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The overhead is there for a reason. When the cable ages, some of the copper may be cut by twisting and bad coiling. 2 x 2.5 mm2 should be enough for most applications.

Usually blend is the input for pickups. Then the signal goes to vol.

I love this "too sterile" thing. It tells nothing about the bass sound, but I think there has to be some reason to this "too expensive, has to be bad" talk. Find an older Modulus Sonic Hammer. It has bartolini, and I suppose the sound cannot be "sterile"...

Dolce & Gabbana strings? I thought they were a fashion brand. (Coat, where's my coat?)

From chord learning perspective I could suggest two songs: - All the things you are - After the love has gone (EW&F) There are most of the chords you will ever need, and most of the chords that exist. This may be partly a joke, but please check these two.

pickups - blend - vol - tone stack - output This is a very common signal path of a bass. I suppose yours has a battery powered tone stack (the most common) and everything else is "passive". You may connect the tone to the vol. You can connect a 250k or 500k logarithmic pot and a suitable cap to the vol pot. There you go. I think you are able to find out the way to connect the cap to the pot. Could you explain me one thing: Why do you want the tone before the existing tone circuitry? Is there some particular reason for that? If you take a look at the signal path, you should also understand, that the extra impedance after the pickups BUT before the tone stack, will lower the signal, and cut some of the highs. After the tone stack, the reduction is smaller (because the tone stack has very high input impedance, far more than 500k).

ADSR curve = attack, decay, sustain, release A unit that controls attack and release: Harley Benton noise gate NG-100. Cheap as chips, very functional. A unit that can be programmed a lot: Panda Audio Future Impact (or simply, FI).

I am machining parts to a headless 5 from aluminium (6082) and steel. The ideas are stolen from Status and some US parts. Pictures maybe later, if the whole set will become reality. Several parts are waiting for anodizing (external company).

Check your vitamin B intake. Yes it's a family, B1-B52's or whatever. You do not need Bepanthen, but try a thick oily grease instead. And that B intake.

Do agree, thank you very much for your support.

Did I mention ES-335, Lairat, Steinberger... I think I covered (sic!) possible materials, too. By the way, if this is new to you, many graphite necks are hollow.

But... I should buy a second box from @GisserD, too. That smaller and lighter box is indeed a must.

The paint of a road bike frame weighs around 3 ounces / 100 g. You want colour, use tinted lacquer and save few coats of paint.

And when some newer tiktaktoktuber gets ones hands on Wal, "everybody" has to get one. Why is Hotel California popular every now and then? Why is LP so succesful? Have you heard about film making with Super8? This list is - once more - endless.

I need to add that why a Wal? Why not something from younger luthiers that may become a classic later on? Vintage costs a lot, modern basses may be very decently priced, today. If you are brave enough, put East - or maybe your own design - under the hood and start making something totally new. Just like Wal (or Status, or Jaydee...) was special when the company started. Though their prices were not sky high, back then.

...and again. We have covered this issue earlier. You want something rare, start saving, or do like @Doctor J said.

I think a neck through is closest to monocoque - one piece wooden bass could be nearly possible. Feasible? Maybe not. @Lfalex v1.1 please check SDC's offering. I learned about this construction about five years ago.

Neck joints: 1) through body neck 2) set neck 3) bolt on 4) neck through bridge The last one is known from S. D. Curlee instruments. One more to consider.

IE is not the easiest to get. I have, or have had four units in total: FMeron, FrantaBit, Nimbus, Xerograph DeLuxe... and Oxide! Yes, five units. During the covid I had to sell some of my equipment, and Franta, Oxide, and FMeron left the building. I was not happy, but kids eat so much...

https://weightweenies.starbike.com/ These guys and gals are master competitors, but their targets are not measured in seconds.

Learn from bicycles: - paint is unnecessary - screws (Ti and Al) - nearly every part can have holes - carbon fibre - file every corner - make the frame/body thinner - replace known solutions with lighter ideas (like glass fibre tape in rims) Check Steinberger and Paul Lairat. Is a Lace Sensor or a piezo lighter? Do you need two pickups? Do you need pots? Modulus and Vigier didn't use truss rods. How is ES-335 constructed? The list is nearly endless.