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I'm glad that so many subsequent manufacturers have improved immeasurably on that bass guitar design.

Jump To The Beat - Stacy Lattisaw

FWIW, you can absolutely adjust that bridge to 19mm, I did with my old Roscoe. You just have to push the B and G strings to the outer edge of the saddle adjustments, and the E and D string accordingly. These bridges allow for left and right adjustment, I've even had mixed spacing on strings before for a Roscoe when I was trying some stuff out that was ultimately pointless. It does mean the string position on the fretboard at the 24th fret is 'slightly' closer to the edge, but it's so minor 99% of people won't notice, and who plays at the 24th fret anyway! I'd totally have a play with that adjustment as it might just solve everything for you. You prob know, but these Allen key slots are to move the saddles left and right. When they are all centralised (like they currently are), you get 18mm spacing.

That's a stunning bass. I bet it sounds as good as it looks, too I've wanted one of these Roscoe basses since I first saw them in the mid-1990's. Such an elegant design with an unapologetically modern tone. Regarding the string spacing, I've got 18 mm and 19 mm spacing examples and I can't get used to either. If it's not like a Fender 4 string it feels wrong to me, so subsequently I can live with either spacing, if that makes sense. It's a five string, it's meant to feel weird.

There's a Double Four (older DC version) for sale on here at the moment with a battery pack if you want something super portable for teaching. Can use a regular 65w/20v power bank with them as well, Thomann sell a Behringer CE500 bag for £15 which fits them perfectly.

I bought my trusty Squier Precision from John Scheerer & Sons in 1998. At the time it was based in the Merrion Centre in Leeds, and had been trading for around 140 years at the time of its closure about 15 years ago. Photo credit: https://highwooddrums.co.uk/news/140-years-a-musical-instrument-institution It's now a Costa.

All American OEM basses use imperial Alun Keys. You can get an imperial set from B&Q for relatively few pennies. The one you really wanted there was probably the 0.05" one.

On the other hand... The guitarist in my band plays through a 15 watt Pro Jnr combo and is still sked to turn down by sound engineers. He really isn't that loud.

Excellent job, congratulations!

Waterstone TP12 (neck-thru) 32" scale, passive.

The output barrel jack may be loose (inside), as it's a typical problem with these. Or it could be what @paul_5 said, so check after a few minutes of playing if it does that static noise again, if not, @paul_5 was correct, if it sill does, get a new barrel jack. Buy these as even the expensive Switchcraft don't last (I've tried so many until I found these that last very long): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alnicov-Stereo-Copper-Guitar-Cylinder/dp/B08L69K6QH/

Spotted an item in the "wanted" forum from @pantherairsoft and had one that I was just thinking about moving along: instant payment and great communications including confirmation that item safely arrived. Perfect transaction and the easiest possible first sale on BassChat for me, thank you!

Interesting about the C4 - I've also got an older PJB Flightcase (also 4 x5s with two pointing upwards) and found that it didn't have the openness I was looking for, it also tends to boom too easily when the volume goes up. Phil has used various iterations of the 5" drivers over the years so it the C4 could be a very different beast. I'm also on the lookout for a used C2 which would be ideal for my bass teaching (the music dept where I teach is up several flights of stairs!)

Having owned multiple Roscoe's, I miss them all dearly. The LG 3005 is my absolute favourite of them all (and I'd totally string that with DR Black beauties - I assume that is what was on them but the strings had gone funny somehow, as they're not usually sticky at all). This bass is an absolute stunner. Giving me major Roscoe GAS!

The point is (been made by a couple of people now) that the L-2000/ASAT should already have one, if it's wired properly. Don't need to fit anything, just fix what's already there.

@andyhaines if you can try before buying, go on, it's the best way to pick the best cabinet for your needs. That said I would go down the 12 inches speaker road as the 10's may sound a bit dry in comparison and may start farting at higher levels, but not all as it's a matter of design...

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