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Relic isn't my thing, but these guys (who have taken over USACG who made beautiful necks) do great work - in the US and $385 for just the body: https://www.mjtagedfinishes.com/bass-bodies-and-necks They'll sell you a whole kit if you call them up - they've been doing relic tele bodies for years and really know what they are doing. The pre-finish craftmanship is top notch too!

Their guitar necks are beautiful!

Necks are hard in the UK - there is no one like Warmoth, or USACG that I've found where you can configure everything on the web and have them send it to you. Next time I build something I am going to try these guys: https://guitarandbassbuilds.com/collections/to-order-guitar-necks-1/products/custom-shop-jazz-bass-neck I'd have thought they could accomodate an additional fret - it's just a slightly longer fingerboard right? I asked about a custom body rout and they were into it. I have a 21 fret USAGC that I love, but was really pretty expensive after import duties and VAT! Worth it though. I love that neck...

Bing! https://schalltechnik04.de/en/instructions/omnilooper Has 3 sends, LP HP and full range with the filter frequency of each channel adjustable. Adds in phase as well which is a must for some effects (lovetone meatball for example) that flip the phase. It's a very dense build so not for the faint hearted! I'd recommend buying the case from him as well as drilling to the required tolerances seems non-trivial to me!

I think this is the answer - I’ve had some really good results with copper tape with the conductive glue and just soldering a wire to ground. As long as you use the right grounding strategy your golden - this is a good guide in case your not sure! https://www.fralinpickups.com/2018/11/12/understanding-guitar-grounding/

I didn't like to say anything as you had already committed, but I was afraid of that - I have had exactly the same thoughts about hum cancelling nordstrand pickups before. I have a bassculture.de 51 splitcoil and I don't think it suffers from that problem - it has plenty of character - but it is hum free. Not a lot of information out there about it! I assume it's a version of the standard split p pickup but with 4 pole pieces and packaged like the original.

Fair enough!

Shielding?

This came through from G&L: Covers the basics.

Thanks all - a powered speaker is making a lot of sense to me, especially since I do some synth stuff to and could use it double duty. I like the idea of full range as well - popping!

That is a thought!

I want to updgrade from my ancient Sessionette bass amp. It's heavy and I never liked the tone. I would like class D head small that I can plug into to play, clean, analogue - no digital tone printing anything. I'm thinking of getting a TC Electronic BC208 2x8 + head as a mini practice rig. Mainly for playing at home and band rehearsal which are not that loud, and maybe at a pinch as personal monitoring at a gig. (In some ways I'd be happy if it was just a power amp but I'm having trouble finding anything like that. That way I could just plug a pre amp in front of it and idspense with tone controls and drive.) And all for a say £300-400? I was looking at the tc electronic BQ500 Bass Head as I like that FET sound but no one has them in stock and the lead times suggest they may never come back in. So I started looking at the Ampeg PF-500/350 Portaflex 4ohm 500w Class-D, or Maybe the cheaper Markbass ones? I'm open to suggestions! I guess Ideally I'd like a massive classic Ampeg stack, maybe SVT, but back in the real world...

That is The Bass Gallery on Reverb - both those things contribute to it having an inflated price. People put stuff up on Reverb for silly money and then just wait until someone who really really wants it and has the cash comes along.

Cool! So it's set and forget?

These guys are great - they get so many great basses through that they really know the details: https://www.montysguitars.com/pages/rewinds

Yes, and inside out! The most astonishing technique - especially when he slaps which is also sort of upside down - mental! Well worth a look at his youtube channel.

I need to see this as part of a 'look'! Congratulations- that looks like one hell of a bass!

Nice - I think that is maybe the ultimate tone monster pickup combo. The MM seems close to the bridge? What was your thinking?