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I’ve used Tru Oil (ie Gunstock oil) for many years. David Dykes Luthiers Supplies in East Sussex put me onto it, the idea came from an acoustic guitar builder in Sussex who had developed a technique for using it to gain a thin oil finish on acoustic guitar tops. It penetrates just a little into the wood surface and then subsequent coats build up (after drying) on top of each coat. It employs micro mesh for end finishing the wood and for ‘cutting back’ between each oil coat. (There is a Tru oil filler that could be applied first but I’ve generally gone straight to the oil application using this technique). Micro mesh is now readily available on EBay in packs of something like 1200 to 8000…it isn’t a sandpaper that cuts the wood back but more of a fine ‘polisher’, the body wood will appear to have an almost light coat of oil on before Tru oil is applied and you will see any scratches or missed sanded arear before applying oil.

I’ve never known of a SD jazz pup with Allen key pole pieces, only DiMarzio jazz and P bass pups.

As a long term Markbass user of amps and speakers, I've had heaps of positive comments ( from bass players to guitarists and drummers) and no negatives about my sound (usually playing fretless bass). to the degree that many other bassists have actually gone and bought Markbass rigs. Now whether they were hoping to sound like me is another (flattering) matter because that also comes down to the bass, the strings, the actual player's style on fingers or pick playing. I have only tried Barefaced 12" cabs and I think they are great, very clean, almost too 'clean' bottom end and I couldn't quite get the 'bite' of the strings but great for straight ahead P bass sounds but like many manufacturers, they are pricing high to cover costs of being a smaller manufacturer and they can't compete with larger companies production rates. On cost alone Markbass is winning. I haven't tried any of the latest MB cabs and it’s a shame there isn't a proper MB type of sound lounge somewhere to hear the three different types of 12" cabs they now make.

You might to try one of these Jack plug extensions? https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/REAN/NYS224S?qs=%2B86TLfaev2%2BSQdm8vB4m4g%3D%3D&mgh=1&vip=1&utm_id=20797887759&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-riY_MfChgMVyJRQBh1QBTY9EAQYDyABEgKn5vD_BwE

It’s difficult to find their weight, as in this link showing everything but the weight, a nice looking 5 in swamp ash. https://sire-usa.com/collections/marcus-miller-p8/products/p8-5st

I had one back in 2000/2001 sometime, couldn’t find any serial numbers on it….but they are good basses.

A most excellent dealing with Laurence for a Dunlop Super Potentiometer….plenty of messages and very promptly posted, in time to install and use on a gig two days later, top man.

My original fretless was a conversion P bas, carried out by a double bass repairer and the nut slot depth was almost imperceptible above the fingerboard, this made for a more fretless (Mwah!) sound although it can be overcome by picking strings nearer the bridge area. Otherwise have the nut slots clearing the f’board and whenever a more ‘mwah’ (🤔) sound is required, pluck the strings further along the neck.