SpondonBassed

Not at all. Thanks for the tip.

Can you do a left hand conversion for Sylvia?

Much as I expected, thank you. Will you continue to buy in the necks then?

(stifles a titter) I do thank you. I was a little curious because of the drop tuner fitment on some B2As. Being a headless neck through instrument, my plain bridge/direct pull tuner assembly is extremely stable and holds tune very well. If the presence of a drop tuner makes a difference that merely makes it like more like traditional configurations it would be tolerable. I bought a Steiny Spirit 5 to avoid modifying my Hohner or retuning for the occasional song. It's not as nicely made an instrument and has none of the soul of the older Hohner. Somehow, it feels less responsive in my hands, a little lifeless. I might look into a drop tune bridge assembly as a mod for the B2A after all.

I'll pass thank you Marco. Much as I'd love to have a go on such an interesting instrument, I am only a hobby bassist and I'm doing it for therapeutic reasons. I have neither the experience nor the knowledge to help with your development. Also, my income is very low, I don't claim benefits and I'd find it hard to pay for shipment. You should find no shortage of willing Basschat members when word gets around.

I've never used one. After you've set one up and used it a couple of times during a set is there any drift from open E and whatever note you've set for the drop?

"You've got to get up to get down." George Michael

Thank you. You know where to find me when the royalties start to accumulate. Heeheehee

Welcome Saimonbass.

I'd liken it to the take away food enigma. In an area like Alvaston in Derby, it starts to look a bit like every second building contains a fast-food take-away of some description. Each of them tries to cover all of the angles from British fish and chips through Americana, Africana and onto Asian. None of them concentrate on serving up what they are actually good at. They are compromising by offering all varieties. If we're lucky they end up being adequate. There is NO excellence. Drunken customers don't see it that way however and even if they did, they care not. It's lucrative for all concerned though. If you want an excellent meal you go to a restaurant. Same with music. If you want to hear excellence you go to the big venues. I wouldn't worry too much about the drop D in the greater scheme of things. I'd choose a line that serves the band that I am in. The exception? A replica band. Tribute bands can put a style of their own across while remaining true to the band they follow. In a replica band, you are under the close scrutiny of fans*. * It is important to remember that the word fan is a contraction of the word fanatic. OED - "Origin: Late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic."

I found the same. Some days, I'd find it hard to listen all the way through 77. If I am having a hard time with my Tinnitus for example. On good days, I like it as a background to what I'm doing in the workshop. Then it gets played through purely because I am not sat listening. It delivers if you let it play instead of putting it on to listen to. Funny that. I wonder if that is a common perception?

@ConstantineIsslamow Good to see your take on this. I really ought to drop in on your YT channel and catch up with your excellent clips. It's been a while.

Sorry to hear about that. It's not a waste of effort though. You've learned a lot and what's more; you've shared your findings here so that others will benefit. It's good to see you intend to carry on with the project despite setbacks. Respect.

Wow Marco. That's quite an offer. Involvement in the development of a product such as this would be a privilege for many of the members here. As a product test, I hope it goes well for you.

That's a fine looking bass. Being a prototype, what would you change about it if you thought it worth making a production run? I'm wondering, in particular, how it balances on the strap.

Welcome Alan. You have asked the eternal question for Fender fans. You might be here for some time. Heeheehee. Many of us are back for a second bite of the bass cherry having carried out early adulthood obligations in the interim. The great thing about this forum is that you will find working musicians from the weekend warriors to the pros. The best thing about this forum is the ability to rub shoulders with all abilities in a friendly and (for the most part) tolerant way. Enjoy.

If you can get it to Spondon and back I can do it for you quite easily. PM me if it's of any use.

You mean milled rather than routed. In theory it should be possible with an appropriate cutter in a router. I've never seen it done however and I would recommend hand tools. PS; There are tables available to work out the correct cutting speed for a particular diameter of cutter if you do go that way.

Mum was cool. She liked a bit of rock among other things. Dad on the other hand; had pretty much Victorian values being fifty when I was born in 1962. He tolerated the then current music but could not get any joy from it. The closest I got to entertaining him with stuff I listened to was when I had him captive for a couple of hours and I made him have Mike Oldfield's original Tubular Bells. Even then he got queasy during some of the more unusual chord progressions. I don't think either of them hated any sort of music. When we had a small pub in Ireland we'd have live folk music on every Sunday. The place was always rammed.

Fair enough. Personally, I think it must help for this sort of multi-talented pool of musicians. The engineer will tear out less of his or her hair worrying about guitar swaps and the associated hazards with the guitars being fixed and the musicians walking in and out from the playing location. Just my thoughts you understand. If you mean the OP; It's not strictly speaking Vulfpeck in this line up. It's listed as The Fearless Flyers' debut. There seems to be a pool of musicians revolving around a couple of key players here. It's admirable, the way they seem equally at ease with each other and some of the older time-served players. Being flexible like that must open up so many opportunities for them all.

Anyway... Did you not enjoy peeling the dried glue from your fingertips? That was one of the hidden benefits of using the stuff. Copydex was even better but it smelled rank.

Quite. Any news?

A good plating company will do that for you.

I had one of those chemistry sets. It had scalpels in it. I wanted to dissect a frog. It seemed a cool thing to do at the time. I was about 11 or so. I caught and smothered an unfortunate volunteer victim with a rag soaked in methylated spirit. I held it across the poor bugger's muzzle until it stopped squirming, seemingly dead. I had all of its intestines laid out when I got called in from the shed for my tea. I didn't go out to the shed until the next morning and the frog was gone! There was a faint trail as if a slug had been across the table and on the floor leading to the unfortunate creature, now dead and with its guts trailing behind. I felt awful about it then and I still do, to some extent, even now. Let's not forget how Bostik was a household name too. I spent many happy hours playing with it. I LOVED the smell of it. It's possible I have brain damage just from playing with it, Blue Peter fashion. Pardon me for rambling.