Aidan63

do the holes under the scratchplate go through to the back or are they blind ?

fair price ? 99p start auction on Ebay and let it run and it sells for what the market will pay that day, occasionally someone gets a bargain, but mostly they sell for a fair and fairly consistent price; I think people are a bit optimistic about the worth of second hand instruments that have had a life and come with no return, no cooling off period, no warranty - and often they won't post; the online shops sell new, with shipping and warranty and return policies, and there are thousands of new instruments being sold every week in this country, and some of the new stuff is very good value for money. There's usually 1000 used basses for sale on Ebay and Reverb platforms with some sort of consumer protection, plus many more for sale of FB etc... The good stuff generally gets held onto and played, a lot of stuff just changes hands often on the basis of buying 2nd hand to try something different and 'you won't loose much' which is a mantra repeated on here a lot to newbies. The stuff that has sold of the 196 listed was almost I think without exception priced lower than most would ask for the same instruments, being sold to be played not to appreciate in value. I know shoot the heretic😵

Nordstrand MN4 Mustang pickups have 4 magnets per piece, ie 2 per string; some others do too

750 series in stock at Guitar Guitar £2k, but maybe not the colour you want ? guitar guitar

196 basses listed for sale on here in January, is that a record ? A tightening of the belt collectively ? A realisation 'we' bought too freely, egged on by each other 😲 More 5 strings over a grand listed here than on Ebay, this is definitely a place to buy a 5 string, though it's the cheaper ones that sell quickly/generally it seems to me It seems like a few of the prolific posters have gone quiet over the last year too , busier working or playing ? plus ca change

String spacing is slightly less on Mustang so I'm not sure how that would effect fitment into a P and how the strings would interact with the pickup, one could probably add a simple overlay to the pickguard to mount them to try it out. It maybe the narrowness of the pickup magnetic field is what makes them sound different.

Have a look at twoodfrd's latest video for a good methodology for routing a flat platform using simple bish-bosh bang it up jig to support the router allowing you to 'inch up' on the required depth and maintain a level surface with the minimum of hand tool work

Dunlop make/sell a short scale 5 string stainless flatwound set but they are eye wateringly expensive, even more than the Galli strings. The strings Squier fit to the mustang bass have the winding on the post, I reckon maybe just standard scale strings cut down to length after fitting, I do wonder if LaBella and co are overly fussy about windings on the post to be honest, you could try the cheapest set of 5 string flats you can find and see how they go. When I had the J&D short 4 strings, same 762mm scale length I put standard short scale flats/tapes on them which had windings on the post on the E strings at least with no issues that I found, though ymmv

Did you get it, do you like it, can we hear it ? 😉

Sweetwater have comprehensive description, it's listed as 12" radius

The Epiphone is listed as flat radius fingerboard, that's illogical it is either flat or radiused, can't be both I've messaged Peach to ask for clarification

I've found Ebay contactseller , item not as described to work well if no returns permitted, upload some pics and a concise description of the problem, but it may depend on your feedback rating, I've had afew problem sellers in the past couple of years but process has always sided with me. If you try and go around the proces then Ebay won't help. I've never had to take up an issue with PayPal so can't comment but I find them very helpful and responsive generally.

YouTube thought I would like Blue Oyster Cult after listening to your tracks 🙂 Weirdly I have never listened to BOC on you tube before

a rather fitting tribute Tombeau for Jeff Beck

Not all UPS drivers work directly for UPS and drive the brown vans, many are working for sub-contracters and are driving unmarked white vans, as per the general race to the bottom model that prevails in the parcel business. UPS closed the UK customer support team and calls are now handled in the first instance abroad, my guess is in the Phillipines. They now play by the usual customer support play book, sympathise, apologise but do not take ownership and do not do anything proactive to help; even if you get through to UK customer support (or what looks like UK customer support) by email they do diddly squat to help until you lodge a claim then it goes into the investigation stream, which can take ages and rarely results in a positive outcome. Just been through this with a package to Holland that was held up for 2 weeks unnecessarily. They have instead invested in mechanical handling and AI solutions to replace humans as they all are doing, rather than retaining staff and paying well and charging accordingly, increased margins, little cost implication to end user and a lot less satisfaction for the 0.1% of instances where it doesn't work as designed. Efficiency : )

Surely there are ways of making 'Gold-Foil' style pickups that are robust whilst looking nice, just using some gold foil on paper seems, well, a bit cheap, after all they will get sprayed with skin and sweat and pick flakes in the course of their life. Leo added the plastic covers to the P pickup ver. 2.0 to help them from premature degradation so maybe gold 'chromed' plastic would be a more suitable capping for such a pickup ? A case of style over substance me thinks

Have you tried your less than satisfactory pickups at different heights or with different strings, these things can make a difference too Manufacturers of instruments do R&D playing around with all the variables to arrive at a suitable compromise, the more high end companies hopefully don't factor cost into the mix too much but as we know there are plenty of budget instruments that sound just fine so there are ways of adjusting the variables (wire, magnet types, winding, pole pieces etc...) to arrive at reasonable sound and output when used with any particular mix of wood, build method, bridge, nut and strings mix Aftermarket pickups are always advertised as better, louder, clearer, vintage, modern etc...but don't take into account the actual instrument they will be used with and how that will be set up, so are a bit of a lottery and why perhaps so many of them get sold on after being in fact no 'better' than the manufacturuers' fitted ones despite being so much (and so much £) 'better'er

There were a few acoustic guitars that had bolt on necks in the past, I'm sure Ted Woodford showed one in his weekly youtube videos in the last year Fender did some in the 60s list

in what way less than ideal, in your opinion ?

Isn't the melody a rip off/sample of something from the 80s in the first place

Are you using strings designed for tuning down ? I think they exist for bass, I know they do for guitars

definitely depends on the roller and how many and how thick the coats are, with a smooth foam roller slightly thinned and not overworked you could get a finish a bit like the US MM Subs