Owen

We live in a golden age of lutherie. And I am not talking about the top end.

Thanks Andy. Yes, the truss rod depth is something which I have been considering!

Classic. I got excited and then realised that I already own it.

I have an MTD Kingston I bought for peanuts while playing Ebay roulette many, many years ago. It has been badly abused over the years. I should not have taken the Audere preamp with Low Z switch out of it. I have changed pickups 4 times. It now sports 2 Smith humbuckers and goes through a Smith floor preamp. The floor preamp will eventually be plumbed into the bass. It has the loveliest neck I have ever played and is super light. Nothing not to love.

That's not possi...... yes, yes it is.

What is also a joke is posting while waiting for my pizza in an area with very poor signal.

OGQC I heard the earlier ones are better. Obv that is a joke.

OGQC I heard the earlier ones are better. Obv that is a joke.

No different from learning the basics on a 4 string. it is a truth universally acknowledged that you cannot spell Bass without a B. Yes, the bottom B is so expensive you will want to cry. But lower notes are more better, right?

Thank you

Thanks. I know exactly what PLEK is. I am just wondering if people who have had one done see it as a step above a full hand-done set-up/fret dress, etc.

I am just thinking aloud here really. Has anyone had a PLEK done and thought "Yeah, that is stuff - that made a massive difference". None of my basses are hard to play, but there is a part of me that wonders if they could be nicer/easier/something else-er. Setting things up is easy for some people - but not for me

This is all that counts.

It will never catch on.

Very pleasing.

Check your nut. When I went super low (F#) it was deeply lacklustre until I opened up the nut slightly so the string (.175) sits in it properly. I had tried low F# before but had not got it to work. This was the answer for me. Take the next string up, put it in some sandpaper and slowly open the nut up. YMMV

Uh oh.

Truth bomb. Right there!

I can not trust myself to go to Bassbashes. I ALWAYS fall for something and buy one later on. Always.

Fair enough.

But (as has already been mentioned) dat 35" B tho. What is the point?

It turns out that the bass was not actually for sale, despite eBay telling me it was. We live in a strange world. But it was exciting while it lasted. The one there is not, the chase only there is.

Thanks. I am waiting for a response from the seller at the moment after BINing the auction last night, but the rest of the arrangements are in place.