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The next question is: Who will take care of the BassChat to the next generations?

Fixed.

Lindt chocolate. Also found a box of effects from my garage. Most probably will sell some of them as well as my misa Tri-Bass.

True. I added similar bearings to my "Status", and the feel and accuracy became a lot better.

It seems that the answer here is Fender. Just in case you would consider something similar, but from another brand: - blade, Bacchus, Tokai, and ESP are decent Japanese alternatives - Limelight, one of the best feel J necks I've tried, nearly bought my first J - Modulus Graphite BassStar J was an excellent fretless - Pensa-Suhr, no wonder Victor Bailey played one - Sadowsky is a heavy contender in good sounding lightweight basses - you could source Warmoth or similar parts to a self-made J (with a @Kiwi neck?) - the extra special that is bubbling under: a local luthier that is able to tweak every tiny detail to your specs

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Not only suitable for, but it is metal!

Where's you ser/par switch? Push/pull pot?

Depends on the LED board. There are both, CC and CV systems, there. Constant current is very common in luminaires, but especially stripes are using constant voltage drivers. It is very nice that there are lots of DALI drivers, but also Casambi (wireless) drivers have become widely available (Osram, Tridonic, TCI...).

You mean a g-word, or Gerald Veasley's Jabanez? https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/gvb36_1p_04.html

Dear Tractor, you just don't understand the finesses of GyroDec. You need to listen to the sound it doesn't produce. A friend of mine changed his CD, because the mechanics made so much noise. I have an old Technics SL-1210 that I got for free, because it was filled with liquor, something that contains hell of a lot of sugar. I managed to clean the frames and to my surprise the electronics were intact. Had to buy a new cover and a platter cover and a cartridge that was NOS Shure V15 type III. It has been running for two decades with no issues so far.

I could use a hammer, but I just like better tools. I am so bad player that I use instruments that help me to sound and feel better on stage. Fender is not the one. Nowadays expensive most likely means that I would love to have it but cannot afford it. On the other hand Fodera is not expensive because it doesn't interest me.

D6C is a complicated unit. Try to find someone who has manuals, tools and knows latest HW updates.

An addition.

I have used Tonar needles/styli. Work well, availability is decent, as is the price.

My MG Quantum 5 was expensive when I bought it new. I sold my piano, and used all my savings to buy it. In today's money it was nearly £5000. It was a good sounding bass, but since then I have played instruments that feel and suit me better. I sold it and bought an MG Genesis 5 here that may not look as fancy, but it feels so much better. That sure wasn't expensive because of its value to me, no matter the price! As there are very good used basses everywhere, I would seriously consider buying a bass that costs over £2000. I am not into vintage stuff at all, but a lightweight 5 string super long scale Overwater...

Jimmy Johnson is a super player. I sure cannot play the stuff he does but it is very interesting to follow his playing through your transcription. Once again, thank you @Bilbo.

The wood is looking so good, why bother? A double bass with dots/blocks would look... strange? Luminous side dots is another story.

@tauzero answered so well to the first question! Even 48 V high wattage (CV, constant voltage) stripes can withstand reverse voltage. 9 V to a 4.5 V stripe (very odd voltages, both of them) will degrade the lifetime a lot, if the system works well. Two similar systems can be connected in series to double the input voltage. It is feasible to connect the stripe to a driver before connecting the system to a line especially if the system is CC (constant current). Battery powered small systems should be able to manage hot swap, just like CV (constant voltage) systems.

No, there are no technical limitations. This has all the features you asked for: https://www.kdbasses.com/basses/rev-ii-5-string-multi-scale-headless/

I am on the same side with @jezzaboy: all blades that I have tried (three 4 string and a 5 string) have been on a weighty side. Maybe they are good for heavy music. All had that Japanese quality feel.

Please send it back. The biggest issue is that it doesn't feel even as good as the previous one. Ask for a picture of the next one, if you decide to try that once more. The feel is always the most important to me. Even with lousy strings bass talks or not. Once I tried eight (if I remember correctly) Laklands and the only one that was even close to OK was a Japanese made one. US models were mediocre or worse, to me that is. Trust your own personal feelings.

That top shouts a routed (slap) pop spacing between the neck and the neck pickup. If you add a ramp between pickups, everything's fine.