Recent content by SweetMelisma

Yes, they should be different sizes. The pick-up that is currently in the neck in these guys fits in the wood, but the pole-pieces don't line up properly on the strings. Poor alignment can cause extra transients. Getting rid of these transients is the whole reason Leo Fender used two...

I do instrument repairs for my old high school and they have two MIM Fender Jazz Basses. They hum like mad in the band room (with some really electromagnetically bad lights), even with both pick-ups full on. I checked them out with my trusty Lego magnet and sure enough, both basses have two...

Everybody says they do a set-up. In fact, it's so overused it's like the cliches baseball players use in every interview (sorry, watched Bull Durham last night). I once ordered an upright bass straight from the distributor (bypassing a music store) and they went on and on about how it was all...

"Love Factory" just has a weird sound to it... As I've now come down from my initial excitement about this idea, I'm starting to question whether there is enough demand for it. It's a good idea, I just don't know if your proposed scenerio happens often enough for a dedicated site to be...

That's odd, there's a similar thread over at Link Removed

Ahh yes. I just meant free to the average consumer. I don't pay for craigslist, though I'm sure somebody else does and I'm glad they do.

Oh, and I hate to say it, but it may need to also include guitars.

Now that the general philosophy is out of the way, here are some specific ideas: I believe that with properly designed input forms, you should be able to save a lot of time for people on both ends. If you ask enough builders what their questions to the customer would be, I bet there are a...

I'm not a builder, but I've been learning web development and often ponder creating sites like this to suplement my massive (right...) musician income. So I have a number of thoughts. First, it seems like there will be more interest from customers (or tire-kickers) than builders, as has been...

Thanks. Looks like I need to work on my Gorgomyte technique.

Thanks for the replies so far. I'm not too worried about putting in more time than the instrument is worth. That's sort of my whole intention. A fret level alone would almost cost the same as the value of the instrument, but it greatly improves the overall playability of the instrument...

Watch out on whacking the nut. Be careful of your whacking angle and approach. One time I was trying to jostle a stuck nut free and I apparently tapped too hard on this inset Fender-style nut and cracked the rosewood off behind it (toward the tuners) down to the level of the bottom of the nut...

Unless I'm doing other fret work where the frets are already taped off, I typically rub down the frets with Gorgomyte. A good fret taping job (at least for me) takes way too long. Gorgomyte works well and is relatively fast, but if you intend to get down in the corner between the fret and the...

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. It's the ol' classic Squier Affinity P-Bass.

I searched and didn't find anything so here goes... I like fixing up cheap basses from craigslist or garage sales or where ever for myself and for my students. In fact, they usually end up playing better than they probably did from the factory. I can make them play well and sound good, but...