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Yes, they’re not even birds of any kind, let alone raptors

You seem to be in the US - is it possible that that term has a less pejorative meaning here in the UK? I don’t think @Bassassin meant to offend

I think we should be calling plywood “matrix ash” - after all every other word in the English language has been used in front of “ash”.

That wasn’t my point - I was just saying that the factors in a wholly acoustic instrument were not comparable with those of a wholly solid one pretty much incapable of delivering its own acoustic response

Yes but plugged-in, amplified solid body instruments are a more complex mix of factors than a purely acoustic one

I bought pickups from him in 1990; even talked to the great man himself before placing my order

No but I’ve had the four string version and it was awesome When I play in a band I play bass, but as I've not been in a band for 8 year's I've predominantly just been playing guitar I’m glad you’re feeling better now after that nasty six string illness

I used to hate them and think they were one trick ponies but it’s one f u c king amazing trick that it does really well it took a lowly squier vm p to tech me this. Bought on eBay for pennies as “parts or not working” but it only had a duff bridge connection sold for more than double, with a dash of seller’s remorse as a dish served cold

I use a plastic mandrel and punch set I got from Amazon - surprisingly good

It’s not that I like purple as such, I was just curious (and doubting my colour vision)

Is it going to stay that colour ? I thought you said purple finish

Possibly also the glue used in their construction - if it’s magic pixie glue it’s just better - you know, magically better

Is the wood they’re made of contributing the sound though ? Discuss ...🍿

Yes but what type of varnish ... would relic make a difference since you’re introducing weakness i think my new patented “snake oil” varnish is the absolute bomb for making your mex Friday afternoon special sound exactly like that 1957 strat you heard on a buddy holly record once, a long time ago

Would rosewood matches have been a better choice, would have been warmer sounding

What about car seat foam ? Or from sofa cushions That’s very dense - maybe boxing your amp in on most sides with that stuff would help?

You can just use polystyrene slabs or that thick foam (think it’s called sorbothane in the US) to sit your amp/speakers on

They may have a baby who naps ...

I demand that the finest popcorn in the world be served right now ... 🍿

I had a musima p bass which sounded really good in stock condition - I gave no qualms about ply

Mine was silent with stock pickups and careful copper shielding

@LukeFRC The back wooden one probably makes the grain stand out more or less (boost your wood, as it were), the front one makes the Pearl blocks stand out more and, when on full, eclipse the Sun

Nice ! My daughter would love it ... then drop It in favour of something else

They basically make you do click and collect within uk and use eBay GSP if international to be fair with their Global shipping program they’ve not lost or damaged anything yet and I send a fair bit of stuff. It’s been slow but always arrived with reasonable tracking. They got a huge Lego kit c.10kg to western Australia in just 14 elapsed days, over Xmas, in the middle of a pandemic - that’s a good test I feel if anything happens to it, it’s covered by eBay (shrug) what’s not to like ?