Cuzzie

That’s a shame No going back on the completion date tho!

Set the neck straight, or with a slight bow. The preference is yours, to allow you to flow, Be gentle with the rod as you twist and tweak, one false move and it’s unbearable to speak

Anything around the 2-3mm mark is a decent shout, to give the strings some welly and a bit of a clout

I try to slap, and I sound like crap, but when I use a pick, I sound like a......

Some like to dig in, some like to glide, some like a rattle, some like to slide

It’s difficult this, I feel for you. B&O is fairly standard as a power module as mentioned, but some people use Hypex as a power module, and that may be something worth looking into, the tone is also slightly different. The amp world you will get a myriad of choices Depending on what you want, but also people will tell you what THEY like and that may not be right for you. If you like the Tone Hammer sound you could get the TH pedal from Aguilar relatively cheaply second hand and then get a relatively clean power amp to allow it to shine through. Straight power amps like crown and QSC can give you this, or get something like a Peavy mini max or mini mega which is cheap second hand and should give you what you need to project the pedal. If you like a bit of drive, things like the Tech21 amp range may tickle your fancy. Hope your search goes well

Not all P’s are the same without listing all the parts that’s pretty obvious, but if the synths are set up for different ‘bits’ for ease of switching that’s cool too

Aaaaaaaaand to answer Cam’s question.......

Yes as well if you know what you are listening for and can combine effectively

There is practically nothing from the ‘old valve’ sound that can not be re-created or at least made with a minuscule on a circuit board, solid state etc.

Pick up height? Bring it closer to the strings

Yep

Looking sweet, and sounding sweet too by the inference. Keep playing!

@Quatschmacher Ann Peebles is hella cool - probably my fave Motown singer above all the others - her voice just resonates with me like no other. If you like the last one, you will love this. And we all know where Missy Elliot got here song from...

Could be one of these.....

Not mine! But the next job may be like this. Wood stain and silver wax into the grain

Cheers - swamp ash or maple or something with grain it works well (you know all this!) but it’s really cheap as well as most people have wire wool, tea bags and vinegar!

Can’t have been me My time is nasty!

I suppose I do share the opinion of Mrs W at all times, entirely if my own accord........ I’ll be a free man

That’s being a child - being a grown up is precisely the opposite!