Stub Mandrel

No. Edit not with the pups at or near max volume.

I'm not convinced those differences would be very obvious in the context of a live performance.

That a Les Paul also has a pickup selection switch.

This.

That doesn't look unreasonable about 2mm? Dont orget action can be progressively lower from the E to G strings. Bear in mind bass strings are longer and heavier so need more space to vibrate in than feeble guitar strings.

GRBASS will do custom tolex as well. It's either free or cheap (the cabs aren't ! )

No hootenanny button? Other than that and two extra screws it shows how faithful to this era the AVII 1960 P is.

Got through 2 ½ hours of rehearsal with the originals band tonight. Finalised arrangements for three songs and started tidying up a fourth. Quite chuffed as two of the songs I'm using a plectrum and my technique is starting to tidy up - the P sounds awesome through my gigging rig. For one song in Bb I use my tuner as a capo on the E string... Have tried to apply a bit of music theory to my basslines and it's starting to pay off with some non-obvious melodic lines on the quieter songs. Have confidence I can survive gigging this weekend.

And... it's started working normally again...

Bendricks Rock: classic rock, all eras from late 60s. Tends to the heavier end. Fortunate Sons: 60s/70s rock, more chart hits. Still to debut with them as missed my first gig due to being ill. Bluesfire: blues rock 'power trio'. Guitar prodigy Fractured Persona: originals somewhat gothy/punky. With a bit of an art-rock element. Got our songs, working on arrangements. More a recording project than great live ambitions, but our gig plans would suit Alice Cooper...

The OP asked for something small in an unusual colour. 50W Crush straddles the line between a practice amp and something for sedate jamming etc. I have bass amps at: 5W, 10W, 20W, 40W, 50W, 250W, 300W and 500W. They all have their places. My green anodised Joyo Badass at 50W is definitely sexy and goes well with my red PJB C4 cab.

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210617370548008--orange-crush-bass-50-glenn-hughes-limited-edition-combo-solid-s

He was their bass player for four years, then went back to painting according to Wikipedia.

In the 1980s even Cliff Williams played a headless bass 😁

Being sent audio of the last originals rehearsal. Sound quality is awful, reverberation and hardly any bass. Some of the songs are a bit ordinary, but one or two could prove real bangers. I won't share because the quality is seriously poor.

I read it was.

OK you win Pedant of the Year 2025. Congratulations! You win a place on my ignore list.

On topic ... Harley Benton kit (my covid project) with a Squier neck off here that already had a dodgy decal. No plan to sell it, only gigged once. Suppose I'm hoping someone will complement its sound or look so I can say 'well actually...'

Sorry... "could care less" so 24% of respondents care about this issue? Horrible American mangling of the phrase "couldn't care less".

Terry Williams said he was very pleased when he rewatched it.

6' 8" apparently!

Two gigs this weekend. Still not 100% but improved enough today I think I'll be OK. One on Barry Island. I only went to the original Beir Keller once, to see Nik Turner's All-Stars. I remember at the end everyone ran to the bar for a last beer... leaving me standing alone with Nik, and we had a brief chat. It's been resurrected after 40 years! They have private parking for load in! Edmondes, I've only seen from the outside but Facebook suggests it is very dancy.

Looking at the advice, if it was me, I would find the cash as it seems an opportunity to 'try out' double bass with minimal risk. It looks like, with care, you can just tune up and try it. Obviously a setup would be advantageous but beyond that it would be decide whether to stick with and possibly improve it, or to get a better instrument. My only advice would be that it seems easy to dislodge the soundpost when changing strings. It's a far better starting point than the one in this thread:

Intimidate the riff-raff, that's the way to do it 😁