JohnH89

That is walnut veneer . 0.6mm thick and bought (I think) from ebay . Wrapped it in a towel soaked with hot water to soften it for a minute or so Cut roughly to size and glued up with PVA wood glue . Clamped solidly and left to cure . Trimmed and finished with with hand tools ( scalpel and files ) and finished with black bison wax . The secret is not rushing it and working out how to clamp it solidly . Easier on the back of the headstock as no curves and no truss rod access . Veneer available in all sorts of woods to match your neck . I am guessing maple ?

Laminate ? Heres one I did in walnut to match the body . Looking good so far mate . It confuses me just looking at it . I'm fine with wood and metal but the whole computer/CAD thing is for my next life I think 😁

Likewise .

Perception of tone changes over time . The bass sounds the same as it ever did but you hear it differently . The sound of my bass changes enormously depending on the room or environment I am playing in . I have played gigs in the same place on multiple occasions with the same equipment and had to change EQ settings . Never had any complaints so don't overthink it and just get out and play . 👍

Played rugby as a no8/second row for 27 years . That and 38 years of mainly manual labour means everything I do causes pain . I got used to it and at least playing any bass gives me a huge amount of pleasure . Even the Paving slab P bass . 😁

My slab bodied fretless P bass has a custom body from baseball bat ash . It weighs the far side of 12lb . I love it . I appreciate it is not to everyones taste but I have no problem with it .

I have 2 fretlesses and a Jack Casady bass all strung with Roto88s . Love em 😁

I bought mine new over a year ago . Fit and finish are superb . Strung it with Labella original 54s and it sounds killer . 60/40 towards the P pickup and treble rolled off . It instantly became my no1 bass and gets more play time than all the others put together . It is the only bass I have ever had that has stayed as it left the factory . Says it all really .

Anyone using one of these ? I bought a couple of the piezo ones to put 2 acoustic guitars without preamps through the mixer . Astounded by the clear sound of them . Input impedance of 7.5 gigaohms and a 3db gain . Have just ordered another of the non piezo ones with impedance of 1G and 3db gain for the bass to replace a cheap DI . Can be stashed in a pocket of the gig bag as it is the size of a small cigarette lighter . Runs on 48v phantom power . Best purchase of gear for a long while for me .

I'm a long term Roto fan . Swingbass 66 are good all round roundwounds . Jazz bass 77s are really quite a high tension and stiff string , that are a lot brighter than most flats , especially when new . Not to everyones taste as a look on here will show you , but I am a fan and have a Yamaha BB734 strung BEAD with them . Good luck

I'm going to second the recommendation of a Sire P5R . Light , simple , great sound and not too expensive . I bought mine as a backup to cover all bases , and it now gets played more than most of the others . A truly versatile bass .

The point the previous poster was trying to make , I think , is that the backing track is recorded , and hence not live . I have never used backing tracks . I wouldn't know how to . No criticism is meant . And it sounds like it is already more hassle than it is worth . Just my opinion . 👍

Roto 77s then . Got a set on a Yamaha BB734 tuned BEAD . Bright for flats with a great bottom end .

My lovely BB734 has been sitting mostly idle since the purchase of a Sire P5R 5 string that was required for a few songs . Whilst the Sire is a fine instrument , I love my BB . It is now back . Strung BEAD with Roto 77s to get the low C and D . It is magnificent . Played at a rehersal tonight through a TC BQ250 with a 112 cab . Everything that was required and a bit more besides . Back to my no1 .

I'm with you on The BB734 . Mine was not getting the playtime it deserved since I got a 5 string Sire P5R for a few tunes we play . BB is now back strung BEAD with Roto 77s . It will be back as my #1...

Yep . Flick the active/passive switch and use the treble cut .

Flats and tapes man through and through . 5 Basses , 2 fretless , Roto 88s , TI jazz flats and Labella originals . But life would be very boring if we all liked the same things . The bass is a wonderfully diverse instrument .

A tweak on the truss rod may be required . No need for shim if action was OK before .

There is no gain control . It should work fine with active or passive basses . Are you sure the problem is with the amp and not the bass ? Try the passive bass through another amp to rule out problems with the bass .

It'll be fine mate . 🙂

Can't help you on the cost being a DIY man when it comes to instruments . Option 3 for me . I have done 2 now . Plane board off , make new unlined board . Set up . Sounds easier rhan it is but not beyond the reach of someone who is handy with tools . First board was made of Richlite which I absolutely love . Second one was a P bass with a cheap neck that I made a board from a piece of unknown hardwood (sapele?) . Very happy with both . I originally did this due to the sparseness of unlined fretless options . In my heavy handed butchers way of doing things , the original board had the frets pulled and the board taken off with a power plane .

Tim at East street is a star . A true gent to deal with .

I have used Roto 77s on a EMG equipped P bass and loved them . Quite bright for the time I had them on but they will mellow out in time . I have Jamerson 54 originals on a Yamaha BB bass and love the sound and feel of them , but the BB is active so I have a lot more control over the EQ . Also a set of TI jass flats on a Sire P5R 5 string . Loving them , but completely different to both the rotos and the LaBellas . Quite low tension and easy to play . The only way to find out what suits is to try them and see what suits you . Start with the Rotos as you have them already and see how you get on . There is huge variety in the sound and feel of flats .

G Jones Electronic repair in Whitstable . An absolute gent . Look his number up on google .

Last set was £75 for 5 string TI Jazz flats . £50 odd for Labella originals for the Yamaha . All the others have Roto 88 tapes . Just under £50 . The longer I play them the better value they seem . Can't see me changing them in the next 20 years . Long term investment .