derreybass

Thanks Mike for another excellent day. Thanks also for yet again excellent catering looking forward to next year. Great dsy.

Mike sorry to take so long to reply. Thanks to all for a very enjoyable day. Nice to see so many friendly faces. Once again big thanks to Mrs Scrumpy and her helpers. see you next year all being well Best wishes Derrey

So sorry to here the news, my sincere sympathies and prayers to his friends and family.

A overdue thanks to everyone who put on the event. How long to the next one? I'm No 15 in the photo. Thanks again Derrey (Derreybass)

Sorry to be late in replying hoping to make it on Sunday .

Looking very nice Andy

Very interesting Andy I'll follow this with interest, come to think of it I've got a mahogany firebird neck somewhere that I made in the 70's so who knows I might finish the rest sometime.

Looks really good Jez well done. Did you get the pickup sorted alright?

I won't be able to make this years bash due to having to isolate. Hopefully make next years. I hope you all have a very good time.

Hello Jez did you get the pickup sorted?

Well done Jez looking good not to sure about superglue with wood had some change colour when glueing

Thanks Owen I didn't mean to compete!

Thanks Andy it took a lot of fiddling to get it all finished. I think in future I'll start from scratch. Nice to see what your doing to the Vox. Out of interest what are you using to finish your projects with at the moment? Finally hope to see you again at a SW Bass Bash, here's hoping.

Hi yes 52 years but I have done all the current rebuild this year 2020 I mean

Back in 1969 I used always to fancy a Gibson EB3 but could never afford one I also liked Les Pauls but they didn't make a bass version. So I thought I'd have a go at making my own, also at the time a 5 string bass came to mind, I think only Fender were doing one. The result was a trip to the school woodwork department and scrounge some wood. The result was the one on the left. Anyway 52 years later after the initial bass was unplayable I thought I'd rebuild it how I wanted it to be in the first place and the result is in the next picture. This time it's a 4 string with 3 different pickup options Magnetic, Piezo and Roland Hex system. Having just sprayed it with clear finish I might have to do it again when the weather gets warmer. It's useable in the mean time.

Damp cloth and hot soldering iron tip. Cloth over ding then work the hot iron over it should raise the grain have got rid of dings in fingerboards doing this.