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  1. Kiwi
    You would have to ask Mr Hall directly. I understand he is domiciled in Market Drayton these days. From our perspective, if it could be mistaken for a Rickenbacker then it would be contentious. If it's just a body shape but highly modified then it'll probably be OK.
  2. Kiwi

    If you are a fan of graphite necks, check this:
    https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/124-graphite-neck-ordering/

  3. Kiwi
    I've not heard of anyone doing this before. Are these finishes compatible?
  4. Kiwi
    I'm not sure about the UK but this phenomenon is known in NZ planning as 'reverse sensitivity' and is not generally recognised as a valid objection to nuisance.
  5. Kiwi
    Are you SURE they were ladies though...? We've been down that path already.
  6. Kiwi
    Coming to China is always an option 😁 There's a direct flight from London to where I live twice a week.
  7. Kiwi
    If you have ever owned a MM Cutlass bass, you will understand intimately why graphite necks can benefit from truss rods. There is also the matter of player set up preferences. Some players like a bit of fight in their instruments and a rounder tone, all of which can be provided by higher action.
  8. Kiwi
    Should be possible technically. I have someone who does the 3D modelling. But it would require a custom mold so would be a custom order. Yes, but my main concern is keeping costs down so I'll be talking to some friends in the UK who used to handle my wife's Ebay merchandise. They'll expect compensation but I'm hoping it will be less than warehousing, which has been already mentioned. And shipping surface takes longer but the costs are significantly less so maybe that will be an option if I get to the point where I'm confident of selling a batch of necks speculatively.
  9. Kiwi
    Sorry for the late reply Mat, it's 7.25" but if that changes for any reason, I'll post it on here. 9.5" is a typical Fender radius.
  10. Kiwi
    Technically it's possible but for a batch of two, the costs would be a bit higher.
  11. Kiwi
    I've been working on a pedalboard for the last ten years on and off that allows me to play two synth lines simultaneously, one manual and one arpeggiated off the first note in each bar sampled by a modified EHX Freeze pedal. The idea was mostly inspired by this Freemasons track: This is what synthbass is all about for me. Bombastic, pumping and jubilant. When I had the EHX into the Moment Machine and then arpeggiated into the C4 AND a manual line through the FI, I wore the biggest shit eating grin in decades. It worked so long as I could time the sampling to grab the right note, otherwise I wouldn't have been persisting for quite so long. A single pedal that could achieve all that with tap tempo (ideally without needing to press a button to sample every bar) would be a god send.
  12. Kiwi
    Apparently, yes. But I couldn't find enough information to confirm it does exactly what I want. For example, zero pitch steps (pauses) and sufficient ADSR between steps so two steps of the same pitch don't blend into each other. Also getting some punchy attack helps with the analogue feel to the synth sounds too. The step blending has been a problem with the Cooper FX Moment Machine and the Eventide Pitchfactor (both of which I still have). I'm wondering whether the H90might also have the same issue with blended steps. I also have purchased an Alexander Pedals Colour Theory earlier in the year which I'm investigating but the UI isn't ideal for complex editing, however the designer is responsive so I might bounce ideas off him too. Failing that I'll probably get an SY200 like Al and draw a line under the whole expensive exercise.
  13. Kiwi
    No the C4 doesn't provide it as a feature and I reached out to suggest it to them. As QM says, it can be triggered from MIDI but so can the FI AFAIK. The SA dev team discussed an arp and thought it was a good idea but the pedal didn't have room for the code, so it's been relegated into development hell I guess. I'm half tempted to reach out to Mooer over here and see if their dev team might like to have a go at it.
  14. Kiwi
    I recall suggesting one. Quite useful for covers bands.
  15. Kiwi
    @Jack
  16. Kiwi
    Spec has been updated.
  17. Kiwi
    Luminay side dots now added as a free upgrade.
  18. Kiwi
    Luminay side dots now added as a free upgrade.
  19. Kiwi
    Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to allow for those and customers would end up paying them regardless, even if I had sufficient volume in sales to justify UK based warehousing. Another option would be to bring a stock of necks over personally as checked baggage but the quantities would be limited and I could only do it during a public holiday here in China (Late January, August and, at a pinch, first week in October). Update: Shipping... I've spent the last day reaching out to various shipping companies. My regular guy quoted me 2000RMB (over 200 quid) to express UPS ship to the UK in 4-6 days. I said 'no'. Another company has offered 390RMB for the same delivery based on some BS volumetric/weight calculation. However, it made me wonder if I could combine two necks in a single shipment but then the reciever would have to make sure one neck got to it's respective owner. If two BCers are open to collaborating it could slash the shipping charges in half.
  20. Kiwi
    Would you like to put a deposit down and get assigned an order slot in the first batch?
  21. Kiwi
    "I'm sorry my little loves..." Classic 5: 186mm Steinberger 5: 225mm Do you agree that the SUB5 and Classic 5 necks might not be interchangable? I've updated the spec to mention fingerboard options and some measurements
  22. Kiwi
    I'm not able to comment at the moment unfortunately. Maybe someone else on here might be able to chip in?
  23. Kiwi

    I've just spent nearly an hour searching for a very specific  three way toggle switch online.  Cheapest ebay sellers in the US were asking 7 quid.  UK sellers online were asking twenty quid.  I found a seller here in China offering them for 40p each.  I'm speechless.

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    2. tauzero

      tauzero

      Is that the mini toggle on-on-on to do parallel/series/single-coil pickup switching on MM pickups? If it is, not quite as cheap as you but I got five for £7 off Ebay UK - switch_elec is the seller.

    3. Al Nico

      Al Nico

      @Woodinblack Fair enough sir. No worries.

    4. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      @Woodinblack same switch in every case, made by same company in Taiwan.

      @tauzero Yes although I'm using three of them on a guitar for parallel/series/phase.  How did you guess...?

  24. Kiwi
    OK, do you have neck pocket length? My Classic 5 is: Nut width: 44.1mm Neck depth at nut: 20.5mm 12th fret width: 60.9mm Neck depth at 12th fret: 23.8mm Heel thickness: 28.3mm Width at 21st fret: 69mm <- this might be incompatible with your SUB5 neck if it has a 22 fret neck heel. Neck pocket length: 72.5mm FWIW the Steinberger 5 string neck for comparison is: Nut width: 44.1mm Neck depth at nut: 19.3mm 12th fret width: 60.4mm Neck depth at 12th fret: 22mm Heel thickness: 26.6mm Width at 24th fret: 69.1mm Neck pocket length: 77.5mm (estimated)
  25. Kiwi
    Yes. To get a firm price, I'll need to weigh the package and enter the measurements. I don't have that information to hand because I don't have the necks yet. I will supply an educated guess based on some assumptions about the weight of the neck but it will be subject to confirmation. Initial enquiries for UPS/DHL express shipping (3-5 days) are eyewatering and I've asked if there are cheaper 'priority' options. I don't know what the shipping companies are smoking but I will look into insured rail and sea as well but the shipping times will be significantly longer. Options for every neck are fingerboard focussed. Options beyond that, e.g. nut widths, number of strings etc. are going to be subject to MoQ, or the custom route is an option.
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