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Picked myself up a Sterling Sub Ray 4 today, in lovely sea foam green, will get pics tomorrow when the light is better, neck feels really nice with the satin finish, just like the higher end EB guitars I’ve played… just need to drop the action a touch and she’ll be a runner! Had one for a few years...

A bit of common sense from the founding father of alternative comedy.

I've become a total Greco Geek! This one is an absolute darling! She's been around the block a few times, which just adds to the mojo. Plays like butter, as all Greco's seem to, and I think she is mostly intact, though I will look under the hood later this week and see if the pickup's are the origi...

yep needed a new nut a zero fret at the first fret is not a good idea!

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 10:22 am

Bg wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 10:13 am Finally got around to fitting proper frets on the maton:)

Suspect a new nut will be required.

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Looking GREAT ! nice ends.
Definitely worth a nut

Only needs a nut if the old one is too low - the frets were tiny and now its got jumbos

Finally got around to fitting proper frets on the maton:)

Suspect a new nut will be required.

Haven't seen clubhouse for a month or two, hope he's ok.

Not in the mail... on one of my workshop benches.
Sick of having headphones all the time while down here so -
https://www.rockshop.co.nz/m-audio-bx3b ... -bluetooth

sound fucking great to my tin ears for a small monitor

jeremyb wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 9:33 pm Would love to but I'll be tied up with an Aikido grading that day

Aikido = bondage?

And I'll be there all night

So, I'll be doing a roadie on sat 18th May for the Hooky gig on sunday.
Anybody up for a beerfest on saturday? Help me spend my redundancy.

fingers crossed. I'll monitor for the next few days

Had to reload a backup yesterday trying to solve the server issues we've had lately. We will have lost some posts, at least we're back online

Still looking into the mysql problems

philipnz wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:33 pm Lost in the mail thanks to NZ Couriers who managed to managed to lose it 11850km into a 12000km voyage

Green Rhino

At least it wasn't a White Rhino.... NZ postal services constantly have me shaking my head.





Just addressing the Rhino in the room

Plyman in Henderson used to be my 'dealer', they do real wood too Pine is stupid cost from the big box stores. Not found a good cheap source of pine here yet, though I haven't really looked that hard.

Maton is ready for a refret, matchstick frets have to go!

On the jig ready for fettling