Recent content by pi_r_squared

I forgot..... The tapered hole for the endpin assembly wasn't deep enough, and was really irregular. The "block" for the endpin (not sure of the terminology) and the anchor for the tail wire were sticking WAY out from the bottom of the bass.....and the tailwire was so short the tailpiece was...

I've seen a lot of harsh opinions posted about cheap Chinese basses, set-up horror stories, etc. I was skeptical, but I'm now convinced. Go buy a 25 yr old plywood bass that looks like it's been dragged around behind a truck (but plays well) rather than spending the same $ on a shiny new cheap...

Here's a photo of the neck pocket described above (if I attached it correctly). I've talked to one luthier who would not take issue with using epoxy filler on a (non vintage) plywood bass like this one, and another who sort of shrugged and said it probably wouldn't hurt, but he would still...

I've tried this 2 ways that I didn't see mentioned here. First way. Thin, flexible shim (several sheets of a post-it pack work well) and a very sharp pencil. Get the bridge close to right, install it, and (roughly) tune the strings. I'm found this to be REALLY important with an adjustable...

I had only done one previous reset on a neck on a Chinese bass so cheap that I had nothing to loose. This bass is a little bit nicer, so I don't want to completely fly by the seat of my pants. I had a neck joint that had partially let go, so I pulled the neck (combination of prying the joint...

I haven't tried the rosin bag yet. Really not going for "sticky", it's sort of hard to describe how dry rosin leaves your hands feeling. Up to this point, practice has made as much difference as anything, BUT I've found I need to keep the numbers with more precise slapping near the beginning...

You're the first person I've seen actually refer to this. I found myself doing it accidentally, and have been using it as an easy way to get a triplet. I've never found a video on youtube that actually discusses it. In reference to technique, I liked Pete Turland's vidoes. Whatever you're...

head---->desk desk desk.....uh huh......minus the "en" :D

ok, maybe that sounds nuts.....but I'm trying to get serious about learning slap, I've noticed this a little while I play, but from in front of the bass it's REALLY noticeable. Sometimes the satisfying "tick" sounds more like a WHACK. It sounds great if I'm 5 or 6 semitones up the...

There may be real pros on here who would laugh at the idea, but I've been playing a Peavey KB300 (keyboard) amp as a combo amp for BG and Upright for close to a year and really like it. The bottom end of a keyboard is well below even a low B, and the upper end found harmonics I never knew were...

"My dad's a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools.....I can fix it!"

The crack is along the horizontal seam in the picture, where the rear of the neck joint is elevated about 0.090" higher than the front of the joint. Very subtle angle. The mismatch is also evident along the vertical "seam" at the rear of the neck (just in front of the "block" I was referring...

The sound post has never moved when replacing the bridge, not sure why, but I guess I've gotten lucky. I've shaped and fit a bridge before, and it sounds like the tailwire can be tweaked "after the fact". That being said, the neck angle does sound quite intimidating :confused: It's the piece...

I forgot to mention: If it makes a difference: Nothing special, Eastern European plywood bass, probably 25 (ish) years old.

Is something REALLY BAD about to happen? :eek: This bass belongs to a friend of mine who asked if I wanted to try playing one in their group. I've been playing it for about 9 months and just noticed the neck joint "issue" shown in the attached pic. The back of the neck joint looks like...