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First I added a bridge cover. I've not had covers on any of my basses before, apart from a really cheap thing as a kid which had threaded bolts sticking of the body that you spun a knurled nut on to. This made the cover much more easily and quickly removable than having screws through it. I was discussing it with some friends and started looking online. We came up with the idea of threaded inserts in the body, with knurled top bolts that screwed into them. This would avoid having two prongs of death sticking out of the bass when the cover was off. So, off I went (as gingerly as I know how) with my trusty Makita. I was worried about drilling too far into the body so thick the thread was only about 4mm deep. It worked great but if I had my time again I would have ordered a longer insert and kept the 4mm bolt. As I had to add some foam as a spacer to the pickup cover edge to allow it to fully tighten against the body without rattling. (Pics of that later).

Absolutely. If I were to buy a Musicman, it would be a candy apple red Bongo regardless of price considerations.

That's exactly what I was thinking, albeit I hadn't quite got to the point at which the attachment and truss rod were essentially one and the same. Headless graphite necks could be bought in a limited number of sizes - specifically heel dimensions and nut width - with the headstock shape being an option at point of sale?

Was song is it in ? Are you given freedom to express yourself or is it based on a cover version ? Just curious. Dave

Wish our band would go down that route. Might swing it for next year as we will be mostly using PA hire company for our gigs. Once he has it set up on the desk he just saves the settings. Will def be looking into it for next year. Dave

Definitely interested in a SR4 or SR5 neck. Had a status SR4 years ago which I sold on this forum. But would need to be a complete headstock match to stingray like Status made to tempt me.

Could go down in history as one of the great insults 🤣

Hello all, I am very late in posting this up, but Christmas 2023, I bought my son a Harley Benton acoustic g****r from Thomann and managed to sneak myself in a PB-50 (sunburst a'la Sting) into the order. All delivered to my house from Germany before the big day for under £200. I don't really play 4 strings these days but I love the original Precision look. I have not seen a decent 5 string one without blowing a wads ot cash on a custom, so thought I would get it for my own guilty pleasure, and at that price (I think it was £105), it was hard for me to refuse I liked the bass straight out of the box and apart from filing down a few rough fret edges, it was ready to go. I spoke to forumites on here who kindly sent me the templates to cut down the headstock to match. This concerned me as with my blunderbuss approach and giant sausage fingers, I reckoned I'd be left with a snapped headstock and a bloodstained house. But then during Christmas 2024 I had a dafter idea. I have always loved the look of upside down headstocks, so why not look for a lefty neck for it? I also looked for original look bridge and pup covers.... I was talking to @Merton about it last week and realised I hadn't posted a thread about it I did complete it in January and don't have the greatest amount of photos from the build, but happy with the results, so here we go ...

I don't think they were..? They were just beginning their 'Long, drawn out arrangement' phase. (edit) I will say that it sounds like their TV feed was mixed by a drummer...

Martin bought a Swan Flight case from me. Great communication and quick to send over the payment. Hope you enjoy the case! Thanks, Mike

Check the album too - Short Court Style.

The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) - Sunn O))) & Boris

Played a rare gig with backline and without inears over the weekend...never again (if I can help it). I'd forgotten what a rare thing it is to have a decent onstage sound (I didn't have one, obv), and obviously everything was wayyyy too loud...pfffttt... Once you've gone inears (with your own mix), it's tough to go back...

There is something weird going on when you have both volumes on full, I've always found it better to back the neck pickup volume back to about 75%. Definitely both tone knobs wide open though. Then amp / pre-amp EQ to suit (plenty of mid though). I see @Jasper has his mid set around 75% (ish), treble a similar amount & bass around 60%. Sounding quite nice. 👍

Bought a flight case from Mike, it arrived super quick and very nicely packed. Thanks.

It's perfectly capable as a buss comp, I had it on the master buss for years, but it also works as a pair of tracking comps, which is now its main function, maybe as a drum or guitar buss comp in the mix. It's a very versatile unit, sounds great.

Black Sheep of the Family - Rainbow

Nige! 😀 He deps for us now and again... The Inn On The Wharf is a great gig, we're trying to get back there ASAP...

B E A D G C is the tuning. And trust me they are all BASS!!

It was a memorable weekend back in 1985. During the morning of the Saturday I moved into my first purchased house, starting as early as I could so I could set the tele up and watch the show. I’d stretched myself to the limit to buy a new-build semi for £22k. Different times.

It shows as £279 for me.