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I changed out the bridge for an MM lookey-likey from eBay. A bit of hassle with that but it came out fine. Then I tried a pickup from a Ray 34 kindly donated to me by Dov. This sounds more polite than the original ceramic, which I might go back to. Others on here have added various neck pickups to liven things up also. I’m planning a Ray build perhaps with a Jazz pickup in the neck position.

That looks nice to me.

The clipped pin/nail method will do the trick. Don’t listen to the alarmists, Stew, we got your back bro!

I feel your GAS pains. I’ve got a SUB Ray 4. I agree it’s very good value for money, and is very amenable to upgrading. Plays great. The Stingray 24 is made in Indonesia (like my SUB), and has a similar ceramic pickup. It lacks the belly cut and forearm contour, which might make it less comfortable. The EBMM/SBMM/Sterling ranges are very confusingly named and differentiated, to be sure, but I think you probably can’t go wrong with either of the above basses.

The iOS app DrumJam has some great tabla grooves for those who like to jam along.

Vast and bulbous. Actually, I think it would look fine if you just straighten the lower edge so that it is a bit more parallel to the top edge, where the tuners will be. Check James Trussart's website for his lovely steel bodied Teles. They have a headstock shape that is just slightly Stratty. Very nicely proportioned.

Let us see what the headstock looks like naked, first of all, then we can hose you down with ideas.

Cripes, that drawing must be worth about a million quid then.

You lucky bugger! I used to lust after one of these, in a music shop in Torquay in the early eighties. Too expensive for me then. Congratulations!

Bruce Johnson on Talkbass has a thread on milling out a skunk stripe on a Stingray (I think) to replace a snapped truss rod. He used a giant vintage milling machine and nerves of steel. I don’t think Stew, or indeed any of us, would manage this task. What a great thread! Stew, I’ve got a feeling you’re going to make this happen!

Hi Stew, do you mean the slot is straight bottomed until it gets near the heel?

Ah!

I imagine it is now possible to determine how much wood is left under the truss rod channel, by measuring the depth of the channel at the deepest point, somewhere towards the middle of the neck (with the rod removed). Measure the overall thickness of the neck (minus the fingerboard now) and subtract one measurement from the other. That should help to tell how how risky the adoption of a double action rod would be. Personally, I guess you haven't got enough depth for a double action rod.

Me no understand^^^^^

Two soap bars side by side, I say.

Impeccable views on tort, Stew, which I heartily endorse.

I’ve got two Chinese cheapie Jazz necks. They are absolutely fine, apart from their wonky potato shaped headstocks. Must get busy on those soon.

Stew, that is an excellent piece of work.You should be very proud. I bloody told ya! You’ll be setting up in business next: fretboard removals to the gentry.

Just bought Paul’s EBS Session 60 from him. Great price, great comms, super fast delivery, and secure packaging that could possibly defeat a SEAL team. Luckily I had my Global bread knife to hand! A pleasure doing business with you, Paul.

It's from Bizzarro Superman universe.

James Tyler made Strat types that were hybrid Variax equipped. Might be some stuff on the internet about his implementation.