Search results for query: *

Because 8% is too little and 10% is too much of a discount? Edit for more serious answer - and it also hits that sweet $99.99 to get people to think "Hey! That's LESS than $100! That's awesome!" There's a bit of psychology involved in doing so that's been used for decades in retail.

And I've edited my post as well to indicate this. ROFL Cool... Now if I had an extra big oven and the patience to let stuff sit for 6-8 months, I might try it sometime. Maybe I can convince my wife that they could use some roasted woods for her business... :X

How did they turn out? Did you use a standard oven at around 350-375 for 3-4 hours on them for the *Edit* roasting? Did it stink to high heaven when you did this? Did they bow/cup at all on you? (Sorry for all the questions, but I'd been wondering about the process for a while now.)

Glarry | Facebook I get a giggle about how just about every other post on Glarry's FB page talks about their dedication to QC, especially with some of the posts I'd read when I first dove into this thread, like the bass that had the extended range neck that was set up for a 20 fret placement on...

Apparently Glarry has added some models for our southpaw friends.

I've been considering doing a reverse on the P pickup when I put the Double J at the bridge of my SX Pbass... Of course that means I'll need to make up a new pickguard for it.

I forgot to ask, are you going to reverse those Ps? Edit - I found this from another pickup placement thread. You could do them approximating the jazz positioning with the centerline being on the split of the two P coils.

I had a BC Rich Beast with a double P setup, and it sounded massive... Loved everything about it except for the weight and the top strap pin, which wanted to carve out a chunk of my midsection. It is still the only bass I've owned that had a 'special' top - a beautiful flamed maple in dark red...

Unfortunately it doesn't do anything for the big issue.. The ground blobs on the backs of the pots.. ROFL

Have you checked under the hood to see if it's just a loose wire for the pickup? I know you're going to bin them and the electronics, but would be nice to know if it's actually bad. (Might also be able to contact them and get them to say they'll pay for a replacement and then walk it back...

Duh moment Note to Self - You might want to drill/enlarge pickguard holes /before/ you paint a pickguard... Whoops.. Ah well, new hole drilled and the other holes are enlarged to accept the new electronics... Didn't mess up the paint, I used blue tape liberally on it before drilling.. Did wreck...

You didn't clear coat the pickguard? This was using the rustoleum ultimate metallic right? How has it held up over time for you?

They do... I have a similar headstock on an SX 'Jazz' neck (1.65" Nut.. so, IE: standard PBass neck) that I was looking at slapping on a Jazz body (or perhaps, a Jag-style body with routes for a MM+P O.o) that I may have to do a matching headstock on once I figure out the color for the bass...

Not 100% perfect, but I find the results livable. Besides, if someone is close enough to see the imperfections, they'll likely end up getting smacked in the face with the bass if I'm playing it.. ROFL. Still haven't gotten out to get the Rustoleum clear... It's been a nice lazy weekend...

I'm not sure this is allowed or what not, but I've been doing some math... (Well, me doing math is definitely not allowed, in fact, I'm banned from doing math in 7 countries, and two territories, but... :X) I'm just trying to figure out the proper pickup placement for the future atm. The...

Heh. I did some painting today, myself... I took that aged copper Rustoleum Ultimate Metallic to task on my Bronco pickguard... Unfortunately, no matter how careful I was when cleaning it after I scuffed the PG with #0000 steel wool, I still ended up with a few strands in the paint. Grrr. I'll...

You're more industrious than I... I bought my travel bass prebuilt, and it was basically just a neck with an extended area for the pickups with a metal bar that attached to the bottom for the leg rest. It worked great for what it did though, which was sit under my desk at work to give me...

Heck... Now I'm thinking about adding a MM+P into my queue. But it's gonna have to wait a bit, as I think I'm picking up a router on the first. But I'll be able to route those pickup routes when I'm ready to do it at least... ROFL

I immediately thought of it when you said P + MM, knowing you dig 'different'. Lobster has apparently made arrangements to purchase that bass and is going to do a video on it in the near future. You can check out the sounds he was getting at about 1 minute in.

Still don't understand why this place's code goes funky with attaching pics at times (especially when editing a post)

Was watching Lowend Lobster's NAMM recap, and he showed a Reverend with a MM in the middle area and a P pickup at the bridge that he was pretty taken by. Interesting setup. Edit - It's MM at the P spot, and P in the Middle (but he referred to it as bridge position.) Pic next post because TB...

But then we'd have to figure out what pickups to put in it and if the bridge needs replacement or not.. And don't even get me started on reaming the tuner holes for it.

Yeah, I see what you mean on the 4s. For giggles, I checked out the 5s as well, and it looks like they are pretty standard across the board.

I could never get my eyes right to see these hidden pictures like this... How is the width of the upper horn?

I had a PG 13 response to this, and then I thought better of posting it. :X

Yep, much like Woodstock '99, where it's been recently revealed that the 'mud' wasn't mud....

Anyone want to go swimming? O.o Turns out I can use full size pots (and even a TBX if I wanted to!) in this chasm... The swimming pool measures out to be about 1.06 inches deep. I was suprised, considering the body is so thin. I think this is the first time I took the pickguard off this thing.

That's the exact stuff she's supposed to be picking up. We have some of the Rustoleum Universal Metallic in Flat Chestnut, which I'd been tempted to use, but it's a bit too dark brown for what I want. And Metallic dark brown usually comes out looking like sparkly poo. Bleh. Now I'll have to...

Oh, I remember those days, but the last decade of Amazon Prime has spoiled me.. ROFL

It's a conspiracy.... I went to order the Weller WCL100 last night and my expected delivery date for it with Prime would have been Aug 9-27th. I may order through Walmart, they seem to have them with free shipping over $35, so I'd have to toss something else in with it. I'm sure I can find...

How massive is the cat whose tail is up against your guitar in that pic? O.o

Oh, I know that NOW, when I'm awake... ROFL Heck, in my buying stint, I even ended up getting a .0047 uf cap for my other project. Whoops. That night, I was batting 0.000 when it came to capacitors. And to tell you how long it's been since I've soldered, I'm sitting there going 'why aren't...

I think I figured out why I ended up with a Capzilla.. That thing is an Orange Drop .1 uF 600V Polyester cap.. I think it was the 600V that caused its gigantor size. The 200V .047 uF Orange Drop caps are still sizable, but about 1/3 of the size of Capzilla. What can I say... I know close to...

I miss going to Veneman's in both Springfield as well as their Maryland store - was it in Rockville? Though I guess they're closed now. And Chuck Levins, too, but they were way out of my way IIRC. I got my first Fender P from Veneman's via my grandparents who bought it as a Christmas present...

I've been here for about 15 years, but barely know anything outside of Tulsa and OKC and their suburban areas.. Hehe.. I'm originally from DC/the DC area where I lived about 30 years total, until I got fed up with it, and moved out here.. ROFL

Weller WLC100... They've been recommended a few times on here (Talkbass, in general).

Yeah, that came to a screaming halt when my cheap POS soldering iron overheated and ended up melting the tip. So tinkering is on hold until I can get a new decent one, which should be here in a week or so. Weee.. Meh.

I actually spent about an hour looking through storage containers in my garage looking for one of the 6-7 old pbass pickguards today, and couldn't find any of them, so I gave up. ROFL I'm going to give using the capzilla a go, as long as I can fit it in the cavity. I'll need to pop the...

So, this Cap is a joke, right? This is silly.

Not my cleanest work (The Tone and Jack had some fracture when drilling the holes) but it'll do perfectly. The holes are all spaced perfectly to the pickguard, so I won't have to worry about having wires too long or too short to put it in.