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Looks great...how does it balance ?

The neck dive on the Jack Casady is quite something isn't it ? I tried a few straps and then ended up threading a loop of thin string around one of the bridge posts and then running the strap from the strap button, through the loop and then onto my shoulder. By tightening the loop you can bring the anchor point of the strap onto the front of the bass, which help anchor it so it doens't dive so much. Does that make sense ?

My mum said she liked it.

Dammit, I'm off to see a Cretan pysch band on the 10th ! Curses !

I built the Vong - I think you're going to like it They really are outstanding kits.

Sea bass ?

I wish I had a interactive guitar. Mine's kinda passive.

I can smell the hairspray already :)

I've fitted Badass bridges to all my Jazz basses and left the saddles ungrooved - this gives a bridge string spacing of about 17mm and I've never noticed any change in sound from the previous splayed arrangement. This is with pickups from different manufacturers in all three as well. I think you'll do fine, and find it much easier to play...I did. The only problem is that it feels a bit odd going back to a wide spacing - you'll want 17mm on everything

I'd diasgree I'm afraid, I'd say it's the Musicman Sterling he was using around the time of 'The Bends' - the recorded tone sounds like it to my ears and you can just see him playing it in the live vid if you're fast on the pause button.

They look like spaceships....awesome-looking basses.

" In the midst of all this public bickering, "Let It Rot" was released as a film, an album and a lawsuit. In 1970, Dirk sued Stig, Nasty and Barry. Barry sued Dirk, Nasty and Stig. Nasty sued Barry, Dirk and Stig, and Stig sued himself, accidentally. "

Wormwood ?

That's a bit disappointing, but rattle their cages in a week or two, you never know. In the meantime, get on with the stuff you do enjoy.

Any musical buddies you could do a hang-out-with-guitars-on-your-knees kind of thing ?

Timely thread, I'm feeling much the same - room full of lovely basses that I have no real urge to play, no real musical outlets for a couple of years, it's all feeling like a cargo cult to my earlier interest. It pains me greatly to think that it's over, but after a couple of years it's starting to feel permanent. Nowt much to add, really....just thanks for all the replies to AT's post, all good reading for me at the moment.

Good score(s) Ya jammy bugger

I'd say no, only a consensus. Much like reality.

I'd advise against being on mushrooms - the bus journey home might be a bit OTT.

The Only Living Boy in New York - its a perfect imho.

Not half !

The green and white wires make a connection between the coils so that it's wired in series, so they'll not be going to the pot - you're right, they just need soldering together and insulating. The red is the output and the bare/black is the earth - not sure what the wiring in the Bronco is like, but I guess it's like a P-bass, so you could ape this where your red is the white in the diagram.

Great stuff - I was thinking about learning that after seeing Thor: Ragnarok That channel has a lot of great tunes to learn and very well presented too - it's one I've looked at quite a few times.

See what you mean....and good tho ? Mrs. Pook's a big superhero film fan.