NancyJohnson Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) A few years back I landed a Hamer FBIV, photo of which is below. I wanted it all black, so that Christmas my good lady got me a replacement bridge/machines; ain't she lovely (the bass, that is): The one thing I detested was the jack output was a Stratocaster style one, so I kind of got round that by doing an Alex Lifeson and flipping it upsidedown. I mean, it worked, but still didn't like it: I searched eBay once in a while for a flat plate - there's not many out there and they're generally in the US or Japan, so at my wife's suggestion, I put a post up on our village FB page asking if anyone locally could make me one. Up stepped teenage hobbyist, who'd been doing small work for a local model railway group, et viola! Beautiful work. Happy bunny. Edited April 14 by NancyJohnson Clarity 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 *I think the message here is that we need to put some faith in local guys who are more than capable of making stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) I must admit I liked how the reverse "Strat" jack socket looked, also seems to me that it would be more practical considering jack plug/cable insert. But it is your bass, so of course what matters is that you like it. The black hardware I agree with though, definitely suits it much better than I would imagine chrome hardware looked on it. Edited April 13 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I must admit I liked how the reverse "Strat" jack socket looked, also seems to me that it would be more practical considering jack plug/cable insert. But it is your bass, so of course what matters is that you like it. The black hardware I agree with though, definitely suits it much better than I would imagine chrome hardware looked on it. I favour right-angled jacks when the signal exits the bass; never had one pull out of a bass by mistake (like straight ones). With the Strat socket reversed, it worked to a fashion, but wasn't particularly elegant. The flat plate is just dreamy. Right-angle jack plug or Lekato wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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