PaulThePlug

Mate... such a neat 'n sweat looking job! Taking the pickup pair that 8 - 10mm further forward to the neck, from the measured P position, really gives it a look of balance and symmetry, spanning the old cavity... Pleasing to they eye... great job by @Andyjr1515 it's those little details that make all the difference... Thanks.

I'd stick with black, otherwise it's tuners, knobs, strap pins... Plus Gold Hardware and Silver Frets 'n Strings make my teeth itch...

^ cocktail sticks... check depth glue em in, just below the surface... attach the machine heads with the holes that align... Use electrical tape across the machine head to avoid scratches, and drill thru the machine head holes to try and stop the drill wandering... i would use an old style had drill for 'feel' and less likely to snap the little drill bit in the wood... Some dry bar soap or candle wax on the little screws to lube the threads....

@bloke_zero All Q's i had and pondered... I understand that it doesn't mater... Convention i have seen in wiring diags is with the EA coil having the white hot wire... as shown. More trouble with phase etc. With more than one pickup, ala a Jazz...

Hi @Roseweave Welcome... What do you think of this? I must say i've been tempted, but have too many already. Ticks some of your boxes... Budget, P Bass, Simple, Surf Green, EU Frendly... sign up and get a fiver off... https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/fazley-hot-rod-bass-fmh182sg-surf-green-electric-bass-guitar?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxpKig7al_QIVipftCh0HdwqNEAQYASABEgJLzvD_BwE

http://planetwavesci.com/product/1-4-plug/

If you only need the Special Plug bass end... cut it in half and fit standard plugs on the other end... then you have a spare! My Fav plugs at the mo are these... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363103213608

@Witch Hazel... My latest SR getting a helping hand from a fellow Basschatter.... Might be of interest... What ya think?

Loves an 'ol Westone, had a Spectrum SX... As for the Westfield, once sorted, All-Good, might be lacking in the pickup, but the flats might be a leveler on tone. Look out for a Wilkinson P Pickup, or somesuch in the FS section... but open that door carefully... shut it quick if ya smell GAS!

Nice... a lot of Ibby SR action going on here on Basschat if all sorts n sizes... and rightly so... Loves an SR. As for the Mk1 Barts... l have these on my SR600... they are a Reverse P in a Soap Bar... often not known, or overlooked when comparing to other Soap Bars that are more likely regular type full width humbuckers...

Unexpected Weight Loss... Weighed up the OE PowerSpan Pickups, Pre Amp, Pots, (prior to posting out) and factoring in for the Knobs... 700g - Monster Heavy Pickups!... Just weighed the Vol Pot, Artec Tone, 2 Knobs, and the Maida Vale P and Kent Armstrong P (100g each)... 150g Thats a MASSIVE saving of 550g... Half a Kilo!.. now with a bit more weight saving with all the filler 'n finish gone... and my other SR300 weighing 3.8kg... This could be down to 3.2kg / 7lb..

Thought you had them and the Olympia a while back? I've got Adagio flats on my Acoustic, P Bitsa, J Bitsa, a GSR200 Ibby, my Sons Vintage Fretless, and a set ready for my new SR300PP 'Passive P' (Thanks to Amy & Colin @ Advantage Music) Plus the Olympia gtr flats on my Eppi LP and a Bowl Back Acoustic. Bang for Buck... yep. E bay best offer is a couple of quid less than asking...

I'm more sorry i remembered the song!

Roto Jazz 45 are a fair Standard Fit for Flats... From the Rotosound Site... Tension RotoBass 45's https://www.rotosound.com/product/rb45/0.045″ 48.27 lbs 0.065″ 51.30 lbs 0.085″ 47.06 lbs 0.105″ 38.60 lbs RotoJazz 45's https://www.rotosound.com/product/rs77ld/ 0.045″ 57.46 lbs 0.065″ 58.67 lbs 0.085″ 53.58 lbs 0.105″ 44.70 lbs One thing to remember... 4" of string past the tuning peg, 1/2" down the hole... and wind the peg, should get 2-3 turns round the peg with the string going down.. It is tempting, and from my gtr days with thinner strings, to wind a couple of turns round the peg by hand before turning the machine head... this is a NO as it introduces a twist along the string length. And we still want a pic! ' dem da rules...

You mean Crocodile Shoes... although i'm sure the Croc's were not happy... He should do a re-record for an advert... 'Croc Shoes'...

Like the could a couple of Machine Washers... M3, M4 get you out of trouble, or proof of concept...

Hi... as mentioned above. Rotosound Jazz Flats in 45-105 is a great place to start... (I use Adagio Flats 45-100, mainly because they are cheap, but they are also a good string) Tension of Flatwound Strings are generally a little higher than Roundwound strings. So what you have experienced with the neck and action is not unusual... If you are competent with tools, and have a 'feel'... car or bike maintenance, and have a good fitting allen key, no reason you to not give the truss rod a tweak yourself... take a look at YouTube, and download the Fender set up guide 1/8 to 1/4 turn at a time, then leave for half an hour... post ya location, someone in North Yorks may be local and give it a look. Have a read of this from Gerry @ Haze Guitars... https://hazeguitars.com/trussrodsmadeeasy Post a pic of ya Westfield...

It was looking a bit more than reliced... Body makeover is by the deft hand of @Andyjr1515 who proffered a veneer front reminiscent of the high-end Ibanez models, but i opted for a more honest look.

Looking Good...

De Dodo Dat Do Don't Day - Scousers...

Hi Leroy... Welcome... Most natural and comfortable is often thumb on the top of the pickup... or install a Thumb rest.What bass you may have may be a factor with pickup position and or thumb rest fitting. Most recommended will probably be the 'floating thumb' I quite like playing near the neck, so often thumb on the end of the fretboard. Whatever is most comfortable...

I'd be dropping the 'lovely people at Rickenbacker' an email and include your address, so they don't have to come back and may send a freebie... you only need the Key Part, if they happened to have a scratched tuner at all... And the same to Schaller.... I wouldn't try and straighten if ally? Worst case, a cheap black tuner and swap over keeping the R'backer back plate.

I'm now after a Joyo Jf-326 Irontune... but they seem to be daft £€$ or out of stock... EDIT: Found One!

Just arrived... i was aware they were small but blimey! Still wished they were big enough to contain a 9v battery...

Not from experience, but contact Mark at https://spartanmusic.co.uk/ https://spartanmusic.co.uk/collections/ecc83-12ax7-preamp-tubes Please mention 'Basschat'... Mark helped support my build with a bit of a discount on an Artrec QRP tone switch. 😉