Twigman

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1337348335' post='1658618'] How do you choose new songs for the set? [/quote] We write them

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1337186268' post='1656890'] Thirdly, I agree with the principle of charging more tax the more miles you drive. [/quote] Fuel tax effectively does that already.

black boxes - never gonna happen

I don't. I don't read music. I play by ear and learn it.

I have never understood the attraction of relics or roadworn - the artificially worn basses look just that:[i] artificially[/i] worn. I have a 30odd year old bass that's played loads of gigs and been bashed around a fair bit and it doesn't come close to looking as shagged out as some of the new roadworn/relics....

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1337015470' post='1654066'] Acetone won't dissolve metal. Any anything that would dissolve metal will dissolve most metals faster than it would chrome, so either it eats the whoel bridge, or none of it. It cites a source for it that talks about using bleach to dechrome plastic. [/quote] yeah I spoteed that later..... Gonna find a local plater and take it along and see what they say

Think I might get a quote from these guys.....to strip the chrome then nickel plate http://www.ashfordchroming.com/dechroming will report back...

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1337013011' post='1653991'] It will probably work if it's chrome-effect paint like you'd get on plastic. But not on proper electroplating [/quote] Hmmm i suspect it's proper plating..... Could I nickel plate over the chrome plate?

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1337012545' post='1653976'] So I probably haven't been very helpful, sorry! But having thought about it I am also sceptical that an organic solvent like acetone would dissolve chrome (or nickel) plating. In fact I'm pretty sure I've used acetone to clean hardware before without dissolving anything other than the grease I wanted to get rid of. [/quote] So I shouldn't be believing this?: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7614546_remove-chrome-nickel-plating.html

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1337011664' post='1653960']Maybe easier just to trade with someone who has a nickel version? [/quote] I contacted the manufacturer. They have never made a nickel version.

The hardware I want to do this to is aluminium to start with. I thought the chrome plating went straight on the aluminium.

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1337010721' post='1653937'] It's not something I've done, but shouldn't muriatic acid strip the chrome and leave the nickel plate that's already on there? [/quote] Is there nickel under the chrome?

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1337010598' post='1653934'] Is removing chrome plate really as easy as you suggest? [/quote] So Google tells me!!!

Plenty of bits are available with chrome plating. On my latest build I would prefer nickel plating. I want to use a Hipshot 3 string retainer on the headstock across the A D & G strings: and I have already got a Babicz full contact bridge: but they are both chrome plated. I was thinking that if I took the bridge to bits and bathed everything in 100% acetone for a few days to strip the chrome plating that I could then electroplate all the bits with nickel using something like this: [url="http://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/Bright-Nickel-Plating-Kit.php"]http://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/Bright-Nickel-Plating-Kit.php[/url] I know it's a pricey way to go about it but if it was to work it would make all the difference.... Has anyone here tried home electroplating? What kind of results have you had? Is it harder than I think? Should I even think about doing it? Am I going to ruin all my bits? Thoughts?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1336781344' post='1651164'] I think the one on the left is actually an original from 1962, like actually from 1962 [/quote] I know and it looks like it has a 4ply. As does my 1984 JV62RI My point is JVs were supposed to be authentic reissues. How were they ever made with 3ply plates? That is such an obvious error.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1336764179' post='1650842'] , I can't see any reference in the ad to it being a 3 or 4 though? [/quote] You can see from the picture

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1336780277' post='1651145'] Trust me, all of what you said is not true, you have been misinformed. Original Fenders ('59-'65) did not have a brown tort guard. They had a nitrate tort guard, more red, often referred to as pepperoni. [/quote] It surprises me that the original Fenders were red rather than brown - every one I've ever seen is brown rather than red (unless it's been replaced). I am 100% sure the 62 was 4 ply though. It is on every reissue Fender (as opposed to Squier - I am well aware of the CV having 3ply) have ever made and I am surprised that the Squier JV 62s ever came with a 3ply as that is such a basic error. Mine was definitely manufactured with a 4ply plate. The one in your pic in the left looks 4ply to me I can see a black line splitting the white. - or am I seeing things?

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1336764179' post='1650842'] I don't know what model you have, but the original guards are what they call red tort, if yours is the brown tort, then to my knowledge (Pretty good on JV's), its not original. If you have a later version though, it may be, I dont know much about the later models. [/quote] I have a Fiesta Red 62 JV serial JV80694 which I have owned from new. It is 100% original. it has a brown tort 4ply plate. The original 62 Fenders did too. The Japanese tried to make the 62JV as authentic a reissue as possible and my understanding is that all the 62 JVs had brown 4ply plates. The 62s are the ones with the rosewood boards - the 57s have maple boards.

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A couple of demos I cobbled together at home - they've yet to get the full band treatment..... [b] [size=3]"In Ruins" [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/109539884"]http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/109539884[/url] - Vocals and some of the guitar by Garce (the band's singer) everything else by me or my computer [/size][/b] [b] [size=3]"Cranes" [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/108716769"]http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/108716769 [/url]- Instrumental all by me and my computer[/size][/b] Not the greatest bass playing/recording in the world but what do you guys reckon?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1336741767' post='1650293'] That one does have the Fender logo though, which are supposedly rarer than yours with the Squier logo. See one (or a pair) for sale here for £1200 also: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/174713-feeler-pair-of-1st-series-jv-basses-pj-rare/page__hl__jv%20jazz%20precision"]http://basschat.co.u...azz%20precision[/url] [/quote] True but does that really make it double+ (??guessing??) the price (particularly with non-original scratchplate) ???

If that JV sells for that I shall eat my pants. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-SQUIER-EARLY-JV-SERIES-82-PRECISION-EARLY-H-STCK-LOGO-100-ORIGINAL-CASED-/251057190730?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a742cb74a"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a742cb74a[/url] Edit: and the scratchplate does not look original to me - it's too red and only 3 ply Mine is browner and 4 ply and i know mines original coz[i] I bought it new.[/i]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1336678408' post='1649483'] Now, if he was saying 'I find that some Musicman basses have really loud E and A strings and quiet/flat D and G stings' then I'd be agreeing. [/quote] Same would be true of Fenders IMHE

Fender Original (62RI) does do the trick

[quote name='jackhammer' timestamp='1336564238' post='1647500'] Kinda reminds me of a shop in Watford, a few years ago they used to have the walls filled with some pretty decent guitars and basses. Now they have one bass and about 10 guitars, all of which are pretty damn awful, apart from one ibanez, which is way overpriced. shame really, my lunch breaks used to be awesome in that place, so busy, now it's dead, I went for the first time to buy strings and found out that infact, that's pretty much all they sell.. [/quote] Hooters?