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  1. Rich
    Twist and Shout - Isley Bros.
  2. Rich
    Yes, I think you're right... another job for the 80 grit I think
  3. Rich
    Work has commenced! Thanks all for your suggestions and opinions. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/439251-skabass-build-the-neverending-saga-now-with-new-neck/
  4. Rich
    OK, well... having said I'd leave it alone, out of necessity I've had to revisit it fairly dramatically. TL;DR version: neck developed what I can only assume was a truss rod fault of some sort, leaving me with action I could park a bus under and couldn't adjust. New neck bought from fleabay, turned up with a big DIY paddle headstock. After consulting the BC massive (see attached thread), the favourite shape seemed to be the old style Aria one as per this: Anyway... just spent half an hour in the garage with jigsaw and 80 grit, and so far so good. Although that top curve has got a bit of a 'roman nose', now I look at it. Out with the 80 grit again then. Quite pleased so far though. A world of rubbing down still to come, and then the final finish is going to be the same as the original, i.e. white painted front to match the body, and the rest tung-oiled. I was really pleased with the oil finish on the first neck and I'd like to recreate it.
  5. Rich
    Demolition Man - The Police
  6. Rich
    They did an 8x10" combo back in the day... I'm guessing that's not quite what you're after..?
  7. Rich
    These are from our Xmas gig last Saturday... punter numbers down on previous years for obvious reasons but still a good enthusiastic crowd. Apologies for some of the bass fluffs, I could blame it on the fact that I usually play these songs on a 4 string but was having to use my V7 fiver, but that's no excuse for sloppy playing Suzanne Beware.mp4 Too Much Pressure.mp4
  8. Rich

    Radio 2 really is the perfect early morning listening...

    ...'cos if there's one thing guaranteed to get me up and at 'em, out of bed and away from the alarm, it's Zoe fecking Ball's vacuous yakking and her incessant, relentless bloody Strictly fixation.

    SHUT. UP.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I think she's alright actually, as far as they go on that station.  Plays some good tunes too.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      We obviously have a different interpretation of "good" :lol:  

      The Thursday morning quiz is the only thing I like about her show.

    3. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      Thurs morning quiz is good, but I find ZB a tad overly excitable for a morning show, which is strange as I liked Chris Evans when he did the morning show and he`s no sloth in those areas. But imo Radio 2s gems are Ken Bruce & Sara Cox (and used to really enjoy the late night shows with Huey Morgan and Ana Matronic on the way home from gigs).

  9. Rich
    I Don't Think So - Kelis
  10. Rich
    B for búggered, it would appear.
  11. Rich
    Wow. That is quite breathtaking. But not in a good way.
  12. Rich
    Funny you should say that... I did consider a G&L-esque pointy bit for a while, but I figured it would have been a bit of a woodworking nightmare waiting to happen
  13. Rich
    Some folks here would give you an altogether different opinion of the owner... there was some proper unpleasantness back in the day.
  14. Rich
    I've drawn a trial tracing of the Aria shape on it. Definitely liking this. As long as the decal follows the curve nicely, I think I'll go with it.
  15. Rich
    Yup, but the upward bit at the end makes it impossible alas. For me, anyway.
  16. Rich
    Yes, that's not at all unattractive. Although it's a bit closer to the F*nd*r shape than I'm looking for... I'm definitely starting to lean towards the newer Aria shape in my original post. The gradual curves will I think make it an easier cut than the Peavey, and I think it's a more balanced shape than the Wal.
  17. Rich
    I fear that there is no way on earth I could ever live up to its coolness.
  18. Rich
    New neck turned up yesterday, it's one of these things with a blank canvas for a headstock: The question is: what shape to choose? The one thing it's definitely NOT getting is a P/J/T shape. I've been checking a few out and there's a couple that have floated my boat (Wal, Peavey, Aria, see below) but I haven't decided yet. Any ideas? Sensible ones plz. I've got a custom 70s-Fender-alike headstock decal coming, so there's got to be room for that. I like the curve on the bottom of the Wal & Aria ones, as I could make it match the decal.
  19. Rich
    It's not just music gigs. I bought tickets to see Ed Byrne in March 2020, it subsequently sold out. The gig was postponed to March this year and then again to last week. The hall was half empty.
  20. Rich

    Things you get told on Facebook groups:

    Apparently, saying that I wouldn't shed any tears if a pair of child torturers/murderers got the sht kicked out of them in prison actually makes me a worse person than the two killers themselves.

    Blimey. All this time I thought I was a bit of a bleeding-heart pinko lib, but it seems I'm an absolute rank amateur.

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    2. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      I think Daz hit the nail on the head, reform wherever possible has to be the aim, but sometimes society just needs a break from some types - as famously put to Messrs Kray a few years back.

    3. Sardonicus

      Sardonicus

      @Rich I'm 100% with you mate, in fact I would go further and actually offer to kick the sht out of them.

    4. MacDaddy

      MacDaddy

       

       

      One wonders how the people in Liverpool who were throwing bricks at the prison van transporting the then 10 years old Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, would have viewed an adult who killed them?

  21. Rich

    This morning my laptop has refused to communicate with tinternet for some reason. This is quite serious as it means I can't connect to the office servers and will therefore be unable to do any work today (phone is ok hence this post). I've tried everything I can think of but unfortunately even after much swearing and bashing of keys...

     

     

    ...it's started working perfectly. 

    Damn. *puts bass down again* >:( 

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      ...and everything was going perfectly till it started working again. :facepalm:

  22. Rich

    Went to an Ed Byrne gig last night... postponed from March 2020 :o well worth the wait though, haven't laughed so much in ages.

    1. MartinB

      MartinB

      He's really superb, isn't he? I think I must've caught one of the very last dates on that tour before it got called off!

  23. Rich
    I love the way old gear sounds -- the combination of my old Trace GP12SMX head and SWR Triad cab was the best sound I have ever had. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. But I'm simply too old and knackered to go lugging huge amps and 100lb cabs around any more. My back just won't take it.
  24. Rich
    I play a few of the ska band's songs with a pick... some for the feel, and some purely for the harder tone it gives. A couple of my favourites are Rancid's 'Time Bomb' and The Beat's 'Mirror In The Bathroom'.
  25. Rich
    Sorry, I slept through most of the list. Did I miss anything?
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