yard barf wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:14 pm E.R. Schmidt 3/4 bass, made in Germany around 1910. Fully carved, maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony board. Used to belong to Frank Sinatra's bass player.

ZOMG! Can you post a quick vid? What a marvellous instrument : )

I'm looking for an octave set of crotales, if anyone has a lead. They're super expensive new ($1600-ish) and I'd like to try and keep it around $800 or so for a second-hand set. Weird instrument to be looking for, I know, but figured I'd ask!

Have a Squier P bass and a Way Huge Fat Sandwich on their way to me.

My god, what have I done?

seby wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:25 pm

yard barf wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:14 pm E.R. Schmidt 3/4 bass, made in Germany around 1910. Fully carved, maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony board. Used to belong to Frank Sinatra's bass player.

ZOMG! Can you post a quick vid? What a marvellous instrument : )

Thanks! Sorry, I don't know how to post videos. I'm old, and way behind on things. Tired too.

I just ordered some Lollar pickups. I'm doing the partscaster thing with a Squier Jazzmaster. I'd like to slap a Mastery bridge in there soon too, but funds will not allow at this time.

yard barf wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:44 am

seby wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:25 pm

yard barf wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:14 pm E.R. Schmidt 3/4 bass, made in Germany around 1910. Fully carved, maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony board. Used to belong to Frank Sinatra's bass player.

ZOMG! Can you post a quick vid? What a marvellous instrument : )

Thanks! Sorry, I don't know how to post videos. I'm old, and way behind on things. Tired too.

May I help? I can walk you through it and then you will be all over this shit. You can haz video kingdom

seby wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:51 pm

yard barf wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:44 am

seby wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:25 pm

ZOMG! Can you post a quick vid? What a marvellous instrument : )

Thanks! Sorry, I don't know how to post videos. I'm old, and way behind on things. Tired too.

May I help? I can walk you through it and then you will be all over this shit. You can haz video kingdom

haha, sure. help an old man out.

(used) TC Electronic Plethora X5. I think this will have any effect combo I'd ever want without a bunch of amp modeling stuff I don't.

15' mogami xlr

Wanted a Firebird for years, couldn’t afford a proper one, so I built one from a kit from Guitar Kit Fabric:



I finished it with 4 coats of danish oil tinted with burnt sienna oil paint, wet sanding the first couple of coats in order to create a grain filling slurry of oil and wood dust, and then 2 coats of Briwax on top. The hardware as supplied in the kit is garbage, so I fitted some Warman Firebuckers. I’ll replace the tuners too, and do a touch of fret levelling as there’s a couple of high spots. It didn’t take long to sort the nut. It sounds and plays pretty great though, mildly uneven frets and all, I’m very pleased.