durhamboy

It's looking very nice. Great that you're liking the new job too.

Black for me too, though I have to disclose a bias. I'm old enough to forever associate fake pearl with 1950's Formica kitchen table tops and everything that was terrible about the 50's.... Of course others opinions may vary. 😉

Thankyou. Very nice, love the top and the nicely done subtle burst. You do very good work.

As Andy said, top class job and great attention to detail. PS. Interested to see where the ash(?) backed body in one of your pics is going. Is it another build going on at the same time? (Sorry if I've missed where you've mentioned that one at some point.)

I'm assuming CTS is another victim of the pandemic upheavals? Supplies of some of their pots seem to have been patchy for months now. When I was looking for stacked 250k pots a while back, the only seller I could find with stock was in the US and wanted $15 plus $25 AUD each to ship them! Ouch! Hope you eventually track down what you're looking for.

The birdseye in that fretboard is looking lovely with some finish. I do love a bit of birdseye.

Beautiful work, I like the ebony truss rod hole trim, a small thing, but very nicely done.

Looking good, nice finish on the neck.

Possibly new stock pickup, now with wire gauge stamped, but old photo used in ad? If the pickup arrived in a sealed box, the seller probably doesn't know that anything has changed... If you're worried about the pickups you received, perhaps contact the seller and see what trey know?

I haven't tried them, but I remember that Entwistle Pickups had J bass pickups with adjustable pole pieces with ceramic magnets or neodymium magnets. They used to be listed on ebay UK, so hopefully someone will chime in with some info about them.

Watching with interest. Like the fretboard by the way.

The back looks cool, like the silver on black string ferrules and the Strat type jack on the control cover. I've often looked at Ritters, etc. with those jacks in the back and wondered how they work out in practice. Does the plug and cord sticking out at an angle ever get in the way? Have you had a chance to plug yours in yet and try it out?

Looking good, really like the pickup covers.

Great information. I certainly wouldn't be expecting ABM machining tolerances from a unit costing less than a quarter of the price, but nice to know the bridge is functional and pretty durable. I've just come across these individual bass bridge units, clearly Chinese made, but these days that doesn't necessarily mea, poor quality. They might be worth a try as the price is similar to what the "Overloard" bridges and similar, are listed for.

How's that cheap 'Overlord of Music' bridge held up over the years, especially given you used that bass as your main gigging bass? I'm considering my first headless build but the price of Hipshot, AMG and the like, with exchange rates, duties and shipping making them around 500 of our Australian Dollars, has made me look for cheaper options. Nova are about half that and get good reviews, so at the moment they're where I'm leaning. I've avoided the cheaper options so far, but maybe they are worth considering, at least for a first, 'see if I like it', build...