PaulThePlug

All this better tonal balance across the stringz, but maybe in the design time the halves were that way to reduce the bass boom of the E and Increase the treble bell of the G for a wider range of tones across the strings. Amps and Cabs in those days etc.

Just make sure no monies are owed, either way... or kit loaned, ìn or out.

Ahem... How about a Behringer BDI21 for £15 UK Posted? Cheap bit of Backup Insurance

Zoom B1on Marshall Super Bass Amp and Cab Sim... Patches set for Amounts of Lemmy - From Hawkwind to Real Motorhead, plus the stuff that came after. Comes with a Free Tuner! I just so happen to have a B1 On and a B1 XOn up for cheap in the FS... 😉

Something Fishy about all those basses...

I doubt it was down to the film... the different plastics of the ply shrinking or gassing at different rates - some early celluloid plates resemble thise 'Shrinky Dinkies' of the 80's

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Dunno about increase sustain or tone... but i likes the engineering approach. Although the internal threaded part looks quite short... but the height of a nut i spose. I'm sure there are such things available from Spaldings (who i use for Stainless Dog Point Grub Screws for Bridge Saddles) or other Fastner shops.

Strings/Sadles to Fretboard Radius, Action, Pickup height to strings. A P with a 7.25" radius neck can make the split pickup look broken!

Hawkwind -Space Ritual Lemmy at his melodic finest.

Marshall DSL40CR?.. don't sound like a bass amp... just go for it 🤣

Might need a 1/4" Jack Plug adapter depending on the amps headphone socket size...

Or Sennhiser HD206 for £20ish Over Ear, 3m Cable...

A suspended plinth might save a 'needle-bounce' or two on a side board type unit on plush underlayed carpet...

Love the Lollies but can't do the Tort. Enjoy!

Where is the TT to be sited? Wall/Shelf for a Solid Plinth like a Rega or Floor rest unit, where a suspended plinth might be a better choice - Lynn/System Deck. And the thing with a Vintage... it may of fallen out of favour some years before being sold... like my Rega Player 3 / ATF5 Stilton that has been in the loft for 18yrs, so factor in at least a motor and spindle bearing lube and a belt(s)

Ridin' on the L & N I like the Nine Below Zero version, live at the Marquee

Train Kept a Rollin' - lots... I had an old 'flexi disc' of Motorhead playing it...

Tonerider, Classic or the hotter Duke. Hard to beat at £35 and available with flat or stagered poles... Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage £58.

Behringer ADI21... got to worth a go. Budget Go-To for Bass.