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32 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Wow! that would be great. One will do - otherwise I might be tempted to 'fit and forget' 🙂

PM sent

No problem 👍

Hey stub , If you’re going to make some , I’ll post them to you for you to copy if you want 🙂

2 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said:

No no no. I tried that and it sounded a bit Chinese. 😬

Good for noodling on then 🤓

Here’s a few pics stub 🙂

4 hours ago, prowla said:

I use aluminium food trays - they’re easy to cut to strips and double over to get the required thickness. 

I like that idea, on the few occasions I’ve had to fit a shim I’ve used a strip of business card 🙂

28 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

Please tell me it wasn't being sold by the purveyor of instruments for people with big hands.

😂. I don’t think so, it was on Shpock. 

I’ve got a ramp on an old shell pink jazz build I did , I love it 🙂

There’s some info here you might find interesting spencer 🙂

@hiram.k.hackenbacker absolutely superb collection and great reviews 👍

Just now, Deedee said:

 

 

This could get expensive! 😂

Definitely, I’ve got to buy a Ray now 😁

6 minutes ago, Deedee said:

These however feel and sound superb and the tension is fine for me

Same for me Deedee, I initially bought a set for my P bass, but out of interest I tried them on my Sandberg, and loved them, now I’ve got to buy more 😂

1 hour ago, missis sumner said:

How did it sound?

I don’t know but I’ve just looked and it’s sold 😀

Nice Bassline this 🙂

That’s a bargain, I’ve got one of those cabs in my summerhouse, with an Ashdown mag 300 they really sound nice, such a deep bass 🙂

Gigs in the living room sounds great 👍

Thanks jenny, they are a great looking and sounding bit of kit, you don’t see many around 🙂

Welcome, and you’re never too old to start playing bass 🙂

Hi stig there’s a bit of info here 🙂 http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner2/artb.html

Nice shim on a bass I saw for sale recently 😁

Hi Ethan, Depending on what style of bass you want, I wouldn’t rule out a Yamaha BB , I bought a nice bb 415 just to try out, and I’m definitely keeping it 🙂

I hope all goes well Sam and you are able to carry on playing bass.

43 minutes ago, casapete said:

Sorry to be a pain, but by ‘nice tension’ do you mean not low or high, kinda medium? What are the benefits of lower or higher.? Cheers.

 

Hi casapete, although they are called low tension flats they certainly aren’t floppy but they are not as high as the fender flats, so I would say yes , kinda low to medium , I play with a fairly light touch so the benefits for me are they fret very easily with minimal effort and  suit my playing style .  After being on quite a string quest  the last few years it’s nice to find a set that feel good 🙂

1 minute ago, dmccombe7 said:

and don't take my fingertips off like rounds do 

They certainly won’t do that they are very smooth and a nice tension 🙂

2 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Just ordered a set 

 

If you like flats Dave, I guarantee you will love these, 👍

I’m liking these at the moment 🙂