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Shipping is 390RMB (about 40 quid) for up to 20kg in weight. I could combine shipping for up to three necks and ask my friend in London to distribute.

I just realised an error - the fingerboards will have a 21 fret extension because Fender necks are 20 fret not 21. I've edited the spec in the original to the correct number.

Yes they wil use an extension so that the heel will fit a stanrdard neck pocket for a 21 fret neck. The PEEK fingerboard is harder than wood. It'll be Fender shaped. Your six is pretty sweet. It gave me buyers remorse at one point.

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Pre EB SR4 necks can fit preEB Sabre basses. So I expect the same will be possible for the graphite composite SR4 necks.

It's a great idea, I'm not personally keen on the lower horn shape but they do sound fantastic. If you can get hold of some measurements for me, I'll definitely be able to provide you with an answer.

Yes it's a standard MM shape. If you have measurements from the neck heel of your Sire, I can let you know about fit. Thanks to @Raslee for securg the first slot.

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He has a small team but I'm not sure whether it's hierarchical or flat. My wait is three years and counting....! If/when it's done, I'll post them over on GC. The guitar is the MSG body shape with custom Armstrong HSH pickups and a Kahler trem and a through neck with a figured camphor top.

Update: The price has been negotiated and the name of the company is BQW. He's very honourable and also a complete perfectionist, his build quality is on a par with anything in the US. He is also entirely self taught....! He showed me an order list of about 90 instruments last time I spoke with him. Many from Chinese clients but also many from other countries including some exotic custom creations from customers in the US.

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.

I've not heard of anyone doing this before. Are these finishes compatible?

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.

Are you SURE they were ladies though...? We've been down that path already.

Coming to China is always an option 😁 There's a direct flight from London to where I live twice a week.

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.

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.

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.

Technically it's possible but for a batch of two, the costs would be a bit higher.

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.

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.