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I guess that explains it, thanks.

Just an update. The views are still going down.

Sycamore, according to the Temu website.

Thought I would put a medium scale bass together on the cheap because I just had the urge to try one. The medium scale neck from the USA cost me £85 and came with standard P or J bass heel dimensions, it has 21 frets and an overhang, this takes it closer to the bridge. The Sycamore body cost me £18 new from Temu, it came with no bridge or ground wire holes drilled, this meant I could position the bridge at the 32" position. Bridge: NW Guitars (Gotoh 201B-4 Clone) £13.99 Tuners: Fender Player Series - Brand New (Unused) £25 Pickup: Kent Armstrong - Hot Vintage P Bass Pickup - Alnico - PBV-1 - Brand New (Unused) £29.25 I already had the rest of the parts laying around at home. It plays nicely, sounds great, and the intonation is fine.

I'm actually after a cover that will enclose the original standard size split-coil P bass pickup you get in most P basses, I think that the split-coil in the Billy Gould's Zon is two smaller units that fit into a soapbar sized cover. The size of the enclosure would need to be approximately 95mm x 55mm.

Tbh, I don't think a split-coil P pickup would fit under that cover, it looks like a regular soapbar size pickup.

I've searched extensively for a cover but unable to find one. Is this the Billy Gould's Zon you mentioned?

ONE Cover for Split-Coil Pickup? Just wondering if there is such a thing? Is there a cover that can house the complete split-coil pickup, so it ends up looking something like the third image?

I've had a couple of items for sale on eBay for about a month now, in the first week the views were around the 100 mark, the second week they were getting on for 200, but I've noticed that they keep fluctuating, I can understand them going up, but how on earth can they go down? Last week the active stats were showing over 200 views each, now they are showing 93 views for one, and 147 views for the other, how can this be so?

Thanks for the heads up.

Looks great.

I did try one some time ago, but I think that I would prefer the Hofner Club if I did go down that route.

I owned one of these a long time ago and whilst it was a nice bass, I found the nut width (42mm) and neck a bit too wide and chunky for me.

I have to admit that the Warwick Rockbass Star Bass is ticking all the boxes so far.

Looks stunning, but I've just done some research and the reviews are not good, here's a couple of examples from "Talkbass": Those were an early experiment in combining piezo and magnetic pickups and are rare because they were a bad design that was pulled from the market quickly. They just didn't work very well. By modern standards the electronics were pretty terrible. It had a master volume, piezo/mag blend and a single EQ knob with a center stop. No separate battery door, at least 4 screws to remove to get to the battery. Inside, the battery was just sort of flopping in the cavity, wrapped in foam. No clip to hold it in place. And they're very difficult to intonate because of the acoustic-style saddle. Since it has just one saddle for all 4 strings, it makes intonating the instrument a game of compromises. Since the saddle is straight, where the length of the strings isn't, makes that some strings will be sharp, and others will be flat. And because it's an acoustic bridge (a piece of wood glued to the top), you can't make any adjustments in terms of intonation when you change for a different brand/gauge/material of strings. I played one, and while not terrible, it wasn't great either. Like mentioned before, the electronics are sub-par compared to contemporary standards, the sound is nothing spectacular (and downright cheap on the piezo), but it's built well, as can be expected from Fender Japan.

Scale length is not really important so long as it balances well on on a strap, but in an ideal world, I would prefer 32" medium scale.

Funny you should ask that question because I wasn't sure whether they are call semi-acoustic, or semi-hollow? But this is the sort of bass I'm looking for.

My gigging days are virtually over and I'm now in the process of selling a lot of my gear. Old age and back problems have finally caught up with me but I'm still able to play at home, so I'm looking for a semi-acoustic bass that is nice and light, but sounds and plays well. I've played mainly precisions over the years because they worked perfectly with the type of music I play (classic rock/pub rock), now I know I won't get that P sound from a semi-acoustic, but is there one that gets somewhere close? I would prefer the nut to be no more than 40mm, and scale length is not important so long as it balances well on on a strap. I have a budget of around £1000 and happy to buy second-hand.