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Any recommendations for Compressor with drive channel - doesn’t have to be DI - or 2 cheaper compression and a drive pedal.

Welcome Nathan.

I would love to help out, my stuff is admittedly a little niche, but if it would work out for them then I would love to get it to people that need it.

Hi Nathan, great to have you on board 😊

If the same as my 'Stang they're 6mm push fit, I think. I don't necessarily mind using different knobs of the same style, or adding a third. I have some the same type which fit with a set screw which might work depending on the pots required. I'm just wondering were a third one would go - I'd like to keep the front mounted jack, and I'm not sure where else would fit with the existing routing, or where there might be space. Maybe a third in line with the others before the neck pickup, though it would be quite close - not a problem for my playing style but can't tell if there'd be room until I have the bits in hand.... For everyone else, I'm toying with the idea of a bland, tone, and varitone control with two different caps which would be quite tasty on a fretless. I think @devinebass has a similar arrangement on his Lull Jazz, using a push/pull to switch between the two, which is a good idea.

Did I ever answer your email? I admittedly go through spurts where I either let things sit in the inbox for a couple days or immediately clear everything out, and there isn't much space in between for "normal communication."

Welcome sushi

Hey everyone, Nathan here from Sushi Box FX. I'm elsewhere in the internet world already, it seems like I should probably be here as well. I've been playing bass for about 20 years now, and I have a modest collection of nice things: Ibanez SR900FM Ibanez SRH500 Fender/Warmoth Partscaster PJ (long story on that one) Ibanez Mikro bass Ampeg SVT Classic Genz-Benz Streamliner 900 Gallien Kruger Backline 600 Eden 610 cab Peavey 210 cab We don't need to get into what pedals I use. Not yet anyway.

Not sure I've come across any replacement MM pickups that use neodymium magnets - they're all ceramic or alnico, and hence don't nail the Bongo sound. If anyone knows better, please let me know - might sway my decision to get one. Noll do a 4-band EQ that Klaus can configure with the Bongo frequency centres (for reference, they're bass at 40Hz, low mids at 400Hz, high mids at 2.5KHz and treble at 6.3KHz, all at +-15dB).

Rough Boy - ZZ Top

What fitting/size are the original knobs?

Nancy Boy = Placebo An under appreciated band with some great bass lines

I’m talking to Steve at Chapel Guitars http://www.chapelguitars.com (found via the recommended luthiers thread here). He’s made the potentially fatal error of accepting the challenge!

Result - I went for the Gotoh GB350s, and even the hole for the screw lines up exactly.

Same as Stub, 1st finger lower string/note, 1st finger octave, free strokes, left hand doing the muting. Find it slightly easier with the hand angled back a bit. Not saying thats technically correct technic, just mine.

Dandy - Kinks

Some gut shots: Plenty of wiggle room to adjust the neck pickup. I’m talking to BC legend @KiOgon about a loom, probably balance/tone (maybe a varitone style selector somewhere, tbc. I want to use the original knobs and I’m allergic to stacked ones)

I have to say, that shiny neck does look the absolute dog's wotsits!! If you can get one/get one done like that, I'll be well impressed

Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top

I think I got lucky with the neck on my Mustang; it’s perfect and the fretwork is impeccable and it’s solid as a rock. I’m not sure if Musicmasker necks are basically the same or not? Of course for a fretless the neck needs to be spot on so hopefully the more modern Japanese neck will be fairly decent

Knives - Therapy?

Oh I need to save too!! I’m not sure yet - probably if everything goes to plan.