Bolo

Honestly, if the work was done by a good luthier, I'd be surprised if it affected resale value by more than 15%.

I had a Hughes & Ketner combo. 75W I think, covered in blue batskin. Lasted until I joined a proper band, blew up in two rehearsals.

Dr.Duck's axwax

Good links re: WD40 , thanks! Interesting gorgomyte: a website dedicated to selling a product without one image of said product. oO

WD40 is fish oil, not mineral, at least originally. Neither is lemon oil afaik, unless you have a reliable source? What polish? The stuff on your shoes? I tried the Ernie Ball wonder wipes the other day, one for the fretboard, one for the body/finished parts, one for strings. Worked fine but didn't last long. In the end what works for you, works.

How about first notes played on a different instrument? Without the characteristics of the original sound, what changes?

IME birchwood casey gunstock oil should not stick, not even a little bit.

A 1u rackhead, presumably high quality, 800w in to 4 Ohms, all options you would want in a clean amp. Also, it would free enough rack space to make a drawer for my pedalboard. One less item to haul!

[quote name='r16ktx' timestamp='1466512668' post='3076347'] What is that ratio as a number? [/quote] 42

B.C.Rich Accept no substitute!

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1465403666' post='3067957'] +1 [/quote] +2 Every other month or so I try turning it off for a song, only to rush back to switch it on!

Combine tours and do a split EP! Chances like this don't happen very often.

I use gunstock oil annually on the maple of the stingray, Dr Duck's Axwax on everything else. Once or twice a year is plenty, I find.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1465337532' post='3067415'] [/quote] I enjoy that show on youtube! Prime example of crazy 'muricans having fun with scrap. Hope your bass comes back to your liking!

Kustom defender 15H

Cussing at people cannot be love. That is (to me) a sick and twisted view, Blue. Suppose someone acted like that to their children? You'd call child support. If someone went off on their girl like that in a bar? Build people, don't destroy them.

It is abuse. Like beating your wife 'because you love her' like locking up your kids 'teach a lesson'. It's abuse and we know better than that now.

That is probably an enhanced photograph, you'd get near that shine with a good rubbing with Dr Duck's Axwax. The contour looks like a combination of angle and lighting.

And the Ball Family Reserves

Check if there is a EB dealership near you, they can contact the distributor, who can have a Stingray made to your specs.

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1464604419' post='3060653'] Just out of interest, is that on a 34 inch scale? [/quote] It is, on the MM Stingray 5. 34inch scale.

DR's DDT strings are my favourite as I prefer a heavier D and G for tonal balance. I drop the low B to A with no change in characteristics.

If the components you are using are a direct replacement for the old ones then nothing changes, you are just making it more like it was new right?

Frudua made a decent setup video where he shows what's going on. About 3 minutes in. https://youtu.be/cLcwYNHDnPY