Actually if you just Dremmel out the bottom of the cavity wall tall enough to make room for the board and leave the lip above for the plate you don't have to fabricate a new cover. Like undermining you should be good.
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Dude, much Love to you Brother, 4 yrs or 40, you've got the talent, the drive and more importantly you are an awesome human being, keep up the awesome work!On a non related note; I posted this on FB and would like to share it here as well in hopes to inspire:
Good people of the Interweb:
Over the course of the past year or so, I've had many people (on TalkBass, on FB, at work, and random acquaintances) ask me about my musical background, how I came to start my own project, and how long have I played bass.
100% of the people who ask me that and don't play an instrument say the same thing to me: "Oh, I played _____(insert any instrument here) when I was a kid, I was no good at it so I figured I wasn't talented and gave it up".
To which 100% of the time I reply "You ARE talented, you just haven't found your 'thing' and how to DO your 'thing'."
Everyone is talented, everyone has the ability to speak the language of the universe; Music. We just need to find what it is that resonates most with us, and what is the best way for us to learn it.
My own personal experience;
I was 3 years old when my parents got me a toy drum and sticks. Apparently it was a huge mistake, I was drumming on everything and anything so they took it away. When I was 9 my sister turned me to the band Rush and my life changed immediately. I air drummed every song on Power Windows to perfection and learned that a guitar with 4 strings is a bass. Awesome.
For my 12th birthday I asked my parents for a bass and they said no and so that summer I found a job and ended up buying my first drum kit. My parents saw that I worked so hard for it and so they really had no choice in the matter
As a side note, I am the only "musician" in my family. No one that I know of has ever played an instrument, apparently my grandfather had a violin but no one really knows the extent of his musicianship and how much he played. That said, I was never encouraged to play music, ever. It was this whole "you're wasting your time and making noise" sort of thing.
I played drums until I was about 23, in various "band attempts" from metal to jazz fusion. But there was ALWAYS a love for bass. Always. I never had the guts to pick it up and play it properly because I was afraid that if I didn't "know or understand" music theory (even the very basics) then I might not be any good at it, drums came easy to me, and so I thought I'd stick with that. Every bassist I played with always fascinated me, regardless of how good they were I loved the sound, I loved the vibration and I always wished I could do it.
I then went out into the world to travel and so I sold my kit, and went on with life. I focused on my other passion which was photography and worked professionally for about 10 years. Ironically enough, I was a music photographer. The bass player (Tomas Koefoed) of one the bands that I photographed regularly one day brought me on stage at their show in Toronto (where I lived for 2 years) and as a think you for the work I've done for them, handed me his bass (it was a Carvin 5 string....not even sure what model). I was stunned and flattered, but I didn't realize the importance of that gift until a few years later. This was in 2007 I was 30 years old.
I played with that bass every now and then, perhaps a total of 2 accumulated hours for an entire year. The strings were rusty, I had no idea what to tune it to....or more so, what basses are tuned to. Basically, not a single clue. I moved back to Vancouver, and left it in the storage locker for a while in its case until I though it would look cool in the living room so I brought it upstairs.
October 2010: I am just about to turn 34. My wife flew back to Toronto to visit family, I watched the Rush documentary for nostalgia purposes and a bomb went off in my head and set my entire body shivering vibrations. I then realized that I missed out and ignored all the signs in my life; I HAD to play bass!!! It was there all the time!
Now a very important note to take under consideration here is that I am as dyslexic as they come and apparently I've got something called Dyscalculia. I don't understand nor can I comprehend numbers or any sort of linear progression of things. This has been a huge hurdle for me and likely to be the major factor in me not trying to actually learn an instrument properly (even the very basic theory such as the musical alphabet...yes.). I've always been afraid of learning. Throughout school I suffered a lot but somehow fumbled my way through and finished school (no idea how...really. And yes, this is taking me a long time to write)
That moment when I realized how much I need to play bass set off a chain reaction and string of events that changed my life forever. I finally started to follow my True North; my Creative Compass.
I took the bass to a friend of mine (Byron Stroud) who is a veteran bass player (Strapping Young Lad / Fear Factory / City Of Fire) and asked him what it is that I need to do and he said:
1. Change these god awful strings.
2. Here is an exercise you can do (chromatic scale up and down the neck)
3. Here are the notes on each string (he mapped them out for me on a piece of paper)
4. Knock yourself out.
The next day I went to the store and bought a small amp and started playing, or more so doodling frantically. I say again, frantically!
