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I don't think she's alone, Lady Ez is much the same, although she will often put voice to it too. 😂

Off the shelf, the main difference between standard Elwoods (Jazz) and Jakes (Precision) and their Fender counterparts, would be nut width. Both come (normally) with 40mm widths - wider than a Jazz, narrower than a Precision. However, as @Woodinblack points out, most things are possible with a Maruszczyk, including neck profile. My Jake and 2 Elwood Ls are chambered, lightweight instruments. The Elwoods are 33” scale, have 41mm nut widths and Delano pickups. Not standard Fender features (for the record, I have owned numerous Fender Ps and Js in the past). Should you take the plunge? It depends on your requirements, which might include resale value, where Fender will always be better bang for buck.

Lurking in the shadows didn’t put you off then? 😂 Good bunch of folk here, always happy to help with anything from bass, to spreadsheets, to plumbing and all stops in between.

Age is nothing, you’re playing, that’s what counts. Sorry to hear about injury causing a change of bass, but on the upside you’re now bang on trend with regard to scale length.

Can you imagine the 💩 storm that would arise if one had the temerity to suggest that a guitar part was very busy?

You got me thinking and... it's back! Must have more pre-amps 😂 I'll come up with another mute/tuning solution.

The reverse neck sounds so much more even across the string and the reverse bridge is far less ‘wirey’ sounding to my ears. A video best listened to and not looked at 😂.

Double P works for me every time.

Inspired by this thread and being a long standing CPC customer, I ordered some replacement solder, flux paste and three of these bad boys. 1mm wider than the previously fitted dome knobs, but that really makes them feel more premium (could be the new kit placebo effect though).

Good decision, well made it seems. You did as was suggested by many and auditioned them too, albeit retrospectively. A good outcome methinks.

I have 2 flame maple tops but I’ve always had a soft spot for quilt, especially in high gloss (teal over black to be precise). As it’s a variable product, the advice to converse with your builder is worth listening to.

We have the radio on a lot, sometimes all day, until we settle in front of the TV (I don’t know why we do this as it’s mostly 💩). It tends to be Planet Rock and some of the newer stuff is top notch (I’m really liking Stone Broken at the moment). We’ll change to Absolute 80s if something particularly dire comes on (The Doors, any Jim Steinman production or Kiss spring to mind - YMMV). I’ll listen to all sorts on Spotify when I’m doing some gardening or just sitting in the sun.

For the record, I posted the video to show mostly the physical similarities betwixt Rocco and his old man. The video is, let's be kind, arty.

The apple really doesn't fall from tree does it? Even has the PP head bob.

I played Pino's fretless 'Ray years ago, I sounded just like him (if he'd been in a horrible accident and lost the use of his hands and ears).

Apparently, but who really knows other than JC and the owner? It was the thread similarity to ‘nitro/fissure-gate’ that reminded me of it, not the actual faults. Probably best to move on before this thread blows up too.

They were my thoughts exactly.

I remember a pretty rabid, on line spat between a user and JC many , many years ago, over on TB, IIRC. It got quite ugly. As @Clarky says, something is worth what folk will pay. Cars are a good parallel, plenty of those are super expensive and aren’t really that much different from your average box with a tyre at each corner. How much are you willing to pay for a badge and the extra attention to detail that that badge normally includes? Only the buyer knows.

Wow, zombie thread! Luthier bashing seems to be the new lockdown sport. Folk are really tetchy at the moment.

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Hubba, hubba 😍

👏👏👏 Nice.

That takes me back!

Yup, classic Gibbo headstock break. So common, it’s almost an easy fix (at least it’s not likely to be the luthier’s first and certainly not their last). The arm looks nasty but, as @Dad3353 says, it’ll heal.