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More illegal copying from China then.?....I was in contact with Shure Microphones about the SM58 mic a few years ago...(I had unwittingly purchased a fake but got my money back) and they told me the SM58 was the most 'copied' mic out there and that Shure had regularly contacted Chinese authorities to raid factories and shut them down.

This is out of my DB history book with an explanation of sorts in the lower paragraph. It was good to see this post with the 'modern' version.

...and here is the easier to play version

And with the bass...what about that bow!!

Take a single edge razor blade, (the ones with a grip spine on the other edge),, lightly push it / tap it against what appears to be the raised edge of the offending fret....if you feel resistance against the blade edge then yes, it’s a raised ‘fret’ . Try scraping it down with the blade, minimum damage to the f board surface may occur. I don’t know how ebonal works, that is if finely sanded what surface coating does it take as in oil, varnish? The overall best solution is to have the fboard sanding flat again and re-coated. Im a fretless player but have never used a lined fretless. Working off double bass honed my listening skills for tuning on fretless bass guitar. Playing a bass after double bass feels much easier!

The ‘Esher Demos’ CD from the set is an interesting reference too.

Welcome to the far side....of the world....I have family in Bay Of Plenty and friends all over NZ having been brought up there years ago.

Book a bought off Mickyboro and in a 'slight return' he then bought a bass off me! Top man and easy going dealings, nice one, cheers Mike.

This popped up......I don't know anything about this company but application of their device can be used for tinnitus. https://www.parasym.co/tVNS-deactivates-tinnitus-brain-regions.html

I use tool bags for cables etc and another for a PA mixer amp. One is made by JCB and the bigger one by Makita and it’s a sky blue colour which is great for finding it on dark stages or at night! Ebay, about £17 for the big gblue.

Leave it as is until you’ve tried the new strings on it...as mentioned by Johnny Wishbone you may not need to adjust at all as the truss rod may be able to cope with the ‘average’ of gauages around E string 95 to 105. Once the strings are on you could lay a straight edge metal rule ( in good condition!) along the frets to see if string clearance is too much or not. (It might also mean that the nut grooves for the E and A strings could very possibly need a very slight widening to allow the strings to sit flush in their seating. If they are sitting slightly proud your action could be affected).

I have another idea about tinnitus in that as our ears are very near the jaw joints and muscles, there may well be some distress to the ears caused by jaw action, teeth problems or grinding in the night or anything to do with this 'area'.

Lovely looking and made bass. May I ask, did the luthier describe it as AAAAAAAA grade wood?

....check the walls are strong and thick enough to take the weight (and screws) as one of my hangers has slightly collapsed holes in the partition wall.

There are U.K. dealers selling relatively cheap bows online, or you can get them through Ebay from China. However I tried the China route and the bow was already bent on arrival. I did get my money back but I had to send the frog end only back to the dealer.! You may be able to hire a French and German bow from a bass shop but seeing where you are located, that may be difficult. Are there any orchestras you can contact to see if any bassist can help, with lessons or hands on advice? I’ve had a French bow for years and now believe I should try a German one. I seem to have problems holding the French bow so one day I might try a cheap German bow, maybe a cheap graphite type one. Good luck.

Yes Lownote, I’ve read the same alert about oils. I usually leave my oily Tru oil rag on the garage concrete floor to dry out before chucking.

For some reason I prefer the Tru Oil purchased from David Dykes. David first told me about it via an acoustic guitar builder near Petersfield described how he used micro mesh first to polish the wood and then Tru oil. Whether this builder made his own formula or not I am not sure about. One batch or Birchwood Casey I tried really did smell of 'industrial' oil but Dykes doesn't appear to have any real after odour.

I think its import duty plus the VAT on that for everything you've paid for regarding the bass, as in the bass cost and courier fees. (I think there is a Basschatter who is quite knowledgeable about this subject).

Can you put a pic up ? I'm sure some tech minds will see any problem straight away.

I think they do arrange that from Japan. Guitar Den imports them to the U.K. but in what quantity I’m not sure. I think if a particular Japanese made bass is needed it has to be ordered due to them not being mass produced in Japan anyway, all-hand done.

I posted up last week about a 33” scale Woodline Bacchus I looked at via Joe at ‘The Guitar Den’ near Petersfield. Very well made and finished. This line is constructed in the Philippines under Bacchus admin and frankly for £650 with a soft case, not too shabby at all. Looking at Bacchus basses on EBay will show a huge variety of models but all overseas sales, mainly Japan.

I found the bridge a bit fiddly to set up but it is stable and the 4 stringer I own has been a main recording bass for many years due to the great signal and choice of sounds off the passive circuit. I think Bill Lawrence designed it? I’m pretty sure the pups are Bill Lawrence ones. I did have a Shoreline Gold 5 string but just found the neck too hefty for my hands. Silverfoxnik took that one off me.