SpondonBassed

That's a smashing photo. Funny how the case frames it so well. (You didn't actually call it the Pink Torpedo did you?).

Ooh! That's trick. I got a glimpse of some of the body bracing in one of the demo clips. It looks intriguing. I trust patents have been applied for.

The Jolly Bodger

I hereby dub thee - Sir Jolly Bodger of the Basschat round table. I'll have my people make a flag with two necks crossed on top of a bass body and run it up the forum flagpole. It'll keep me busy while I wait for the next gripping instalment.

I saw a photo of one of our member's basses, a B2A, covered in fur. It scared the bejayzus out of me! I do like @owen's jacketed DB though

I was happy to see one of our members gets to select some tunes for a change. Would You Buy a Used Car from this Man? Sunday, 10th December, at 5 O'Clock on Vintage TV https://vintage.tv/tv-guide/ Edit: Sorry for incorrectly stating November. Corrected thanks to the vigilance of @casapete.

Dang! I was wanting to find out what the difference was between an MM pickup and a humbucker. Medium scale is 30 to 32 inches isn't it?

I agree. Despite my engineering background my sentiment over-rides my knowledge. Composites have no soul. Timber has.

Blindingly obvious with hindsight. D'oh!

I'd favour the third solution provided that you have not cut your saddle too low else it might need replacing to take up the difference in bridge height. It would be a shame to have fasteners showing up that beautifully simple finish you have achieved. Making a router template for this will open option two for you as well because you can skim the finish off ready for adhesive. I don't feel good about adhesive but I can't give you a reason why not.

BassChat has just had a re-tread so you should get better mileage here now.

Welcome Boomer

As ScrumpyMike demonstrates, customer demand seems to be a big factor. Composite materials were used by Ned Steinberger in his range of new age guitar designs as far back as the late seventies. Many manufacturers use them now. They are still somehow not the real deal in the eyes of a lot of people who were there in the 60s, 70s or 80s. Oddly, people who weren't born back then are voicing similar sentiment today. In parallel, I was getting an introduction to composite materials in aircraft technology in my day job. Aerospace, the automotive and the sports industries all use composite materials routinely now. In music, significant numbers of players seem to want to avoid newer materials. The green issues surrounding the harvesting of exotic woods and ivory are good reason to think twice about what your instrument is really made of... or so you'd think. Since I started taking notice of music tech in the seventies the industry has embraced new technology whole-heartedly. I was on one of the last analogue sound mixing courses that were being run in Dublin. We touched on MIDI despite that, such was the enthusiasm of the instructors to whet our appetites for the future. The new syllabus was a rewrite that put digital tech at the core or everything. I was the mug who had paid for the old fashioned analogue course the day before the new syllabus was announced. Don't get me wrong, I have no regrets because it was good knowledge. Indeed, I was amongst the last to be formally educated in analogue sound and lighting for live and recorded performance. I have a feeling of privilege for that. The oddness is in the way that traditional instruments are sought despite clear advantages in choosing modern instruments that incorporate new materials and ideas. The current demand for newer instruments to look old shows a willingness to pay lip service to antiquity by defacing relicing brand new kit. Inexplicable. The antique market benefits as ever. Collectors take over from musicians. They'll pay extra for genuine and original hardware. That is a good reason for Mike to keep his original spec switch. It is also good reason for you to make the headstock modification reversible. That you take care to uphold that ideal is admirable.

I can't comment. I've not been there.

Cool. Although we have a world-wide membership, you could do worse than hang around here for a bit.

Welcome Barron. One of these right? https://www.worcesterguitarcentre.co.uk/collections/pre-used/products/antoria-eb-3-sg-bass-guitar-1970s-japanese-pre-used Have a look for recommendations here;

Welcome Smokey. Good credentials there.

Welcome FacStudio.

Oh yes! {Background sounds of hooting, loud cheers and tobacco spits}

They can't do you for it so I'm right behind you in principle.

Me too. Mind you, I was a bit jealous of you having an Ibby body to muck about with. I am keeping an eye out for Ibby SR bargains at the moment because I really like the shape of some of them. I'd have smoothed that body off to look like the others in the range. More sucked sweet than slab of cake if you get me. Have you plans for the neck?

PS: Excellent headstock. Whilst being unique it has attractive curves that equal one of the big names but it is not ridiculously long.

The arm relief contour and the slim body on these is what would make me change my position on acoustic bass. The YT clip I found is confirmation of the sound quality. If I ever earn owt other than beer money from my playing I am having one of these somewhere down the line. The functional form of this instrument is a thing of beauty. The machine thread inserts are the clincher. Any luthier who incorporates these details is building an instrument to outlast its owner. That makes it a proper investment as an heirloom for my successors on top of it being a highly useable acoustic based instrument. I'd love to support British craftsmanship but my earnings aren't up to that sort of investment right now. I will keep an eye on the range however.

Isn't that one of Sir Elton's lesser known albums? Or Is it what happens when @Les's kebab hunt ends up at the hut?

Seconded. I saw this at East Mids BB4 this year. It was beautifully light and responsive. Although it looked well finished to me, Jez was wanting to do some little bits to it yet. Artists are never satisfied with their own work. @Jabba_the_gut Have you officially finished this yet? It should definitely be in the running. Forum readers haven't seen it with its chromed control plate and upcycled note -book-cover pick guard screwed on yet. Please post some up to date images?