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Beautiful pair in lovely colours. Would you compare them?

Go to a chiropractic/masseuse that knows hands. I had strange issues with my right hand years ago. I was leaning my right hand against the bass and it affected the circulation. I was told my hand was mostly lactic acid. After lots of massaging, my right hand started to work well. If that does not work, meet a hand specialist. Tunnel may need some reworking.

I like top loaders, no matter the weight. And a bridge does not have to be heavy in weight as long as it is rigid and relatively easy to adjust.

I meant the 35-family (the name equals the width, 3.5"). See 35J, 35P4, 35DC, and 35 TW. https://www.emgpickups.com/bass.html

If you used an EMG in DC (dual coil) casing, you could simply change the pickup for different sounds. The same case is used in J, P, and DC versions, if I remember correctly.

Fretless yes, but the player was Larry Klein.

X-overs are another route. IE Divaricator, KMA Tyler etc.

This is a good point. Few other things to consider: - centre of mass is in a different place - the tuning of the whole system has changed, because mass has changed - ghost notes have moved because of the change in the mass of the system - rigidity of the system is as it was before, because even that BBOT is already pretty rigid Because of these - if nothing else has changed (tuning, strings, their height...) - there may be a change in sound. All of the mentioned physical changes are on the tiny side (like that under 5 % difference, that @BigRedX has calculated). Therefore I can say that if someone hears, or feels a difference, fine. But without proper ABX-testing I am not sure how much these tiny numbers mean to the overall sound. Measurable? Maybe. Noticeable? Maybe. Important to the player? Most likely. One more thing: as we are talking about wooden instruments (read: stuff made of uneven material), all basses are slightly different, and act in a slightly different way. Some other bass may benefit from another bridge.

There has been this guy here that builds very long scale basses. Which strings he uses? (He may have been to notreble?) Edit: I did not mean this, but Newtone was mentioned: https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2023/01/23/bass-of-the-week-lignum-sub-octave-bass/

Would that work? The answer is right there: it's on sale. If it worked, the maker would keep it.

Nearly any neck profile is very round to my hands. Too many 5 string basses have 17 mm string spacing which is too tight to me. Upper horn length should reach 11th or 10th fret to help playing in half position. Light weight is always preferable. Ergonomics, well, that would be a long list on top of the previous lines.

Three necks and bodies, will you change parts to find the best combinations?

Agree. I think Ibanez is one of the few brave companies to make so different trials.

Ibanez Roadstar/Roadster, I think most of the 80's quality basses no matter the price. And we are waiting for some new Nirvana that use say, G&L and we will see prices soaring. At the moment most of the music shops sell those dull variations of P and J (just did a search from Prague, as I will have to fly there in May because of work). I haven't found a decent bass shop, but maybe will look into some fx. That is one area - OC-2 was mentioned - where prices may reach silly levels. I wonder why we do not see the creativity of the 80's any more? Steinberger, Sei, Ken Smith, MG, Pedulla, Status, Overwater... now it is Cort J, or Sire J, or HB J. Boring. https://defectsfxpedals.cz/

...and all pictures are good pictures here!

Very interesting side notes about modern instrument building with CNC machines. Prices of Sires, HBs and alike become more understandable.

That is KOOL! How does it feel when compared to a 34"?

A g-word goes to 82.4 Hz, and a four string to 41.2 Hz. That's one octave.

Only use ordinary F-M cables, and in case something special is needed, add these: https://www.thomann.co.uk/neutrik_na_3_mm.htm https://www.thomann.co.uk/neutrik_na3ff_xlr_adapter.htm

If those knobs are made of Al, the colour is inside the material. I'd be careful when scratching the surface. Slowly, please.

I was searching after a schema of the Alembic filter circuitry, but found something different. Well, an interesting product, I thought. After visiting few sites, the product or rather the price, is not interesting. All dentists, enjoy! https://basscentral.com/effects-pedals/alembic-fl-105-super-filter-pedal-on-order-eta-april-2025/

The maker did all work to cut materials to fit, stiched them together, and finalized the look (colouring of cut marks etc.). I am very happy with the results. I got that Italian thick and flexy leather from a friend of mine. Would have been an expensive piece, but it happened to be an excess from his bigger interior design work. The strap maker said she hadn't used similar leather earlier, but it was also a bit difficult, because of the thickness. The filler is felt. She said natural materials are functional for a longer time than artificial ones. Me happy.

I feel like you are pushing out a new transcription every hour, @Bilbo. For me a simple song takes easily two days, or more.

Ordered two custom wide leather straps with padding (both sides seen here). Life couldn't be easier: feels light, cotton and padding keep left shoulder dry and cool, the friction keeps basses in one place. Around £100 per strap (excluding materials) but that money was really well spent.