franzbassist

I have -10, -17 and -26 filters and swap them as necessary according to the volume anticipated at the gig. Bassbod's comments are spot on.

Hello Martin! You were an absolute legend at The Bass Centre and helped me part with a lot of money over the years! Hope you're keeping well. Are you still out in the Middle East? Cheers Gareth M

Franz bass guitars in Germany use a lot of thermo-threated, locally-sourced woods. The treatment makes for wonderfully light, resonant instruments! Both my Franz 5s have thermo ash necks with walnut stringers. This is the fretless And this is the fretted, which also has a thermo ash body. And the fretless also has a thermo maple top.

At least they managed to spell accommodation correctly.......

Nice work. Top notch customer service. 👍🏻🤘🏻

If the body is already finished in an open pore method (i.e. oil and wax or somesuch), then using steam from an iron can lift broken wood fibres. If it's a hard poly finish or somesuch then sanding

Yep, that ship has sailed.

Time for an update. My wonderful Franz basses ❤️

They aren't Schallers, they are Hipshot Ultralites.

Ah Okay, it's just you said the pizz was okay so I assumed that wasn't the issue. Sounds like you need one of these, an adjustable bridge.

So is the action high at the nut?

I have both. My band's PA subs have lived in vinyl covers for about 5 years and they are still in great condition. My Markbass cab has the canvas covering and, although it's only a year old, it still looks as good as new. I wouldn't hesitate to use either, although if I had to choose I prefer the aesthetic of the canvas.

I can highly recommend using Brook Guitars in Devon for a conversion of this type. They nailed it for me when I had one done.

German makers Harvest Leather and Richter have been my go to makes, but I recently discovered Pinegrove here in the UK, who do very nice work.

We're round some friends to celebrate tomorrow night. Should be a good one.

Strings Direct sell single strings.

I was born in 66, but haven't worn as well as that bass 😳

How much relief is there in the neck now? You say it's an area in the middle of the neck that's the issue, suggests means there may be too much tension which is causing a concave bow, forcing the plastic up and out of their slots. Subsequent relief of the tension may mean they still sit proud. No need to buy a new neck IMO. Have a tech shoot the fingerboard, or if you are confident in your skills buy the correct radius sanding block and do it yourself. Hope you get it sorted!

IMHO they look awful.

Hello Strawbs, also from Alton.