Hanz

On 02/06/2020 at 00:25, dave_bass5 said:

Also had fantastic CS from Hipshot.

Begging of the year I brought some black tuners from Bass Direct. The bushes that came with them worked ok, but they were a tiny bit smaller than the ones that i took off. I emailed Hipshot on the Friday afternoon, and after a coupe of emailed back and forth over the weekend they posted a full set of the correct size bushes out to me, for free on Monday. 

I had exactly the same experience with Hipshot recently. Had purchased a set of HB7 tuners for my Fender MIM Precision - a drop in replacement, were it not that the bushings / ferrules were slightly too small - dropping out of the headstock without string tension, and slightly lifting out of the headstock under tension. Mailed Hipshot and received a speedy response from Oscar, who sent me a set of perfectly fitting replacements without any charge at all (not even shipping, from USA). 
Definitely impressed with their product and service, highly recommend them!

On 20/07/2020 at 19:21, petergales said:

Does anyone know of a manufacturer who makes a fretless where the side dot markers are in the same position as they would be on a fretted bass?

I get a bit confused when I try lined boards but side dots on an unlined board seem more natural to me.

I don't want to go to the expense of a custom job, just want to play for fun really.

Thanks

Pete

 

Didn’t really see this mentioned, but Sire - at least my P7 fretless - has the side  dot marks at the same position as fretted. I find it confusing, but given its lined fretboard, it’s OK I guess...

8 hours ago, T-Bay said:

Welcome! Where are you in the Netherlands? I spent a very happy time  living near Breda and in Delft in the 90s.

Well - it's not a big place - near Gouda (the cheese place, indeed), not too far away from Delft as well.

@BassTractor - are you on Muff Wiggler's as well?

Hello there! 
Just a quick post to introduce myself, after initially lurking around for a bit. I go by the name of Hans, 46 years old, hailing from Holland.

Have been playing bass for some three or four years, turns out I’m not amazingly talented but having great fun anyway. While my main instrument is (modular) synth, bass allows me to approach music in a completely different way - funny how that works out.

After initial starter upgrades it appears I’ve landed on a Fender MIM Precision and a fretless Stingray Special, played over Ampeg PF amplification.
Thanks in advance for having me around!