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[quote name='squire5' post='1209124' date='Apr 23 2011, 12:39 PM']Here's what I normally do.Take the pickguard,and cover it with good sticky backed plastic.Seriously!I know it sounds a bit Blue Peter,but if you get some hobby type stuff,it turns out OK.Trimmed round the edges with a very sharp blade,and a bit of care taken it can look quite good.Plus,it's removable,should you fancy a change.Plus times 2,there is a vast range of finishes to choose from.Just make sure the pickguard is spotlessly clean and de-greased before you start. PS,you see the pickguard on my avatar pic?Used to be white.[/quote] Had a look online, loads of different finishes, just none that seem to suit what i'm after. Good idea though.

Finally got this one on the go again thanks to another impulsive Ebay purchase. Got myself a Squier Affinity in metallic red to use as a donor body. I figured that as i really like the colour, it would save me going to the trouble of re-spraying something else. Anyway, stripped it down on Thursday, then gave the lefty Encore neck a good going over with the sander to remove the horrible gloss finish and the headstock decal. Neck is now smooth as silk and awaiting a few coats of Danish oil. Gave the neck a test fitting into the body and found the neck pocket was slightly oversized. A quick look around the house and i found clear plastic box with some Xmas cards in which was just begging to be cut up and used in a bass build. Five minutes with the siccors and i had myself a couple of plastic shims and a tight fitting neck. Result. Next job will be to fill the old screw holes in the neck, though not sure what to use as the smallest sized stuff i could find in Homebase today was 6mm, Any suggestions? Spec wise, i'm going for Gotoh hardware (GB2 tuners and a 201 bridge), and hopefully, if i can find one, a Duncan Designed pickup, similer to the one i have on my VM Jaguar. That's all for now folks, and here's a couple of obligatory pics. Rob

I'm in the process of pimping my Affinity Precision and fancy giving it a sparkly black metallic pickguard. Trouble is i can't find anything that i'm after in the way of blank material, so i was wondering if painting the old pickguard was an option. Just thought i'd ask here first to see if anyone has already done this successfully, and if so, is there a certain procedure i need to follow, or certain products i need to use, to stop the paint flaking off. Cheers Rob

What about some Toploader stuff. I've always thought Achilles Heel was an epic song.

Picked up one of these bad boys today in my local crack converters. They were asking £80 but i got them down to £60, with the unexpected bonus of a Ritter hardcase. Seems to be in good nick and plays really well, but i'm still going to mod the hell out of it. As it's already got the black on black colour scheme, i'm going to carry the stealth theme on a bit further with all black Gotoh hardware, a Wizard Stealth pick-up, and the usual CTS/Sprague/Switchcraft electrical upgrades. Theplumber, how are you getting on with your project?

[quote name='Kraken' post='1184692' date='Apr 1 2011, 01:38 PM']isn't WD40 mostly fish oil?[/quote] Apparently so, i've even heard of Barbel anglers giving their hookbaits a quick squirt of it before casting out as the fish oil attracts the Barbel.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1180256' date='Mar 28 2011, 11:28 PM']Just to clear this up - the high mass version is the 201, the more vintage styled one is the 203: [/quote] I knew what i meant

[quote name='aceuggy' post='1179644' date='Mar 28 2011, 03:45 PM']I'm planning on changing the bridge on my Fender P. I looked at the Badass, but frankly they are too expensive and quite difficult to source at the moment, so I have decided on a Gotoh bridge. I'm a little confused however! What is the difference, if any, between the 201 and the 203?[/quote] From what i can tell when i was researching the same thing, the 201 is an exact copy of the original Fender bridge, whereas the 203 is a high mass version. I went for the 203 on mine and i love it, a very high quality bridge IMHO, but i have heard some people say that the high mass version does change the tone and make it sound less like a "P". Personally, i'm not really sure what a "P" sound is, i just know i like the sound of mine.

Just spotted this on the bay, looks like a Ryder body. Wonder how much it'll go for? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110662256290&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url]

To quote Blur's Alex James, "It's impossible to hold a bass guitar and not look cool."

.....or does this look a bit odd for a lefty? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-squire-precision-bass-lefthanded-/320669935110?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa96ae606"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-squire-precis...=item4aa96ae606[/url]

Good price if your a lefty [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/electric-bass-/260740435997?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb557501d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/electric-bass-/26074...=item3cb557501d[/url]

Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden

First bass: Westbury Track II Go to bass: Encore LTD83 Precision Copy (Modified) Your bass: Spector NS-94

I reckon that base coat colour looks awesome as it is.

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='1120795' date='Feb 8 2011, 11:11 PM']Tickets are £15 Tony[/quote] I was supposed to be going to the Bristol gig, but the mrs has kicked that into touch :[ Do you know if Devlin Love is back from her maternity leave, that Auroa woman's voice just doesn't do it for me.