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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.

Never say never... but use Paypal just in case.

Fetch Eddie the baby's gone blue was another. BTW, don't know if you knew him but Rikk Quay of Those Attractive Magnets died a year or two ago.

PS There's a part 2 to the cheap wireless systems where he recommends a couple of 900MHz systems which can be picked up on AliExpress for about £35. However, AIUI, 900MHz is subject to licensing (I'm sure there used to be a sticky on that) and if what https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1368 says applies to this use of them, a single licence will cost coming on for quarter of a million quid, so maybe it's not the most economical system after all. Licensing:

See picture 4 - "Over 5 hours battery life when fully charged". I've got a Muslady 2.4GHz wireless, the same sort of thing, and that used to happily do a four hour rehearsal (I think the guitarist's managed two). There's a Youtube video comparing cheap wirelesses which does a sound comparison, including a cable, and there's virtually no difference - just a very slight loss of treble for the cable (as you'd expect for a capacitive load).

The £11 ones? I'm hoping that they turn up and are as advertised.

Tascam Model 24? Cons: rather more expensive than an XR-18, Pros: it's not just an interface.

Would a clear nail varnish be best to show the grain, plus matching water colour?

One Tamworth band took their name from a headline in the local paper - "Emma Gibbs loves badges". You could also try it with national papers - I'm sure "Enemies of the People" would fit bands in several genres, for example.

Cymex - formed at International Hall in That London, named after a brand of industrial vacuum cleaners because somebody had a promotional single that started "5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - the Cymex are coming!" - rock originals and covers BHX - named after the TLA for Birmingham airport - rock originals Nightmusic - a literal translation of Nachtmusik - pop covers Cristonelles - a mashup of the singer's children's names - pop covers Caprice - name of unknown origin - rock originals Cuddly Spiders - named during an evening of drunkenness between the guitarist and me - rock originals and covers Ruffian on the Stairs - named by the drummer, a big Joe Orton fan, after one of his plays - soulish originals Torn in Two - renamed from the Anthill Mob before I joined - soft rock originals Nightshade - name of unknown origin before I joined - hard rock originals Naked Touch - now there's a name I didn't like. The keyboard player came up with it and none of us were able to think of a better alternative quickly enough - soft rock originals Bleeding Hearts - originally a duo, I think it was the guitarist who came up with it rather than me - folk-rock originals The Symptoms - arrived at after one of the traditional debates - mainly soft rock covers, a few originals New Corona Band - named after the dulcimer player's father's old band, the Corona Band, which in its turn was named for the band round a cigar - trad ceilidh band Breakaway - name of unknown origin before I joined - pop covers Second Time Round - named because it's me and Mrs Zero, and we got together and got married 25 years after we'd first gone out together - variety of covers and originals Licksntrix - named before I joined, not one of my favourite names - rock covers The Lightning - named before I joined - rock and power pop covers, some originals Different Glory - named before I joined - soft rock originals Spiral Six - Coventry based, the name was derived from Coventry being the city of Three Spires, and there being six in the band (see how well that worked for Level 42) - a covers offshoot of Different Glory Distant Earth - never got to gigging, name derived from Arthur C Clarke's "Songs of Distant Earth" - prog covers Space Monkey - originally named, er, something else, got renamed when an audience member said "you're a bunch of space monkeys" - mainly 80s covers Space Cadets - a subset of Space Monkey - mainly 80s covers a2RK - named from the initial letters of the original band members' first names (there were two As), which left them a hostage to fortune as it should probably be called Mark now - prog originals Dirty Roses - a product of innumerable discussions which we finally agreed on - rock covers

Get a rechargeable USB pack, a 9V and a 12V one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184366410931 and a daisy chain for the 9V, and also a pair of polarity inverters.