Hellzero

Oasis?

Maybe it's already been done, but I don't seem to recall it: Ultravax.

The "It's certainly not a big deal and an easy fix" is a sentence I can't here anymore as I've heard it too many times when I had my own workshop (as well as my father when he was an independent mechanic, so nothing new here). At the end, my answer was always the same: "Go on, help yourself, the tools are there." And guess what the embarrassed answer always was... If it's under warranty and you know nothing about electronics, but have done all you could do, which is putting a new battery and it's still not working, do what's been proposed to you by the store: Send it back and get it fixed. This is what warranty is for. 😉

I've been tempted many times to buy the AliExpress Lemmy signature bass. I'll certainly do it one day as I've always found it esthetically appealing and I had a lot of good surprises with these far East instruments. Of course, even if I'm a fretless player mainly into jazz, Lemmy was my first bass inspiration and I've seen Motörhead so many times: It's always been a delight as his presence was so huge and different.

Another trick with fretless is to use opened (sorry, but it's a past participle) strings to check your intonation while playing. Use your ears to play, not your eyes and you'll improve very quickly. I really started playing on a fretless bass something like 40 years ago (wow, I'm that old 😳 now) and I now suck on fretted bass as I tend to make it sound like a fretless... 🤦🏻 You can also add a tiny bit of reverb on your tone, it's great with fretless. Welcome to the family!

Dlido?

It's Lemmy's Rickenbacker signature model.

https://monsterbolts.com/products/socket-set-cup-a2-3-48 But I think these are the right ones: https://monsterbolts.com/products/guitar-fender-saddle-screws-inch-a2

And if it's an M2.5 than the UNC equivalent will be 3-48 or if it's closer to M3, it will be UNC 4-40. Imperial measures are quite a nightmare when you're not used to them. 😉

By the way, there's loads of information about original Kramer here (I chose the parts section): http://www.vintagekramer.com/parts.htm

@Andyjr1515, my 2013 Leduc U-Contrebasse 6 EUB has EMG pickups at the end of the fingerboard and adjustable via a locking screw. A bit like @RonC Safran bass (I owned one, but sold it as I'm Leduc aficionado and endorser).

I did. 🫨

That's right and I hope they are now together happy again.

Porcupine Free

She deserved more than this, she was a really lovely person and 63 years old is way too young. May you rest in peace Samantha.

A very sad loss, we exchanged a bit after the flat fire and she was a lovely and kind person. May she rest in peace.

You couldn't be much right Chris, and he's living in Italy... Quite right again.

Ok, let's make it simple, what @kwmlondon saw may have been a playback live performance where all the musicians where mimicking. Better this way? 😉

I don't think you understood what I wrote...

Strangely nobody mentions what could be called the superstars live issue, which is full playback totally mimiced to supposedly not disappoint their fans. I guess it's what he's been doing since the beginning, hence Danny Sapko's comment about his not so great ability to play live for real in real footage...

@itu IIRC, the piezo pickup was invented by Lloyd Loar to amplify mandolins when he was working for Gibson in the 1920's... So nothing new under the sun. 😉

Looks like she never heard anything about the Synthaxe...