Stub Mandrel

Tanglewood acoustic, holds its own with an acoustic guitar or a couple of ukeleles, but obviously designed to work unamplified. That said, I immediately fitted a pickup/preamp combo to it.

It's a Rickenfaker! It's already got a trussrod cover Crocodile Dundee would be pleased to use as a knife!

C'mon... this is 'The Bass That Refused To Die' I reckon Stew should do what he can, no matter how much superglue is involved... Worst case he takes the truss rod out and puts it on the marketplace (or saves it for his upcoming scratchbuild!) and starts looking for a cheap neck... There's nothing to lose except time (we all have plenty of that right now) and glue...

Cue Chrissie Hynde: "Got Bass ... in Basket. Intention ... I'm gonna think about it."

Guy Pratt? Apparently it's Live 8 stitched with two Gilmour concerts.

Restaurants charge corkage, perhaps Alembic charge 'walnutage'?

Apparently research before coronavirus era (BCE) shows playing short breath instruments is worst - especially flute (so avoid Ian Anderson, James Galway and Peter Gabriel...) Long horns aren't too bad and singing is supposedly not that bad and the 'touchy feely aspect of choirs is blamed (but see example above which seems to contradict this).

Ha, so just extend the slot north, seems a sensible route ('root'/'rout' - geddit?) to me and invisible with a 'fakerplate' in place.

As previous answer, I suspect these things were not really thought through with ease of use in mind, but simply to provide a range of distinct as many sounds as possible to impress buyers (Jaguar I'm looking at you...) These things then get embedded in the 'heritage' of the product*. *Like detents on potentiometers to simulate the previous use of multipole switches and lose the benefit of having a continually adjustable control...

Think back to the 60s when there was no accepted distinction for such things and Gibson had a pile of rings with 'rhythm/treble' on... Fast forward to today when a conservative approach with as much 'vintage' flavour as possible is expected of a 'heritage' brand whose mission is to be 'authentic'... And why 'treble' anyway? Rhythm, OK rhythm guitar is an accepted thing but 'treble guitar'?

Sod it's I've read up and I might go for Candy Apple Red. Will have to make some sort of spray booth.

That's sorted then, I'm a huge Neil Young fan so by extension I lovb Billy's bass playing! Plus it looks really def! Shame I don't think I'm up to a candy apple red finish!

Or even Martin (1905)...

Who ripped it of Majestic... (seems to have been quite common on Harp Guitars - two necks one with unfretted sympathetic strings) of the early 20th century)

Bigsby nicked it from Epiphone...

But which of the three Pre CBS, CBS or Tele?

variations on GIBSON BASS WIRING and google image search, that might be EB3

Perhaps Fleur de Lys and claim it's an Alembic?

I've got a Tokai SG, unfortunately it's such an accurate copy the wiring is equally hard to get your head around.

That's settled then, spikey it is. 🙂 Thanks Ricky.

It's drilled. I definitely don't see MM or G&L shapes in my future... 🤣 Could go for the 'Bite' look

I think you mean CNC routers 🙂 (Machinery pedant)

I've never bought without trying first. Only exception is a s/h bass bought from @stewblack but he let me have a plonk through a little portable amp (we were in a layby!) before taking my dosh. I don't mind paying a bit more to keep music shops in existence. That said I have bought accessories online, usually because I can't find them in a shop.