NancyJohnson

I love your work. Can I, could I, make a suggestion on the You Tube presentations? Maybe (maybe) run the bass through a crossover of some sort (Rolls make the SX21) and output the lows through a cleanish bass amp (or something with a bit of whump) and the highs through something with a bit of dirt. I owned a 12-string for a while, my personal feeling is that the bulk of owners/players are looking for a dUg Pinnick/Tom Petersson tone.

We have a carpet shoppe in the village and they have a big Grundon bin out back. Will have a root around tomorrow. Might need to get some adhesive from them to justify the taking.

There's a few posts elsewhere relating to the history of this instrument, when I got it the bridge was missing a few bits, so I put a Hipshot Kickass on it. I doubt it makes the slightest bit of difference to the thing tonally, but to it's credit it's very comfortable as I tend to play with my palm very close or on the bridge.

All done. All in, an hour or so to sort out (I needed to work inside the bass too). Neck pocket needed a little bit of sanding...there was a bit of finish gunk in there from 45 years ago. Fitted a new set of Wilkinson machine heads. Didn't need any real set up, intonation/action is fine. Noticeably Jazz Bass in profile (like my old Geddy. I may sand the back of the neck in a few months (it still smells very new). Genuinely surprised and impressed. Shipping was quick and I didn't pay anything on top. All in it was under £82.00. I've always liked a dark fingerboard with block inlays. My first bass (Columbus Jazz copy) had this and I suppose I've always had a soft spot for this set up. In closing, yes it was supplied with a late '60s, early '70s Fender logo on it. It's the first time I've ever had an instrument with a fake logo on it. If you don't like it go and have a coffee and relax.

I picked it up yesterday...the foam inside was knackered and smelt rank. Just seem to have boxes of bits all over the house and seemed a good idea to just put it in one trunk.

I need to re-line a cable trunk. Opinions on what to use? Carpet? Underlay? New foam? I read that yoga mats are a good/cheap/tough foam option.

Just stick a bit of cardboard in there, but make sure it's tone-cardboard.

Neck arrived. Looks lovely. Bit of Birdseye in the wood. No sharp fret ends. There's an ever so slight backbow. Beyond this I can't comment as it arrived about ten minutes before we were off out. More later.

You can pop over and have a go on it! You know where I am.

Thread resurrection. Brother-in-law working in Houston for the next ten days. I've ordered one through Sweetwater. $499.00. I should be able to cover the fee by offloading my BDDI and DI-2112.

Isn't this indicative of how obsessed we are as players/fans with tonality beliefs (and the basses used thereof) and this just turns about-face and just slaps us in the jaw?

Nope! Will report when it drops!

Same place I got mine!

Ack, I was just looking at the pretty pictures, not the specifics! You couldn't do any worse than signing onto the Hamer Fan Club group if you haven't already! https://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/

This one: https://reverb.com/uk/item/88209804-hamer-b12s-12-string-bass-see-video

There's a B12S on Reverb at the moment. A bit $$$.

I suppose just to combine a post elsewhere, here's my two. They're both (apparently) 1986 models, an FBIV and a Cruisebass. In January, I had the scratchplate done for the Cruisebass. [EDIT] One of the pickups was dead on the Cruise and the loom was toast, so it has an EMG Geezer Butler PJ set on it and a John East preamp. The FBIV is pretty much stock, but I swapped out the chrome bridge and machines to like for like black units. I also had a flat jackplate made by a local guy (to rid it of the Stratocaster style one that was on it). Lovely, lovely!