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Bought a new bass instead

Is that a Flea signature Jazz?

The old guitarist in Some Jerks played one exclusively, he's got quite a trad sound but I think it's crisp as, bro!
https://youtu.be/qqjjMwuBqWs

And getting Kevin's sound is pretty easy too these days...

Yep. Not a huge fan but it ticks a lot of boxes with the finish, pickups and skinny neck. Expensive new for a MIM but this was a decent deal used.

Love the look of the J bass.

thought flea played music mans exclusively?

#worstbandinlivingmemory

Unfortunately the seller appears to be a moron and can't work out how to ship it! I think he's guessing the weight (fair enough) and size (who doesn't have a tape measure?!) and getting wildly expensive quotes.

This is superb fella! Really great work, it kind of reminds me of a Dunable Yeti which is a massive compliment!

Have any of the lootery lot on here ever done a Gibson headstock repair...

I don't own a Gibson with a broken headstock but I'm toying with the idea of either finding one for sale (or buying a dirt cheap unbroken SG maybe) and repairing/ replacing the headstock to a 12-string version... I really want a 12-string and for some reason this seems like it might be a good idea?

Hmmm, that'll end well....Where is the seller?

Newquay - a mere 600 mile / 12 hour round trip drive from me!

He kept calling to tell me he was raging about various websites not working I couldn't work out if he was pulling a fast one or maybe had some kind of learning difficulties - my mate with severe dyslexia has an absolute nightmare with stuff like this.
I tried talking him through a couple of sites and offered to do it myself but he seems to have managed it now and screenshotted the label/package - fingers crossed he manages to drop it off at the post office successfully and it arrives in one piece.

Never done one, but a headstock repair isn't meant to be that hard - but I imagine it depends heavily on the fragments you've got left and how nicely they go back together. It still sounds like major surgery.

Is that conversion something that people do? It sounds pretty tricky tbh (although doable, in my head at least!), as you'd have to graft something on to extend the headstock to fit more tuners, and it'd have to be done nicely as it's all end grain up there. Be interested to follow if you decide to give it a bash.

Knocked out a quick one-evening cover of Liz Durrett's beautiful Mezzanine from the album of the same name. My production skills are nowhere close to Vic Chesnutt, who did the original, and my voice is a pale imitation of hers, but it was fun to knock this out.

https://soundcloud.com/benedictedwards/mezzanine-liz-durett-cover

Features my Squire Mustang Bullet, a £100 workhorse of a guitar, and the Flint Strymon Pedal on maximum Lexicon worship mode.

Really good! I like the layered vocals, it would sound great as a duet with a female voice.

Thanks man, appreciate it.

Regarding your Headstock Idea: Isn't a 12 String wider at the nut?

1.3mm difference between SG 12-string and SG Standard nut width!

I enjoyed that.

I tried a Mustang Bullet a while ago. I was excited by the prospect of a high output short scale guitar, but the build quality was so far behind my Jag that I was disappointed. Glaring where they had saved the money.

I do wonder if this is the best idea - the pull on the neck from string tension is a lot more for a 12-string, compared to a 6-string in standard tuning, and the standard Gibson neck and Snap-o-Matic™ headstock aren’t exactly renowned for their beefiness at the best of times. Even if it doesn’t spontaneously convert itself into a pile of matchsticks, the tuning stability would probably be very poor.

Would a Fender not be better? You can buy a bolt-on conversion neck from Warmoth.

Thank you! I'll see if I can engage the missus :)

Thanks buddy. And yeah I agree, the Bullet is no match for a proper Fender. But if you need a £100 guitar to see you through the dark times when no Fenders are available,I was surprised by how well it did the job. I've really messed mine up (added and removed Bigsbys, drilled it, knocked it about the place) and it's still going strong and sounding good. A few years ago you'd never have gotten a usable guitar for that price. I remember I bought a Squier for about that in the 90s and it was so poorly shielded as to be unusable with an amp. Very different times.

That's great BRef. Vocals are particularly awesome.

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It was actually this video I came across which provided the inspiration! I don't disagree that a Fender 12-string conversion would be a lot easier (or just buy a Danelectro to be honest...) I reckon with a good volute on the back of the headstock it would probably work our though. A tastefully done long diamond volute up the headstock would surely solve future issues?

There's something really cool about a beefy 12-string though, more along the lines of the 12-string Hagstrom Stu McKenzie plays in King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard!

Absolutely different times! First time I noticed was the dirt cheap Jacksons a few years ago. Still feel 90s Japanese Fender is hard to beat for cost to quality.

Totally agree with you. I've had two Japanese sunburst Jags and they've both just been brilliant guitars. I miss mine. Will get one again one day.

Long story but been without an amp for a while and just getting back into playing electric. Was set on an ac4c1 but stumbled across an effectively brand new ac10c1 cream bronco for 350 (think retail was 450-500 and this colour was limited). A second hand ac4c1 went for 290 Inc post the week before. Picked it up at the weekend and it sounds incredible. First valve amp I've ever owned so need to have a play with using it and maybe look at pedals. Definitely overkill volume wise for home use

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