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Thanks going out to all contributors here. Problem now solved after purchasing a Fat Finger from fellow 'chatter', @bassbiscuits (thanks for your help in this one). No more dead spot on the 'C' at fifth fret, and as a bonus, the dead spot doesn't appear to have moved elsewhere. Back to being a happy bunny again. 😁👍

Distant Drums - Jim Reeves

Just bought a Fat Finger from Chris. Excellent communication throughout and the Fat Finger is in first-class condition. Item arrived well-packaged and postage free, within one day. Highly recommend any dealings with this man - a credit to BC. 👍

Using the drill set to 'hammer action' usually results in a secure finish.

@nilorius You forgot to mention that when the cat destroyed the headphones, she was 19 years and 364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds old.

Strangely enough - The Jethro Tull Christmas album. Greatly recommend (if you like that kind of thing obvs.)

'Are you lookin' at me.' -Colin Hay

'A stupidly loud blues rock band' - love it! Rock 'n' roll will never die (even if you ears might). I said ... ... 😁

Good luck with the next stages. Impressive so far. 👍

Maybe it comes with its own crane? 🤔 Does look nice though.

A fine lift to my Friday afternoon. I hope it brings you years of pleasure.

Thank you kindly. I have now taken the neck off and refitted it, ensuring the bolts are nice and tight. I also raised the saddle height by two full turns of the saddle screws to be certain that the string 'upwards' of the fifth fret was not being obstructed by a high fret - plus checked clearance across the string whilst being fretted and plucked. Unfortunately, the dead spot is still there, so will now try a set of Boomers as above (current strings are indeed, Swing Bass), and if that doesn't work, I have managed to find a friend with the famous 'Fatfinger'. Thanks to all who contributed thus far. I'll keep you posted as my efforts continue.

Off to find acsuitable toolset as I type Reggae. 😁

Will do that right now. Thanks.

Doesn't seem to be a raised fret I'm afraid. Will try the Fatfinger route, although a lump of steel bolted to a headstock, can't help neck-balance? Maybe give Marcus M a shout to see if he gives lessons in 'playing around [dead spots]'. I've certainly played in my fair share them over the years. 😁

No buzzing. It's just like a complete lack of sustain. That's the only note on the whole neck to suffer in this way. Will check with a straight edge though, ta.

Yep, it's from the Big F and was bought some time ago second hand. Plays well and looks good, but it does suffer from a dead-spot on the fifth fret on the GString (fnaar!) No doubt there has been a thread on this subject before, but thought I'd do this one to keep it fresh, without references to 'them there new-fangled Precision Eelectric Basses'. This bass is a Jazz btw. I know about the 'Fat Finger' thingy that can be bolted onto the headstock, but understand that this only moves the dead-spot to another place on the neck? Looking to see if anyone has a solution to this problem (and yes, 'sell it', ' don't play a Fender', etc., are all rib-achingly funny). Anyway, over to you fellow burblers ... ...

Hello.

Agree with this, but if it was made in, say, 1991, it's now 33 years old. Don't know your age or when you started playing, but in my case, that was 1975, so a 90's bass to someone today, would have been like the younger me playing an electric bass from 1942 (and that would have been impossible and if it had existed, it would have been considered a 'relic', never mind 'old'). Time flies I'm afraid. 🤔

You are Jaco, and I claim the £5 prize. 😁

I do like a TRB 5 P2 Nilo old bean. Good choice. 😎👍