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I'm glad something London based is returning. I wish it was more bass focussed though. But those 59 bursts will be a special thing for anyone with guitar interests.

It's my favourite valve amp of all time. Unfortunately it's completely impractical for gigging unless you have a car and access to car parking. But the sound is just heavenly.

Eoin is a great writer but his writing missed the highly random but unexpectedly profound coincidences that made the originals so worth multiple re-reads. The randomness was born out of blind panic as a creative byproduct of Douglas's appaling time management. I agree about the movie also but it was clearly targeted at US mainstream audiences and...simplified...as a result.

@Manolo F

JB4 Batch 1 #2.2.mp4 This evening I started to inspect the necks in person. This is #2, your neck @Phaedrus01 . I'm going to be sending an individual video or two to everyone on the order list in private just to check in and so we can confirm shipping details and final balance. Hopefully I can send away towards the end of neckt (aha) week as I need to find individual shipping boxes. JB4 Batch 1 #2.mp4

Well, it would be fantastic if confirmed and would certainly make the compatibility question a lot simpler to answer in the future!

I don't have Ray35 measuremnts to hand, unfortunately. But I would be surprised if they were the same.

You haven't missed much. We've all been waiting for you.

I've found a TB thread which suggests they might not be compatible. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/regular-stingray-5-neck-pocket-size.378133/post-4891902

@thevintagebassist Hey Roger, are you able to share any measurements for Mike? We would need the nut width and depth, width and depth at 12th fret and same at 22nd fret along with the heel length from the end to where the shoulder starts.

I will let you know when they are ready to ship. I plan on recording the individual weights and adding them to the product information anyway.

Just a heads up that after the first five of these necks are completed, the price will need increase to £480. So if you are keen for a pb neck, I recommend securing an order slot sooner rather than later if possible.

CBS Fender started it...

Technically a 6 string is even more so. However I found the C string struggled to be heard in a stage mix. I also play fives because of those low notes. When I want to dig down and tap into some weight and authority, that B string is there.

OK batch 2 has been finalised and will be underway next week. I'll set up a new thread for updates on construction. For Batch 3, the price for the JB4 necks wil need to increase to £480 to match the SR necks. I'm sorry for that but it turns out that 450 per neck is just a little below the threshold needed to make other things like websites and scalability happen.