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[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1497616583' post='3319524'] I'll see how it goes, but I might be able to start fretting very soon [/quote] With all the complicated shapes and unusual features I'd have been fretting from day #1

I'm building a hoard of unobtainables. I contemplate selling my SWR SM1500 from time to time but quickly talk myself out of it even though it's a PITA to gig with due to the weight. Equally you'll have to prise my collection of Overwaters out of my cold dead hands.

If the glue is good enough, and you removed all the tiny torn fibres before gluing and clamping then the glue alone should be good enough as you have the same sort of surface area as most necks with a scarf jointed head have.

I recommend the Snark clip on tuner. Works brilliantly in 'vibration' mode for this sort of adjustment. Covers both my five string electrics and my 3/4 double bass with ease. £17 from Guitar Guitar but probably available cheaper online.

TC Electronic BG250 208, sounds great with the KK EUB

Can I throw the TC Electronic BG250 208 into the mix? Yes its a 2x8 but it does make a lovely noise.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1495140378' post='3301651'] I have a pair of H/H 4x12's in the shed that look just like those. They sound terrible [/quote] Many many moons ago I rehearsed with a 'band' (I don't think we ever played a gig) with two brothers who had one of those each with the matching VS series amp heads. Memories eh?

I've got to admit that I didn't like the original concept. I'm a 'dyed in the wool' Fender shaped bass type of guy, who prefers big slabs of wood. But this is shaping up (no pun intended) to be something really special. I love how the flame in the body wing wood has 'popped' as you've carved away the excess material, and the whole thing is a testament to your woodworking skills. One question though, how is the overall weight now you've done most of the wood removal and how is the balance?

[quote name='v8bass' timestamp='1495231521' post='3302416'] Good grief you've had some woes with that KK ! Love the mods to date ( Inc necessary repairs) The ally tailpiece looks great and my fingers are crossed that nothing else happens As a new KK owner I'm checking back regularly for hints and tips here * Just as a point of interest, have you modded the original pickup using the " washer " mod ? " Think we might need a KK sub forum :-P Your approach is totally Zen too Gary [/quote] Thanks for the kind words Gary, it's certainly been a journey! But the whole thing has been worthwhile when you play her, especially live like tonight. Mine came with the washer mod already done, so I can't really compare to a non-modded version. Welcome to the KK club (we may need to think of a more politically correct club name 😂) I'm sure you are going to enjoy it.

So the latest instalment to my KK Baby Bass tale of woe. I opened the gig bag the other week to be greeted by the bridge falling out on to the floor. "Odd" I thought "I'm sure thats not supposed to happen". Quick investigation showed that the tailpiece had split behind the bolt that secures it. Now its possible this is damage that occurred on the delivery journey, or its possibly been done in the man cave at home as this does appear to be a quite vulnerable area when only protected by the gig bag. I attempted a glue repair which was initially successful, but that lasted precisely one week before it sheared again along the glue line [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/C4EBC5CE-21AF-4F2E-AD54-A59AF27D0DF6_zpsgygtytjw.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/9F381F6E-D1CF-41DD-A124-B19CF86E7594_zpskpddopdq.jpg.html"][/url] So I did a bit of online shopping and thanks to the guys at The String Zone, I received a new Thomastik Infeld cast aluminium tailpiece with fine tuners in the post this morning. This is designed for a conventional double bass, so I needed to modify it by lopping the end off with a hacksaw and drilling a hole for the bolt which holds it to the bass, but now fitted, I feel that this is a big improvement to the solidity of this vulnerable area. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/A809BEA9-97F4-4018-B611-7292EA3F515F_zpso1xjjwai.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/A809BEA9-97F4-4018-B611-7292EA3F515F_zpso1xjjwai.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/ADC987CC-C638-46EA-B916-BBEA6074FAC1_zps2bfl6iq6.jpg.html"][/url] I'm hoping that this is the end of my travails with this bass and I can just get on with learning to play her properly

I've just replaced the white dots on my KK Baby Bass with the 2mm Luminaire side dots from Rothko & Frost. I went with the 2mm version but in hindsight the 3mm might have been a better option. They are certainly bright enough on dark stages though [url="http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/glow-in-the-dark-luminescent-inlay-dots-pack-of-12/"]http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/glow-in-the-dark-luminescent-inlay-dots-pack-of-12/[/url]

Hi Marc, No, OBBM is a founder member of Basschat who makes excellent leads etc. The J-Tone guy is local to me and trades mainly through eBay. I'm working on the aluminium tailpiece idea, and I will report back once this is complete.

I've been using a Line 6 G50 for about six years. Never misses a beat, I get about three gigs out of a pair of Duracell's and the signal is solid as a rock. The G50 also has the metal transmitter pack, and mine has been dropped, swung from its cable etc and is still going strong.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1493305194' post='3287334'] They are fine for other genres too. I bought mine from Happy Jack. He tells me that they are popular with Salsa players because at one time, the only bass available to Salsa bands in South America, was the Ampeg original on which the KK was based.... I've used mine for more folky, rootsy, bluesy stuff and it's great I recently added an additional pickup too. I had a Shadow preamp, with 2 piezo pickups (one for each side of the bridge) I replaced one of the Piezo's with a slap pickup (bought fairly cheply on ebay) and I really like the sound I get from that. It picks up more of the clicky / slap sounds when I'm playing that style. It's a great result for me too, as I've got a ready made backup pickup system - I can just revert to the KK fitted pickup if the battery in my Shadow preamp dies... The bridge fitted to the KK is unlike other EUB's, as there's a sort of metal bar around the bridge - I first thought this must be to protect the bridge. It actually does protect it when in the gigbag, but it's also part of the pickup system I'm really pleased with mine [/quote] I'm running the mag pickup and a pair of J-Tone Red wing pickups. OBBM made me up a stereo lead with two mono jacks on one end and I use this with a Headway EDB-1 preamp to blend the mag and the piezo's together. Regarding protection in the gig bag, the metal hoop does indeed protect the bridge to some extent, but be careful of the tailpiece. Mine took a whack and it cracked around the bolt hole. Opening the gig bag and the bridge dropping out is not a pleasant feeling I can tell you. I've managed a glue repair to the tailpiece which is holding fine for now, but as this is quite exposed, I'm thinking of making up an aluminium tailpiece to prevent further accidents.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1493304595' post='3287323'] What's the KK like in a non-salsa situation? All the decent clips I've seen seem to fall into that bracket. [/quote] Nip round any weekend and try mine Michael. I think you'll be surprised how flexible she is

All sorted! Bought a set of four from CH Guitars in sunny South Shields for £22. Butchered one for the part I needed and I now have a fully working EUB again

Sometimes tools need a little tough love, but it's good for them in the long term 😂

No sign of Andyjr1515 for three days, should we be sending out a search party?

That's even better than I imagined it, well done that man. Now go easy with those chisels, one slip could be costly

Definitely a seminal moment in this build. And if ever an image reinforced the old saying 'you can never have enough clamps' then this is it 😎

Would anyone in the wonderful world of Basschat have a wilkinson style no36 tuner in black available to buy? I'll happily take a set, I've just sheared one off on the KK Baby Bass due to my own stupidity I'll also take a chrome set as I can probably bastardise a working tuner from the parts. [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/36_gold_black_chrome_zpsxko03bsm.jpg.html"][/url]

Or go with a 51 P pickup, which is pretty much just the coil former and slugs, got to be smaller than that mini-humbucker. If noise is the concern add a second dummy coil just aft of the pickup?