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It does sound lovely. I'm playing a couple of finger style examples and maybe a bit of Primus too

Yes indeed, would be nice to hear how things are progressing...

Hey mate, not yet I'm afraid. Juggling young children and work is making doing anything much for myself pretty tricky, even getting to a decent barbers has eluded me for longer than it should, I'm starting to look like Tom Hanks in Castaway! I was hoping to get a couple of videos done, but doing this without waking the kids is basically unpossible. If I don't manage over the coming weekend, I'll just do some audio with my little Olympus digital recorder and pop them on SoundCloud. While you're here, is there anything particular you'd like to hear? Eude

Holy Crap!

That is stunning mate, congratulations! Eude

Ha ha, you could say it's the Sloth (from Goonies) in the current Fender lineup... Eude

Finding it extremely hard to leave this bass alone, I actually went and found where it was hidden last night...

Make you think doesn't it...

Hmmm, not my thing. If they hadn't coloured in round the pickups, it would be a lot better, but still a bit fugly. I really struggle to see where the £5500 has gone on this. Is that what a custom shop Fender costs? Eude

I have to say, I'm intrigued too. I'd love to know how they compare to the likes of a Phil Jones BigHead which seems to be regarded as the best available in this field of products. Cheap practice amps tend to struggle with high output basses and low B strings, my little Vox AmPlug does not like either of these things, so I'd be keen to try something a little more up market and HiFi. Eude

The work @Andyjr1515 has carried out for you @TheGreek went a long way to convince me that Andy was the right man for the job. What to build you next? How about a short(er) scale 6 string like mine? I think Andy enjoyed having one around! As far as the wait goes, I've got far too much going on in the run up, what with prepping for Xmas with 2 kids, one of whom has a birthday just before too. I very much look forward to being selfish on the 27th and spending some time with my present though Eude

How very exciting mate!

Well folks, the bass arrived safe and sound yesterday and it is amazing! Securely and very neatly packed up and as a result completely unscathed. My experience with UPS has been exemplary over the years with this kind of stuff, I'd recommend them to anyone shipping a bass, just make sure and insure it properly too, just in case Anyway, I digress. The bass! I could not be happier with what @Andyjr1515 has done for me. This bass had sat, in various cases, in various accommodation over the past 20 years, completely untouched and unloved. The dream bass of the 16 year old me, had never quite been realised, and although I managed to make something serviceable enough, it never quite hit the mark and got sidelined after a couple of years constant use. I always wished I had added a darker top wood. I always wished I hadn't made it a 36" scale. I always wished I'd not messed up the control cavity and covered it up with a massive piece of tortoise shell scratchplate material. I always wished I hadn't bought that weird Wilkinson bridge, although options were limited back in the mid 90's. I always wished it wasn't so bloody heavy! @Andyjr1515 has righted all those wrongs and I now have the bass I wanted way back when and still want now 😎 He took on what was really a bit of a pig of a job, and fixed everything in his signature creative way, with fantastic communication all the way and at record speed to meet my imposed deadline. The bass plays and sounds amazing, extra props for the neck carve, it's absolutely perfect and works wonderfully with my preferred choice of a flat fingerboard. Interestingly, the bass still sounds much like I remember, only a little fatter in the lows and with a sweeter upper register, much in part to the change in scale length from 36" to 31.5", but the same character is still there which is fantastic. Sadly, I didn't manage to record anything with the bass, as I couldn't really start noodling till my kids were in bed, making filming anything impossible The bass is now packed up and squirrelled away till the 27th, but I'll get some recordings done soon after that, people need to see and hear this bass. I keep going on and on about shorter scale ERBs being just as good as long scale ones when built properly and using a considered string choice, and this bass only helps to reinforce that argument, the low B is fantastic. So, in summary, I would not hesitate to recommend @Andyjr1515 for a mod project, or full build, he's a really great guy and certainly know what he's doing. Thank you Andy! Eude

It's arrived! It's with a neighbour, I can't get out of work soon enough! Eude

Looks like Xmas is coming early!

Well it'll need to be unwrapped initially, just to make sure it survived the courier, but then I'm afraid, after some stolen moments, it'll be squirrelled away by my better half... Eude

Ha ha, but of course! It's meant to be for my 40th birthday at the end of December, however I'll try and record a little noodle before I put it away till then. Watch this space Eude

Complete and utter filth in the best possible taste of course! I can't wait to get my grubby little paws on this bass, a dream brought to life, thank you @Andyjr1515! Eude

How about that? Not a Hybrid, but a great amp and lots of dirt options built in... Eude

This.

Could you go for the Ashdown Spyder and change the valve(s) to get more grit? Ashdown might be able to abvise you on that... Or, how about one of these? https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-amps/bass-amp-heads/orange-4-stroke-500-bass-amp-head Eude

I'd second this. Neil can wind you a more regular feeling string with a thicker core to meet your requirements without feeling like you're playing on suspension bridge cables. Rig wise, shame you missed out on this >> That would've been the perfect solution to such an insanely low tuning, for very silly money. Eude

They're a custom set wound to 125TW 100 80 60 40 28 in Nickel, and they are wound to feel as close to those gauges on 34" as they can be at 31.5" scale. I believe they have thicker cores. I tried heavier and lighter strings, regular, tapered, and exposed core and the 125TW felt about right. I've played Nickel for a long old time, but I've just ordered a Stainless Steel set for one of my 6ers to maybe get a little more bite. All in, I can't recommend Newtone strings enough. I used to use DRs, mainly Sun Beams, but their quality control became appalling, and as much as I liked the Sun Beams, they were a little too mellow, and the Lo Riders, a little too much. The Newtone Nickels sit perfectly in between for me, the feel of Sun Beams, but with a little more edge and poke. They're hand made here in the UK, so using them supports a local business too is a nice extra as well. If anyone wants to hear how the B is on the shorter scale with these custom Netwone strings, here's some samples I did when I got my first ACG short(er) scale 6, apologies in advance for the playing >> Cheers, Eude

Andrew Gouche is an absolute legend!