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Looks like BD have just had a fresh Dingwall delivery. So either the JT Rios were part of this delivery and some of us are about to get notified... or we're talking another couple of months until the next delivery.

That's also an option, I suppose. Not much of a maker, but in the immortal words: how hard could it be? Actually, giving it a moment's thought: I'd need to account for the side-mounted screw fixing system, for one thing. Yeah, it's already getting beyond my skill/effort/reward equation

Finding slimmer concentrics isn't a problem; it's getting them to fit the shafts - the John East concentrics on my ACGs are noticeably slimmer [and in my opinion, nicer to use] than the Warwick ones, for example. Converters or sleeves could be an option - but I haven't found any yet. I can't even swap out the control plate + pre-amp to another manufacturer - For example, John East is having trouble sourcing gold hardware, Audere don't ship out of the US, and Lusithand don't do gold at all. I guess I'm stuck with what I have, then. Who would have guessed that swapping some knobs would have been such a palaver? 😄 Anyway, it was only a small quality-of-life improvement, so no biggy in the scheme of things.

@neepheid Them's the ones. They're good knobs on Warwicks or other through-body control setups, but 4 of them on a J control plate is a bit of a squeeze. I don't think those Allparts ones fit, from memory [it's been a while now!]. And I'm looking for gold ones, because I'm a shallow magpie. Some useful paths of investigation there, though. Thanks both 🙂 Of course, there's always the nuclear option: replace the Noll preamp with another 4-pot solution. Hmm... 🤔

"Trenter percenter..." (Sorry, couldn't resist) It was 10%.

I've got a deposit on one of BD's allocation of Rio Dream editions. Have to admit, the GAS has subsided a fair bit since the excitement of ordering. But, y'know, let's see how I feel when it turns up

An update in Jan 2024 [!] ... After 6 months of waiting, with no communication unless chased but them having my money all that time, I ran out of patience and cancelled my order with Banzai. I did receive a prompt full refund - probably the only positive interaction I had with this company. I won't be using or recommending Banzai Music again. Live and learn, eh? So... anyone know of anywhere else that sells/makes/machines these unusually specced knobs*? * yes, yes - johnpeel.jpg, etc

... or "Sob king", if you move the second 'o' towards the 'l'. Perfect for emo.

Remember these? Now not expected until the New Year [2024] I have to admit, I thought these would have been ready - or nearly ready - to ship soon after deposit time, just after the NAMM show in April. These aren't bespoke, after all. Was that naive of me? 🤷‍♂️

Another post of praise! I bought a pedal from him, and as you'd expect from a top-notch member of this community, the whole experience was great. Always quick to reply, and he kept me updated at every step. The pedal was mint - exactly as described - and was well packaged and delivered quickly. Honestly, I couldn't be happier. Cheers once again, Darren

Boy, this has taught me a lesson about getting involved.

Yup, I know - that was the point I was trying to make. Doesn't that make these Status prices all the more reasonable, then? They're handmade in low volumes by a legendary maker in an expensive manufacturing location. For only a few hundred quid more than a Combustion. Seems reasonable to me, anyway Maybe my idea of good value has being skewed ever since my appointment as a lawyer-dentist

Take away the £600 markup for the LEDs*, and you're in the Dingwall Combustion ballpark. That's another CNC+assembly wood bass... and that somehow gets away without sticker shock outrage. The new Status VMan Signature is £2675 inc VAT. The Dingwall John Taylor Signature was/is £2500 inc VAT. I don't think we're talking outrageous opportunistic price gouging here. Personally, I'm glad that Rob is well enough to be making basses again, and that the door has reopened for me to own a Status that I'd want [headed, phenolic board, awesome colour]. * Admittedly, there's more of an argument about the £600 cost of LEDs. Seems very steep... but I don't know what that entails. Maybe he has to send them to Sims and absorb their markup. [EDIT: Sims LED fitting prices start at £500ish, according to their site. So that would explain that!]

An update: I'd be wary of ordering from Banzai Music. It turns out that they're one of those companies who will happily give the impression of having items in stock, with "Delivery in 4-5 days" in order to seal the deal and get your money. Only when pushed will they admit that they're waiting on their supplier, apologise profusely etc. I've been waiting a month thus far; the only timescale I've been given was "hopefully in the coming days", which was over 2 weeks ago. Thankfully I'm not in a rush for them, but still: not particularly impressed with Banzai

[EDIT: putting my response in my original thread is neater. Go read if you're thinking of getting those 4/6mm knobs quickly from Banzai Music ]

Their filtering is very last-gen at the moment, yeah As well as dedicated landing pages for brands, they could do with using a faceted search instead [e.g. John Lewis]. But these are all things that can be added as the platform matures

Yay - finally Well, yeah - it's better than the old one. But I think we all know how low that bar was. If you're reading this, BassDirect guys: it's probably a good idea to change your login URL from the default Wordpress one

I need gold ones, but yeah, here they are too: https://www.banzaimusic.com/gotoh-dome-knob-cc-gold.html These look perfect - cheers, Nige While I'm waiting for them to be delivered, I'm going to book myself in on a Google refresher course [ 2024 Edit: Looks like Banzai have changed the description/spec of these to 6/8mm since I ordered them ]

No, I've got a bass with a Noll preamp which has these 4mm/6mm Warwick knobs. They're good quality, but externally chunky, so when you have 4 of them on a Jazz control plate it doesn't leave much room for fingers. To improve the user experience for fat-fingered me, I was hoping that I'd be able to find some narrower replacements - like the John East ones on my ACGs, for example. But all I can find are ones that use the 6mm/8mm 'standard' inner measurements.

Does anyone know of any aftermarket stacked/concentric knobs which could be used to replace some Warwick/Framus/MEC knobs? To fit 4mm upper / 6mm lower pots. That's not standard, apparently. EDIT for latecomers: they also need to be gold and metal.

The WL-T transmitter has 2 standby modes: Motion Sensing and Signal Sensing. Maybe it's in Motion Sensing mode and you're not moving around enough to tickle the motion sensor? You can change it in the absolute awesome and definitely not stinky poo app. Whoever put a motion sensor on a device targeted at bassists was... let's say 'optimistic'

Judging by this thread, I'd say it was a Tony Revell bass. edit: further evidence here - https://www.soundaffects.com/acoustic-guitars-c96/tony-revell-1997-blues-legend-in-natural-pre-owned-p18237

I'm guessing they don't read to the end of a sentence where you come from. Also, the post you responded to was April 15. If you're going to be humourlessly pedantic about it, as a minimum you need to be accurate. See page 27 of the Pedants' Handbook (3rd Edition, paragraph 11, second sentence). *offers spectacles as peace offering to Physics Daddy 🤓*

Apparently, responding to a ten year old post... a decade old post... a post that is a TENTH OF A CENTURY old... with "they rushed it" is too dry for some 😜 Anyway, joke time over. Physics guys are here now. Serious business.