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Nitrocellulosic finish will wear almost as fast as no coating at all, prefer some polyester or polyurethane finish, I had this done on a few fretless fingerboard and it was really fine.

Done.

Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters

I’m not 100% sure that nitro coating, even several layers, will be tough enough.. I consider fretless fingerboards consumables so I’m not worried about maintenance or eventual replacement (though it might take a long time to get there) - maybe it’s worth a try. Any experiences? We might look into some resins or poly instead but I’m not sure what’s readily available and easiest to work with.

The Klown will get beheaded. Rumour has it that a maggot infested head will drop out of the mask...

I am delighted to hear this news. I just hope the re-launched product is going to be as good as the U.K. case. I think I can remember Hiscox saying that they weren’t going to have cases built outwith the U.K. as they wouldn’t compromise on quality. I’m assuming they are happy with the new product as being on a par with the original cases.

I've been using rounds on my fretless since 1987. OK I don't play it very often, but it still hasn't got significant wear.

I have Ernie Ball cobalt flatwounds on both of my fretlesses (4 and 5 string Stingrays) - I can’t afford the luthier costs of the repairs to the fretboard damage inflicted by roundwounds - however they do sound very good - but definitely not that much better than decent flatwounds……

Bomb-proof.

Great news to hear Bruce intends to perform live again during early to mid 2026 after previous anouncements about "stepping back" from performances in late 2024. He's looking good when he mentions the tour in a brief Facebook reel: facebook.com/reel/1281577059782350 Detail on the band seems v sparse at time of post so if anyone can share some info it would be appreciated - especially about the other musicians in the All-Star line-up. Thanks

Radio-Aktivität - Kraftwerk

The wiring is finished! Last night I wired up the master volume, and I've just now finished doing all the heater filaments. I had put the tag strip with the heater balancing resistors next to the pilot light but that turned out to be stupidly inaccessible for all the connections I had to make. I moved the tag strip to a better location and got to it. I'm a little way from plugging in though. Next session I will compare the built amp to both the layout and the schematic, and buzz out all the connections with my test meter. Then I'll think about applying power...

Heard these guys are excellent https://messinacovers.com/bass-covers

Nothing outstanding but here is some Animal by Def Leppard

Picked up his Clayton Jazz Bass on a wild ride of impulsive behaviour and serious sherwood green GAS. Super prompt response, no messing about, and was really helpful throughout the whole transaction. Even drove halfway to meet me under the threat of rush hour traffic. Nice natter before we went our separate ways. Pleasure to deal with and very happy with the bass!

Happy to help. As someone who struggled to get survey responses for my masters thesis I feel your pain (yes, that was a very bad pun)

i don’t need another bass!! I don’t need another bass! I’m digging this colour and the red one. Pino and Hurley vibes

As others have said depends entirely on where you live. I live in London so it's possible for me to get to rehearsals or gigs fairly easily by public transport. Like others here have mentioned, our band has a permanent rehearsal room we rent and share with a few other bands, so all the bulky difficult-to-transport equipment stays in there. Which is just as well because we use massive 100W Marshall heads and I've got a Peavey bass head that weighs more than a collapsed sun. Plus cabinets, the PA, mic stands etc etc. We can even keep guitars in there so that we don't have to take those. I personally drive to rehearsals just because I'm lazy and it's easier than public transport with my huge pointy bass getting in people's way on the tube. The rest of my band members make their own way but I usually offer to drive two of them to the singer's house since it only adds about 20 minutes to my journey home. As others have said - it's possible to deal with by a combination of taxis, public transport if applicable, and lifts from other band members, mates, family or friends. It might be a lot of hassle but it could be possible. If you can fit all your gear into a bass case then you should be able to make it work. Having to transport more gear (like amps or cabinets or elaborate pedalboards) will be tougher but if you're clever with getting lightweight stuff you mayyyy be able to get by. At this point though you might have to start wondering if it's at all possible to think about at least learning to drive since it could be less hassle and potentially cheaper than buying new lightweight gear and getting taxis everywhere etc.

Nice score. Jon makes some stunning stuff, the fretless Uberhorns being probably the stunning-est.

I should have quoted the post, sorry all.