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The FAQ is pretty buried given it's such a key piece of information! I find it really valuable to think about shaping the tone as much as possible in the direction you want *before* it hits the amp/DI - I think it gives you a much better chance of getting the right sound.

I ended up (massive mission creep) getting a pair of RCF ART712A MK4 and just been fooling about with the ampeg scr-di preamp pedal as a front end for one of them and it very much sounds as I hoped, detailed and revealing of the Ampeg character full range. Thanks to all who helped me decide!

On the Frailin site FAQ they say:

Awesome! Looks HEAVY (in concept I mean not weight). Will you be exhaustively documenting your findings with high quality audio?! Pretty please? 🤞

The other thing I like is the chamfered edge of the pickup where the screw goes in - makes it comfortable to put your thumb - a tiny detail but I like it! G&L MFD very different sound from the P sound to my ears.

I have one of these in black. Really a lovely bass - sounds great, feels great and plays well! Congratulations!

Duh - sorry for my confusion!

I’ve been using this. It’s lead free but tastes like butter, I mean it melts like lead. I tried other ones and they were really hard to make work, I think it’s about the formulation. I do have some lead but I mainly use this now for pcb work.

As a one line review I completely concur!

I don't know if you've seen these: Table with pickup positions

Mmm, cool - I love those tranformer based designs - feels like the metal gets into the sound somehow.

Interesting - how does it sound on bass? BTW I'm enjoying browsing your site via google translate: https://www-disssa-de.translate.goog/reviews/preamps/ampeg-scr-di/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB&_x_tr_pto=nui Thanks!

Sorry to hear you've moved on - I have a split p and wired in parallel it sounds pretty much exactly what you want - running it parallel tames the bottom end a bit and I'd characterise it as a deep with a solid fundamental wired that way (not the factory way which is series?) and much less boomy. People compare it to a soapbar humbucker or p90 kind of sound wired that way. Different from the P, thicker and stronger (which is not always better!).

I really like the look of the white blond one. Almost looks like a 3 piece body - bold choice by the finisher!

Cool - my gut feeling is option 1, but there is something very pleasing visually about option 2, but it's got to be about the sound right? My next build will be a double P in 1 of those two configuations so i look forward egarly to your findings. Just moving the pickups a cm or so really changes the tone, let alone reversing them! What will the controls be? I was thinking the ultimate would be 60's jazz bass style with stacked volume and tone for each pickup, but you already have 3 post and a switch there...

They are great necks - really well made. I slotted one into a Warmoth body recently (standard P neck pocket size) with no fit issues. It has a real fascination as a bass now - something really solid feeling about the tone that was very different from the roasted maple neck I tried in there. I'd describe it as big and solid - everything a p neck should be! As noted it might benefit from some expert fettling from a luthier, but I think you'd expect that from almost any supplier selling at under £4-500. If you want a differnt radius I think you'd have to go custom.

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/