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Yup, from the mid-60’s to the mid 70’s (around 76 I think), pretty much everything was nitro over poly I believe. Nothing new, Fender are simply talking (marketing?!) about old techniques here. Si

Yeah, the old German Standards didn’t have the two-piece bridge, this looks genuine. Si

I think essentially you’re going to get the same high quality, great sounding instrument, but with the ‘B’ width (1.625”) nut, my preference too! Presumably the pickup is voiced slightly differently too, but won’t be too much of a tweak I shouldn’t think. I’d love one of the 70’s Mocha ones they do! Si

Here’s the latest mini board I’ve settled on, primarily for heavy sounds, but it’s so versatile it can quickly and easily serve as a backup to my main board. Fuzzrocious Cat Tail -> HX Stomp -> Sansamp. All powered by a Cioks SOL. Si

A wishful thought 😂 Si

Looks like the latest news item alludes to the 40th anniversary bass that was somewhat suggested (albeit cryptically) in Rob’s original retirement message. I wonder whether they’re purely in a holding pattern to put those out as a limited run, and then who knows. Si

Cat Tail with clean-blend in 125b enclosure! Sounds brutal into a Sansamp! Si

Similar to LW’s point, off-the-shelf zat that price will probably also been a lot of variation in weights even if they’re the same body wood, so not many manufacturers will advertise the weight. Best thing is to try a bunch at Peach, GuitarGuitar, Bass Direct, Bass Gallery etc Si

Yeah it's unlikely you'll get anyone else to do it as Real Electronics will have exclusive access to the schematics. Si

Just out of curiosity, why are you looking to do a stripboard build as opposed to buy a PCB? Si

Easy to mitigate the scooped mids by using a bit more of the blend. I appreciate that's not idea, but I get a nice mid'y clank with my Sansamp BDDI without too much effort. Si

The Suncoast version had a switch for selecting between the two channels, and then a separate switch for combining them (plus another for bypass of course). Seems like a nice setup?! Si

I had Chromes on my P for a couple of years, started bright, died off nicely as you'd expect. I replaced them with La Bella flats and they instantly sounded like the worn in Chromes, straight out the pack. Lesson? Buy La Bella flats for Precisions Si

Hi all, This band is pretty much defunct now, we all live in different countries now and the others don't know how to record haha. But we had this sitting on a hard drive, so I decided to mix it and have it mastered by Izzy McPhee. Enjoy: https://corybantic.bandcamp.com/track/anxious-liver (It's on Spotify too) Cheers Si

Yes saw that, I have the Sunn beta on the way, so we’ll see how that goes first haha Si

That cap positioning under the IC's is......novel haha. Si

Would love to try one, but not a financial likelihood at the moment unfortunately. Let us know what you think. Si

I met Phil in 2014 as he wanted to buy a 1973 Precision I was selling (which I shouldn’t have lol). Absolutely lovely guy, who I then saw play on a (touring) Tubular Bells gig a few months later. RIP Si

Interesting! Are you likely to test it any time soon? Si

When I got my HX Stomp, it wasn’t to replace my main setup, but for a few reasons: 1) ‘Fly-rig’ for gigs that require a much smaller setup. 2) Backup for my main board should something go awry that takes it out the game for a few gigs. Unlikely but whatever haha. 3) While I’m almost always going to use analogue drive and octave pedals, I’m ok with digital everything else….so it was a way to sell all of my random reverb/delay/chorus singles and use the HX Stomp for weirdness/modulation….which is where it shines IMO. 4) As a way of adding a cab sim to my mix when I do the odd gig with a band that uses IEM’s. So for points 1 and 2, I spent quite a long time tweaking the various patches to accurately match my main pedalboard, I had them side by side and would flip between the two. Because I know my main board sounds perfect in a gig setting, it meant that I’m referencing what I know I like tonally and not just trying set up the HX blindly with sounds that work through my headphones in my lounge. I remember thinking ‘oh that’s not how I would have it naturally…’, but trusting that my reference point (main board) was true, so just run with it. Lo and behold, tested he HX on a gig, and I was happy with how it performed. Si

Inflation is a helluva drug. Si

Yeah I found the Aion, might give that a go perhaps! That said, shipping is a lot, anyone want one as well and we can split shipping one or two ways? SORTED Si