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I suspect @TrevorRand I are of a similar vintage! My red Aria, so battered now it's worthless to anyone else, but to me it's a tangible link to my life of music. It's been in studios, on stages, in pubs, clubs, and fields. I have lost a lot of my memories, but that bass can transport me back in an instant. Also my Aria TAB semi was a gift from my old man, who knew he wasn't going to see another Christmas. Goes without saying that one never leaves.

OK. Draw circle on panel. Drill hole inside the edge of the circle. Place panel on work bench with hole just over the edge. Jigsaw blade into hole. Start cutting, pulling panel towards you. Stop. Remove tins, tools, cup of tea which panel almost knocks from bench. Resume.

Sadly mine has come to a halt. Lost my workspace recently. Yours looks fascinating.

I'll check my diary...

Crimson Red. I might be wrong - postie is bringing something!

Each to their own of course! I jigsawed out countless circles in one of my incarnations, this method was the most efficient.

Hopefully get mine tomorrow.

Find the centre of the hole. Bang a nail through it. Now you can spin the board keeping the jigsaw still and feeding the line into it. Drill a hole to get you started

Can't join I with a photo as my first bass (a Kay) is long gone. If I remember correctly it's now being used as an anchor on cargo ship. My last is a Cort jazz, beautiful to look at and to play. My everything used to be my 80s Aria SB. Owned from new, battered and bruised it's survived through several marriages and about thirty house moves. But realistically the one I turn to now, and my main gigging bass is my Bruce Thomas Profile. It just fits.

I use the same crossover, it's really good. I like having the choice as to where the crossover occurs. I use it in a bi-amp set up for bass.

Vietnam. @kodiakblairgave us a run down on the employment practices and laws there and they put us to shame in many ways

Really good points both. I'm guilty of not thinking how my instrument affects the others, just setting up how I like it to sound.

I'll have one of each please

Nice one, thank you.

I already AM nostalgic for Thomann. If anyone else wants to start producing high quality gear, not from a sweatshop at give away prices, with unparalleled after sales service, I would be on them like a tramp on chips.

I assumed Studiospares had made a couple of mistakes. For one thing they allowed me to select free postage (letter size apparently) despite my order being clearly too big. But part of the order was some 1/4" mono jacks which was also a c0ck up as thwy were only £1. Including VAT. Oh and that's not each. that's a pound for 10! I flung caution to the wind and popped a quid's worth in my basket and waiting for the email explaining the mistake. Guess what? They arrived. 10 for a pound. Oh and the best thing is, they're actually perfectly good plugs. No hesitation in using them. https://www.studiospares.com/insulated-mono-jacks-10-pack_568090.htm

I particularly like 14

Don't know if this has been shared already, if not here you go

will do

Thanks for the heads up @danbowskill and to @la bam for graciously conceding the field that I might take a run at the little red box. I won! Let the impatience begin.

Thank you! That's great feed back I'll make sure Stuart sees your comment. Sadly I won't be receiving the bass yet. The lockdown rules are there for a reason and I can't justify the trip as 'necessary'. Let me plug Impure Guitars while I am here. This bass is a stylistic deviation from Stuarts earlier work. He has been very good to work with during the creative part of the process, and his work ethic can't be faulted. If he wasn't 100% happy at any stage, he would go back and do it again. I intend to start selling /saving for another build and won't be looking anywhere else. https://www.impureguitars.com/

An absolute pleasure. Let me know if I can help with any others