PaulThePlug

BTB may of had a mid life crisis-revamp? Same as the SR range. Earlier being more slab bodied, more like the current Gio GSR. Latter have the super comfy worn pebble body. Check the Ibby Wiki, 'prolly a certain year of change over. https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/Portal:BTB_series The digging in edge is there on most more slab bodies, but some of these look to have more of a ridge...

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Ibanez not on your look at list?...

Some blah blah under tech talk... https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/other-bass/model-one

Had to google, but Vol, Tone and Mudbucker? Are you thinking of some sort of Single/Series/Parallel switching of the coils - 4 wires? Switch could replace the Tone control - or Push Push Tone Pot for Series/Parallel I Mudbuckered my T-Bird wired A500k Vol to Pure Tone Jack Socket Any coil switching would end up on Std Parallel, and wasn't reckoning on there being much treble needing rolling off from the mudbucker.

Waste-Gate w**kers...

How about finishing the thread of with a pic?

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Matchsticks and PVA... Cocktail sticks are very hard and mire likely to cause a drill bit to snap or move if you catch the edge. As you gave mentioned, the thread bush attaches the machine head to the headstock, the 2 screws stop it from rotating.

It's all about the Phisio... tin of beens at arms length, drawing small circles etc... I got one of these (Gyro Power Ball) after a Scooter Crash and dislocated my shoulder (the wrong way) and breaking my wrist https://ebay.us/m/LftLSw ... and no Sniggering at the back...

The High Mass doesn't go as low as the BBOT... a thin shim in the neck pocket might get the bridge saddles back in to the adjustment range.

Looks fine where it is...

Cheap, Light-ish 6 String... How about an SR306?

?.. Round Core benefit from being bent before cutting, to stop the core unwinding. Perhaps this is what is meant? Although i do it with all strings, why wouldn't you.

Aspirin Damage - Alice Cooper Aspirin Damage https://share.google/F3ymbGKo0icQAXzmm

Just swap the saddles - but make sure they are the correct thread - Fender USA likely Imperial, others Metric. I swapped out the Chrome for Brass on my HB50 Modder.

Nice bit of Guinness Flow...

Ibby SR300... I have a few... Don't odds it and go for a GSR200... I have 2. Or if ya in to ya traditional a Squier P. Faceache £160 - £200 One of mine... Iron Pewter looks the nuts!

Tooth pick can be a bit hard... i favour glue and matchstick.

Silver Machine - Hawkwind

In The Grip of a Tyre Fitters Hand - Budgie

We are yet to see the headstock... Are the tuners in line, or has 'our man who shall not be named' has moved abroad? 🤣 Serious Q. Why not a Squier (or Fender) Jaguar and an Electronics Mod?

Neck... My Mock-up Neck-Thru