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1.4M followers on TikTok and 500K on Instagram etc, monetising makes it a very commercial concern to the tax man.

If this is 'no commercial success' then we're all doomed. (From 2023)

And yes, I've asked Fender for a review sample, the standard Player Plus Jazz they sent me was rather good, (You can see and read the review for free in Bass Gear Magazine) so high hopes for Blu's bass.

Bass Player Magazine cover star from a few years back when I was writing for 'em!

Ok, so I found this! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/371822625824941/ I'm not sure about the controls area of the guard, but at least its a start for me to visualise what it'd look like I guess... and, I don't really like the look, so I may shelve the idea...

I think I want to try a pickguard on one (or more) of my Fender Power Jazz Bass Specials - now, the standard MIJ Jazz Bass Special is a P bass body and thus, without too much trouble a normal Fender Precision guard wil pop straight on (disregarding the controls alignment for the moment). However, the PJBS has additional sculting around the horns and a longer 22 fret neck to navigate around. Firstly, I don't know if a pickguard will even look that good on my basses and I wouldn't mind finding a talented basschatter who is good with design to mock up an image and then, some suggestions for people who'd actually be able to make a really high quality pickguard if I decided to give it a go. I'm not against the idea of a jazz or "54" shape guard if it looks good, as an alternative. I'll get a decent "flat on" picture of the bass up later.

I hope it straddles 60/70s spacing! I'd dump a pair of coils in and switch between the two!

I've been following Blu for a long while, a good few years. We were asked what upcoming bassists should get a Bass Player Magazine feature way back and Blu got a front cover piece, deservingly. Other than being a great song writer for her genre, Blu definitely knows how to craft an inspired bass line, citing James Jamerson and other calssic bassists as an influence. So, gets my vote. I'd like a nice jazz bass and this one would be quite close to my penchant for shiny finishes ha ha!!

There's also the linked forum, I suspect there will be a few informed peeps available to comment! https://www.tokaiforum.com

There's some useful information here, https://www.tokairegistry.com/tokai-info/tokai-fender.html https://www.tokairegistry.com/tokai-info/tokai-catalogs.html but, certainly with my bass, visual clues such as headstock shape and the logo on it told me more about the year it was 'born'. Mine I beleive is a 1981. So maybe some pictures will help here

https://www.noisyhammer.com Might be able to help. They have refinished and done custom work for Steve Vai and The Darkness. They’re local to me.

Actually, that’s not a bad idea! I was once gifted a Lego ‘Dood’. I might add him to all of my sale posts too. (The likeness is uncanny 🤦🏻😂 )

Yeah, there's a few things I know about the topology already - the valve preamp' isnt anything unusual and the BBE circuit is well documented on the interwebs too. But yeah, I agree, if it turn out not to be obvious PSU issue related, I'll have the board out. It's just time I need that would be saved with a schematic.

Thank you!

I've not had time to open it up yet as I have been catching up with a whole pile of magazine video reviews I am editing up. Some pretty nice pieces of kit to show off! When I do get time I'll start isolating sections and testing - I've not checked for any signs of life yet.

Good morning 'Chatters! I have been kindly gifted a dead BBE BMAX-T for the benefit of schematic study and to reignite my love for electronics that has been somewhat dormant for years. However, I was sure that I did have copies of the various revisions of BMAX-T schematic diagrams to aid me. It appears that I don't anymore and BBE's email addresses just bounce and there doesn't apear to be any way of contacting a service centre.. better still, WHO to contact! So, asking my fellow electronics nerds: Does anyone have any schematic diagrams for the BBE Max-T? I'd even take diagrams of the solid state version as well, because that's all interesting stuff to me. Thank you in advance!

Wow spooky, I was only thinking about this very post the other day when having a discussion about over-excursion and the like!

Maybe one of our super artistic types on basschat could make a printable card with the BassChat logo and username printed. Like a trade show name tag / ID / Business card design? Oh and maybe a QR code to take the reader straight to BassChat / the user?

I've used Direct Courier Solutions in the past, that seem to be a similar service to Overland, using 3rd party couriers. It seems to me that most commercial couriers such as the above are more slippery than a lubed eel when it comes to trying to get their 'promises' to stick. "Oh, you were supposed to read the 3rd Party's T&C's! Not ours!"