Fishman

1976 Aria Pro II Precise Bass I picked this up on eBay around 2007 for 180 quid – last year Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester did some work on the bass: new scratchplate, fret job, Delano pup, replaced old wiring and fitted a push-pull mod that makes it sound like a Wal (only joking) – it's a bass boost kind of thing, still passive. The neck is the chunky baseball bat style and it weighs around 8lbs with a super-low action, all in it's cost 600 quid and is the equal to any Fender I've owned from any period.

Thanks @NancyJohnson

Any recommendations for laser cutting steel for a neck plate?

I'll be putting this up for sale very soon (on here obviously!) I'm posting this note as I'd like someone that's followed the build or expressed interest to buy it preferably Mods: if this notice contravenes forum rules please remove

Any progress @Owen? I'm thinking of getting back to my Stingray 4 build in the next year or so

Can anybody tell me if the Delano Hybrid pickup can work successfully with the East Uni-pre preamp? Delano tell me that it will be OK but will have to be wired according to their installation guide – PDF attached – it has a switch to flip between J (passive) and MM (active) but unfortunately electrics are more like voodoo to me, hence the query I have the Uni-Pre installed so switching to their pre-amp isn't really an option Cheers! installation guide_2018_1.pdf

Cracking work there – loving the Trace Elliott in the back of the third pic too 🙂

Thanks for the suggestions everyone Next question is… should I use lead-free solder?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a reasonably priced soldering iron?