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I like the way you've echoed the top and bottom horns in the headstock too.

It also appears to be for an 8' length (or 244cm in proper money). I would expect the failure mode to involve some lateral flex, which would decrease on a shorter length of timber as there's less length to flex, so the 450kg limit would be increased. But that's just speculation on my part.

Sei headless basses - put a capo on fret 1 (or where it would be on the fretless), hold string down and check height, twiddle allen key in truss rod end conveniently located at end of neck until height is right. They have something of a mind of their own as to whether to move or not, so I'm ready to adjust them any time. The Flamboyant has been getting used and hasn't shown any sign of moving in the heat.

It might work. Things that make it more complicated: there are four strings (I counted) at the front so a single string at the back would need to have four times the tension in it (I'm ignoring the basic strength of the neck). Also, the strings are offset from the face of the neck whereas the truss string is inset into the rear so the torque from the strings pulling forwards would be greater than the truss string pulling backwards assuming that the truss string tension = sum of string tensions. Things making it easier: you're reinforcing a reasonably strong neck, not providing the entire countering tension. Probably. Stupid idea #1: drill a couple of longitudinal holes and put metal pipes down them Stupid idea #2: the same, but with carbon fibre rods

https://goo.gl/maps/q83b8hdyDCVyPek78 if you want to look on it from above

Balsa is a hardwood, of course.

As your budget seems to be constantly expanding, you could also look out for an Ibanez SRF700 - fret-marked but not lined, lots of sound options. You might be able to pick one up for £500ish, less if you're lucky.

Yes, presumably it's a zero radius fretboard as otherwise the frets would have to be like barrels. You can make out the frets flush with the fretboard in that video. That's why I thought a zero fret and cam to move the bridge height would have potential, although I suspect it would put everything a bit out of tune. I suspect he has a very light touch, as you'd generally have a little more relief in a fretted than a fretless neck and the mwah in that video on the fretless bit shows the neck has very little relief.

Or have a zero fret which had two levels and a cam of some sort under the bridge. Given what the rest of it must be like to put together, probably relatively simple...

Hipshot adaptors from the UK? https://www.btnmusic.co.uk/product/hipshot-licensed-ultralite-adapter-bushings/ - out of stock though. Or maybe plain bearings - https://www.bearingstation.co.uk/products/bearings/plain-bearings-rod-ends/permaglide/cylindrical-bush?atts=650%2C651

I realise that it's a bit late to be asking this, but couldn't you have achieved the inversion required for bridging by reversing In+ and In- on the inputs on one side? Alternatively, by using a decent quality op-amp as a unity gain inverter?

Would this be any help?

DB relicing seems to be done to as haphazard a level of quality as bass guitar relicing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265770450035

I'm getting the same, Windows & Chrome, also tried with Firefox.

Sei Original headless 5-string fretless.

I don't think an asymmetric neck is a reason for two truss rods - one of my Seis is asymmetric with one truss rod, no sign of any issue (and Sei necks are pretty shallow). It may also be worth reading through @skelf's ACG topic in the Affiliates section, I'm pretty sure he has a fair few posts about construction and pros and cons of certain woods from a constructor's view (I think he had a mutter about wenge at some point).

Could it be a problem with the on/off switch itself? A short on either the switch or the IEC socket?

Have you considered playing sitting down and thus transferring the weight to your leg?

It's halfway there.

You didn't make it subtle enough. Trolling is a skill that needs careful nurturing, and you should limit your targets. I'm already covering Fenders, so try taking Rickenbackers or Music Mans.

Rather late to say yes now, but yes. It's a bit of exposure for you, possibly you can do some networking.

Tambourines. Not when operated by qualified persons, but when the singer leaves it dangling from the mic stand within reach of the audience and some deluded plsshead grabs it - the bloody things are audible over a full drumkit, let alone (as my previous band had) a cajon player, even a loud one. When the bassist is (as we so often are) the PA person too, and after getting the PA set up and everyone who's going through the PA has had their desire for a soundcheck satisfied, the rest of the band standing round looking somewhat accusingly at you as you finally get round to setting up the bass rig. A very minor peeve currently that could otherwise be a major one - guitarists who have to bring their own amp and cab to get their own sound. This is happening in the band I've just joined, but the guitarist in question is very prompt and had his rig and a second rig for the lead guitarist already set up when I arrived (on time).

Maybe she'll do an extended version of John Cage's 4'33".

Amputation, you know it makes sense.

I'm not quite sure what you're saying here. I've been on Guitarchat for ages. I didn't spot that there was a guitar section on Basschat. Maybe I just ignored the banner because I was already on Guitarchat and it was telling me to go to Guitarchat.