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No harm in doing that arm curve on a Corvette shape?

Trick, but I've always been a sucker for Warwick designs, so that would get my vote...

I wouldn't worry about getting all the way up there on the B, I tend to work my way to another string once I get up beyond the 10th fret max, the clarity of notes higher up the B tends to get a bit mushy on all extended range basses I've played anyway. I'm a sucker for a matched headstock, so it would get my vote anyway Eude

I play 31.5" basses, and have a couple of fretless examples. I've not really found any intonation issues to be honest. I went shorter for comfort reasons, and I guess my intonation might be better as I find the shorter scale less of a stretch allowing me to have a more natural hand position and hopefully better technique as a result. Less things to worry about means you can focus better on the tricky stuff. I wouldn't be put off trying a short scale fretless at all, you get used to whatever you play, that's what I've found anyway. I would certainly make sure your dots are on the fret lines though as mentioned above, that makes life a lot easier! Eude

Oh dear. Are you waiting to see if it CAN be fixed, and if so, how much, or have you given Jon the go ahead to just get cracking? He's certainly a busy man, and his communication is a little lacking during extra busy spells, but he always answers the phone... Eude

It is one of the comfiest 6er necks I've played to be fair @Andyjr1515 , but folks certainly shouldn't be put off trying a 6. Those out there who struggle with a 5 string neck should steer clear, but us bassists tend to have stronger and more flexible hands then most so it would make sense that we can easily adapt @Jimothey, I had the precursor to your Washburn Bantam, the MB6, my first 6 string bass! (pic stolen from elsewhere, I only have video footage of my playing mine live - oh dear) >> Not nearly as cool as design as the Bantams, and very much of its time, but it was a lovely light and easy to play 6er. Washburn made some cool basses, but they never seemed to hit to mark for most, which is a shame. Aria were making really cool basses, and 6ers around the same time, early 90's (showing my age...) Excited to see what you do with this, will you do a matched headstock too? Eude

I may well just do you some now! At least you didn't ask for Wonderwall...

No problem mate, will work something out. I have one of these >> https://shop.olympus.eu/en_GB/recording-dictation/audio-recorders/ls-100 which I can plug straight in to, completely clean signal path bass -> digital 😎 Eude

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