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The regular LX is solid flamed maple. The LX Jazzman has a swamp ash back, equal to the FNA Jazzman. I never understood why they're different.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-Handed-Warwick-Streamer-LX-Rare/114470113778?hash=item1aa6f351f2:g:U7oAAOSwV65fjFwC Looks nice! I don't like the photo's though, they all look like mobile phone screenshots from an ad placed elsewhere.

Just checked their website, they claim it fits both 3 mm and 1/8". They are most definitely German though. Until fairly recently, the back of their tuners even used to mention "Made in West-Germany" even though the two halves of Germany had long reunited.

Are you sure about this, or did you use imperial size hex keys? Schaller being German, these use metric sizes.

Yup! If this had been a lefty I wouldn't have shared it here 😜

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This popped up here in the Netherlands the other day for silly money: https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1605816817 Some scratches and dents to the body, but nothing major. Nice opportunity to try out a graphite neck without having to spend Status, Modulus or Zon money ☺️

Have been looking for a nice bag too, and am currently looking at technician's laptop bags like this one. Lots of pouches, and elastic bands to hold tools which would also hold stuff like a multitool, small flashlight, cables, patch cables, 9V batteries and other small gear that may come in handy at a gig or rehearsal.

...whose costs will likely go up too, because they have to source several parts from outside the UK. Hardware, pickups, electronics, woods. Which will be reflected in their prices.

I have a 7-string guitar that always messes with my head when I haven't played it for some time. I would be totally lost here too! Would have been helpful if it had some way of helping you tell the strings apart, like different colour strings or different colour areas on the fingerboard or even in the fretwire. Just a little bit of Fisher Price style outlines. This thing is a total puzzle!

I wholeheartedly agree with what others say about the Hohner B2 models. The proper composite Steinbergers have a "Boomerang" strap button extension to make them hang more like a regular bass guitar on a strap. The Hohners don't, and the front strap button is behind fret 20/21! So the nut and fret 1 and 2 are indeed very far away. I'm tall and have long arms so I can deal with it on my B2A, but it still feels weird and uncomfortable. Incidentally, I sold mine yesterday. https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/muziek-en-instrumenten/snaarinstrumenten-gitaren-bas/m1593866049-linkshandige-hohner-b2a.html

Not fully solid, they're a carbon graphite shell with (probably) some sort of foam core and a fingerboard made of phenolic resin.

You haven't mentioned your budget yet 😉 If a Status is too expensive, a Washburn S1000 might fit your bill. It's a licensed copy with real Status pickups and preamp but with a wooden neck instead of graphite.

Earlier today I posted this about headless basses in response to this thread: I play two Status S2 Classics and a Hohner B2A, and to me the biggest advantages are: Tuning stability: because you don't need to wind the strings around a tuning post, there is a lot less slipping and stretching. Instead, on most headless systems, the ball ends of the string clamp into a claw at the bridge end and the claw moves forward and backward on a threaded tuning screw. Once the strings are properly stretched, there is barely any detuning; Compact size. I like how compact my Status basses are, especially for portability: they fit into a regular guitar gigbag. The Hohner has its own dedicated gigbag which is even more compact because of the body size (if you can call it a body). A Kramer Duke has regular bass guitar tuners, so the first argument doesn't count for those basses, but they are really compact (even more so than a Steinberger, because of their short scale which makes them pretty unique). The aluminium necks with wood inserts are a bit of an oddity too, and have many lovers and haters alike for their weight and (apparent lack of) tuning stability because of their sensitivity to temperature changes. For these reasons it wouldn't be my weapon of choice. I would also be weary of the balance on these. Because the body is so compact it doesn't add much weight to balance out the weight of the neck, and the front strap button is roughly behind fret 16/17.

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That is beautiful! What is that top wood? I love the figuring, it's subtle and understated but it has beautiful figuring.

Awesome job! That bridge system looks great, and the routing and refinishing was nicely done. I really like the look of that cutout for tuner access. I play two Status S2 Classics and a Hohner B2A, and to me the biggest advantages are Tuning stability: because you don't need to wind the strings around a tuning post, there is a lot less slipping and stretching. Instead, on most headless systems, the ball ends of the string clamp into a claw at the bridge end and the claw moves forward and backward on a threaded tuning screw. Once the strings are properly stretched, there is barely any detuning; Compact size. I like how compact my Status basses are, especially for portability: they fit into a regular guitar gigbag. The Hohner has its own dedicated gigbag which is even more compact because of the body size (if you can call it a body).

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Came here to say this. Washburn S1000!

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Original thread is still here:

I've owned and played several different types of neck construction, and have only had warping issues with one: an old (late 1990s) G&L SB-2 with the old bi-cut neck. Those are technically one-piece maple necks, but sawn in half down the middle to install the truss-rod from the side (!) and then glued back together. This was specifically done to prevent warping issues, but it happened to mine anyway. G&L doesn't use this type of neck construction anymore since they were bought by BBE, I suspect because of cost issues (routing the neck below the fingerboard, or from the back and installing a skunkstripe, seems like an easier and more affordable way). I think I've just had bad luck with mine, I know there are many more G&L's out there with that type of neck construction that are perfectly fine. I'd grab a nice one-piece quartersawn maple neck just as gladly as I'd play a good laminate.

I love the colour! That bridge looks HUGE btw! What is it? Kickass 5?

Probably because it wasn't. Book matching, in luthiery, is usually only done with decorative tops and veneers - which are split along the length, and then folded open like a book so the two pieces exactly mirror eachother. Two-piece bodies are the norm in solid body bass and guitar building (and often more pieces, Fender has already been mentioned). I can imagine it being disappointing if the wood selection doesn't match up to the price point, and maybe the body on yours was better suited for a solid colour. But then again these new Skylines are Indonesian factory-made, and not built by a skilled luthier who loves his job and takes great pride in his product. I think you can hardly blame that on quality control, that has much more to do with fit, finish and playability.

I have to agree. The brightness of bronze strings also makes for lots of extra finger noise when playing, so imperfections in your technique will stand out extra.