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He might argue he’s still right because it’s not an invasion, it’s a “special military operation”. 🤔

Is that Russian? A bit of string tied to the machine heads seems easier to me. 🤔🤷‍♂️

You could try using some string or elastic from the machine head, through the nut and align it over the pickup poles then mark the position on the body at the bridge location. This should tell you what the bridge string spacing needs to be.

According to this video you wouldn’t go far wrong with a Tascam TM80, or for more money a Lewitt LCT 140 Air.

Not flying over Russia seems like a lame excuse not ship to me. There must be plenty of other air cargo routes operating e.g. via Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai etc. 🤷‍♂️

Judging by the depth of colour it’s probably more likely to be this…

I can’t believe no one has said the obvious - it’s a tobacco sunburst innit?

I recently had a new nut fitted to my fretless Precision by a luthier and although it’s low there is still a gap. A rough and ready check tells me it’s less than the thickness of credit card. I can check it more closely with feeler gauges when I have time later if necessary.

The slant hole is for the ground wire and this will connect to a suitable ground point in the control cavity. Some form of grounding will need to be maintained. One thing I don’t really understand is that if the original bridge position is correct, as designed (and I think it is) then unless the design is fundamentally wrong, why move it? If I was trying to establish the correct position I would measure the distance from the front face of the nut to the centre of the twelfth fret. Then, move the bridge saddle of the G string to within a couple of millimetres of its furthest forward position. The break point of the G string saddle should then be positioned at the same distance from the centre of the twelfth fret as the distance from the nut.

Like @dclaassen I’m more or less on board with everything on that list but I have developed a nostalgic fondness for sunburst. My first (second hand) Precision around 1980 was a sunburst as it was the only one I could get my hands on. I wasn’t that keen on it TBH, so much so that when it was eventually nicked I don’t recall being massively upset because it gave me an excuse to go and get a black/maple one; far more badass for the early 80s. Looking back now I really wish I still had that original sunburst. 😕 I’m definitely on board with the idea that “battle scars on a bass should be EARNED” One thing I’m not keen on is the whole boutique bass thing; very expensive instruments made from exotic wood, especially the ones with dozens of strings and aircraft carrier-like fretboards. The vibe is almost like you’re not a real bass player unless it has at least 6 strings and definitely not something agricultural like a P Bass. And I prefer brunettes BTW 😉

This might be useful: Present Day Productions is a great YouTube channel and they have lots of videos on things like speaker placement and acoustic treatment etc. This is a playlist for a series of videos on how to build and acoustically treat a studio: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZTEvhVjBPsquCzg-E89exPfyIGkhwwDN

A rolled up hand towel.

Any more news on this?

What’s the origin of Limelight basses? I presume they’re not scratch built and are made from readily available parts. Are the bodies and necks genuine Fender parts either new or reused or perhaps Fender licensed parts from other manufacturers?

Here in West Yorkshire we have Slaithwaite commonly pronounced by locals as Slawit, which I put down to the inherent laziness of the Yorkshire dialect, tha nos. 😉

The bloke who lives opposite my mum has one of those cars in a metallic emerald green colour. Very 1970s. That would also make a great colour for a Bongo.

You are Andy Travis and I claim my £5.

So that’s what the problem is? I never knew that! 😟 I was beginning to wonder if I might have a medical issue. Every day’s a school day. 😂

How about coriander? Americans pronounce it cilantro for some reason 😂

The English way? With a hint of quiet desperation.

I’ve only watched the first two episodes and cringed a bit. After that and reading the comments here I don’t think I can be @rsed to watch the rest.

I believe the correct pronunciation in German is fau vay

That fretless Precision is almost identical to mine except it’s in better condition. The side markers allow for pretty accurate placement without spoiling the look of fingerboard but as with any fretless your ears still have the final say.

It looks like the original bridge on these was a pretty crude two saddle affair and I’m guessing that intonation was never an exact science. In this example the E and A saddles are further forward than the D and G. It seems counterintuitive but is it possible there there is a point further forward where the bottom strings intonate more closely? I seem to remember there was an example of a left hander on here a while back where this was the case.