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At all? I would open it - carefully - to find the issue. WD40 to the axle could help to turn it. Or not. If the latter, you have to open the case. That centre detent mechanism is the first to be opened (after removing the pot from the bass). You can see it has been hit with a chisel (two grooves at the end of the axle). Try not to remove any material, and you may be able to put it back. Opening the pot casing is usually the easiest part, if you do not ruin the metal parts. Take it slow, and put all parts to the same order as you remove them. More table and more light will be helpful. If all parts are in good condition, rebuild the pot. Use deoxit to clean carbon tracks. Excessive oil is bad, and does not belong to the tracks. Only to the axle. Make sure the contacts are functional. You should have found the issue that prevents turning by now. If something is broken, find another pot from the same manufacturer, and take spare parts from that. Good luck with your journey.

Well done! Congratulations! ...and thank you for sharing your skills to us mortals.

@Leon C 2 did a triple exposure. I have managed double so far. After reading this thread through, I am making my own conclusion (this is about nearly any bass there is). There are quite a lot of people trying to find a bass to their string set. So many complain about "weak B" or any other not so well sounding bass string or the bass itself. I suggest that if a nice looking bass was found, it should be treated with several string sets. Yes, it costs quite some (but the sets can be saved for future use). But if the sound will become alive with some set, the investment has paid itself. Most of my basses are strung with light D'Addario or GHS strings. They work really well for me. That B is a common nightmare, but other strings may present issues, too. Multiscale may be ergonomic, and may sound different. But if the strings do not support the whole bass, those extra inches do not mean a thing.

That pot clearly has a centre detent mechanism. May be downright impossible to find similar. Is there something wrong with it?

What's the difference between Chuck Norris and @Bilbo? @Bilbo can transcribe twice as fast as Chuck Norris, the man who has counted to infinity twice.

Sorry if I mislead you: Preamp outs are lo-Z. Therefore the summing amp could be done with a simple resistor based single. Inputs are pretty high, but for that piezo, it has to be very high, as you stated. Otherwise the input impedance would cut lows.

Jfet sounds like a hi-Z preamp, maybe a piezo pre. TL061 is only a single, could it be a summing amp? (All preamps are lo-Z, and could be summed via resistors.) Martin sure could open up the specs.

Or lower side for dry, and higher for wet. I split the band at around 400 Hz. Worth trying, although takes some time to find your own sound.

No no, this is a royal scam. A true bassist can not play and sing at the same time. Please leave this chat and go do your thing with King and Lee. (In other words, well done!)

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.