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They were never the finest quality, I have to say. Mind you, I've just bought an Audition (yep - a Woolies spesh) guitar on ebay, so who am I to talk about quality!

Ah - the pound in your pocket...

Flaming heck, his prices are high!

Yep - the recess is more than half a screw length, so I'd need to do it right.

Rebranded or copies?

Well, with a spare couple of hundred quid and a supplier of Ric ones...

I knew I'd get the "go Dunlop!" reply 🙂 Unfortunately that's not an option and some of my basses have Schallers fitted from the factory.

I recently acquired a Warwick Corvette Pro Series bass which I quite like, but it's got a recessed straplock mechanism and I'd like to put Schallers on it like I have on my other bass. I'm guessing I could remove the current locking's fittings (a recessed ferrule with a screw through it), fill the holes with a dowel, and then drill a screw hole to fit. Has anybody done that?

I hahi hi hahi hi dig a P-bass you can syncopate any note you know I told you sooooo

Fair enough - the bloke listened and he's put a 99p start on it. (It's still illegal to sell it, though.)

I'm not sure either, but the bass isn't as old as that SAS luggage tag.

There's someone on one of the FB groups who did incinerate a Hondo II; he posted a pic of it in his woodburner...

I got a reply thanking me for the info.

I messaged him too - no reply yet.

I expect he's played lots of instruments. He doesn't seem very materialistic though, sticking with his Hofner and the Ric he got for nothing in the 60s.

Looks like a clueless Antique dealer (who maybe thinks they know better)...

Well, it's now got people asking who Snot Dextrose is, so it's served some purpose.

Yep - I like his "VERY HOT REAL RELIC".

I spotted this one on gumtree. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/status-the-groove-5-string-bass-1998/1323903200

I nearly bought a Stick a year or two ago, but the planets didn't quite align, so it didn't happen. The first player I heard with one was Alphonso Johnson, I saw King Crimson when they did some warm-up gigs as Discipline, and I've also got a Jim Lampi album.

Thanks! 🙂 Yes, they are very similar, but the Eclipse is heavier (thicker body). I really want a headless Status 5-string.

...and the new member of the family.

Here's something on my mapleglo...