Kev

Guitar Guitar is the place you want Birmingham is your closest too, they have the mapleglo, nice player

Just grabbed a bargain pedal off Josh, arrive promptly and works great, cheers buddy!!

Nice catch! No need to wax with that finish, just a simple wipe with a cloth will suffice. Don't wax as it discolours the finish. The recessed strap locks are no easy solution to reverse, plugging and redrilling would be the only way I think, I know of no converter as such.

Series/parallel is jot apparantly possible if the coils are individually controlled. I have never had a use for series parallel so not interested much in that anyway. The rest, I don't really understand haha! The Bigman is quite literally two big singles under one cover and as such an effective blend between each should work. But, my faith is an Alpher for this as I know nothing at all about pickups and how they work in truth!

Okay, so I went down to PMT in Birmingham today and managed to play one alongside an American Standard, with a maple fretboard also. I love it! It was quite interesting comparing the two. The Geddy has a slightly thinner neck and just generally seemed to feel better than the Standard in every way. They were set up the same and seemed to be the same strings so it was a pretty fair comparison. The Geddy pickups had a good bit of growl in them and sounded somewhat more aggressive than the standard, and it did seem to sustain better to. I really found myself enjoying it more than I thought I would! Stunning appearance too, the neck was just lovely with the binding and inlays. When I shift the Wal and Roscoe I could find myself taking a chance on Thomann, we will see! On a different note, I also had a play of a Musicman Sabre as I have been eyeing them up since released. Very unimpressed, neck felt chunky and sticky and I really struggled to get a nice tone out of it, in any of the pickup settings. A few years ago, if you would have told me I would be championing a Fender Jazz over a Musicman, I would have politely told you to go forth and multiply. Funny how tastes change!

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1432989268' post='2786826'] I love the vaneer between the body and the top (wenge?) it looks like little blocks cos of the grain! [/quote] It is indeed Thought it would add a little more character than just a black one. [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1432989288' post='2786827'] and... tell us more about the electronics! [/quote] The plan is to have it Volume (push pull active/passive), 3 Way rotary switch (Neck pup/ Both/ Bridge Pup), Neck Pickup Pan (Pan between the two single coils in the Bigman), Bridge Pickup Pan, Bass, treble. So, basically it will be like having four Nordstrand Big Single's in one bass, with each coil selectable in every combination possible. I'v opted for a rotary switch rather than a blend between the pickups to stop it getting too fiddly, but with this setup there should be few tones I cannot get This is if it works, of course!

Rickenbacker 4003s in Mapleglo and Fender USA Geddy Lee. Tried the ricky out last weekend, off to try the Geddy out this afternoon!

Threads like this always confuse me. How are we calling it a bargain if it is an auction a mile away from the finish line?? One to watch, maybe, but not a bargain. With 10 seconds left in the auction, we still won't know if it is a bargain!

The B7K ltd is the best looking pedal ever. So damn cool!

Tempting! But hefty old price tag, is it really worth it? EDIT ah, Thomann is better, but with Fender QC is buying blind wise? Can't believe I am seriously considering one of these! But the demos are great and the neck sounds fantastic!

Saw the neck of your new MK3 this evening when I was picking my MK2 up, Ziricote is stunning!

Wow!