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If he's using proper technique, then he won't have any throad problems at all. I know guys who scream properly who have less throat problems than people who sing with bad technique. Si

So Jon received the neck earlier today, emailed me just now and said that he's got the old rod out, and after some fiddling (with the other rod I presume), should be able to get a new one into the neck! Fingers crossed Very glad to have potentially saved the wood, although not out of the woods yet Si

Well the fingerboard definitly hadn't popped off, and the neck had bow so I was doing the correct clockwise adjustment. I assume that if a neck/fingerboard joint is attached in a proper way, the truss will give up the ghost before the fingerboard comes off!? It is also worth noting that although I perhaps went too far, I kept turning (in small increments), because to me there was still a visible bow to the neck after each 'turn-&-settle'. Si

[quote name='mrcrow' post='672159' date='Dec 2 2009, 03:16 PM']how one gets into a truss rod after all the neck is built must be a real luthier job anyway[/quote] I think this is the part that determines if a neck is a write-off or not Because it's a bound neck, I'm not sure if steaming the fretboard off works in the same way, or even if it's still a valid technique....not being of any kind of Luthier stock. Si

I agree that if you're playing in a lot of different tunings, as Erisu seems to be, then a 5 string is going to help you with all the chopping and changing. For me, it was a lot easier to have a nice 4 string bass (what I prefer playing) in the one tuning that we use. Si

[quote name='erisu' post='671044' date='Dec 1 2009, 01:33 PM']Ouch! hope everything works out for you Si! I was thinking of changing between tunings in between songs with a Squier project bass I'm going to do from Drop C# to Drop D/Standard... I guess I should bring two basses to practises and gigs in future [/quote] Not necessarily mate The only reason why I had a bass (two actually) set up in Drop C (Standard - C, F, Bb, Eb) is because that is what my band plays in all the time, and rather than have horrible action and flobby strings, I used high tension strings to get an action akin to standard tuned basses. This of course meant that the neck was using a very different setup to a standard tuned/tension neck. If you're only dropping the bottom string to D and leaving the rest standard, or even bottom string to C#, and the rest to D tuning (so G, C, F). You'll probably be alright. The C# might start to sound a bit mucky and buzzy, but hey, it's the alternative to leaving a bass in a 'weird' tuning, depends how often you use it. [quote name='mrcrow' post='671104' date='Dec 1 2009, 02:20 PM']the rod is resisting/balancing compression by supplying tension..its a tie rod i takes a helluva lot of load to break a tie rod if it is sound and has not material defects also if its steel then it should go plastic and deform first...it is an elastic material...hookes law so i think the threaded parts have come away from their anchors...which i presume are also metal..steel and the thread flanks have sheared...stripped the thread when you get this out i would really be interested in the actual failure...the rod...its anchorages in steel or its anchorages in the wood.[/quote] This is all interesting stuff. I'll put it to Jon. Like I said, I don't feel I was 'Forcing' it, it was moving.....I wouldn't expect a rod to be loose moving round lol. I am of course ready to assume all responsibility though. Anyway, it's going to him today, so maybe by the end of the week or next week I'll have an expert opinion. Cheers Si

Bizarre Si

I think whoever said "Don't be a slave to modes" had it right, but I think that goes for all theory. Having said that, I completely agree with Jake's (and many others) viewpoint of having having facilities available to play whats in your head/heart. If you talk to a lot of big big theory guys (who are gigging), I bet you they say that they aren't thinking about ANY 'theory' while they're playing. They're feeling. BUT, they have spent a lot of time learning their theory, and it many of those cases, forgetting it also. A bit like driving a car, I'm not thinking about 'HOW' to drive, I just feel it out and do what is necessary for any given situation. I teach the few students I have the idea of modes (by that I mean I don't pressure them to remember the names and talk about 'Modal' playing etc) because I like the way that, if you teach them in a linear sense, they draw parts of the fingerboard together in the context of a specific key. From a beginners point of view, they're the first look into some interesting scale shapes, and how subtle deviations from natural Major & Minors shapes can have an impact on the music. When you then combine them with some basic Arpeggios etc, a beginner suddenly has a lot more understanding and hopefully confidence with moving around the fretboard and not being totally lost. I guess I fundamentally see them, from a teaching perspective, as an intervallic exercise more than anything else. It also introduced me to Phrygian Dominant, which I'm vaguely in love with Si

[quote name='ashevans09' post='670609' date='Nov 30 2009, 11:56 PM']What was the track in the OP called?[/quote] 'Everyday I Have The Blues' Tis from the Trio part of the DVD Si

To be fair........the finish is amazing! lol Si

At around £1,200 cheaper than that, I'd still be umm'ing and eerrr'ing. It's not as if it's been played to death, someone has literally planed the front off! Si

I think the patience is what I lacked in this particular situation! Compounded by the fact that the rod needed a little more work that the usual 'tweek' that a new set of strings might need. Si

Use the side of my palm when I thumb pick. Much cheaper lol Si

A Jazz pickup will add some more tonal options. But do you want that? Are you unhappy with the current tone of the bass?. Make sure that the people doing the routing really know what they're doing, try to see some other examples of their work. You'll need to specify where the pickup will be added, you don't want it too close to the bridge or it will sound weak. A setup is always worth doing, and really shouldn't cost you more than £40-50 + strings. Si

[quote name='mrcrow' post='670137' date='Nov 30 2009, 04:36 PM']best to slacken strings between times when setting bow you give the truss 2x the work it has to do its a static element...not a jack really bad luck though..jon'll fixit[/quote] Yeah, I did slacken strings between truss rod adjustment, but am probably guilty of taking them back to pitch too quickly! But your last sentence is very positive.....we like this lol Si

On a side note....Jon just sent me an email.......IN THE DAY......FROM A BLACKBERRY!!! haha! good stuff! Si

I'm not sure really Jack. I mean, there was a bow after removing the high tension strings, stands to reason. Bow + action too high = clockwise turns of the truss rod! I turned a quarter turn or there abouts, let it settle over a couple of hours, and again, but there didn't it didn't seem to make a difference. Seemingly I forced it a bit to much, and after another little turn, took to pitch, played and BOOM. Horrible sound! What I'm guilty of really is not seeking professional advice when the neck didn't seem to be doing what I wanted, rather than keep going Si

[quote name='steve' post='669651' date='Nov 29 2009, 11:58 PM']Tough break mate, I hope it works out for you. Didn't you have another trussrod incident a while ago?[/quote] I did, and it was on this same bass haha, it's cursed! Although that time it wasn't my shortcomings that caused the truss to break, it did that all on its own through a flaw. Even Ian from BC who built it, didn't spot it when it went in. Got it home from his house, and it was gone!. Si

I'm sending the neck back to Jon on Tuesday to see if anything can be done!. He thinks he might be able to sort something, but obviously needs to see it first. I really really hope it's realistically fixable. Like I said, I'm most angry at myself for the potential waste of wood! Collective basschat fingers crossed please lol Si

I love the whole show that this vid is from. The DVD is called "Into The Light", well worth the £8 or something from Amazon! Pino is a star!, if he doesn't give you Precision GAS, nothing will! Si

[url="http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=47"]http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=47[/url] Just in case you fancy another lol Si

Very nice! That red is still very very prominent isn't it. From what I gather, it's the first part of the 'burst' to fade!? So it's been kept out of the sun for all those years haha Si

Argh, what bass is that Yolanda is playing? Custom Shop? It's like my dream bass right there (aesthetic wise anyway)! And she's using a headrush.....I think I love her lol Si