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Yes, I know what MK meant - the 16.5mm spacing Status necks he had on the KingBasses are pretty much uniform width from heel to nut. I haven't measured this fretless one, but it certainly looks pretty uniform in width. I'll have to check my S2-Classic and Stealth 2...

Yes, I've been checking carefully and after carefully comparing I've discovered several duplicates being offered by competing vendors

Looks like a giraffe with little legs...or maybe a diplodocus talking a drink ! @Cornwall Steve Hardoff is worth taking a look @ Zen will purchase and shipp from them, Hardoff kinda seems like JP Crack converters but much less scummy.

Wilkinson hardware is generally good and stands up well against other brands. Schaller and Hipshot are higher quality and associated with more premium or high end spec instruments. I've only had good experiences with Wilkinson hardware. Another brand that is gaining popularity and a decent reputation is Guyker. One thing to be aware of when swapping out this kind of tuner is the mass. If the V96 is light, putting heavy Schaller vintage-style tuners on that are heavier than the stock ones, could cause neck dive or at least a change in balance of the bass. Another consideration is that the OEM tuners aren't the same spec/quality as the aftermarket ones. That the WJBL200 tuners supplied from the factory aren't as good quality as the aftermarket. I've seen this before on various products. Sometimes it's impossible to change to another tuner without having holes. I'm doing one this afternoon and will post a pic. I'm putting the old screws back in the old holes... ...probably.

So it would seem there are so many variations.. and that no one really knows a full definitive list...? And given the wealth of excellent knowledge on 'ere.. then... You would deduce that this has to be a historical marketing disaster on behalf of Music man/ Ernie ball / Stingray/ Sterling and anyone else vaguely connected....? I have a 2019 Indonesian made 'Ray 34'. which is excellent BTW...! Regards.

@HeadlessBassist is this one of those "consistent width necks" status basses i read mark king talking about once? it doesn't seem to have a heel to nut (pre bendwell) tapper ?

I had to 'repair' 'Prelude/Angry Young Man' when a website user noticed an error. There a many. I correct when I see them and if I can (older charts are not available as editable scores).

I understood that Berlin is playing/recreating Clapton's solo on that, Dave, but I may be wrong.

I'd assumed that it's a neck-thru bass but in case not - and the Status website suggests it's not also - surely the best bet is a new neck, won't cost a whole not more than a refret and far lower risk?

Two sets plus songs for encores/spare I think. I remember learning all of them although it was rare the have more than a badly recorded tape! We used to take turns having the Dire Straits song book.

Does that mean I'm now getting more valuable then....

Was just looking at the Jeff Berlin version of Crossroads Rob. I used to play the Cream version back in 80's and been asked to do it in a new band. Berlins version has a lot of bits i quite fancy throwing in but obviously not the superfast bits in the solo 😂 Nice to see the comparison against the original tho. Berlin just fascinates me how he takes a standard song and throws in all his fast fills to make it sound even better IMO of course. Dave