Recent content by JohnnyNoStars

Wait, she didn't buy you two of those stands? I think you need to seriously review whether you're with the right woman. She may not be taking your passions seriously enough. ;)

Joe, that's just stunning input. As a complete technical novice, I'll need some time to digest what you've put there, but that's been most helpful... More than you could know, thanks for your time. All the best, John Sent from my iPhone using TalkBass

Hi Joe, I guess I couldn't have asked for a better person to comment on this thread! Thanks for your input. It's funny, since you've replied, I've tried to examine what I was trying to achieve by asking my original question, and I suppose I was looking for fairly generic advice. What I mean by...

Hi all, using a mixture of Warmoth and vintage Fender parts, I've made some project basses that I'm really pleased with. I'm now embarking on a new build and would really appreciate some advice... I'm building an Entwistle-style Fenderbird, using a Fender neck and an Epiphone Thunderbird body...

Hi guys, my second post (feeling a little braver now)... Last year, I took the step of finally designing and building a bass from scratch. It's been received very well by lots of friends - both musicians (non-bassist), and non musos. But they're clearly biased because they know (and hopefully...

You evil, evil, nasty bunch of reprobates... Due to the wealth of information, tips, advice, encouragement and information you've given me... I've had to buy that '51 body from Warmoth and a neck from Allparts, and I'm now starting a second P-Bass replica. I should be thinning down the bass...

Like... wow... again guys: thank you so much for your help and input, that's just great. There's a lot of love for the Seymour Duncans, and I can understand that, because I put a set of SPB1's in my last self-designed and self built project, and they do pack a punch. Because of that, I wanted...

That's great, thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated. This project will probably take me some time, but thanks again!

Hi there, I'm new to the forum (so please be gentle... I bruise easily). I've enjoyed 'lurking' for ages now, and have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the valuable insight here - so thanks everyone. I'd really appreciate some advice and help here: Although I've been playing bass for over...