Cuzzie

Get a blank and finish, or get an existing one, strip and refin

No axe to grind either way, I’ve seen good and bad sound from IEM and non IEM using bands. What I think is important (for big bands) is probably Their own engineer and a good in house engineer who knows the venue, how the sound behaves depending on capacity. Two of the best sounding gigs I have been to over the past couple years were both where artists were not using IEMs - great mix, great volume levels

Do it Plain and simple

My comment was poor attempt at humour again - with teething problems they send a tooth, if they make a boob of a Coq-up of your Order.....

Bit more progress on this - routes and now going through the oiling stage - apologies for the low light on a couple - it’s in me shed. The block of wood above the full length shot is for the next build! The block started at 5kg - this is hovering at around 2kg no hardware so should be nice and light

Cheers - it’s tone for days and not just dirt - clean is wonderful too as well as just a little break up. I have mine in one of those trolley Dolly Gator wheelie semi hard cases - the 2U one has space for a rack tuner, I I need nothing else and it’s very easy to transport, which one do you have?

Tech21 dUg Ultrabass 1000 - basically it’s quite expensive (I got a great second hand deal on mine!) and niche so sales were never going to be great, and the DP3X pedal has probably killed it as you can get nearly all the way there with that and another amp

Ok - my solid state with no fan came out in 2015, it’s discontinued now (not for any reliability of issues of it being rubbish) - I would call that modern - but it is a 2U rack size

How old is old? or how modern?

I just ordered the last one, I don’t mind if they make a boob, but I hope they don’t pink torpedo it up

The naked tone (not in a band context) is for me normally not that pleasing to the ears be it headphones or through a speaker - I try to remember it and tweak accordingly - it sort of has to sound wrong to sound right. For solo practice, I just use a more pleasing tone just to know I have timing, notes etc correct

We are all being a bit harsh on the company, they may just be having a few teething issues......

Looks top notch my man, you know you are a tubes man at heart - can’t wait to have a play Congrats

Plenty people buy a bass because of the headstock logo despite it being possibly inferior to another make....

Replicating a journey of mine - G&L’s went out the door when Sandberg came along - congrats

Pretty sure I got hem from there, b can’t see them now.......if something rings a bell I’ll let you know

All depends on how much look and tightness means to you. I got a set from Axesrus, their own brand - £24 all in, do the job very well, if you are harsh you can tell they are not geared as well but they do not drop the tuning and hold it well, or hold off for the second hand market

The licensed (more expensive ones) can be configured to Right or left side, the standard ones they are fixed to either right or left

Depends on the hole size of your tuning pegs in the neck head. If the hole is bigger than the bushing, then you can often just wrap tape around the bushing that screws over the peg to make it fit and it can’t be seen, obviously not the same the other way round. USA licensed ones which are more expensive are able to be swapped around by unscrewing and re-arranging. Cheaper version are just as good but you can’t swap

Agreed with above - some of it will come down to the size of head you want - my solid state doesn’t have a fan - but it’s ‘big’ for today’s size at 2U rack size. Its got loads of space inside to keep it cool, but I love the sound so it’s a no brainer.

Next mission to search!

I really don’t think you will regret it - when you speak to him you can ask him to vary somewhat from the ‘stock’ pick ups he does, for example leaning a 58 slightly more to a 60’s

Exactly my feelings - latest build was a use up the parts draw thing, next one will be English spalted Ash body, and I like the idea of the rest being UK as well - good idea.

It’s defo a humbucker