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I also want to see the paint job! But if you cannot wait, here are some he prepared earlier....... https://www.facebook.com/Retro169/photos_stream

Astoundingly it is actually landing with the painter this week so I should have all the bits within 3 weeks-ish and then the magic might happen. Thanks for caring

Saw them in Manchester last night. Sublime ensemble playing.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1399835291' post='2448194'] This! The Tele is fine in its slabtasticness. [/quote] I want it built for comfort. I am lazy that way.

I no longer have any tickets left for May the 13th.

I did this with a 66 jazz for a couple of years with no adjustment at all. It is totally safe.

I still have two spare tickets for the sold out gig in Manchester on the 13th of May (next Tuesday).

I recently built (screwed together) a parts tele. I am hugely enjoying it but the non contoured bit which hits my rib cage when I sit down to play is uncomfortable. I accept that it is part and parcel of the beast. Do people route the back edge to make it easier on the ribs?

I bought one for next to nothing on here. I could not lift it on my own. I flogged it to someone a 3rd of my age within 5 days. Great sound though!

I am slowly getting sucked in here. I have an iPad 2. Is this going to be cool? It will be nice to have something to use it with, because it has kind of fallen out of favour really. Obv I will have to clean all the STUPID games my children have on it. That will not hurt too much

Just SUPER easy

I have thought about the Viol/gut thing but do not know if the gut winds all the way round and how that would work for me. What I am thinking about is a super long scale bass guitar with a super low note. My DB needs are met elsewhere

They certainly exist so I presume that it is do-able, however what I really want is a 41" long scale length to get some rumbly LF going on with nickel roundwounds and my hands in a DB position, so the arco bit is not an issue for me. Of course this is all a pipe dream at the moment

I have flogged my Kala as I now have a 5 string thing of beauty (you cannot spell Bass without a B ), but I miss the kind of funky comedy duality of the uke size/shape and the phat sound.

Just provisionally sold a bass................ struggling............ to ................not................buy................one

I spoke to Barry last week and he said that the next shipment was due in but he was not expecting a fretted doobrie in on it. We both agreed that it is a pretty niche market! He did say that if one appeared then he would call me in. The reality is that I want to try one and if it works for me I want to commission a full sized 6 string one with a bottom F# so I cannot even pretend that I would be buying one

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I have been away for a week, but will attack it again with vigour and new suggestions tomorrow.

I have looked at Thomann and they have a B stock one but I just do not have the £2K I would need to put down just to try it.

Thanks Gelfin. Will did the biz.