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Make sure you credit Cadfael for their excellent diagrams (there's a whole book of them online) - unless you are Cadfael, that is...

Ahh, another old trope thrown around like confetti. SOME people find gloss finished necks (regardless of colour) sticky. They're probably sweaty so-and-sos, so is it really the bass's fault? I have dry skin (that needs to be actively looked after, but not to the level of psoraisis or suchlike conditions) and it's like built in talcum powder. As a result, neck finish never bothered me, regardless of what it is.

On the whole I find BC a pretty laid back place, and that's what makes it disappointing. I had opinions to share on the matter but by the time I got here, there was far too much weight being thrown around so I couldn't be bothered. That was also a disappointing angle. EDIT: the OP appears to have effed off, so I think I'll share some of my thoughts now.

Did you forget about Customs Duty?

F me, this is a disappointing thread.

So, small, round, brass things - brass will tarnish so I guess I should blast them with a coat of clear lacquer before putting them on the bass, do you think?

Building, manufacturing, assembling, constructing, creating, crafting. Eat a thesaurus, basically. People will load certain words in an attempt to differentiate or seem more than they are when they all mean the same thing at the end of the day - where once there was not a bass, now there is.

The stars have aligned! The pickups I wanted appeared on eBay (US) - moved some money around and snagged them. Hopefully will see them in a couple of weeks. Also, eBay UK is having a £1 final fee/no insertion fee weekend, so I'll get my EMGs listed and hopefully sold to offset the cost of the new pickups. Also, some small round brass things might be arriving soon...

For reasons I have yet to wrap my head around, G&L USA don't shield their basses. My CLF L-1000 was exactly the same. Baffling, even if prices hadn't gone up by 38% in 18 months.

Do they have to match?

It's actually the correct way to string some Hagstroms...

Been known to wear the odd hat... The Pork Pie... The cap... The Jersey cow trilby...

In my opinion there's no need for this kind of antiquated heel access on anything other than period correct reissues. We've evolved. These basses have no historical precedent whatsoever, so there's no need to do this. Come on, learn from Gibson's insistence on sticking with the 3 point bridge when they've shown they can use other, way less consternation generating bridges.

If it's anything like a Jazz bass, it can get in the bin as far as I'm concerned regardless of the level of involvement of the Almighty in its design!

Or... Earth?

They will price themselves out of things - we're not made of money and we're becoming ever more aware of that fact.

Yeah, Gibson - sort yourselves out, Fender are out-Gibsoning you!

Shaking my head. These are fundamentals of instrument construction, faux pas committed by factories which have done it correctly for years. Has it been a perpetual Friday afternoon?

Same old, same old. Take USD price. Replace dollar sign with pound sign. Job's a good 'un.

Sorry, I can't remember and I didn't measure. I just lucked into finding some that fit. If I have to hazard a guess as to why I might have had lucky washers - maybe ones for pot shafts might work?

Can't really return it after the pickguard job - looks like it's been screwed in. Not necessarily a dog - maybe they overstretched themselves financially and seeing as it can't be returned, this is their only option. Maybe threw out the stock rounds too. I dunno.

That was a wee bit snippy. I said "OK", I didn't say "perfectly" or "accurately", and it's a treat compared to the one in Lobster's video.

But yeah, that one in Lobster's hands should never have left the factory.

The Gallery have one which appears to be aligned OK... https://thebassgallery.com/products/fender-ltd-gold-foil-jazz-bass-1