JohnR

I replaced the preamp and pickups with full fat EMG ones. EMG were nice enough to send me a proper left-handed preamp from the USA.

I love the Hohner. It is always within reach and gets played a lot.

And here it is in all its glory. I went for a completely flat fingerboard radius and it has been a revelation to play.

Time for me to share. Left to right: MTD Kingston 6 string. My frankenbass which has been customised beyond recognition. USA Barts and a Mike Pope preamp with Hipshot hardware. Pickups have been moved into several positions over the years, the router is now my best friend. I installed the luminlays myself which was tense fun. ACG Recurve. Beautiful beyond words. I went for a completely flat radius and the fingerboard and it is hilariously easy to play. Fender American Professional II Jazz. PLEK'd by Peach Guitars. Babicz bridge, highly recommended. John East preamp. Ramp from Luca Merlatti at Finger Ramp. I also have a set of Nordstrand Big Bladed waiting to be installed. Fitted with flats which give this bass a very distinctive character. Hohner B2A. New EMG pickups and preamp make this bass great. Jimmy Egypt did some fretwork and it plays beautifully. I'm very happy with the way the basses all complement each other with little overlap of tone.

The new ACG arrived yesterday. I will share pictures soon.

I was there. Amazing times.

It arrived yesterday. Took all of 20 minutes to install. Had my first rehearsal last night and the tone is superb.

That looks like a superb bass. The bridge looks particularly interesting. Enjoy playing it.

I've just received an email from John confirming my preamp arrives tomorrow.

Can’t wait for my preamp to arrive.

Federico is my current obsession. Great playing and a wonderful teacher.

I just bought a new left-handed Fender Jazz from them and included the Plek setup. I sent my preferred brand and gauge of string for them to use in the setup and they couldn't have been more helpful or accommodating. They even got back in touch to say that the light gauge strings required a new nut to be installed and I braced myself for additional charges but it was all done for the already agreed price. Great bass buying experience, highly recommended store.

Did you ever get a reply? I've previously purchased from John and can echo all the positive words above. However, I have also sent him two emails over the past month with no reply but have bit the bullet and placed an order anyway.

Hi from Glasgow

I would always find space for my bass no matter the circumstances. In a similar situation I stored them at a friend's house for several months.

Thanks both. I had been thinking over which would be the most sensible option.

Did you go for the 4 or 8 ohm version?