JohnH89

https://www.actionhardware.co.uk/parts-online/index.php?route=product/category&path=34_84&page=2 Have a look through this suppliers website . They have been a source of hard to find parts for me .

My reissue measures 49in/125cm from headstock tip to strap button . I have managed to get it into a cheap fender fb610 so I am hoping that if my eBay gamble on the Gator G-PG doesn't work , a fender fb1225 will work . It doesn't even fit in my flightcase for a jazz bass .

Cheers for that . If the Gator one doesn't work out I'll look at Mono . What does the 63 Bison measure out of interest ?

I think early one and lucky . Lucky wins everytime . Enjoy your bass mate and play the bejesus out of it . 👍

Best bridge for any Sterling bass is this one . Out of the train window when halfway across . 😁 . Please don't take offence , its a joke but my experiences of them have been less than stellar . I'm sure yours will be great .

Nothing changes much . They have always been a little strange down Coleford/Cinderford way . Its the Forest of Dean by the way . Spell it the wrong way and they would just as likely nail you to a tree and feed you to the wild boar . 😆

Just got rid of my only 5 String , a Sire P5R to allow the purchase of a lovely Burns Bison '62 reissue . Don't miss it one bit . I do have one of mine that is tuned BEAD that I love more than the 5 . The shop that took the 5 from me said that they are hard to shift for him .

Thought I would search the hive mind for some info . Any ideas folks? It is huge and sticks out from a standard gig bag by a couple of inches . All I have come up with so far is possible a Fender FB1225 or the Gator G-PG . I am hoping the latter fits as I have taken a bit of an ebay gamble on one second hand . Specs , when available online are misleading and inaccurate so I was hoping that someone had some real world experience .

Roto 88s on the fretlesses and Jack Casady . TI jazz flats on the Sire P5R and just changed the BB734 from Labella LTFs to Roto 77s tuned BEAD . A lot of difference in feel and tension but they all work with the basses they are on .

Agreed . Return amp and refund postage . No other option IMO .

Not quite got the hang of that after 45years . Best I practice with a few more pints until I've nailed it . I love basschat for all these great ideas . 🍺

Yamaha everytime . You won't go wrong

Tim at East street music in Faversham is a star . Great fella to deal with .

It doesn't work for me . The perceived value is almost zero in my eyes .

The point I made was that all pots are equal electrically . There is , as you point out , a big difference in quality .

A pot is a pot . Normally log taper for volume and either log or linear for tone . And a cap is also just a cap . Electrically all pots are the same . Better quality such as CTS will be smoother and last longer .

My money is on them lying

Having witnessed the often reported appalling quality control of SBMM first hand , I think that its fair to say that if they are QC checking in the USA , which I am pretty sure they are not , then it is an absolute waste of time and money . I think you may have found the real reason that they say they QC in the USA .

That'll be one of the ones with janky tuners and non functioning truss rod . Apparently you pay extra for that .🤔

Thats OK . I hate them too . Poor QC . I have described them as musical firewood .

No worries . Glad it helped you out

Just fixed an old Peavey PA up for a local bloke . They have 3/16 pot shafts and knobs are almost unobtainable . Used 1/4 knobs but applied a couple of small lengths of heatshrink to the 3/16 shaft .

The 2 earths from the push/pull can go to any ground point . I would suggest that the back of one of the pots . On various semi permanent wiring jobs I have done , the back of the pots can get a little crowded so I have on occasion used a wago connector to link all the earths together and then run a single wire from there to the back of the pot .

Looking good mate . What strings are you after ? I can recommend LaBella LTFs or TI Jazz flats as being easy to play . If you want roundwounds then someone else will be able to help you . If you love thin strings how about tuned ADGC tenor tuning . Its a lot of fun but I miss the low E . It all depends on what you intend playing with it . Regarding pickguard , can it be printed with strengthening struts length ways to brace it a bit .

Great work as always Rob . I'll be waiting for the next installment .