Jono Bolton

They're just like that. I have two sets of JV tuners; one on my JV, and one on my current build, and neither sit perfectly flat, even though both headstocks have the divots drilled out to accommodate the tuners

I think £400 for my Squier Bass VI might be the most I've spent on a brand new bass. I've had very few new instruments, they've almost all been second hand. I think the most I've paid of any bass is £700 on a MIJ Precision. My JV Precision was less than that but the work I've done on it puts the total cost of it higher than the MIJ.

David's a wizard

Which model/models are you referring to? Any Squier FSR I've seen has always been a standard instrument in a limited run finish. The FSR Bass VI, Jaguars and Jazzmasters that Andertons usually have are made in the same factory as the standard models.

Looks like raised A pole-pieces on the sunburst one in that link too

Looks like there's a gap at the bottom on each of the tuners there

The tuners on my JV Precision are the originals and they don't sit flush to the headstock. I don't recall ever seeing a date on the neck either, but I would need to check to be certain.

I've missed a few of the replies to this; pleased to report that the screws went into the heel with no issues. When I was looking at the screw holes, I thought they looked far too narrow, but on doing some further research, they were standard size, so I went for it the screws went straight in.

I regret selling mine

Cheers both, didn't realise there was a limit.

In the last week, I've had problems uploading photos to the site. Photos I've previously been able to upload directly from my phone are now considered too large to upload. I've just posted in the marketplace and I can't add any pictures; the max file size if 59kb, which when I try to compress the file to the recommended size looks like this: That's the picture at 58kb. In the file upload section it's reads 'Max total size: 59.52 kB'. I'm using a Google pixel 6 pro, and the average file size of a picture in my photo roll is about 8MP. Am I missing something? I never had an issue before this week.

Are these a non-standard size? I've got a Bare Knuckle 58 pickup for my current P Bass build, but when I was putting some bits together earlier, the covers didn't fit through the hole in the pickguard. I checked the covers for a Creamery pickup from my JV Precision and they slotted straight in. I tested the BK against the other pickguards I've got and the casing only fit one out of the 6 I have. 'Fair enough', I think, 'I'll just swap the covers over', only this doesn't solve the issue as the BK pickup itself was too large to fit the smaller Creamery cases. The difference between the two is only a millimetre or so, but it seemed odd that the BK only fit one pickguard; most of the ones I've got here are genuine Fenders. I know the response will be just to widen the hole in the pickguard I'm using, but it's anodised aluminium so I don't really want to do that. I may just move the pickup on as I'm not overly precious about using it, but I wanted to check that I'm not being dense and missing something.

Thanks. David Wilson did the refinish for me. A few on here have used him before. He also sprayed the headstock of my Bass VI to match the body, and I have a body on the way that I'll eventually be getting him to do in relic black nitro. He's very good.

Gotoh is my go-to whenever I'm looking for new tuners (no pun intended)

I'd sand it back before applying the finish to be on the safe side. My JV Precision was sunburst at one point, and the black edges were stained before the lacquer was applied, so it had soaked into the grain a bit, but after the primer and the nitro were applied, it doesn't show through. It's also shell pink! https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/116578-precisions/?do=findComment&comment=4581896

Hopefully a straight forward question. I've got a P Bass neck and the screw holes in the heel are 3mm across; should I widen the holes first before trying to fit the screws, or should I leave them as they are and just go straight in? It's a new Fender neck so hasn't ever been fitted to anything before, hence why the holes are currently the size they are.

Those would normally be tuned to standard guitar pitch, and used on something like an archtop or Jazzmaster