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Next you’ll be telling us Milli Vanilli didn’t sing on their stuff

I’ve played a lot of Jazzes - vintage, 70s, 90’s, new, US, MiM, Squier.. Just never really clicked at all. Maybe the right one is out there...

Dunno. Mine is a k10.2 However, no - absolutely wouldn’t be the same. Like most speakers it’s about projection. The k10.2 will project a low B (and relative harmonics) to about 2 or 3 metres out - beyond that it’s woolly and faint. The 2x10 as you will know seems to get better the further away you are from it... As a monitor the k10.2 is good enough for the intended purpose. And like most things, it’s a compromise. It’s light, small, agile and multi-purpose. It’s also not as good at reproducing a low B as a 2x10 - but that wouldn’t influence my choice between a 4 or a 5 string at all.. my choice there is based on my personal technique/mood/feel/playing context etc. If you go onto a guitar forum and ask whether a Les Paul or a strat is better the universal reply will be “at what?”

I always end up burning myself when using a wax candle to lube my screws..

Oh, and if I were a pro bass player my cab/frfr choice would be irrelevant in a studio or for a radio/tv appearance

@Al Krow My 1200w Vanderkley 2x10 can handle a low B perfectly well - if I needed an on stage solution that was there for proper backline projection. I only use the QSC when it’s for my monitoring only and it’s output goes to full PA - believe me, I’ve yet to come across a PA with bass subs that couldn’t......

Nah. If anything it’s convinced me that I’m right in mainly playing 4 strings

There’s a keys player in our band so I do

On the 51P semi partscaster I’m building at the moment, my bridge choice was partly influenced by weight to counter neck dive..

If someone made a box with a b15 or SVT preamp section in it and a DI out I’d be round there with my readies out quicker than billy whizz

I have an AVRI P (which I’m thinking of get rid of) and the neck is proper old school 60s - wide nut and really slim front to back. For me, it’s part of the feel - but I know what you mean, and feel is definitely important.

I’ve checked the definitions and I’m a Semi-Pro-Weekend-hobbyist-bedroom-musician. I play 4 strings only, so.. /thread.

Could be. Dunno. Yes. Maybe. It might actually be the combination of the body shape and the thin neck. I have an ibanez with a 38mm nut and it’s great. Love it. Fairly regular body shape tho.

I’m a Precision Guy. I have a few of them, I love the sound and I love the look. I tried Jazz bass after Jazz bass trying desperately to like one. I used to think it was the body shape and the thin nut. But over the last few weeks I’ve played a few non-Jazz basses with thin nuts and odd body shapes. What gives? Am I just weird?

On a practical and serious note, I wouldn’t change the bridge on my 64 Precision - not just for value/authenticity reasons, but because the threaded barrel saddles make adjusting string position really easy.

Looks like my sarcasm filter is jiggered again. I should have took it out and washed it under the tap.

Gorilla tape. Lots of it wrapped round quite a few times.

6 pages in and nobody has yet definitively stated who are the “best pro-players” let alone whether in percentage terms they play 4 strings more than any other strings

Clearly his amp is letting out white noise.

I’m not doing any more today 😄 (famous last words) as it was bad enough getting that screw out! State of the nation tho:

They are lightweight. And they seem to be as good as the regular full price ones (screws excepting). Job two is probably the one I dislike the most - fitting strap buttons. The idea of drilling into a nicely finished body is not my favourite at all. However, I have a routine. Masking tape - mark up the position with a sharpie. Use a good drill bit and don’t go too deep. When screwing in, I apply some soap. In fact, I have a bar of dove in my drawer for such occasions. Rub the screw in the soap and don’t be sparing! It goes in so much easier - less chance of splitting the wood too. And here’s the result: They are Dunlop straplocks - I use them as for gigging I like the straplocks on my mono strap and they are dual purpose just in case.

Well, much swearing and plier action later..

The trials and tribulations of a partscaster builder. Lol. After finishing work I decided to do a few small “minor jobs” Job one was to fit these: They are cheapo “licenced by” ones - but they look ok: What they don’t tell you is that the screws are made of licenced cheese... It wasn’t even like I was tightening them too much - just snapped clean off, leaving me with a bugger of a job to remove it and make good. Doh. Oh, and I had to find another matching screw...

It's like insurance.. if you didn't have one of those adjusters you'd have the neck on and off like a chuckle brothers sketch..

Agreed. I’ve done quite a few partscasters and they have all had an element of “not available in the mainstream” about them. For this one, I tried long and hard to find what I was after - and when it clearly didn’t exist, I decided to do my own. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be wavering - it’s not hard and the results always feel like more than you’ve actually spent. I’d have happily paid £800+ for a MiM version of what I’m building - but in the main it’s made in the U.K.!