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Aye, Alan Entwistle Neodymium split coils came as standard in those basses. Was a great bass, massive regrets over selling it 🙁

Not strictly a standard jazz bass and you'd have to hunt down an older model; the early Revelation RPBX had a 42mm nut.

Sure don't but there'd be a better chance at rich if I didn't have another 50 basses 😄

I've one of those basses, Harley Benton PB-50. Seen more play in the 9 year I've owned it than anything else. Fenders are in cases upstairs while the Benton always remains within reach 👍

I just posted about this half hour back. The day I made the decision to go and buy a Fender put me off buying one for nearly 30 years; now I've three 😃 You need to put in some effort and go play a few, if one feels/sounds right then buy it 👍

Many years back I felt the time had come to up my game and buy a Fender P. Headed to Denmark St and played a fair few. No real idea what my expectation was but I wasn't blown away. Tried out a Tokai just because there was one handy, won't say it was the best P-bass I've played; it was the best played that day 👍

Not really true but it appears that way. It's down to perception. A bright jangly roundwound puts out the same information when run through Alnico or Ceramic. Difference is Ceramic has a stronger pull and that translates into a higher output . Human brains are hardwired to hone in on certain conditions , higher/brighter/louder = better.

I don't see much value in Fenders except with resale, even then only if you've bought it used in the first place. That said you can still take a hit with 2nd hand, not many folk clamouring to buy Dimension models. I like the look of the AV II 54 but £2050 is a hell of a price, then there's the fact demand for chubby neck single coil P-bass is limited. You could lose £500 if selling on. For that £500 hit I could easily build a 51/54 style P-bass. Truth be told with £500 I could , and have, build 2 of them 🙂

No, only as 4 string ATM.

It's the best way . Get yourself up the merchants. Dressed 5x2 pine will cost £25, that's a 4.2M length and enough for 3 bodies 🙂 I've templates so it's no trouble to run another one off. Plenty of pickups out there for small money. It's a doddle 👍

Can't comment on the Sire weight, owned 6 PB-50s ; all were around the 9lb mark.

Limited dealings with them. There was a £20 difference paying in Czech crowns to paying in euros , when I questioned it there was some talk of them using a different exchange rate. Work around would be invoiced for crowns 🙂 Requested invoice was never sent 🤔 Next attempt was to buy a bundle of necks in a blow out sale, "we prefer to sell parts locally" was the response. Asked Czech fella at work what he thought the deal was, Jan reckoned they were getting shafted over currency rates and looking at ways to deter UK business. Plan then was I'd get Jan to do the order but his sister became terminally ill so he returned home; poor bugger ☹️

http://www.bachmusik.com/en/music-instruments/bass-guitars/model-bach-bpb-60

Probably 'fret sprout'. Not a sign of poor workmanship, shoddy QC nor Thomann not giving a hoot, it's down to climate. No idea where in the world you are but if the weather is cold and dry then the wood has contracted leaving the fret ends exposed. When the weather gets warmer and more humid the wood expands again, if you trim those fret ends now you'll never experience the issue again.

Bought necks from Kmise UK and Jinwan. The Kmise necks were something daft like £24, 3 maybe 4 year down the line still well impressed by them. I also found the Kmise UK folks to be up front and honest. I placed an order just as China went into lockdown then had a message from them saying they expected some delays and it'd be best to cancel and find the parts elsewhere. Being an derrière I told them it was OK and I'd wait , took them 6 weeks of messages before I followed their advice 😆 Another time they miss some eBay time limit for shipping, that message was " We've run late with dispatch so refunded your money but goods are in transit. Could you contact us when the neck arrives so we can issue an invoice." Couple of days later the neck turned up, I asked for the bill and happily paid the balance. Have 4 necks from Jinwan, not through eBay but their Ali-Ex store front; worked out cheaper 🙂 Proper chunky 51 P-bass necks, been very happy with those as well. 3rd eBay seller to look at is 'twincam'. Willie gets the same necks/bodies as the 'Musicily' brand sells, ships from England so you won't be waiting long.

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Aye, Peavey Millennium J4. J4 Plus models had a Hipshot D-Tuner but we'll never know since the photo doesn't show all of the peghead.

Not a fan of guitars solos, I'll leave the hall for most drum solos. Bass solos are an invitation to get knocked out 👊

It's all down to balance. I work with 15mm Soundbloc fair bit of the time, boards weigh 36 Kg or 40 Kg depending on the length. No masking the weight when you draw them from the pallet but flip them horizontal, get the balance they're easy to handball about the place. It's the same with timber. Length of 4x2 CLS is 11.5Kg, way heavier than any bass yet look at building sites; there's lads wandering back and forth carrying 4 at a time without a care.

I have, at least 12 times. Never had any problems. Delivery to Scotland averaged 3 to 4 days from placing order. Returned a pedal once, arranged the return via email. Thomann's customer service is run like a call centre, staff have a procedure to follow and limited info. Start asking questions outwith the procedure and the system stalls, stick to the basics " I want to return this" . One other thing, they are not too interested in partial refunds, return for replacement or full refund suits their business model better.

Quick Google turned up. Northwest Guitars prices start at £25. Flame Guitars (Sutton) £40. Jim's Guitars (Leeds) £30 Guitar Hospital (Whitstable/London) £30 if no routing, £40+ if routing required. Guitar Lodge (Felixstowe) £35.

Think my HB count went to 16. Out of those only the 2 JB-75 and BZ-4000 could be classed as 'heavy' ; over 9.5lbs. These new models don't have ash bodies but Poplar is not particularly light nor is Nepalese Alder ; using either for a large bodied bass like a Jazz won't result in a lightweight bass. If folks want a Jazz under 10lbs look elsewhere.

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