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  1. Niche! https://schumannelectronics.com/lion.html
  2. Yeah I really did a number on it. 😝 I'm having to move studio so I'm clearing stuff out and would rather it go to someone than landfill!
  3. Severely hacked about (I was obsessing over preamps) this is a lovely luthier made body. I think it's northern ash, so it is very dense and very heavy. It was painted black, I sanded it and lightly refinished it with an oil based finish. This job was BY NO MEANS PERFECT but you could easily strip the finish and do a better job (did I say easily?!). I filled the pick guard screw holes and the old bridge mounting holes, will fit a fender standard 5 hole. Comes with a lovely red pick guard WHICH DOES NOT COVER THE HOLES I DRILLED. Standard Fender size neck pocket - fits a fender/squire replacement neck. For clarity: this body has really been hacked about and is best though of as a science experiment. I put a Luistand double NFP pre in and a switch for a MM pickup (parallel, series, single). So would suit mad scientist. Or someone prepared to fill the holes and refinish it (black looked good with the red!) Feel free to make me an offer or ask questions. If you're near N8 in London and want to collect we can really talk.
  4. Gear4music P-bass body. They call it mahogany, I think it's Sapele? Light, resonant. It comes from them un-drilled, I've done a workman like job of drilling it. There are a few grease pencil marks that I'll rub off before sending. The finish is otherwise in good shape. I've had a neck and pickup on it so I know it intonates well. The only thing I didn't drill was the strap button holes. There is no hardware at all except the body and the pickguard - (mint green, shielded). £50 posted in the UK, boxed and ready to go! The pick-guard colour is hard to capture - the first image is the closest - together they look pretty good. Feel free to DM me with questions! Neck pocket is standard Fender size
  5. On the guitars Rivolta Fumante are referred to as mini-humbuckers, so presumably.
  6. When I play them some basses just talk to me and some don't, even if on paper they look perfect. Aside from that I am looking for specific tones I've heard on records (like thick mid P, or sharp grind on a stingray or super modern clarity) and it helps if the bass looks good. That last is awfully subjective, but boils down to "can you imagine yourself playing live with it". Like I love a pointy 80's bass but can't imagine myself playing one.
  7. Thanks - loving your calm and organised approach! I'm thinking of buying the full IVP kit from them - I have the PCB but haven't got round to sourcing the components yet (what happened to my life!?) - getting the enclosure drilled will help too. How're you planning to do the labelling?
  8. Good call - enjoying seeing your work
  9. Musikding are good - bought a few things from them. Aion I've seen on there site for years so I guess they must be at least ok or they would have dropped them due to support issues?
  10. Oh wow - that is monster! I'm pretty tempted by the Pompei, but I think my PCB build backlog now exceeds my likely years remaining. I think I still have a deadendfx board to make, though I can't remember what it is... good luck - someone must want something!
  11. Monty's do good work: https://www.montysguitars.com/pages/rewinds
  12. There is also a lot in magnet configuration e.g. the MFD has a ceramic bar under the pole pieces that, to my ears, increases the output, but also the dynamics and definition. Or, to take another Leo Fender design - the dual pole pieces under the each string with a p-pickup were specifically there to diffuse the bass response and attack from the earlier 'telebass' single pole per string version because that was apparently blowing speakers!
  13. Overwound would be a good example - https://www.fralinpickups.com/2019/10/24/overwinding-and-underwinding-a-pickup/ hotter, but also 'thicker'
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