Stub Mandrel

Have you got a closeup of a good 8-string bridge?

What perversion is this? 😆

I didn't think 8-string basses did intonation 🤣

That's an accepted definition not specific to musical instruments. In practice there's a continuum from one-off luthier builds through short run specials, custom colour/hardware pickers, things diverted from the production line for a minor modification, to bulk production.

I always found people who had decided to leave work and go to uni as mature students were excellent as they had passion and determination as well as having taken their study really seriously.

Mass production is defined by mechanisation/automation producing large quantities.

If Fender know what they are doing, and I'm sure they do, they have the flexibility to build to demand. They know the value of some models is influenced by perceived rarity. Also Fender Japan are going to be less profitable than Fender USA for the parent company; it makes sense to manage/avoid competition between their premium products. Presumably it isn't a cartel as they are part of the same group.

These are gorgeous and the good news is the ramp seems to be removable.

Tomorrow you get the message saying "where are you?"

That's what I suspect, also if groove to base distance is a bit long as well it might rattle in the socket.

I have one of these. Very good but very clean sound. Keep it in my partner's lounge so small and pretty are big plusses. I use the C4 and Joyo Bantamp in my office/music room and the pairing sounds wonderful.

I contacted Phill to ask a similar question. To paraphrase he said 'we don't quote sensitivity as we don't feel it's useful'. I took that as code for 'not very efficient', nonetheless I bought a C4. It sounds great, and is not very efficient. I have used it at an 'cajon' jam with an Elf and it was fine. Gigged it once, up on a stool it worked as a monitor but I leaned heavily on the PA for foh in a venue where I would not normally need any pa support at all.

Your not naively assuming a 1:1 bass:bassist ratio? 🤣🤣

General Production Estimates While exact historical data is unavailable, some general figures provide context on Fender's overall manufacturing volume: Early Precision Basses: Fewer than 200 Fender Precision Basses were sold per year in the early 1950s, a number that increased to approximately 1,000 annually by 1959. 1970s Production: In the early to mid-1970s, a former employee reported the Fullerton factory was "cranking out about 400 guitars per day", which amounts to roughly 96,000 per year for all instrument types. Modern Production: More recent estimates suggest that Fender makes close to half a million guitars a year across all models and types, with some estimations of around 90,000 basses annually (including Squier models).

I have a plain Fender lead. In my cable tester, which detects intermittent faults, it always passes. Put it in a bass and it crackles and pops, though others don't. I can't figure it out.