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  1. ikay
    If you like the Hofner vibe but not the Beatle bass shape then take a look at the Club. Cool little bass, I love mine.
  2. ikay
    Freq charts for the EBMM 2-band EQ below for info. Not having a centre detent or 'flat' position can be a bit confusing. I found these charts really helpful in understanding what level of cut or boost was going on at various settings of the bass and treble controls.
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    Clay dots

    ikay replied to KevL's topic in Repairs and Technical

    These are better, from the US though - https://reverb.com/item/19640053-lt-0484-000-10-clay-vintage-clone-1-4-inlay-dots-fret-markers-for-guitar
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    Clay dots

    ikay replied to KevL's topic in Repairs and Technical

    Allparts do a 'vintage clone' dot inlay, although they don't look right to me: https://www.allparts.uk.com/products/fingerboard-inlay-dots-vintage-clone-1-4-inch-face-10-pcs-and-3-32-inch-side-dots-10-pcs
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    +1 I recently did this with one of mine and was pleasantly surprised with how it evened up the string to string balance and opened up the tone.
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    Ta!
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    Sorry to be the one to ask 'that' question but what does it weigh? An accurate weight please if poss (not bathroom scales). Thanks
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    This is worth a quick read. It's about guitar frets but the same applies to bass - https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/fret-sizes-and-materials
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    There's an MIJ '51 reissue on FB marketplace here (not mine, just came across it) - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/225905075216407
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    In the diagram above, follow the orange line from the pickups and you can see it connects with one terminal of the lower battery. This taps off a 9V feed to the pickups. The second battery is connected in series to the lower battery and delivers the full 18V (9V+9V) to the preamp.
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    If you can't get more headroom out of the MEC circuit one option might be to swap that out for a John East BTB-01 Bass/Treble stack which will run at 18V. https://www.east-uk.com/index.php/bass/single-stack-modules/btb-01.html
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    Thanks and interesting, I've not come across this mod before.
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    @goingdownslow can you explain what this mod does?
  15. ikay
    Here's an American Traditional headstock for comparison. The small decal at the top should read 'American Traditional'. The tuners in the original post look like they've been upgraded to vintage tuners with straight posts. In the neck pocket, above the S47843 there's a faint date stamp - looks like 1999 which would tally with the N9 serial number.
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    Unusual and interesting mod! How are the pickups selected/switched/blended? What is the exact weight please and can you double check the string spacing which I think might be 19mm. Thanks.
  17. ikay
    Having dug a bit deeper you may actually be right 😮. The adjustable pole pieces on newer Rics (2007 onwards) screw through the bobbin into the magnet. I found a pic of a disassembled bobbin and you can clearly see that the holes in the magnet for the pole pieces have been drilled at a slight angle. So when assembled the bobbin will look on the wonk. The holes used to screw the bobbin/magnet assembly to the baseplate are over-sized so there should be a bit of wiggle room to straighten things up by loosening these off and repositiooning. The magnet would then be on the wonk but that could be covered by a bezel. On pre 2007 pickups without adjustable pole pieces, the bobbin was just glued onto the magnet. Some of these were also wonky so whichever way you look at it it's not exactly a precision assembly job!
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    Same as my old Zon Legacy fretless which I bought from John Giblin. Used by JG on various recordings with Kate Bush and Scott Walker, even a James Bond score. I was anticipating a dramatic improvement in my fretless playing but sadly not!
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    Yes I looked at the bezel but even with that you can still see the pickup is slightly on the wonk! It's just sloppy assembly which is pretty bad for such an expensive bass. I don't actually have a 4003 yet BTW but have my eye on one and this is putting me off!
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    I've noticed that some 4003 bridge pickups aren't quite square on the caddy which my OCD finds hard to deal with. How is the bridge pickup attached to the baseplate and is it an easy job to straighten it up?
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    1957 P. Possibly touched by the great man himself. (I don't have that in writing 😁)
  22. ikay
    Mex pot shafts are slightly too big for a typical metric knob (not too small).
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    There quite a few on ebay UK. Not sure about ebay Spain but worth running a search for 'Stratocaster knob imperial'.
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    For around 400Euro the Bach BRBB comes quite close to a Laredo/Cheyenne ... http://www.bachmusik.com/en/music-instruments/bass-guitars/model-bach-brbb
  25. ikay
    That would be interesting, give it a go! For 30" scale (762mm) the Stingray pickup position should be 303mm from the 12th fret to centreline of the pickup. Bear in mind that the Bronco in standard form has 18mm string spacing, but the neck is just about wide enough to take a regular 19mm bridge. I think the Kent Armstrong has full width bar magnets so that should work with any string spacing.
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