I did the exercises that Byron suggested and tried to learn the notes (still am...) but that's where my difficulty lies so it was a challenge. There were a lot of frustrating point but I knew that this is something I had to do and my creative compass said one thing to me and I am VERY happy I listened; Do your OWN thing. Be YOURSELF. And so I did.
I didn't try to learn the "proper" way or watch YouTube videos on the basics of bass etc. Instead I asked myself what am I comfortable with and what challenges me to become better and what is it that I can do that I will have fun doing.
Truth be told that 85% of this consisted of nothing but doodling. But that doodling had a purpose; Get my fingers strong and get comfortable going up and down the neck. Every once in a while I'd say OK, lets try to figure out what notes I am playing so by virtue of repetition, I slowly found where some key notes are and made a snapshot of those placements visually and memorized that. This helped me find the general structure of notes around the neck and so if someone were to ask me to play a C on the A string, I knew what it is that they were talking about.
Still in "frantic" mode, I started composing songs. I bought an acoustic guitar and sort of laid down some ideas for some songs here and there. It didn't come super easy and it sounded horrible, but repetition, visualization, determination and unbridled passion kept me focused on my True North of my Creative Compass.
At this point I was trying to figure out how to record these ideas, and how to express them in a more musical way. I bought a cheap interface, and electric guitar, borrowed an electric drum kit from a friend and got a free DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and for a while there, I was in a daze because I had no idea what I was doing or how to do it. YouTube is indeed a good friend and ally and so I turned to that and learned.
Fast forward to 2 years later; I released the debut album by my project "Trailight". Against many odds. Many many odds. I didn't come from a musical family, I had no encouragement to pursue a musical path in any way. My dyslexia and other issues prevented me from believing in myself. I spent over a decade not playing any instrument or even entertaining the idea of being a musician.
I am 38 years old. I started playing bass "late" at 34. Good people of the world; I am nothing special nor do I posses a secret formula nor do I have a talent button on my pedalboard. I only did one thing; I listened to myself, I followed my True North and my Creative Compass and did what I thought was good for me to do. I've found a few friends along the way that believed in me and helped me on my way and I am eternally thankful for them to be a part of my musical journey.
I did it and will continue to do so. You can and should too.
Omer Cordell
December 6 2014
Vancouver BC.
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
That was a real nice NS4CR I got from Jim. Like I said, I wish I could keep every Spector I've owned.Crikey. I've got a soft spot for gloss black with gold hardwareVery nice shot!
Thanks everyone
I remember asking Sam the dumbest questions ever
Not to mention your mad recording and mixing skills, you have been a great help to me over the last year on understanding recording and mixing better. Looking forward to the completion of the new album.
I stick with what works.
and here's old Brooklyn 813 in the same pose, just from a little farther away.
check out that thin neck profile on 813!
Dam, that's a small Spector!
Looks like the Ian Hill Euro 4 LX is off to a new home!
- Oct 19, 2010
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That's funny. I thought it looked small too! I'm not that tall, 6' straight up.You must be very tall....that bass looks small on you!
- Oct 19, 2010
- 1,751
- 1,949
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Spector Bass / Darkglass Electronics / Tsunami Cables
The pic was taken by a friend using his iphone 6.Perhaps a wider lens then
Jim, If I remember correctly,
You got that NS4CR from Jeffplaysbass, Correct? If so I had that bass at my house for a week.
It was in brand new condition. Jeff purchased it from someone off craigslist who stored it under his bed. Jeff had it shipped to me to swap pre amps & set it up for him.
This bass has Simms LED's in them. There is a switch that turns them on and off. If I remember right his glow green. I have them in one of my basses and they glow red.
The bad part is they are located in England and it's not cheap but they look great.
Speaking of wishing you could keep every Spector ever owned. I hope I am not breaking any rules with this. I am kinda just thinking out loud.
I was going over some financials tonight and I am "possibly considering" letting go of the Forte4 Spalt Helium or Poplar Euro4LX since things are tight this time of year. :-(
If anyone may be interested or want to talk me out of it PM me.
I was going over some financials tonight and I am "possibly considering" letting go of the Forte4 Spalt Helium or Poplar Euro4LX since things are tight this time of year. :-(
If anyone may be interested or want to talk me out of it
PM me.
