Dave you inspire the hell out of me man. I'm studying to be a guitar tech and builder. Not so much a Luther because I successfully suck at wood carving.
Hey Cobba ... I got a quick glimpse of Dave Grohl (1:28) sitting in the back ground watching.... then again, I could've had too many Red wines... hee hee.... Thanks for the Vid :)
Oh no! Not the new blue mat, could of been worse, you could of dropped that hot little bugger on the pick guard that's something I would of done, great stuff mate
Thanks for the great videos, Dave! On the question of shims, is there any advantage to putting in a neck shim vs. a bridge shim? Is it just harder to get the right size/material for a good bridge shim? The Babicz replacement bridge for Gibson basses includes a machined bridge shim so I was just curious as to whether or not that's a common solution or just too dang difficult to get right? Thanks again!
*facepalm* Of course, that makes complete sense. I appreciate the response. So in the world of shims as string height solutions, neck shim for high action (presuming you've dropped the saddles to the body and are still too high on string height) and bridge shim for low action (presuming you've maxed the saddle height and are still getting too low on string height). Thanks for not mocking me mercilessly like the Internet is wont to do. :)
I guess the machined bridge shim is only in your package to fit a wider variety of guitars. You add it when you need it. It would be a viable option to design the bridge that it could be dropped lower if needed. It's of course better when the neck angle is fine from the get go. It was NOT a stupid question. If we only ask the same questions, you get the same results. There are companies that install hardware from the back or have an bridge adjustment from the back. (like Parker Fly's) With the right questions you start mounting pickups from cavities in the back or thing about new bridge constructions.
Hey Dave, quick question...if you left an acoustic guitar in a car at below freezing temps and pretty dry humidity for around 3-4 hours, would that be long enough to cause a neck hump? Or could it not happen that quickly?
Hey Dave, I just bought a brand new Fretless Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass (the Jaco one with no fret board) and the neck had a fucking stupid front bow when I took it out of the box. I cranked the fuck out of the truss rod and it's a lot straighter now but not perfect. You have any tips?
Hey Dave, did that bass have a different bridge at some point? I couldn't help but notice the extra holes in the body. Was the bridge on there typical for the model/ era?
I think the thick poly came after 76, maybe 77? I say this because I have a 76 and two 78 P basses. The 76 looks like it has nitro, very worn in, the two 78’s have different type wear as the finish looks much thicker and poly-like.
I like your metal 3 in 1 oil can , it reminds me of one my papaw had around forever. I can't find it so i'm gonna buy another to have around and use. I hate those stupid plastic ones, the last one I had fell over and soaked a cardboard box with some parts in it !!! :(
Your new logo is kinda fuzzy...How many fingers do you see? I'm just messing with you. That channel surely eats up lots of time and you still find some for doing that.
From everything I read it is not recommended to just use a small piece of wood etc under the end of a neck to shim it. check out this article. www.premierguitar.com/articles/19686-guitar-shop-101-how-to-shim-a-bolt-on-neck
I have a Fender blonde P-bass that Monk Montgomery thought was a 55. I took it apart and copied the written little colors notes and then called Fender they had no idea! A gentleman from L.A. looked at pictures and said it looked like a 71 or 72. It looks much like the one here..
He was the 1st one to play Bass Guitar and be accepted. He was a very, very nice man. Used to come into the record store where I worked..He played it..
If the pots are original check for a 6 or 7 digit code -- first 3 digits are manufacturer code, last 3/4 digits are year and week of manufacture (1377734, for example, would be CTS, manufactured in the 34th week of 1977). But a '55 would be a single coil Telecaster-style P bass, impossible to mistake for a '70s split coil P bass like the one in the video.
Sorry, can't help there, I was expecting something starting with 137 (CTS) or 304 (Stackpole), which are common in 70's Fenders, 403 isn't listed anywhere on EIA as a manufacturer and 055 doesn't make much sense either, it would have to be the 55th (!!) week of 1950, which is obviously impossible. I take it there's no date stamp on the end of the neck or in the neck pocket? What about the pickups? 70's Fender pickups usually have a grey bottom plate and a date code, but not always. Is there a serial number stamped on the neck plate, or a decal on the back of the headstock?
Some are fine, some are not. You can find pre-CBS fender precisions that nobody ever wanted to play for the same reasons. That is often the reason why they look factory new. Look at the instrument before you, stigmatizing all of that era is imo easy but not helpful. If you find one you get a precision bass a lot cheaper than the year before.
A Jaguar isn't exactly blessed, no matter what the year is. Just a bad design (at the same time I like the look-.-) A few months back I played a Düsenberg with a Bigsby anda roller bridge. Worked just fine. You never know what you get and what is right for our ears or wrong might be just the right thing for others. In the end we have the luck to find the right guitar that pushes the frequencies that still work fine with all the accumulated hearing damage, our skull, earsize...whatever. You like it, you grab it.
Quality? That thing was built in 1975 and is working just fine - a little correction because it was neglected and it's ready for another FORTY THREE YEARS. Fender did just fine on the quality there, thanks.
Someone say, "corrected"? Delbert Grady: "Perhaps they need a good talking to, if you don't mind my saying so. Perhaps a bit more. My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down. But I "corrected" them sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I "corrected" her."
