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Mine are pretty different. My 1605 is more similar to my Maruszczyk than my 2605, although that may not be too surprising as I had the Maruszczyk made from the dimensions of the 1605. They do all sound different though.

I don't necessarily agree with all your points, but if we are raising a party to throw rotten eggs at Paul Weller, then I am definitely in!

I remembered from looking at the pictures I didn't put the corners on. I painted the grille today as it was sort of warm and dry outside, so gave it a few undercoats and a single coat of black, but then it started raining so it is in the shed drying for a while. probably put it on tomorrow and then I guess I will be complete, and the only thing left to do is gig it!

I just got a fender Aerodyne bass. Speaking as someone who is pretty well exclusively 5 string, I am not sure how much use it is going to get, but I do like the look of those and it plays really well. If not it will always sell.

Welcome to basschat then local person! gives you a few months to find your way round before coming down to the SW bass bash!

yeh, I would go on with that. I mean I liked Michael Kiwanuka most, but then I already liked him, but she and her band had the most life to them. Elbow have always been advert or background music to me.

it was the roller from Blue Aran http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=TUFFROLL01C It was a couple of coats with a brush and a couple with that roller

Stuck the legs on with those things mentioned earlier, the insert nuts - they work well So now, apart from the grille on the front, its done, I have plugged it in, I have played it and all is good!

I suppose it does give you a full helix for slightly less space

Well, I ordered mine from your link so I would imagine yours is on its way to your door at this very moment. Mine got me out of bed this morning.

Anyone got a link to the primer they bought? My grille has turned up now, so I have all the bits. Was planning on putting it together today. Obviously I don't need the grille straight away but would be good to get it all.

I used the pitch shift - we do are you going my way, and I do the second guitar bit on the D octave, pitch shifted up an octave, and in the mix it sounds great.

Oh listen to love and hate - its a great album.

To be honest the ultralights aren't that much lighter than the original Gotohs, but it is enough to cure a slight neck dive.

I meant portsmouth guildhall in 83, but I was also in reading in 83. Probably didn't get a chance after spending all our time in Thames Valley police station waiting to identify all our stuff that was nicked!

it would be the 1600, but they only did it for a very short period of time and then withdrew it, I think probably because it was a bit head heavy (or body light). Or maybe because it was a limited edition. It would look like this: https://reverb.com/item/3462485-ibanez-sr1600-2013-poplar-burl-limited which is a bit like if the 1700 wasn't varnished. Maybe that is light too. My SRs seem to go in weight based on how much wenge they have on them, vs how much poplar, so by the time you get full wenge, stuff gets heavy.

My painting is done, so the last coat is just drying. I intend to put everything on it tomorrow. I have everything but the grill, but obviously that can go on later. I really like how it looks. Just remember I need to get whatever that stuff on the handle is.

Yep, my number one bass is still my 1605, which is so light I had to change the machineheads to hipshots because it was a bit neck heavy. The 2605 is a bit heavier (probably normal SR weight, same as the SR505), and the prestige 505 is about the weight of a small sun.

Strange on the website, you can select one of its two colours, a brown and the other colour which doesn't seem particularly green to me. Wouldn't be possible for me to have that. Partly because of the string spacing, but if I got the non brown one and someone asked me what colour it was, I would have to call it ' Caribbean Green (no more love on the run) " - which is too long.

I never saw this thread before, but yes, it was easy to tell them apart. But as you say, if you have an 8 string maybe it is easier?

Oh I saw them there a while back. Googles.. oh yes, 1983! They were pretty good.

Makes for an adventure!

Thanks - me too, so now there are 8