Recent content by dcalde78

I guess I never followed up on this post. That band never recorded again and actually ended up finishing a few months after this post. The singer was nice enough to let me use this thing at one of the last shows we did (though I didn't know that was the case at the time). Looking back, I wish...

My list really hasn't changed much in the last decade. Whilst I'm unsure of build dates, I know the purchase years of all 3 of my basses (which isn't hard to keep track of I suppose), which I'll list instead. 2011 Kramer D1/Disciple in black/red split (a long discontinued colour which I only...

Call me skeptical, but 13 months for a Jazz bass? I'll be the first to admit I have limited woodworking experience, but with the correct tools and templates (which any respectable builder will own or have access to at the very least), should be able to produce a body within a few weeks, maybe a...

It's a shame we'll probably never get to see the conclusion to this build. But I get the feeling that OP's life overwhelmed anything else going on. Hopefully he kept the bass and did finish it. Having an instrument from a rough time in life is an odd thing. Sometimes you don't want to look at it...

It's been years since I started playing, and years since I discovered Kramer and bought my first one (a Disciple, or D-1, whichever they're called these days) and yet I still find myself wanting one of those, or one of the bolt on versions.

Originally for me it was just a new hobby to indulge in so that I wouldn't be playing video games all the time. I'd been heavily into metal for a few years and it just seemed like an awesome thing to be able to do. So I started saving my wages and bought myself a Harley Benton pack from Thomann...

I've just managed to grab myself a set of the SD Steve Harris pickups, after wanting them since I first saw the promo stuff for it on the Duncan Facebook page and their site. I'm a big Steve Harris fan and I love Iron Maiden as well. I'm in a metal band myself and we play original material...

The singer in my band recently bought a 1980 SB-600 for £250 after surprisingly little persuasion from myself since I couldn't afford to buy it. I took it and cleaned it up because the last owner never cleaned it before selling it which, to me, is a heinous crime. Strung it up with some Ernie...

Can't say I've ever heard the term braw... must be a local dialect thing! JP90s look awesome though, I really wish I could try one.

This thread is a great read. It's interesting to see that there's people on this site that actually knew Cliff personally and have stories to tell about him. It's a shame that some of the older pictures in the thread don't work any more though, I can't help but wonder what I'm missing. One day...

Experience wise? A fantastic bass. Worth much more than the pricetag. That said, I might as well have stolen mine from the shop. A ding in the headstock brought it down to £270. Bargain basement price for one of the best quality Far East made basses today. The tuners are solid, and hold very...

This is probably one of the best things I've ever seen.

It seems, especially with Gibson EB0/3 basses, that if the neck pickup is right up at the neck, it is incredibly bassy. As in you get nothing but low end woolliness from it. Bringing it closer down to the middle of the body will give it a little bit more edge. Gibson did make a bass in the same...

He's referred to by everyone in the metal scene here as "Shetland's Dave Mustaine". The similarities are uncanny, and not just in appearance.

The Dean Metalman Z. To me, the only other bass that will neckdive more than this is a bass that has been designed to neckdive. The forward strap button is on the neck plate and that is nowhere near the balance point. Add in the fact that it's a 22 fret neck mounted right at the edge of the body...