Owen

A nice honest piece of wood there. I like it.

A very pleasing colour combo.

I miss their tapewound strings.

Phew. I am glad you came up with the answer quickly. I was about to embark on a spot-the-difference puzzle, and I hate those.

I shimmed to raise the headstock. It is now OK. But I must admit it feels like a cheat. My preference is that it works as it "should". I know a shim is entirely acceptable. Thanks all for humouring me, as usual.

It shows us enough to suggest you are not playing a Lefty P!

No joy after a couple of days to settle. I might just put the flats back on. They were showing it who was boss.

TROLOLOLOLOL

Essentially, the bottom strings are buzzing more than the top ones. The neck has had a couple of days to settle, so I shall recheck it tonight.

Not in any way, shape or form

Fair play, those look great and if they function well then you are ahead of the game. My bass would need some intense refinishing on the headstock to make them work, but the ones I have rattle and are ........ not aesthetically pleasing. Thanks. For anyone else wondering https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365106722801?_skw=Double+Bass+mAchine+heads&itmmeta=01JTQEHN08J5M25206R42QRCPW&hash=item55020e77f1:g:8gIAAOSwrZVm2r58&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fhSXTR5Srbf%2BCuT9UGOVXQcC8OlSQhuoT82xWLRwddAqMmMO9bQOGaojMzsxWczyMtu%2FKkToWrnEX0CBGbMJI1N2otvyU1GxJ9DL4Z7ppMpd9jZwBKlJeRKgaeBXeaurNqcB3TfrEZNgj5q6l8R%2Boiu%2BQTmJ6cMr1RACOMtJT7lvgt%2BIrxDbZ%2BK69U5ipk6jtk%2Bbf0m5QNNu2Xnmnl7zezhEzxkCCdkF7N7xy%2BDqluJiIVCaR2uXNqesB%2BMeroDwY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6TQxu7VZQ

£59 at Andertons. I got quite excited when I saw it at £113 on eBay, but decided to check further. Tough not to take a punt at that price. https://www.andertons.co.uk/aston-element-cardioid-microphone/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20740064305&gclid=CjwKCAjwiezABhBZEiwAEbTPGA5ZdGR_IB7_lA-I3f84O9ALZEjD1oIgz7EJODuJE2A9j_L4pZaVoBoCs2wQAvD_BwE

Interesting. Any links or pics? Thanks

Read the brief Chris

That is the large diaphragm. That will do the meat and potatoes, I am just looking for the redcurrant jelly as well. It is lovely though

..... any ideas? To sit in with a large diaphragm condenser for detail work on acoustic guitar or Double Bass. TIA

Thanks. I shall persevere.

I am being really brave. I am adjusting the truss rod on my Telecaster (guitar - sue me). It is at the body end. I have slackened the strings. I will confess to having initially turned it clockwise to bend the neck to provide more space for the strings to swing. Don't judge me, I am learning. How hard can it be, right? So anyway, I am now turning it anti-clockwise and getting less of the string buzz. However, I seem to have run out of road. The screw end bit is sticking out in such a way that the neck will not sit in the neck pocket. But I am still experiencing string buzz. The bridge is maxed out upwards. The guitar used to wear flatwounds, and I have now gone to 9s. I like to shake it up now and again. The neck is SUPER fat C shape. 26mm from the face of the fingerboard to the back of the neck. Do I just need to accept that something this chunky is going to need something heavier than 9s to provide a bit of fight to tame the neck? Or am I missing something here? TIA, as usual.

If that were chocolate, it would be the correct colour. However.......... But I am grateful for the heads up. Thanks

You are, of course, correct. I have dropped the price by 30%.