Well, the Hipshot Kickass bridge arrived, but unfortunately won't be kicking any donkey on this bass – it almost sticks off the end of the body with the E string meeting the saddle at approx 70mm from the lower edge of the pickup. See the new body next to Stingray 1 below.
I will be using a Schaller 2000 which has a much smaller footprint – I have one on a jazz bass and it does everything it should.
@Unknown_User not sure if it will be oil – more likely to be dye or stain – I'm still doing lots of youtube research etc
@fleabag If I lose my nerve on the black dye thing, blonde would be the next option, tru-oil or similar
Weirdly, the basschat grammar police have substituted (a-s-s) for donkey above – it can't be edited!