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If you look at Yes songs, they often seem to be crafted to fit the Ric fretboard. It used to bug me, but actually I never want to go that high o a bass. If I needed it I’d get a 5 or 6 string to add the extra (or a doubleneck or Stick).

Do you mean not enough frets? The originals had the Bass pickup right there, so no room for more frets.

I would be interested in seeing that. i like something different. I played a Dingwall today - it was fun.

It's nothing to fret about... 🙂

I meant the ones in @ikay's post. 🙂 The bobbin sits on top of a magnet which is glued to the base. But the bobbin itself is held on by those two screws underneath.

I've loosened those screws before (just a smidge) and just coaxed the bobbin into alignment. Beware that those wires are quite fragile.

Is the pickup bobbin glued to the base or held in place by a couple of screws on the underside?

The passive-aggressive use of "ahem"...

(Neil)

I use cutouts from aluminium food trays - you can do folds to make a (stepped) slope and build up a shallow wedge to the desired height.

Not cheap, I guess you have to weigh against spending the time & effort. This ebay seller has (or at least had) some replacement parts, so you could try pinging him. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167855373439 Also contactable via this FB group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/182588378547198

Doh! Someone messed that up; there's also supposed to be a Gnd wire to the Treble pickup surround held in place by the screws/springs. RickySounds (and other suppliers) will be able to supply exact parts or they are a stock US bolt. If you do go to RickySounds, I'd suggest getting there bezel too; I have one on one of my Rics and the price is very reasonable. https://www.rickysounds.co.uk/product/4003-4001treble-bezel-cove-chrome/

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They must've misspelt the name.

Aye, but I don't think anybody did.

That’s a workaround, not a solution.

Was it a fake?

I'm not gigging, but I have an EBS Microbass 3 which is rather good. Its downside vs the Stanley Clarke model is that (IMHO) the 2nd "Drive" channel isn't as good as the main one, but its upside is that it has an integral tuner. I previously used a Sansamp BDDI, but the EBS is way better. It's also got an Fx loop, so you can use it as a pedalboard hub if you like and it has balanced XLR outputs to run to a desk. if that's what you need. https://ebssweden.com/pedals/microbass-3/

I guess it's pot luck.

Maybe they weeded it out?

Nope - I can't say I've ever hated a bass.

We're wiiiide-awake! I was mentioning the other day in conversation that I might bring along an El Toro to the Berks Bass Bash. It's way simpler than the Minitaur.

(I think you embedded your reply into my post.) Anyway, I've seen them, got the T-shirt.

As I said, on the radio I switch stations if I don't like something which is playing. (I only listen to the radio in the car.) TV-wise, I mentioned that I used to watch MTV (etc.), but it's been a while. More recently I do record "Later" and other music shows on TV, but then I can skip over things if I want to. On the Hi-Fi, I can choose what I want to listen to when I want to and have some 1500 albums on a shared drive to choose from.

I don't like big venues; I saw Rush at the O2 on the Clockwork Angels tour and it was honestly a waste of time; I can watch them on a screen in the comfort of my own home and enjoy the experience more. (That was from a private box.) I'm not a Spotify subscriber, but I will look things up on YouTube, though their ads are intrusive and offputtting (I just mute the sound or flip to something else when they appear). Ironically, my most active concert-going period was when I used to download music from Pirate Bay and discover new bands.