Hellzero

It's crystal clear, so read it again.

Don't get me wrong, I like the design of these instruments, but not the absolutely unjustified price, but there is nothing new in a sliding/moving/swappable pickup... And if you're used to anchor your thumb on the pickup to play, it won't work at all. It's again a guitar design adapted to a bass, and there lies the issue, and I'm not even mentioning the awful and buzzing sound in the video...

I may sound harsh, but the concept is a tad more than 50 years old with the very first Alembic ever built in 1971 for Jack Casady. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-001-rick-turner-rennovation.1304641/

I never said, it was a light a bass. You wanted to know what wood it is, now that you know it, you're starting a debate... There's something I don't understand in your reasoning. This padauk wood is also used as beams for terrace, because of its high density and strong resistance to everything.

Made by Christophe Leduc as well as the Pad, which was the high end version. Padauk is sonically speaking close to maple.

And here is a bass entirely mage out of padauk, called the PadRock:

PADAUK! https://www.bellforestproducts.com/padauk/ https://www.wood-database.com/african-padauk/

Hey, it's Nikki Sixx, why are you waiting for something coherent?

Thanks for the link @Ralf1e: it opened my eyes too and the last sentence about the flat fingerboard used for centuries on acoustic guitars says it all. My newly acquired JPBAsses Zia Hollowbody 5 Piezo Fretless has a flat (or infinite as they now like to say) radius fingerboard and I can get an insanely low action without any buzzing at all: now I know why. It's now obvious, but wasn't before and will avoid me now all these micro adjustments after levelling frets or fingerboards: I'll do an hourglass levelling. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Get the Funk Out was originally written and certainly played by Nuno Bettencourt (and Gary Cherone for the lyrics) as he was a bassist playing too many notes, before becoming that talented guitarist. 😉

That's indeed a challenge to keep playing it...

Yep, another great piece to play @Boodang, thanks for the reminder. And I will add Chameleon to my list.

Some Leduc's on the dressing convertible couch where I like to play. From left to right: Masterpiece MP 624, U-Basse UMM 4 SF, Masterpiece MP 524 and Masterpiece Headless HMP 624.

The Shuker Superleggera is a great idea too... But it will double your budget as you already said, just like a Biarnel or a Status (maybe triple here).

And of course Status has declined the KingBass in 32 inches scale with the BendWell thingy. Don't forget @skelf ACG 32" headless models!

Check Biarnel in Italy, they make at least one super light model, in Scorcio series, at 32 inches scale: https://www.biarnel.com/eng/biarnel-instruments/biarnel-electric-basses/biarnel-scorcio/

Yamaha B Motion MB-II: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-2155344 But it's not headless... I need some more coffee. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Sivcak has a lot of choice, including Sadowsky/Pope like aluminium knobs : https://www.shop.sollerguitars.com/guit-control-knobs

Papa Was a Rolling Stone, So What, A Remark You Made, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) and Take Five (as well as the sax part transcribed for bass).

At least, someone catched it.

Try ammonia first, it has the faculty to darken wood, but make light passes as it can really darken a lot.

8 posts on TalkBass in 8 years: I'm quite regular. 🤔😂 And 5,190 here over the same period, think I prefer talking bass here.

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There's a third option, which is removing the frets, sanding the whole fingerboard flat to the depth of the slots, then gluing an upper 3 to 5 mm (depending on the depth of the slots) thick ebony fingerboard radiused to your "needs" and moving the side dots to the correct position. It's fast and easy.