Hellzero

In this case put the money in and buy the real deal, which is 2.5 times more expensive. I have an Ibanez 6 strings bass set, an Hosco 6 strings guitar set and some other different gauges Hosco files since more than 2 decades and only some of the Ibanez files start to show some wear, but I made hundreds of nuts with these... So buy well, buy once. 😉

Why don't you go for the Roland FP-30X as it will tick all your boxes without the need for an external audio interface and as you'll also need the 3 pedals option for the next grades, it will be the perfect companion. Sometimes looking only at the price is the worst thing to do.

And this showed up today in the Netherlands: https://link.marktplaats.nl/m2343556955

This set is labelled and will work for your needs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holmer-Nut-Slotting-Crowning-Luthier/dp/B08JGDN2V2

That said, great bass, mate, congratulations!👏🏼

I don't drive a bus.

Nope, the original Cort Curbow had an ebonol fretboard. 😉 Only the second generation from the 2010's had a rosewood fretboard, but this one is a first generation model.

The question is simply about the size, so are those knobs 6 mm, 6.3 mm, 4+6 mm or 6+8 mm? Simply unscrew one and measure the shaft. These guys have a huge selection: https://www.banzaimusic.com/Knobs/

Sold Darren my BassLab L-Bow V, ultra fast payment, great communication, super friendly person. Highly recommend BassChatter. Enjoy your new bass, mate.

In fact, the USB TO HOST must also support the audio back, so the device should have an integrated audio interface, which the Kawai ES series doesn't support, but, for instance, the Roland FP-30X does have this function, as well as all upper range models, not sure if the FP-10 has it.

Furthermore, digital devices are highly prone to voltage variation (think logic gates), that's why many CD players have become faulty over the years, as a simple capacitance variation can have a huge impact on the circuit making it work incorrectly or not at all.

Sold a DIY Stingray preamp to Chris. All went smooth and easy. A++++++++ as they say elsewhere.

The string spacing IS the distance between the strings and here too.

There is around 2 mm of scope, just like on Hipshots and equivalent. I had loads of basses with this bridge.

You could try a hub like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Headphone-Control-Charging-Earphone-6-in1-USB-c-hub-Space-Gray/dp/B08LQ3HF9N/ It's the one I'm using, but there are others...

Any material will have a dead spot as it has a resonant frequency, for wood it's really audible around the D2 and it's upper harmonics, and if you add more mass to the headstock you'll move it between two notes, that's the idea. Carbon or composite designed instruments are the less prone to audible dead spot: There will be one as it's inevitable, but it will be at very high frequencies.

For those wanting to play Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, don't use the Trinity Grade 7 score, as it's in the wrong key (Db when the original is in Ab, furthermore there is no pedal and most of the opening chords are wrong, "Europeanised and simplified", and I stopped there...), but buy the official score here instead: https://score-en.sitesakamoto.com/products/merry_christmas_mr_lawrence_piano_solo

My bad, I need to reformulate my post correctly.

This one?

I guess you mean it must have the "regular" high mass one, but it was also an add-on.

The colour looks like a faded Daphne Blue, which is my favourite Fender/Dupont colour. 😍 That said, the dead spot is not inherent to the 34 inches scale, but to the bass, and here more precisely the neck construction, which is why Leo Fender enlarged the headstock on the new 1957 Precision Bass, but it didn't totally work, even if it was a huge improvement. The dead spot is the frequency resonance of the whole assembly, and even a Steinway grand piano has one around the A6, cleverly moved a very few comas higher or lower depending on the master crafter, but you can still hear it...

As @SurroundedByManatees mentioned, the bridge was not factory fitted, but is an add-on, I remember owning a set of original Fender brass knobs still in their packaging that I gave to a friend needing them and they were so heavy!?! You now have to search for the original bridge which is the one not fitted (so the packed one) on this fully original 1982 (aka Dan Smith era) Fender Precision Bass Special and you can also try to find the original ashtrays while you're at it.. If you look at the image above, you'll understand that the two outer holes on your bridge were meant to align with the bridge cover holes. 😉 Just in case you want to read the Fender ad provided, again, by @SurroundedByManatees, here it is: My main question is: How much does the whole bass weigh as, with all that brass, it must quite heavy? I guess around 5 kilos or even more...

A very rare find indeed, congratulations!

Playing with these "Real Books" is an excellent way to learn the songs instead of using a score, it's what I've been doing for so many years. A bit of an accident (in fact 5, if you look at the key 🤦🏻 ) as it was requested by my wife... I'm learning a non Christmas tune bearing a Christmas title and I love it. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryūichi Sakamoto aka Forbidden Colours by David Sylvian. In fact, I was a bit fed up by classical musical scores these days, especially Moonlight Sonata, and my wife said, you could try to play Forbidden Colours. Being a David Sylvan fan, I said why not, so listened to the last piano solo instrumental version available on YouTube with Ryūichi Sakamoto himself playing the piano (one year before he died, his playing was so fluid and emotional), bought the official score from the official website and ... I'm having so much fun. Even my tutor was delighted by the tortured Japanese sounding chords and great melody (melodies in fact) that she's also learning it. Sorry for derailing your thread...

In fact, it all depends on what ergonomics you're after which will be highly different if you play sitting or standing, offering the best for both positions is the challenge. Having owned and played close 1000 different basses, I can tell you that this challenge is still up to date. For the sitting position, the Human Base ClassX is close to perfection as the body is carved for this purpose, putting the bass at the right position instantly. That said, as @Kiwi mentioned, the Strandberg design is quite effective too, if you put the bass on your right thigh using the closest to the bridge position. Also remember that headless basses are often more ergonomics as the tuners and the headstock are anti-ergonomics... For the standing position, I think the Leduc and Le Fay basses are certainly amongst the most ergonomics basses and quite right for the sitting position.