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I've been able to open a dispute early as I've acknowledged receipt.

How about a hardware software synth? https://zynthian.org/

It was a bait and switch - I got two headphone amps instead of two wireless systems. Will be raising a dispute with Aliexpress as soon as I can, with Paypal as a backup. This is made easier for the bait and switcher by Aliexpress's system of buying the default item (which was the headphone amp) when you click buy, rather than Ebay's system where you have to make a selection in order to buy. One good reason to avoid Aliexpress, which I shall be doing in future.

That way lies a can of worms. Personally (having owned a couple) I'd say no, but you will find several fanatics on here who will tell you that all anybody needs is a Precision with flatwounds.

Picked up an EHB1265MS with Aguilar pickups a week ago, and very nice it is too. It joins the SRF705. Great sound from the Aguilar DCB pickups.

Relic.

That's a thought. One of the songs the new band does is "Highway to Hell" so I think a road atlas might be appropriate when we eventually start gigging.

I know what the durations of notes are, and sharps, flats, and naturals, and assorted other things. What I don't know is where notes are on a stave, which is a rather fundamental requirement but puts me into @Paul S's additional category.

Not to mention the PH phobia. Why sulfur but not fosforus?

Action a bit high and bridge looks as if it's all the way down - might need a truss rod tweak (those screws over the truss rod cover look rather manky). Still, you're near Jon Shuker if anything goes wrong...

I think the strokes converge too high up for a V. I wondered if it could be KO, which might make it KO, or maybe KD. I also wondered about EKO but haven't seen an Eko logo like that, and I don't think there's room for another letter before the (probable) K.

Given that occasional gems crop up on Reverb and Gumtree, it would be nice if the rule was relaxed to encompass other sites. Regarding the subject of this thread, it might have worked quite well as a headless, especially if it had been done a bit better.

I find soldering annoying. Not the deed, but the Merkin way of pronouncing it as "soddering", which sounds more like a practice <stops before saying anything that might be construed as homophobic>

Technique is very important.

No problem, we can sort something out. And you can try out the Variax 705 too 😁

Although I suspect it's a bait and switch scam. Headline and photos and description all describe one system, you actually get something completely different. Oh well, if so, Aliexpress have a dispute scheme and so do Paypal.

Yes, there's alternative tuning options available, but not on the bass. On the ones I have, it's the JTV-59 and 700 acoustic that have the option.

Apparently mine has arrived in the destination country, which is quite impressive.

That is really nice. I would make one minor comment - it's something I've fallen foul of myself when changing pickups on one bass. A chisel is fine up to a point when cutting out pickup cavities (and, in this case, bridge cavities) but looking back at my own work, I'd say that ideally I should have a 3 or 4mm drill at each corner before doing the chiselling, so as to have rounded corners to the cavity. It isn't anything that anyone will ever see so I'm not that bothered. Your skills are far, far greater than mine anyway, and that is a lovely bass - I especially admire your blending of the three parts of the fretboard together, that is absolutely stunning.

Very glad you're out safely but sorry to hear you've lost so much. Hope you haven't lost feline friend as well.

You've also got a few connectors to the PCBs, so it might be worth unplugging the connectors and cleaning with contact cleaner if the crackle comes back.

I've seen the word "articulate" used about pickups and I'd never have dreamed of using it myself, but I was sorely tempted. Clear treble and full bass. They seem to simply pass the string vibrations across to the preamp without colouring or muddying them. They seem a very good compromise between the Barts which seem a little lacking in treble and the Nordstrands which are similarly clear and maybe a bit more pushy.

I bought a pack of various values as there's no one value I use to such an extent that I'd use 50 or 100 of it in my lifetime - the possible exception being 220R (for MIDI). I think it was Vellman that did that set. This might be a better bet for the hobbyist: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313771152958 - 5xE24 values or 5xE12

It sounds like they got let down multiple times by investors and crowdfunding organisations. I hope they do get going again.

My order says it's arrived at the departure hub.