Jean-Luc Pickguard

Bridge / tuners / strap buttons etc

I pity the fool that paid £450 for that

When you do a google image search for Justin Meldal Johnsen, you get images of JMJ playing various basses but quite a few feature him with his blue mustang or his signature fender model based on his original. Similarly an image search for Jack Casady returns a lot of images of Jack with his signature Epiphone semi in various colours. However a search for Marcus Miller returns a lot of pics of Marcus with his '77 Jazz and/or the Fender signature based on his '77 but no images of him with the Sire basses that carry his name. Does he actually play them? If not it seems an odd endorsement. Or am I missing something?

I’ve had cobalt flats on my thunderbirds for well over a year, and they’re still clean & bright with no rust, corrosion or discolouration.

Thanks for the link - the Stew Mac one is probably a better option for the JMJ, so its good to find a UK supplier.

I have just see this:https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/truss-rod-adjustment-tool-phillips-head/ It looks like it *might* be just the thing to adjust my JMJ mustang when it needs a tweak, but it depends on whether there's enough room around the pickguard cutout to get it in place. I know that StewMac make a tool that will do the job, but ordering that one from the US is quite expensive in comparison. Has anyone tried one of these Hosco ones?

If real I would have expected them to write obscenities all over it instead of their names. I can't make out any of the scribble - is it supposed to be Glen or Sid era?

I'm not sure how this underwear interfaces with the guitar, but if the claims are true it could be embarassing if activated mid-solo

A metal pickguard would probably prevent you from hearing any toneworms that might be living in the wood

insect bored resonation channels could catch on and become a coveted selling point like rolled fingerboard edges or roasted necks.

But the seller doesn't know who autographed it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Autographed-2005-Squier-Affinity-precision-Bass-Guitar-Make-Offer/363328100133 I like the idea of the bass having a cereal number - perhaps it was signed by Tony the Tiger?

looks like it found its price

or something like https://www.conversion-tool.com

Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver lining Jethro Tull - living in the past

That analogy doesn't work - surely the precursor to bread would be some form of flatbread, rather than the individual ingredients?

It looks sticky and/or smelly.

A wipe with the right solvent should get rid of the scribbles

seven!

The seller would undoubtebly had much higher bids if the bass didn't look so rusty dusty and sticky.

For that price I'd still expect something to rest my thumb on

that is correct — and on my modern starfire there’s a metal plate fixed to the body for these height adjustment screws to rest on

The bridge design on this later evolved into the one used on Guild starfire, but where the later versions used four rosewood saddles, this should be a single long saddle held in place by the strings

I have a set of Picato double ball stainless flats on my B2A. This set has been on the bass for well over over twenty years and still sound great but it looks like Picato have ceased production. I believe Picato also made Status Hotwires and looking at the Status website it seems double ball flats are all sold out. I don’t know whether Status are any closer to finding a new supplier. The only double ball flats listed on strings direct are LaBellas which cost an eye-watering £75! There used to be a clamp widget that works similar to a terminal block but fashioned from brass that enabled normal strings to be used on the b2a, however I recall hearing it was not recommended for flatwounds as it wasn’t possible to clamp onto them. Sorry I’ve not been any help - I hope you find something suitable.