prowla

The era that never was...

(A Ric 4003 isn't a 34" scale bass...)

There was something on ebay on the weekend marked as collection only, so I sent them a message saying I’d do BIN if they’d post; they replied yes and added post, but someone got in ahead of me and nabbed it!

Many years ago I had the idea of adding an extra fret at the very end of the fingerboard, maybe a raised plate screwing onto the end face; I never did it, though.

Also, do NOT (never, ever, ever, EVER) buy the "Overlord Of Music" cheap tuner/bridge system; it is complete rubbish.

The headstock end which will be the problem area, if the truss-rod is adjustable at that end.

I seem to have lost the screws between taking a mounting bracket off one Pedaltrain and going to mount it on the next. What ones should I use? (I'm always worried the supplied ones are going to snap anyway...)

I'm now almost at the point where I believe that every Fender I see for sale is a fake.

Its current pull is quite high.

Howzat?

Why anybody would do that has me stumped...

At least the Fender isn't the fake roadworn one.

I was watching that, but I don't need another Thunder. The wonky tuners looked a bit weird.

There might be a clue in that.

Notice it's titled "Ricken"... ...not the full brand name... ...I wonder why.

I sometimes wonder if there are more fake Fenders than real ones.

I think you've nailed it!

I looked again... ...it's worse!

Someone told him he had to study the bass...

Pooples...

Some years back I was looking at building a set of MIDI pedals and I acquired an old electric organ and removed the pedals for the project. Fast-forward and I've got a "proper" set of MIDI pedals, I never did that project, and the organ pedals are still sat here. Would anybody like those barebones pedals for their project? Collection only - they are quite hefty. I'll try and do a picture, later.

Rest your thumb on the corner of the fingerboard. Alternatively, use a plectrum.