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I don't. Looks like a one-off to me, probably late 70s when symmetrical (neck-divey) bodies were inexplicably popular. I'm pretty confident neither Mats nor any other Japanese factory would've used that headstock on a bass like this. Not sure that's a Schaller bridge - looks a bit like a 3D but the proportions don't look right. Maybe something like this, from around the same era & loosely based on the Schaller. Apart from the actual rollers!

Happily, that funny Mr Hall has retired, and been confined to a remote, isolated island with no means of communication, or quietly led down to an underground soundproofed padded bunker, so he will trouble us no futher. That's why Rickenbackers have single dual-action truss rods these days. Regarding the mysterious HW, I don't know - but if I wanted to, the Rickenfakers FB group would be where I commenced my clandestine investigations.

That's looking lovely.

Is the preamp potted (encapsulated), or is it a naked circuit board? PS: you could try connecting a high value capacitor between the preamp output and the jack socket - as there's a DC bias you could use an electrolytic. High value as it'll be in series with the output capacitor so it'll minimise the capacitance reduction.

Fretboard "binding" was done by layering 1.5mm ash veneer with the offcuts of the wenge planed down to 0.5mm. Also routed the channels for the truss rod and the carbon rods, the latter of which I epoxied in place

Actually, I was wrong. Jon Shuker used a 5mm truss rod on the bass I've just bought. However, all three of the B2 variants I've had have been 4mm truss rods. That truss rod nut looks a bit mullered. This is what mine looks like: If you slacken off the strings, you could take the string holder off (just those two screws) and have a look at the end of the truss rod - you should be able to see more. Not sure if you can take the nut off, or extract the truss rod.

Mine had been modded by previous owners , Badass bridge , Jazz pickup , but I liked the mods. one of my regrets. Still have the fretted rosewood , 72 too. I was once a Pbass guy. Not so much now , I’ve come to prefer shortscales.

I had a couple, and regret selling one in particular ( on here IIRC ). Mine were teal and black. Great basses, although weren’t the lightest of things. MM did a passive one as well, along with a SUB Sterling which are really rare.

Dizzy - Vic Reeves And The Wonder Stuff

One thing that catches people at times is that there is a little internal battery, same as computer motherboards have. It was not even mentioned in the manual! The battery lasts a few years and when it dies, so does the V-Amp. It stops being able to save/recall presets and things just generally do not work well. Really easy to replace, if you're aware there's a battery inside in the first place.

Aren’t those all actresses? You know, of that certain kind …

That's sad to hear. I notice that GuitarGuitar have started selling them again. I'm a big fan of G&L, I bought a used L2000 Tribute off Reverb yesterday.

Yes, I’m afraid so. Development for v3 ended at v3.61 (no more code space).

@Stub Mandrel when you say "the other guys were less lucky" don't you mean less fortunate son 😂 I'll get me coat 😐

It's other people's irrational prejudices. Although I've never had a problem taking a headless fretless 5 string to auditions, so maybe there aren't that many irrationally prejudiced people around, we just assume there are.

I'm seeing a few rumours on the internet - only rumours, mind - that G&L are in trouble. See this post from one of their master builders. If it's true, I hope they get through it...

Don't tell John Hall, he'll sue her! 😆

Am I not right in thinking that were 2 identical cabs to be stacked, the corners would lock? Therefore why would you want rubber feet on them? Wouldn't that just make them less stable rather than more so as they'd be on 4 small rubber feet? Aren't the corners there to be scratched? Hence fulfilling the dual function of stacking and protecting the wooden frame? I seem to remember lots of people moaning about Barefaced having crap rubber feet several years ago and disliking them. Plenty of cabs have the interlocking corners. I don't see what the problem is.

Fizzy — The Jesus and Mary Chain

All good crowd pleasers. That's what Top 40 cover bands are for. I have no problem depping with these numbers in the set. At least I don't have to learn 15 songs that I'll never play again and suffer a lukewarm response from the audience. One song which always raises the roof is Hi Ho Silver Lining. We only have to play the first verse and the audience sings the rest of the song, louder than we're playing! I'm sure the band gets rebooked once a month on the audience reaction to that song alone!

some of these maybe? https://www.palmer-germany.com/en/Products/DI-Boxes/

Right, I know this has been asked a million times but bear with me. I've been playing D'Addario 165 rounds for years (the 45-105 nickel ones) and like the way they feel weight/tension wise. Now I want a proper old school set of flats - probably something Labella flavoured. Anyone recommend flats that will feel broadly the same weight/tension wise as the D'Addario rounds? How will the Deep Talking Flats or Low Tension Flats compare? FWIW, I have a set of dunlop flats on a bass right now but I've really gone off them and I'm not sure why. So if anyone could compare the Labellas to those as well that would be useful!