PaulThePlug

If its doubtful about matching the paint, how about satin black...

sawdust n glue mix? painted headstock?

Labcoat... I had the 1977 Sonic Assassins 12" Single cover on the back of mine...

If the saddles were at the top... did the neck go back on without the shim, in order to drop the saddles a bit? So didnt realy need a shim?

Ibanez! Those necks.. GSR200B £165 New BAX, SR600 £200 Gumtree, EDA900 £85 CashConverters (plus a £5 Vol pot) Oh and the £10 Gumtree Cruiser by Crafter P-a-like...

Where did it come from? even though its out of the returns times, it may be considered faulty... i'd give em a call or take it to the store if you can, often they have residant tech who can take a look andctry, so you dont have to! or was it a BAX type job? I did't realise they were not Folkstone UK as their address implies...

Removed the finish build up from the leading edge of the pocket with an emery board / nail file, (carefull not to pull the finsh off over the edge) trying to get the pocket flat, must of been over half a mm in places... Went for the thin bit of card i had cut as a shim. - bit off the front, so less needed at the back? Neck back on, able to get a couple of turns on the saddle screws so they are off the deck, get a bit of string to fretborad radius without the action being sky high... Neck seems to have lost a little relief in its removal and refit, not back bowed but almost dead straight, with the lightest of string tap at 7 and 9 when capo-ed at 1 and held at last. Its defo better - Action just under 3mm bass side, no real buzz unless plucked hard May slacken the russ rod 1/4 to give a bit of relief back, may then be able to drop the action a smidge... Please keep any advice coming...

Advice sought from builders and modders on my Ibby EDA 900... Pic of 'action' and a mention of a shim by @AndyTravis and @MoonBassAlpha persuaded me take the neck off! Action is high... 3.5 mm or so at the 12th, about 4.5mm at the 24th... Saddles are flat on the bridge with strings about 7.5 mm off the body So to get the saddles at about mid adjust height, raising em about 2.5 to 3mm Bit of triganometry an angle of 0.7 - 0.8 Deg, a shim of about a 1mm to 1.5mm should do it... Cut a bit of card for the back of the pocket as by way of a 'look-see' in the pic below - but too thin, maybe look for a bit of wood, ala coffee stirer? Maybe start by sanding smooth the finish build-up at the front of the pocket? Your thoughts and any better ideas or preffered methods?

Thank you so much for such generosity, beers a neccesary token... Soldered the loose wire on the jack socket, eBay for a pickup switch knob and tremlo arm... Eldest is one 'Happypants'

Yep... made the mistake... luckily you can edit...

PMed - Thanks!

You Have PM...

BIG interest in this... No price? How much... I'm local! Ta

1.21 Gigawatts! ~ Whose still using Valve Amps!

Quick recomendation for WD Music... just got a couple of pots from them.

Give it a go straightening... remove the peg from the housing first... Any motorcycle machine type engineering shops your way? Hold the leaf in a vice with soft jaws, bit of tube over the pin, maybe a lick of heat may help? Nothing realy to lose, if you had to get a replacement any howz... CD Guitars or WD Music?

Allen Head Poles? Or Check out the Billy Sheans...https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/standard-bass/relentless-middle

https://www.wdmusic.co.uk/ 2x pots ordered from WD Music, (on KiOgon's recomendation) yesterday at 14:30 following a quick and helpful call... Replacement Volume for the EDA900 and a Blend/Balance with MN taper to replace the AC taper in the SR600... Arrived 11:30 today... Great service!

The Marshall Super Bass Head / Drive that was on the B1xOn has also been left off the B1xFour... No 'Marshall' Amp and Cab Sim! - What were they thinking? and I'm SAD... Any Ideas for a nearest amp, cab and settings?

Nail Soup Space Ritual for ya classic live awsomeness... Astounding Sounds... for ya wordsmiths... - rhythmic n fluid... Church for a bit of modern tech - sequencers set to stun!

Great Gigs, Great Times... Hammersmith Odeon '82... 14 yo... then very frequantly during the 80's and early 90's Eldest (16) is now glued to Warriors on the edge of time, and loves the 'theater play' aspect of Robert Calvert's Cpt Lockheed and the Starfighters, (Hawkwind 'n Arthur Brown...) Just ordered a couple of live DVDs to enjoy with my eldest...

Just a quick 'n public 'Thanks' to John for his responses and advice while i picked his brains over selecting replacement pots for my Ibbys...

Bolt on Maple neck, Rosewood board, same dimensions nut width, neck thickness and radius as the SRs...