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Noooo... I have loved your comments. Knowledge of yours is something that should not be forgotten. (And you have lots of nice equipment.) Keep in touch with the BC. We need you here.

X-over that I have had (KMA) or use (IE) is set to around 400 Hz. I checked the fundamental frequencies over the fretboard, and decided to try to keep these frequencies intact. This led me to around 400 Hz. It seems to work fine, and I can push practically any effect to their limits without losing the clear low end. BUT the possibility to push effects to their limits means that there can easily be far too much effect. Not only OD/fuzz/dist, but flanger, chorus et al. Not good: it is easy to get too excited of the possibility.

Solder ground to output. Don't rely on the screw contact on a metal plate. Pot cases should be soldered, too. Use a file to scratch the surface for easier soldering. When assembling the harness to the bass, check that none of the wires or parts touch the body. You should paint (conductive) or use copper tape to shield the cavities and ground them to the harness.

EMG makes P pickups in a DC (dual coil) case. I also remember that Ibanez and few other manufacturers in the 80's had P pickups in a humbucker case. I think @Bassassin could list all of them. (EMG widths, as everybody knows, are 3.5" - 4.5".)

Less volume, here you mean less wattage? Loudness will not be reduced a lot, that depends on the sensitivity of the cabs. Of course there other specs like weight that may affect your choice, but you have most likely far better after sales and support with Ashdown.

Next step is to buy a Sony PCM-3324, or -3348, a digital r2r. I have seen one, once.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tedesco wrote in GP that a producer wanted a certain sound. The g-word sound wasn't right and the producer wanted a mandolin. Well, Tommy adjusted his instrument a bit as well as his playing technique and played a new take. Producer was happy with the mandolin sound. But it was exactly the same instrument. I find it funny that the P would be the answer to everything in the studio. I want to play my favourite instruments. It is my technique and ability to adjust the sound to reach something that others want. It is not about the instrument. I use the bass that I feel is suitable to the task according to the specs. (I do not own a P, neither do I want one.)

Everybody should listen to works of the Domenico Dragonetti. Gary Karr is just great player. I read from a newspaper that the writer thought Niels-Henning Ørsted-Pedersen was two persons... Edgar Meyer - Dreams of flight was an eye opener for me. This first song has some backing stuff there but his work is tremendous.

Were there any kinds of arrangements or just dixieland?

Practically any light source will charge the dots. UV is the most efficient, but not necessary. If you really want, a UV torch from Amazon cannot be overly expensive, but not a must. I believe Luminlay contains Super-Luminova from Japan. It's a Strontium based inactive luminous material. Lifetime is decades. (Radio) Active materials (the most common is Tritium) are functional but their lifetime is limited. Half life of Tritium is 12.5 years.

I don't get this. SNR is usually sacrificed, if gain (driving the preamp) is very low and volume (driving the power amp) very high. Gain should be turned up until distorion is heard, and then slightly back. Then volume controls the loudness.

Is that a fretless Fonder? And the coat...

Just like @Kiwi said, the structure can be enhanced with a metal mesh or carbon powder or many other things to make it more or less conductive. To source a suitable material and parts is another story. Money talks.

Yes, I have seen basses which are ergonomic and the tuners are protected. That seems to be an easy solution to move the neck towards player and save some weight in the body end. (As said, upper bout is against this idea.)

As the first batch is about to leave your factory I would like to ask your next steps. 1) Will there be "always available" basic models like P and J with certain options mentioned here? 2) Will there be a possibility to order custom neck like with special neck width and thickness? Example: 5-string, 19 mm string spacing, no dots... I understand that the latter means also custom mould, that sure is expensive. But I don't care whether the custom would be headed or headless, I am able to build the parts for the headless. Any hint about your future plans?