Recent content by Silverface

Well, I'm about 6 months late on this subject, but I'm an old curmudgeon - so I don't NEED to be on time!:woot: ....thought I'd toss my opinion into the pile anyway - I flat could NOT play with the bevel in any position! It felt like the fingerboard had a tumor. Maybe it was years of playing...

1960 Silvertone/Danelectro 1444 (my first bass - and in factory metallic green!) 1962 Fender Jazz (natural - finish stripped before I got it) 1966 Fender Precision (faded chocolate sunburst - verified factory original) - my main stage bass for about 15 years.) 1967 Hagstrom H-8 eight-string bass...

In case anyone is interested and hoping my repair worked out fine - or has been waiting with bated breath for me to post about the neck joint exploding.... It's been just short of a year since my last update, over 3 1/2 years since I repaired/re-set the neck the *first* time & pieced...

Wow - over a year since my last repair update. ZERO problems. I bought a Bass Buggy since it's tough physically for me to carry it around; the potential downside is that the only times I've taken it out have been to park jams, with it banging around through grass and dirt. But it doesn't even...

Old thread but IMO an important subject. And I disagree. A basic intonation and 12th fret action adjustment - yes, a DIY job...with education. But that's not, IMO, a professional setup. Neck relief needs to be checked, and on some bases - like dual trussrod Rickenbackers - NOT adjusted by...

Agreed - that’s one of the primary reasons I drove a 1/2 maple dowel from the front. As it’s made of the same wood as the neck it will expand/contract at the same dimensional rates & directions as the neck itself and the short section of heel it’s driven into (part of the block in this...

Another check-in for both supportive folks and some with rather negative opinions as to the approach and work (neither of which I had much choice over is it was going to me repaired at all). More hot/humid days, especially in August & September No issues & it's been very stable. A few typical...

Checking back in after almost 6 weeks and a pile of 100 degree days - several with no AC due to electrical problems (thankfully fixed!). After the repair I installed a near-new set of Eurosonics, seated, shaped/adjusted the new bridge and re-set the soundpost. The finish was a bit discolored...

Fingerboard camber is similar on all string instruments played with fingers or picks - with and without frets. Those of us in the tech world that work on all such instruments call it "neck relief" or just "relief". And if there's not enough, one or more strings may buzz, or rattle...or...

I recently switched to Eurosonics on my Upton and I'm absolutely sold. They have a wonderfully soft, smooth feel with a strong tone and nice growl. I had tried several nylon blends all sounded muddy and indistinct, and the feel ranged from weirdly sticky to slippery, and steel strings I tried...

Mine's a 2007 Romanian-made "Hawkes" with a beautifully flamed back. I got it for an embarrassingly cheap price with a splintered fingerboard and tweaked neck. I do all sorts of instrument repairs and restoration, and for several reasons needed to do work myself (there was no other option)...

Nice! I have an Upton Hawkes that has been through the ringer (unintentional percussive fingerboard disassembly/grain exposure and spontaneous neck realignment :woot:) - twice (once before my stewardship). For several reasons I needed to do repairs myself (yes, I have good instrument...

Actually I've seen that (the "ghost" draft), but it isn't noted as a "draft". And the reason I asked about them in the first place was because of a momentary power outage I had . It didn't even log me off my MacBook Pro, out of Safari or even Talkbass - but what I had typed disappeared except...

I’m not sure what rufusk’s last reply meant. As far as drafts being available in the post reply box, I’ve looked at every option and haven’t found a way to access them. What’s the specefic procedure? Thanks

Really? So there really aren't "drafts"? I wonder why the popups exist at all.