Jean-Luc Pickguard

Cheers - sounds like a TC Spark will be my best bet.

Cheers for the replies everyone. I have a bid on a TC Spark mini at the moment, but if I don't get that it looks like there are plenty of other options to check out.

I use a TC Spectracomp into a Tech 21 VT Bass to achieve a nice saturated tone without fizzy distortion, but there are some times in the set (eg the bass solo in 'substitute') when I could do with increasing the volume a few db but without changing the tone or adding more distortion. I'm thinking that a TC spark mini after the VT might do the job, but there are a few other pedals that might be suitable like the Electro harmonix LPB-1 nano and various cheap & cheerful mini pedals in the £15-£25 range. Can anyone offer any experience/recommendations for a clean boost pedal?

I don't have a yellow bass, but I would like one to match my car

Here's a bass being offered as an alder-bodied Squier Mustang bass with a BIN of £245. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-Mustang-Relic-Bass-short-scale-30-Included-Vox-mini-Amp/123469702860 Even my missus would be able to tell you its an agathis-bodied bronco bass worth about £80-£100 on a good day with the wind behind it.

I normally love mustangs, but this one is minging

The body wings appear to be made from B&Q knotty pine. It looks like a first attempt at putting together an eight string before realising that it didn't work & giving up on it.

I suspect these guitars aren't for playing but are for rich people to display in a glass case in their office

There is no mention in the listing that this guitar was originally sold by Thomann for decoration only and not as a playable instrument.

Pickguard - Jean-Luc Scratchplate would be a silly name

I'm sorry I made you sad by changing the truss rod cover on my bass :o(

Cheers for the heads-up. I've just bought little clipper for a quid so the voucher for ozone should be heading my way soon.

Interesting alternative to a whammy bar. It does seem to result in floppy strings and an action you can drive a truck under. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDPh2OKBPI0

I made a great fretless bitzer Precision several years ago with a Brandoni neck & body. The Neck is fantastic with a nice bit of flame/birdseye in the maple and a lovely dark ebony unlined fingerboard. I wouldn't be surprised if they still sell the same necks.

good grief

nope, my playing is equally inept whatever colour bass I'm using.

'F' for fake logo on incorrectly shaped headstock.

I tried a plectrum once; I didn't like it.

I'd been planning to replace the original mini pots & switch in my '97 CIJ 1972 reissue telecaster thinline guitar as they crackled badly and randomly cut the signal making the guitar unusable plugged in. Before ordering all the bits & bobs to make a new harness, I thought it might be worthwhile to attempt to clean the pots & switch so I ordered a can of WD40 'specialist fast drying contact cleaner' (not the same as regular WD40) from amazon. It comes with a funky straw attachment to direct the spray into the pots. I wasn't sure whether to expect a big improvement, but after a quick squirt and rolling each pot & the switch back & forth a few times, there's now absolutely no crackle so I won't be needing to get the soldering kit out. Pretty good stuff for a fiver.

My '04 CIJ Oly White mustang bass with its rather fetching 'aged white pearl' pickguard.

Nonsense. There's a thread discussing Rickenbacker at https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/327793-is-rickenbacker-a-dirty-word/

The last page of this PDF has the list of patches https://zoom-na.com/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/B3_Operation Manual.pdf

Thanks goingdownslow - that helps a lot. It looks a bit too tight for me to be comfortable with. I think I might have to look into getting a custom-made flight case.

Cheers - If its possible to post a photo to show how much room there is at that end, that would be a great help.