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I purchased a cool new set of Gotoh machine heads from James, all well packaged and sent speedily.... a top man, cheers James.

Look up Jimmy Webb ‘Tunesmith….Inside the art of writing’. On Hatchett books. I’m sure he also has an autobiography out of his earlier days in the music business.

I would hazard that there has to be a contact with a ‘live’ wire somewhere, maybe at the jack point….maybe take all the shielding out and see if all is well, then try to shield the cover only and earth it and test.

Of course yes Micro mesh! Well spotted and I’ll edit my post, cheers.

I’ve used Tru Oil (ie Gunstock oil) for many years. David Dykes Luthiers Supplies in East Sussex put me onto it, the idea came from an acoustic guitar builder in Sussex who had developed a technique for using it to gain a thin oil finish on acoustic guitar tops. It penetrates just a little into the wood surface and then subsequent coats build up (after drying) on top of each coat. It employs micro mesh for end finishing the wood and for ‘cutting back’ between each oil coat. (There is a Tru oil filler that could be applied first but I’ve generally gone straight to the oil application using this technique). Micro mesh is now readily available on EBay in packs of something like 1200 to 8000…it isn’t a sandpaper that cuts the wood back but more of a fine ‘polisher’, the body wood will appear to have an almost light coat of oil on before Tru oil is applied and you will see any scratches or missed sanded arear before applying oil.

I’ve never known of a SD jazz pup with Allen key pole pieces, only DiMarzio jazz and P bass pups.

As a long term Markbass user of amps and speakers, I've had heaps of positive comments ( from bass players to guitarists and drummers) and no negatives about my sound (usually playing fretless bass). to the degree that many other bassists have actually gone and bought Markbass rigs. Now whether they were hoping to sound like me is another (flattering) matter because that also comes down to the bass, the strings, the actual player's style on fingers or pick playing. I have only tried Barefaced 12" cabs and I think they are great, very clean, almost too 'clean' bottom end and I couldn't quite get the 'bite' of the strings but great for straight ahead P bass sounds but like many manufacturers, they are pricing high to cover costs of being a smaller manufacturer and they can't compete with larger companies production rates. On cost alone Markbass is winning. I haven't tried any of the latest MB cabs and it’s a shame there isn't a proper MB type of sound lounge somewhere to hear the three different types of 12" cabs they now make.

You might to try one of these Jack plug extensions? https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/REAN/NYS224S?qs=%2B86TLfaev2%2BSQdm8vB4m4g%3D%3D&mgh=1&vip=1&utm_id=20797887759&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-riY_MfChgMVyJRQBh1QBTY9EAQYDyABEgKn5vD_BwE

It’s difficult to find their weight, as in this link showing everything but the weight, a nice looking 5 in swamp ash. https://sire-usa.com/collections/marcus-miller-p8/products/p8-5st