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The frets would have been originally levelled with no tension on the truss rod. If you want to level them again, remove the strings, slacken off the truss rod and then maybe wait a day or two for the neck to settle. You can then check if it's level via two methods: firstly with a long steel rule looking for gaps or high frets, and then various sizes of straight edges to "rock" over three adjacent frets

Probably, but you might want to go a bit more towards the blue end of the spectrum to counter the basic red hues of mahogany if you can, and don't get too upset if it ends up brown A test dye on a piece of scrap would be advisable if you can

A Dremel with a polishing wheel and a dab of fine cutting compound such as Meguiar's Ultimate Compound will take it to another level again If using steel wool mask off your pickups, or you'll never get it off

This. It comes in two types/strengths - the weaker one (242 blue) if you ever want to undo it again in future https://www.loctiteproducts.com/en/know-how/build-things/threadlocker-red-or-blue-which-ones-right-for-you.html

I played a 4 string a couple of weeks ago for the first time in over a year since making the switch to 5. There were a bunch of musos at the gig with a possibility of someone else getting up, so I took something that wouldn't confuse them too much. It turned out that the only other bass player to get up was left-handed anyway and brought their Hofner violin bass with them 😁 Still, it was quite interesting to switch back for a night after my 15 month "immersion" in the land of 5 Oh, and I thought this thread was about 5 strings being a bit more mainstream these days? Well yes, they are. If you like/prefer them, that's good. If you don't, well that's good too. It's not a competition

Someone took this photo on Saturday night at my guitarist's wedding. Wild hair courtesy of Storm Kathleen and an open window (it was HOT!)

We've found the most effective thing is to post a few days before, including a photo or video. We also post up the events - our followers will see them without us paying. We also have a QR code on stage that takes people to our Facebook page

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This is one of the more random threads I have seen on BC I'm still kind of struggling with why someone would change strings so often, but then to re-use strings they have removed Mine have been on for 14 months now and I half considered a new set but haven't been arsed just yet. The battery is also still holding out

Talkbass: Some people worry about minutiae, that should spend a lot more time playing. Like @BigRedX says, show me the ramp! Just shim it with a bit of card

That's another thing. Just because you have a low B now, you don't have to spend the whole gig down there. Personally I just play "normal" 4 string range parts using the 5th string to make life easier on some trickier bits, and then hit the "brown notes" sparingly for more impact

I switched to a 5 at the start of last year. It took a little while to get used to but now feels so natural and has improved my technique. I'm wondering if I'm likely to play any of my 4's again. I think I'm a bit rare around these parts though - there are not many other local 5-ers that I know of

I really don't think that a piece of card the thickness of a business card is going to cause a ski ramp in the heel of a guitar neck. You know they are made from pretty hard wood like maple, right? Even if it did it would only affect frets that as a bass player you shouldn't be going near 😂

Just got back from seeing OMD. Fabulous! Their new album Bauhaus Staircase is not bad either

If you have another bass with a neck that you find comfortable, the profile can always be copied from that one