Cosmo Valdemar

What he said!

I can't see a blemish... I assume you're referring to the stripes under the fret marker? If so, they are beautiful. Embrace the uniqueness!

Parents - Budgie

Excellent!

You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - Silver Beetles

Small Victories - Lemon Twigs

The Things We Do For Love - 10cc

The Rutles weren't exactly innocent either, they got most of their material from Rutling Orange Peel (apparently).

I Want The Drugs - Supersuckers

Happiness Stan - Small Faces

I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister

Big Generator - Yes

Midnight Moses - SAHB

Slipping Away - Black Sabbath

Whisky River - Budgie

One of THE bass albums for me.

I can't fault it. I do like low action, although not quite as low as yours so I can't guarantee it would manage that, but it goes low enough for me. I suppose the saddles could be filed if it needed to go lower. The saddles don't rattle at all - I think the early models did but if you look closely at my picture you'll see the saddle sit in grooves now on the baseplate. I need to be able to palm mute as well so swapping the bridge was a no-brainer for me. It's a complete improvement over the original. IMHO of course 😉

It practically plays itself!

Oh, definitely a Hipshot! It took seconds to tweak the action. Another bonus since fitting the new pickups is that the bridge pickup is straight and the bezel now fits properly!

Reindeer Are Better Than People - Frozen

I did consider the Geminis, as a luthier friend recommends them and they are certainly much less expensive than the Classic Amplification set I went for, but the demo vids didn't fill me with confidence - one set weren't in a Rickenbacker and didn't sound very authentic, and the other clip was too distorted to give an accurate idea of the tone. Both clips sounded good, but I was chasing a very specific tone, and Brad was on the same page from the off.

Update: I've just slightly tweaked the action - lowered the E and raised the A and D a hair - problem solved! Happy.

I didn't think to change the tone pots... I'm very happy with the new pickups though, I'd be surprised if I could get more treble out of them! It's certainly not as bad as I remembered it! I think I was unconsciously trying to come up with reasons to dislike it as I had a chance to sell it, and the lure of cold hard cash is hard to ignore! Having played it again I realised it is certainly odd, and very different to all other basses, but not 'uncomfortable'. But that's the Rick - a jumble of oddball ingredients that probably shouldn't work, but combined makes the most incredible sound. With these new pickups, it's finally giving me 'that' tone that I've always wanted from a Rickenbacker. CLANK. I HIGHLY recommend them!