the same, Slab v Contour... either shape head stock allowed
  18. Elephant Bush Typicaly 18mm hole... Fishy Tales Sleeve Typicaly 13mm... Ain't this thing sorted yet... Pics?
  19. Body Shape 'n Split Coil... anything else is P Bass+
  20. Google 'Half Round Wire'... Something like Stainless Steel... maybe 2mm... stuck with thin double sided... measuring up shouldnt be too bad... might only need to do say 12 to get the idea... then intonation wont be much ofcan issue, You might need to shim the nut slots a little ...
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