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Great story & intro - big welcome Nuno sorry can't help re the old Peavey but I 'm sure there's someone who can Enjoy - I bet it's not cold & raining most the time either where you are Cheerz, John

Great camera skills too

Surely if 'Leftie' goods are advertised with 'Leftie' prominently in the heading not just hidden in the text - it ain't that difficult?

If you want a Fender buy one but you bought a SX - live with it

Looks OK to me - as long as the fingerboard is true - as low as it'll go is fine for me, you don't need any higher.

Probably the best collection of specialised tools you'll find :- http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools.html Hope you've got deep pockets

I would have thought your local luthier in Exeter could sort the frets without too much trouble if he was any good - how bad can it be?

£20 sent - not looking at selling anything in the marketplace right now - but because "you're worth it" Cheerz, John

[b] [i]Caveat emptor[/i][/b]

I made a Jazz bass wiring kit for Tom, he's a great guy to deal with, perfect comms & instant payment, couldn't be better Cheerz, John

Welcome to the wonderful world of P enjoy

I wouldn't have seen this post if it hadn't popped up in 'View new content' & as I don't advertise very often might not have seen it for a very long time. I am very happy to subscribe for all the benefits the forum brings to me, not just the 'pay to advertise' - perhaps a general SUBSCRIBE tab could be added somewhere prominent? Cheerz, John

Very good & well put together, interesting variation there - why do I like the bongo? Can't be right

[quote name='omikin' timestamp='1361800914' post='1991036'] Okay, so I took the neck off, adjusted the truss rod, put the neck back on, applying a bit of pressure to push it back into alignment. Result? Strings aligned, action nice and low. Plays just like my other P now. Panic over. [/quote] Well done that man, enjoy your P

You can hardly blame Fender for making a P-bass with the truss rod adjustment the same as probably several million other Fender basses. No offence but if I was buying a new bass I would have taken note of how & where the truss rod adjustment is, after all it's a pretty basic & fundamental requirement. Almost all users at some stage will want to change strings at least & that in itself is quite likely to require a truss rod tweek. Not to mention setting the action to personal preference, the factory settings are an 'average' at best. The bridges are fitted to pre-machined 'CNC' holes, it's not likely the bridge is 'in the wrong place'. Most likely that somewhere along the line - shipping - storage - shop - storing/packing - delivery to customer - even customer handling - that the neck has been mis-aligned by 'a bump'. The fact that the neck has to be loosened to get to the adjustment also gives the opportunity to 'nudge' the neck location in the pocket before the neck plate screws are re-tightened, to improve the alignment. If you are not happy or confident to make adjustments yourself, then you'll have to find someone that will do that for you, not a Fender quality issue, it applies to any other bass you could buy. Just my 2p worth. Cheerz, John

"an old Encore thing" can be made very playable, you're fighting not playing without a decent setup, do yourself a favour & find someone 'nearby' who can have a look & advise or even show you how to do your own setup. Bring it down to Bexhill & I'll have a look for you only 575 miles apparently

Technique combined with action & strings - mostly overcome with practise - develop a smoooth style, try a fretless I'd make sure the nut is cut deep enough & the action as low as you like, then practise minimal finger pressure onto each fret with a smooth style. BTW - not a silly question at all & welcome to the machine

Surely pitch is down to the frequency/speed the string vibrates & the string under water, damped by it's surrounding 'heavier than air' will be slower - lower frequency therefore a lower pitch. Edit: If anybody wants to come & play [b][u][i]their[/i][/u][/b] bass in my Koi pond they're welcome to. It's about 4 degrees C around now.

Someone told me those Gibsons are heavy but if a little old lady like Nancy can manage them perhaps they're not so bad Very nice bunch there

[quote name='gb_bassclef' timestamp='1361630649' post='1988530'] Hi, I'm starting a PJ build, and I'd like to do the following configuration: 1 volume knob 1 tone knob a 4-way switch for: P-only; PJ-series;PJ-parallel;J-only I've googled everywhere, browsed a number of sites, and I'm coming up dry! Can anyone point me in the right direction - a wiring diagram, which switch to use,anything? Thanks! [/quote] I've done one of them for someone here, can't remember who - but I've got the bits & the circuit somewhere - send me a PM

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361638013' post='1988659'] What a sweetie she must be. Edit: Mind you, she's got the tug bar in the wrong place. [/quote] Oh no she hasn't [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/kjon51/28012011419_zpsc7328594.jpg[/IMG]

Send it down mate & I'll have a look & do my best

Kaz made this for me a couple of years back [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/kjon51/28012011412_zps711b21cd.jpg[/IMG]

^Good point^