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Great looking bass for peanuts! Looks an awful lot like a Tune Bass Maniac?

Lovely bass and a very fair price. I have to ask though, wtf is that for a Nut???

10 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I have no idea but it's unkind to start a thread about a Pedulla and not share a picture... 😁

Lol, how very rude of me! I am away from home currently. I have one more on the way that wont arrive until early October. When it does arrive, this is what it will look like...

Thank you very much @tauzero ! Thats extremely helpful. As im located in Germany i had to find an alternative as they wouldnt ship here. However i found the same thing much cheaper and with free shipping from Amazon US. 

For others in my predicament this is what i have ordered:

Harpsicle 18532 Impact Wrench Afinacion Performance Profile Harp https://amzn.eu/d/bIPm3xr

Has anyone found an alternative for the original Tool as i have two Pedullas and neither has one.

Ive heard of people using an "autoharp tuning wrench" however i have tried 2 different ones and neither fit...

7 hours ago, Machines said:

 

We're both wrong - it's spalted poplar.

 

 

I can take some, but this is a UK collection only sale.

It definitely isnt spalted anything - burl something yes, spalted something no

Cracking looking bass but i believe that is maple burl rather than spalted maple...

Damn, thats a lot of bass for not a lot of money! Looks cool too 😎

On 01/09/2023 at 12:03, lemmywinks said:

I sorta do want to own an HB BZ-5000 one day, they look very well made.

 

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F-kAAOSwVyJk2mIl/s-l1600.jpg

Is it just me or does the core wood look like cork???

On 02/09/2023 at 12:53, tauzero said:

Is the truss rod thinking of coming out of the back of the neck?

 

 

 

 Not to mention the seller says the neck is bowed and "they aren't sure if the truss rod works"...

Do you wear a Belt or a belt-sander?

Very nice bass. GLWTS 

I have a 78 with the epoxy pre and it is truly killer! 

Can you please clarify, are you selling a complete bass?

Just wondering why the electronics, shown installed in the bass in the photos, appear to be listed separately your advert...

I would pay £100 not to own that!

Great looking bass! That trim pot on the pre amp adjusts the preset mid range point which changes the character of the bass dramatically allowing for even more tonal variety.

On 27/07/2023 at 09:30, Bigguy2017 said:

Using the 12th fret for measuring action height makes calculations for saddle height and neck angle easier.

1mm change at 12th equals 2mm adjustment at the bridge saddles.

 

I still dont get it - why would you want to know how much you need to change it at the 12th fret - that only services half of the fretboard...

Typically I never measure the action when setting up any of my basses, I just keep going lower until fret buzz intervenes. Then I raise the action a fraction at a time until there is no fret buzz on the last few frets as they are always the last to buzz.

I have only measured the action on this occasion to compare it to what others are achieving with their P basses 

35 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said:

You may well be confusing the OP who is talking about measurement from the last fret (20th), no idea why they're talking last fret. So for the OP measurements are generally taken from 12th fret, not the last fret.

For me it makes zero sense to measure at the 12th fret as it's not the highest the action will be and, depending on the relief set, will not be indicative of the action across the neck.

25 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

Sorry, just to check if I interpret this right, you are getting 2.5mm string height at the 12th ot 15th fret or 2.5mm relief?

Sorry for any confusion, I am measuring 2.5mm action(distance between bottom of the string and the top of the fret) at the 20th fret

1 hour ago, Brucegill said:

so are you running out of adjustment in the saddle screws, or getting too much buzzing to need that action height? 

I can't get the action lower without getting buzzing 

19 minutes ago, Brucegill said:

This may help, though I’m sure you’ve already seen it

https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-01903

 

managed to get a squire up to a custom shop to easily meet these specs with no issues personally. 
 

maybe photos would help people troubleshoot for you? And also always good to know how and where you’re measuring your specs 

thank you, yes I have already seen that. 

What would help is if I had a brain! I just measured the relief again(corrrectly this time though!) and I am getting around 2,5mm. Still much too high for my liking though. 

My go to bass is a '87 JD Thumb which plays like a dream with an action of no more 1,5mm across all the strings. 

1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

No, I’ve got 12 jazzes and precision’s and I play with a low action, all mine are about 1.5mm with a couple just under 2mm

thank you, that is very useful to know. Looks like I need to get a pro to sort out the frets in that case.

Out of interest, what kind of relief have you set to achieve that action?

thanks everyone for your input, very helpful. I am going to pass the info on to my friend. I am hoping to borrow them from him some time - if I manage that I will report back on how I get on with them.

Howdy, so I have setup many a bass but this is my first Fender and I am struggling to get anything approaching a low action. I have set the truss rod to give the recommended relief(and also tried experimenting just in case). Ive tried neck shims and that overcame the limitations of the saddle height adjustment screws. However I still cant get a low action - currently it is 4-4,5mm at the last fret!

Is this normal for Fenders? 

On 03/03/2023 at 09:19, SaimoN said:

Nice to see you here - love your basses and your covers on Facebook!

That colour and figuring is stunning!