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Yamaha BEX 4, if you can find one to fit your budget. AndyTravis has one for sale at the moment; whether he'd ship to Denmark I don't know, but it's worth asking.

"The 6-string configuration makes for a comfortable fit ..." There is no way I'd deal with this idiot.

Sold, apparently for £500.

... if only because of the colour - which I quite like. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266846602607?itmmeta=01HZPWVT5C3Y8R5W7A7CCW4GP2&hash=item3e214c056f:g:b5QAAOSwkM5mYPg8

Good idea. I think that's probably the first thing to try. Thank you.

Yes I do. It appears to be in its designed position. The bass is a rather battered Vox White Shadow; the top horn is pointed and I'd be quite uneasy about putting the button there. The bass does have some neck dive. I'm thinking of sidestepping the whole problem by adding a strap rail instead, a bent-up aluminium strip attaching at the two button locations and extending the upper position up the neck (with some padding to stop it scarring the back of the body). It wouldn't be terribly pretty, but it's not a terribly pretty bass.

I have a bass with a strap pin on the back of the body. I'd like to replace it with a straplock, but not something which digs into my beergut. What's the lowest-profile straplock I can get? Thanks

Thanks, gentlemen. A BBOT would be adequate for my first hack at it - I foresee this being one of those things which I spend far too much money on for very little practical return, and my ignorance means it will probably require a couple of goes.

I have a project in mind. Can I use a six-string guitar bridge for a bass, or do basses need a different design (weight, strength, size, ...)? Thanks in advance

Maybe it's just me? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266841131451?itmmeta=01HZD20Z2QS163J5DPR3EANT8X&hash=item3e20f889bb:g:MGAAAOSwTyJmXC9Z

I haven't run across these before. Looks to be a cut above the fairly basic ones which pop up now and again. (Also an interesting feedback entry, if anyone reads them.) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226170883704?itmmeta=01HZ7XZDTMXKR84NFXQP6S053K&hash=item34a8d5ce78:g:tYMAAOSwFIVmWe1Z

Perhaps he's trying to sell to someone he already knows, but it has to look like a random punter? Which probably means he's not really selling.

The necks on these are fab; wide and flat. They make good defrets, too.

It's medicine, it's not supposed to taste nice

I've also been recommended cherry juice (or just black cherries) to stave off an attack. But some people only ever get one attack of gout anyway.

My father's second wife trained as a ballet dancer and had fairly nasty arthritis issues by her 40th birthday. She swore by a teaspoon of cider vinegar daily.

Many thanks to Pete; he's one of the good guys. Pete gave me some flatwounds; delivered very fast, and wouldn't even accept postage for them.

I bought Joel's bass uke. All went nicely (he even agreed to post it), and here is happy feedback to prove it. Thanks Joel

Good thought, but not an option, for reasons too complicated to explain. Thanks.