PaulThePlug

@Happypants '83... YoB Bass... Jezus I feel old...

Budget Neck... 'twin--cam' on the bay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/wildrainbowmusic 38 Jazz or 42 P - Rosewood or Maple I've got the Rosewood Jazz on my P Bitsa...

Rubber Washer on the horn(!) D'Addario Dual-Lock Guitar Strap Lock & Secures Cables... Keeps the lead out the way without pushing on the strap, or rubbing on the guitar... https://amzn.eu/d/eQyMW2g

£50... Class Rehearsal Room Studio Fridge...

^ Falco!

Welcome Colin. Oh, and Colin... The Good Biscuits...

Can I join? I've seen the error of my ways, and tried to make amends, look...

@lidl e so... neck in pocket pics, elastic strings run... or have ya measured and drilled already?

Did you buy a damaged one? NO. Thats Quite a Dink... I'd say start at a £50 dink... tell them it's not a £10 B Stock Scratch... they got a copy of the pic and take another look! Let us know how you get on.

Nice, loves an SR... SR750 As not figured top? https://cs.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pcw.nsf/item.xsp?documentId=5ACC9E98B497266F4925804F002EAA1E&strItemKey=SR800_AWT_1P_02&curSuffix=1P02&curFromYMTX=2015/11&curToYMTX=2017/10&strMode=newpage Finish etc might be different for region. Above is UK. See info for swing truss rod cover, there are 2 designs on ebay etc.

Dimarzio's 4 wire?

I wouldn't be able resist the Westone if i were local...

Remember... Ensure pilot holes are the right size, not too tight... and deep enough for the Screws... particularly for the machine heads. If not wide or deep enough, they will not cut wider or deeper, you will just round of the head... and screws only need nipping up. Bar of Soap or Candle Wax to lube the thread, sandwich bag plastic between screw driver tip and screw to protect the finish... (I also do this with sockets and bolts when working on the bike.)

Sanded Ibby SR

35" to Fretboard side of Nut to Mounting Screws - or slightly more say an extra 1/16" - 1/8" to ensure E intonation - checked a few and a couple are close to the bridge limit for the E. Especially with a Std bridge, no issue overhanging the body, as with a chunky high mass jobbie, plus extra distance from string retainer to saddle should reduce the chances of any string silk resting on the string to saddle witness, contact point. My P Bitsa Body came with bridge pilot holes Aria J Ibby GSR200 Ibby SR300

Rotosound Swing Set of 30-85 or 30-90 Funkmaster sounds! Ideal...

Bent Bit Of Tin... Let me measure and take some pics in the morning... my Blah Blah says String Retainer, but a Google Search says Screw Holes... Center line, and neck in pocket, with 'elastic' strings first...

🙂 My J Bitsa Special... From a Quick Search and Looking back... 35" from fretboard side of nut to mounting hole centers on a BBOT bridge... This should give the 34" on the G saddle with enough for the rest to be further back.

I will need to check but for a BBOT style bridge, i think the measure is 35" from fretboard side of nut to saddle side of bridge string retainer.... (EDIT: Bridge Mounting Hole Centers) Get some elastic to check string run and neck / bridge alignment... my Jazz bitsa needed the neck pocket adjusting.

O'd of gone for a Oil n wax finish, cheaper and easier to apply... Each to their own, enjoy ya project. Real quality parts there... don't add it up! Look forward to the painting pics

Rings Match the Bezel... But if you've gone Black Poker Chip... Let's have a look at the black rings? bit more understated, but the Gold Screws adding the class touch...

^ unfortunately no depth control... Single Rate or Speed control phasers always sound to deep n underwater for me...

Nice Style... Likes a Rear Route, great with a Tele-head When i was looking for Cream & White Covers...Had a bit of trouble finding matching colour / texture... These are where i got the cream P https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190980490847?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jFUUZxIhR6G&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=daj_hJ6fSo-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY They have 2x Sizes on the bay. For a J cover the HOSCO seem to have a strange pole spacing, and didnt fit the std Kent Armstrong

Had a Tuner Pedal from @HugsonicArrived Bubbled 'n Boxed to survive the rigours or Royal Mail Parcel Force... Good comms, dropped me a line when posted. NICE!