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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.

You can order anything you like really (within the parameters of the given body shapes). My 2 customs are 33” scale, 41mm nut width. A friend of mine ordered a headless, neck through Frog long before that became a standard option.

Very much this.

Yeah, those are just Photoshopped Comfort Strapps if I'm not mistaken. Sneaky, @Happy Jack, sneaky. 😂

I thought it might be worth rounding it up and saying it again (it's not like we don't repeat ourselves here 😂) as it was descending into a bit of a ranting 💩storm. Those 2 words are spot on (your presumption is correct); that was the feeling I got at the time (I've since bought another bass from PP and it was all sweetness and light - apart from the useless courier at this end). I did receive a standard pdf document of various wirings on various pickup types used (handy for future reference) but my rotary 3 way was a non standard, custom request, with the wiring done at the factory and wasn't known at the office/shop and it's this separation of those premises which I think leads to comms issues. However, once a German speaker got involved, those problems seemed to disappear. Far from ideal for non German speakers and not ideal for a company that trades internationally (I think I might have just repeated the nub, yet again, sorry).

Of course. Not only do they know you desperately want those parts, they also know that there a bunch of the BC collective salivating for photos too.

Unfortunately, and with no disrespect to the OP, we are only getting one side of the argument (I don’t see Adrian coming on here, so this will always be thus). A big part of the problem here, I think, is the ‘joy’ of Google translate, with English not being the mother tongue of either party and some finesse and idiom being lost (I could of course be wrong). Add to this the BC collective ire being piled on and we have torches and pitchforks ready to go. My own personal experience has been mixed, but on the whole, positive. However, I had a question that I needed answering about the pickup wiring in one of my Elwoods a while back and I felt was getting stonewalled a bit. As I was looking to replace the existing pickup with a Delano, I got the very nice chaps there involved (the wonderful Reinhard) and they got the answer I was after. Similarly, a friend of mine was in discussion with Adrian and it was becoming hard going, so he got a German speaking friend to phone and it was sorted super quick. This is of course not ideal for a company that sells internationally and not what you want. This is clearly an area that needs addressing if this kind of situation is to be avoided in the future. I hope the OP gets some sort of resolution that he is happy with, but I imagine it will always leave a bitter taste, which is a shame, no matter how much has been spent.

‘Twas ever thus. It’s almost like there’s an anticipation beacon on every house, visible only to posties and couriers, when lit, they stay away for fear of spreading too much joy.

That would’ve been the smart move for me really, but I wanted to keep the tarnished, reverse tuners. I let it go when I went all 5 string, of corse now I’m back with fours again .

Still an improvement.

They look great IMO. I prefer them to the chrome on chrome look and they match the p/g.

I often wonder where my ‘50s one with added P pickup ended up. It had awful neck dive as the body was so light.

And mutes! Also signed up.

Mmm, 😌

Since being at home more, the ‘meerkat’ response has risen massively at Ez Towers. BTW That finish looks, to quote Tom Kerridge, proper lush.

I've been using a Pedaltrain Volto for a while now and I absolutely love the tidiness of it all (no need for numerous wall warts and extension cables). All my pedals are analogue, so the battery lasts for ages, I've never run it flat so I have no idea as to the actual life, suffice to say that it easily lasts a two set gig (1 hour and a bit per set), especially if you switch it off during the break. I only once for got to charge it and it was getting low after the first set, but a recharge during the break saved any sweating over it failing.

I can hear a real difference on the extreme settings (3+4) and in the mixed sounds. The Waza is more, err, watery, swirly... certainly more defined at those settings. However, the TC is a fine chorus pedal to my ears (identical at the lower settings IMO) and at that price an absolute steal. Kudos to @0175westwood29 for the perfect demo: same riff repeated, pedals compared side by side, no volume changes, no unnecessary 'look at me' playing; well done, Sir 👏👏👏.

He wasn't in it at the beginning? That's ridiculous, he is Mr Rockfield. In that case I won't bother trying to catch the first half.

Absolute talentless tool. Him and his enabling sidekick. I came in about halfway (I’ll try and catch the first part on catchup if it’s there) and I was underwhelmed. Having read some hilarious anecdotes about Rockfield in the Deke Leonard books, I was hoping for better.

Back in 2014 my band was booked to play a wedding in Brittany. The crossings and gig were organised by the singer and our keyboard player borrowed a large school transit bus and drove us there and back. The drummer was on holiday in France at the time and would meet us at the gig on his way back, we took his kit with us. Driving down the A303 towards Devon and the Plymouth ferry and the singer announces that she hasn’t brought a microphone! It’s not always the drummer.

New Bass Day. We also have a 'rule' that is so ingrained that we even have a BC emoji for it