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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...

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

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

I would pay £100 not to own that!

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

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.

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

I can't get the action lower without getting buzzing

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.

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?

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

A friend of mine has two Hofner basses but has no idea about their history or even a model number. If you have any info about either model I would appreciate your help. Thank you

You're right, it is a lovely instrument and it is a shame people cant see past the paint scheme to see that. I have decided i will be refinishing it and will be interested to find out re the pickguard screw holes. I'm hoping to refinish it with a natural finish - either like a Warwick bass with just wax/Oil or with Danish oil. Any advice on stripping the paint gratefully received. I'm thinking heat gun and scraper?