Beedster

Loads of pros, no cons, and some of the best slap ever played is on flats, which are also highly bendable 👍

Nice work @Jean-Luc Pickguard

Don’t you dare not go 😡

It will have a Fender-esque look, I have template and pencil……

I’m about to start a project copying a very specific bass and need to modify the headstock. Jigsaw, spindle sander, something else…..?

Ebanol feels a little colder and less organic to me, ebony and maple less so, rosewood least of all. Ebony is in my opinion the preferable board with rounds and maple with flats, rosewood can be a little tame sounding and I've always felt stifles the string vibration a little

What an odd thread?

The moment there's even a slight deviation from "I will send you the funds by recognised method and either collect the gear or ask you to arrange a courier" I'm out, I've simply had too many bad experiences now. I won't even take cash anymore unless it's from a buyer I know/trust

I think different people have different experiences of wokeness, I certainly don't recognise that account, so perhaps our experiences differ mate 👍

Yep that was very good also, I’d have rushed out to buy a Handbox were it not for the fact that, like the SH performance, I suspect it’s less in the amp/preamp and more in the technique 👍

That tone is beautiful as is the playing 👍

I'm wondering if a thread titled "Learning by my mistakes" might be of interest to our readers?

If there are two things that I aim to keep as distant from each other as is humanly possible it's my double bass and drills

I'm confused........

Yep, likewise, it's on my 'wish I could play this line with the same feel as the original' playlist (as of course are Rhythm Stick and What a Waste)

The hours I've spent getting the string wrapped around the peg correctly to avoid that doesn't bare thinking about, installing DB strings really is one of my least favourite tasks

Thanks @BigRedX, much appreciated. The outside World is indeed on the other side of those wooden walls, hence the question. To be honest the main challenge at present is the cost (and potential loss of space) of getting the necessary mass of material in there (I'm looking at over £5k in materials for walls and roof, I still have the costs of electrics, floor and doors to worry about over and above that! We're a little isolated so noise getting out isn't a major issue for neighbours but noise getting in is - no joke I had to edit out a rather persistent cow a few weeks back, and the occasional farm machinery, police sirens and aircraft tend to get in. Luckily I have a decent vocal both that can also accommodate double bass or a small drum kit which makes life easier, and I have a decent set of acoustic curtains that will go over the mirrors and doors when necessary. Re ventilation, it's a very big space and I'm going to look at this as things go. The building only get's direct sunlight early in the day and for the rest is protect by trees, so thankfully stays quite cool, although that of course will change once the RW3 goes in I'm sure. Als I'm not too worried about acoustics in the room, those will tend to be sorted with some moveable acoustic panels/dividers, carpets etc. So, my hope is that, as you suggest the combination of RW3 and acoustic boards will do the job but if anyone has any cheaper ideas I'd love to hear them as well? As one of the builders said, you should have done this three years ago when everything was half the price!

I was reading about NWR the other day and it transpires that he played bass on a few of my favourite Clash tracks.* We live and learn As well as Jona Lewie's 'You'll Always Find Me In the Kitchen at Parties' apparently.......

Strip it, some decent black oil and some good wax, it'll look black but you'll still see and feel the grain