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A bit more progress. I've made the scratchplate and headstock plate. The scratchplate still needs pickup openings and screw holes drilling, I'm just about the tidy up the neck pocket part of the plate so I can then fit the neck and put an E and G string on to then mark where the pickups will go. Then cut the openings in the plate, then finally drill the fixing holes. The holes in the the plate that came on it aren't as the original so I'll drill them in the right place as per the pictures posted earlier in the thread. I also made the plate fit the curves of the lower bout better as the one I had wasn't great. The headstock plate is certainly different. I honestly don't know if they all, or indeed any, had this. In some close up pictures it definitely looks like a separate plate covering the headstock. I've made one from the scratchplate material to see what it looks like and I really like it. Why don't more basses have this quirky little feature, kind of like a matching colour headstock but it matches the scratchplate. I've made it so it sits in a few mil from the edge so that you can still see the cream paint. The paint was applied a mil over the edge of the headstock to help with this. I don't even think I need to put any fixings in it as the tuner ferrules and string tree will hold it. I might put two screws in if needed, or maybe just a bit of double sided tape to hold it. I'll decide when the time comes. The pictures are a bit yellow looking, indoor lighting and phone camera. In the flesh it's not quite as gold, more of a brownish tinge. The next thing I need, which looks virtually impossible to find is a headstock badge. I could put a sticker on but it's just not the same. Does anyone know about 3D printing and what would be involved in getting one done? This is the badge, and you can also see the headstock plate.

Dollar Bill - Screaming Trees

Did they really have to play, 'In League With Satan', from 'Welcome To Hell' backwards to discover it might contain "messages" about The Devil. 😂😂

A Forest - The Cure

Brain Stew - Green Day

The Ace Of Spades - Motorhead

We had this from a pub that has been trying to book us for the last 12 months. "Can we pencil in something for later in the year? Things hopefully may be back to relative normality then and I'm wanting to fill my diary." In March last year he booked us for 27th June 2020, and in July he booked us for 14th Nov 2020. Obviously these didn't happen. Maybe one of lifes optimists, or maybe just niave, but at least he's eager to get bands back in his pub. In hoping when pubs can put on bands with no restrictions that there'll be a huge demand for it.

I actually quite like the scratchplate. Not this actually one that looks like he cut it out using a beaver held by the tail, Fred Flintstone style, but the general shape of it.

Could someone copy and paste the description for me please. It's a bit small for my eyes. Thanks. 👁️👁️👍

Man Child - Neneh Cherry

Yeah, they just inject there.

The animation doesn't appear to be there, but it does say the site's undergoing maintenance so that might be why. I'd guess they've gone for just the three pickup styles as a balance of useable tones and simplicity. The two J's and two P's probably don't sound different enough to warrant the extra confusion in the configuration. With 'just' the J, P & MM on each pickup this bass is going to be mad enough without more choices. 🙂

This is looking fabulous. 🙂👍 Sorry to derail slightly, but it is about the Super Quads. The way I picture the pickups internally is like the two parts of a P pickup inline, then another one beside it, so four sections of two pole pickups in a 2x2 grid (four string bass). Let's number them 1,2,3&4 in order as you would read a book. So a J pickup would be 1&3 or 2&4, a P 2&3 and a MM all 4 on. If this is how it's done why is there no option for reverse P (1&4) and neck and bridge J (2&4) and (1&3) in one single pickup? Or is that just too confusing in a single unit? The two J's probably aren't worth it as they are so close together, but the reverse P might be useful.

Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival Edit - just beaten to it, but it still works, nearly.

Thanks @meterman, it sounds like it's great. I wasn't sure how to word my question without it sounding rude. But you've said what I'd hoped, it's a capable instrument despite its size. 🙂👍

How about a Harley Benton bass with on board, swappable, Behringer effects modules.

That little Tanglewood looks cool. Is it a decent bass to play, or more of just a fun thing to have around?

For my passive pretend Ray I got @KiOgonto make me a rotary switch which takes a standard knob. It switches between bridge coil/both in series/both in parallel/neck coil. The control plate looks standard with a volume, tone and rotary switch. I really like it.

Insomnia - Faithless

I was wincing reading that Verythin description. First thing that jumps is the need for the classic Hofner neck reset, but before he gets to that he says the trussrod has been broken trying to straighten the neck, then he's suggesting adding extra thread to the trussrod, or sanding down the bridge and pickup up covers, before then saying maybe neck reset. There's no maybe about it.

Why is it now it's gone I want it more? Oh well. [sulks off to look at the Cimar Grabber] 😉

Albatross - Monty Py.... I mean Fleetwood Mac.

Who bought it then? I just came to this thread to ask if anyone was seriously going for it and if not I was going to throw an offer in the ring. No need it's gone. So, who was it, eh? 😁

Our drummer would've been thirteen in '76 and said his brothers mates were a scary bunch.

Our drummers, who's from Bromley, older brother used to hang around with them all apparently.