SpondonBassed

This is where it all starts to make sense. You must have been wanting to see this image from your thoughts become real for some time.

Hahahahaha Snap!

Now I am thinking you were attacked by Amy Winehouse after she'd been lurking long enough to hear that you played better than Mark Ronson... That would be proper controversial.

Now there's a thing. I have light gauge piano wound strings on my B2A. The packet they came in was endorsed by MK. I bought them in '88 after I returned to England to live once more. They're still sounding good on the active, neck-through bass. Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that one of the unique things about Mark's playing - the light guage strings? Going from my other basses to that one, I have to make an effort not to bend strings unless intending to. My other basses are strung with medium gauge. I am practising double thumbing (early days) but only on the wider spaced four stringers; the B2A and the fretless Vantage. If I want to single thumb and pop, I am not bothered what the string spacing is so much.

There is a fine line that isn't always seen by hecklers. It's the one that separates banter from abuse. I'm glad ^they^ weren't music related.

"Statii" - That's given me a cheesy grin. So, a NND topic is imminent as an antithesis to the woes described herein? Hooray! Your findings re: active vs passive with composite necks are eagerly awaited.

Depends on your flavour of normal. Where there are complex curves, especially when machining metal, 5 axis CNC is most advantageous but for guitars, being relatively shallow in depth, complex shapes can be achieved easily on the more affordable 3 axis machines. You need an aptitude for programming them though, even with the so-called intuitive models. I suspect that I am not the only one to have issues with that aspect of the equipment. For those wanting to know the difference between 3 and 5 axis CNC. Yes. Me too. Heeheehee

Were you attacked?

I was thinking the same. The band of red down the centreline will not be so stark with the hardware in place. It should give the effect of a red aura behind the strings. That's going to look cool.

I have found this too. If you submit more than one point or question to a customer support team, it is often the case that only the first part of the query is answered... if you're lucky. Then the answer you get depends very much on the team's interpretation of what's been written. As with GPs these days; it's usually better to deal with one issue at a time. Still, you'd think that Hiram's two issues are related, ie; the sudden warping and the coincidental loss of thread contact with the adjuster.

Limits aside, it's a good discussion - all points of view being considered in the context of the whole. I especially like how Mr Honza has now side-stepped it all by modifying the body shape of his bass to suit the pick guard he likes best. Class.

No - a prince Herbert.

Of course. You're well ahead of any advice that I can give you.

Is that ink stain?

Are you veneering the fingerboard?

I suppose it's closure of a sort. They were aware of the way this happened overnight in a room in a house that (I assume) is well insulated and heat is regulated by thermostat? Also the freely spinning truss rod nut?

It's a bit hard to tell against the multi-coloured background but I think that works better than the spiky one you drew earlier. Then I realise that I am looking at the beginnings of a guitar... Heeheehee

That's a stunner! I can't wait for the results of the BC Rorschach test.

Me from the cheap seats at Derby Assembly Rooms: "PLAY HARD TIMES OF OLD ENGLAND!" Steeleye Span's drummer immediately came back with: "LIVING IT MATE!"

It's one way to remove calcium build up from the plumbing I suppose...

I'd suggest you concentrate on preserving the fretboard profile and finish as far as possible. Filling the slots is the objective. Someone who has done this before will doubtless answer this question better than I could. Paging @Andyjr1515 for advice...

That is indeed worthy of a topic all by itself. You can see why many build their own.

It only looks that way. The mosh pit is in the car park.

I think you might mean 10 inches and not 10 degrees. Perfection is subjective. What, apart from wanting a fretless instrument, would you like to change?

Fender have already made the sale and by dragging their ar5e over after care they've left an opportunity for Status to profit. Ho hum.