Samuel Burns

Cool. If you haven't done this before be sure to watch some youtube videos on how to go about it. It is very rewarding but takes loads of elbow grease.

Hi lads! New guy here, 38, from Munich- Germany. Long time lurker, decided to sign up earlier this year. Spent sometime -some of the best time- in Glasgow and Inverness back in the day. Basically a Fender p-bass player but trying to give the Stingrays a shot as of recently.

Stew Mac makes brilliant wood shims, I've used them myself and find them great. https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Bodies_and_Necks_and_Wood/Electric_Guitar_Bodies_and_Necks_and_Wood/Electric_Guitar_Necks/StewMac_Neck_Shims_for_Guitar.html

My guess is you went too many coats too soon. I wouldn't trust a can application to be honest. Either go for the long game with a brush, which requires lots of patience or have a local body shop spray just the clear coat. If you do all the prep work, and supply them with the clear coat of your preference they could spray it in the booth together with some car panels to keep it cost effective.

I first tried the GHS precision flats on my p-bass. Dead right from the start, glass like smooth, but extremely high tension for my taste even though I opted for the medium set. 2 months after that I tried and stayed with the EB cobalts. Sticky at first, bright and barky, but 3-4 months into playing them they mellowed down but nothing like the GHS's.

I've had the same problem after installing a set of SPB-3's on my p-bass. After trying everything, I followed the advice of an internet guru that suggested to ground the pick up itself, through the pole pieces. It did the trick. I used coper tape making sure not to have any contact to the wires of the pick up, and then used a wire to connect it to the ground.

Thomann is leading the european instrument market the last years and for many good reasons. Their service is superb not only for the folks in Germany but in every corner of the world.