Ricky 4000

Good advice ^^^^^. The most nerve-racking gig I ever did was a big "family & friends" thing. I had one pint to settle the nerves, and I swear it was as-if my drink was spiked with LSD (looked like it on the video too 🤒)... we did 3 songs, one cover and two originals... went down really well to the partisan crowd, so we did the first song again as an encore (Hard To Handle - more like the Black Crowes version than Otis Redding's)... at this point I decided to do the age old trick of singing along into a switched off mic'... which I later discovered was in fact switched on... whoops. 😔 Don't let me put you off though! It was a great experience, everybody had fun, and it got us a good support slot with another band who were being showcased for a recording contract. I'd still rather play to strangers though. 😬

And remember to swing your pants! 👍 I'm sure Teebs has an emoticon for that. 😛

It was a brand new item from a shop - so yup, looks like it went for 230 (with 'free' postage).

You're all fools - Single ply black. 👍 (those stacked knobs look fabulous!)

It'll be interesting to hear if you have to throw up before you go on. 😀

I never liked the look of a double P - until I heard Jerry Preston with one. 😎 I would love to play with those guys... just once would do!

I saw it too. Wonder what Revelation basses are like...? 🙂

Aye, but in the listing it gives all the specs, including 38mm at the nut (Jazz), rather than 42mm (P) ... I'll have to wait and see what turns up! 😬👍

I do love a happy ending! 😃

I have one of those Hong Kong maple/black blocks J necks on order. FleeBay item number: 332630410792 I'll let you know how terrible it is if you like? (whenever it arrives). 👍 (I had to order a 20 fret version, because 21 frets would be super-confusing!).

Nice, that what I was going to recommend. Like I always say - You can't go far wrong with a 12 AX7WC. (whatever that is!?) 👍

He's on here too Fleabag: @agedhorse 👍

Well, that's a little bit tricky... it's my first day working on the technical help desk, and we don't have many valves here at the international call center in Abyssinia... you could try switching it off and back on again? ... and your call is very important to us. 😀 Teebs... 😃

Hello, technical dept - How may I help you today? 😃

Just had a measure up mate, I reckon the dub shim has squeezed down to around 2.5mm now it's fitted, so anything around 2.5mm - 3mm thick would be fine. The thing is a little under 100mm x 63mm. If you do have something suitable, that'd be great. 👍

Ooo, bless ya! 👍

Thanks RB. 👍 It does look better than most of my "Heath Robinson" projects! 😃 You're right though, doesn't sound bad, but it has damped the sound. Now I've bedded in the new strings, I can tell acoustically that the E string particularly has lost sustain. Thought for a moment I'd invented the "dub shim", but nah... I'll have to make one outta wood - or ally!? 😎

I don't like the way Mark Smith says "Okay?" then looks at the camera as if he thinks I'm stupid. 😬

Morning, FarmCat. 😀 Do you remember drinking nitrogen shots last night? 😛

Mornin' fellas,,, wtf happened lastnight?,,, WTF??... I didn't say that, did I? 😯 Somebody must have spiked my NightNurse!

Is this a plot from "Family Guy"? 😬

Umm...Two thousand billion dollars! 😮

"Run for cover"? Was that a Marcus Miller pun? 😃 Fair dos mind, he can slap thepiss outta that bass... Anyway, back to the OP. I don't like it. And I don't like that I'm not arty enough to like it / get it... I just ain't.

I would give admin one thousand million dollars if they'd change my usnername... username... to Kitty 4000. 😄

Revisiting this thread: Thanks to the kind advice above, I experimented with cardboard, and concluded that it didn't need the neck angle changed with a wedge, but it did need a shim of around 3mm thick to get a reasonably low action with the saddle screws set mostly flush with the tops of the saddles, giving the strings a decent break angle. I made this full pocket sized shim out of some industrial strength 3ply vinyl flooring, and it works very well. I wondered whether is would dull the instrument's tone by insulating the neck from the body, but it sounds fine (although I probably should replace the shim with one made from a piece of 3mm wood veneer at some point). I did carefully ream out the threads in the 4 holes through the body. They are still a snug fit for the screws, but now they allow me to feel the screws threading back into the neck on reassembly. I put a set of flatwound strings on the other evening, and for a budget bass, I'm very pleased with it. 👍