TRBboy

Another option.... Kinda semi-seriously considering sticker bombing it.... 🤭 Or keep it black, give it a good polish up, and maybe at some point switch the hardware for gold... 😃

I always wanted one of these when they came out, stunning instruments! Great score! 😍👌🔥

I've kinda found the same, back when I used to play a lot of guitar I preferred the Jazz III size/style picks, but on bass I prefer standard size (Tortex 1.14mm specifically). I can use either for either quite happily, but I do like having a bit more to grab onto for bass. I can't get on with the big equilateral triangle size ones though, they feel really awkward in my hands! 😅

No worries! Easy enough to make the hole slightly wider if needs be anyway. I'm not sure if the recess for the mini toggle looks slightly smaller, but you can always use a smaller knob there. 👌

Curiosity got the better of me, mine measures 114cm hole to hole. Make of that what you will 🤷😅

I have to have my strap average to slightly higher I guess, if it's too low I just find it unnecessarily difficult with my fretting hand, and increased strain. I'd rather be comfortable than look cool 😅. I've never actually measured how long it is though (matron), but I'm curious now....

All painted/shielded unfortunately....

Yeah same, really regret selling mine 😩

Might be worth dropping Yamaha Music UK an email, just to see if there's spares still available (doubtful), but otherwise you've got 4 holes there, so any preamp that has 4 pots. Either vol/blend/2-band EQ or a 3 band with stacked treble and bass I guess. I really like the Glockenklang preamps, but Aguilar also really good and easy to install.

@sandy_r found a pic on Google of one of the guitar variations that someone stripped

That's gorgeous! Not sure I'd have the talent to pull that off though 😅 I can do an alright solid spray can job, or a straightforward stain, never tried a burst though! Plus like I said, I don't think the wood underneath will be anywhere near as attractive as your picture there. 😬

Dave from Firecreek basses (can't remember his BC handle) recommended them to me, he's used them on builds a few times with great results. Do you think the purple or the fuschia?

Lovely! I had a GS1 in cherry and a custom GS2 natural. I really don't think the wood on this Ibanez will be nice enough to get away with it though. And it's a lot more work to strip the entire finish to find out...

I'm not planning to fully strip it, on such a budget instrument I don't think the wood will be good enough to stain. It's Agathis I believe I LOVE Gordon Smith instruments, I've owned a couple of their guitars. As above RE stripping and staining though ☝️😬

Oh wow! Quite like this one

Yeah I've used Montana a couple of times on basses now, it's great stuff! If I go for flake, it will be Kustom Canz, they've been recommended to me and the colours are great. 👌

I think if I go purple flake, I probably won't bother with the pickguard tbh. I would love to do pink, but the build I've just finished was pink, so probably better to do something else 😅 Hmmm... What about a fuschia flake though... 🤔😍👌

Not a bad shout at all! Think I'd probably go black pickguard personally though, partly because I already have some black PG material 😅

Some cracking basses there @Paul S! I had seen the Antoria before, but couldn't find one for sale anywhere... I was also looking at a couple of Aria Cardinals(?) MIJ, but quite heavy for a small bass. A little more than I wanted to pay too. I need to weigh this Ibanez, but I'd guess at about 3.2-3.4Kg. feels light! Maybe I just leave it black.... 🤔 But I do like colourful basses!

Howdy BCers! I'm going to tell you a story, make yourselves comfortable.... When the Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC bass (catchy name) dropped, I fell in love! Which felt weird, because at heart I am a 34" 5 string, dual pickup guy. But it looked and sounded so cool! Knowing it wouldn't be a main bass for me (and being perpetually skint), I decided I couldn't justify buying one. Then they were promptly discontinued, which made me want one even more.... Not many around on the used market, prices were high, and still my rationale for NOT buying one existed.... But I felt an itch I needed to scratch... Hmmmm..... So, I set off on an odd quest of sorts, to keep my eyes peeled for a pretty unusual bass, but open to any options, provided they met my parameters: •32" scale, preferably •Double cutaway •Single humbucker, preferably •Cheap, as I knew this would be a 'project' bass for fun, and likely not a main player. Pretty niche..... I looked at various things that came up, but nothing really ticked the boxes, UNTIL I spotted an Ibanez GAXB150! Now, I've had the guitar version (GAX30) for many many years, from when I worked in guitar shops, and knew that this whole range punched way above it's low price point. Excellent playing instruments, with surprisingly good stock pickups. I won the eBay auction for the princely sum of £73, which I considered a bargain. It's clearly not been loved particularly, but after a clean up, fret polish, lem oil and re-string, it's absolutely phenomenal! I haven't even needed to do any setup on it, low action, amazing neck, and sounds killer! I do think I'm going to rip out the toggle switch and install a conventional tone pot for more subtle sound sculpting. The toggle basically has a couple of different caps attached, so you have the choice of really bright, really dark, or bypass direct to the jack. The stock pickup is great, it's a DX4, which were installed in the BTBs of the time, and clearly the older SRs had the active version (ADX), which were hugely popular (these remained in the Fieldy Sig long after Ibanez stopped using them in the rest of the range I believe) HELP ME! I want to refinish it, because let's face it, it looks a bit boring, but I can't decide what to go for. Initially I was going to refinish it in TV Yellow, and make a black pickguard (like a classic Les Paul Junior), but also seriously considering Purple flake 🤣 Any suggestions from you guys are very welcome, as I'm struggling to see beyond those two options. Thanks! 😊👍

Smart move man, glad you got it sorted in the end! Think I would've done the same if I couldn't get the correct ones for a sensible price. 👌

Looks super cool! How do they actually do it, do they remove the fret board and route a channel to run the wiring? I'm sure it's quite expensive to have done... 😬 Really looks incredible though!

My wedding ring has never bothered me too much, but for various reasons I got a silicone one for every day use not long ago, and it's really good! No hard edges, doesn't snag on things etc. Highly recommended