Stub Mandrel

This seems a rational explanation to me.

Try resoldering it?

Try a TE elf, it might do the job, and if not excellent backup. If you want a clean but characterful amp, consider the Orange Bass Terror in 'clean' mode. That way you have a rock amp as well.

I agree. I think there should also be sections for other rare and esoteric basses: Ugly basses Basses people are selling because they don't like them. Basses that sound horrible Basses that people don't really want to sell but are just testing the water or mollifying an annoyed spouse.

Stcky Labella is sleeping with the fishes. The Post-It Mob got him.

It's possible, but highly unlikely, you have done something that's created a significant amount of extra capacitance in the lead

Just turn the little knob on top. https://www.neutrik.com/en/product/np2rx-timbre

I'm waiting for a cheap secondhand neck from the Netherlands. It got as far as Oirschot, but is now well on its way back to the sender 😞 They say it's got the right address on it. No Cites declartion?

Just measured two basses at ~1.7 to 1.8 mm at twelfth fret.. Then a short scale at nearly 3mm - yet it feels really easy to play because of the low string tension and I don't think I would want to drop it any more. My fretless is nearer to 4mm, perhaps it could come down a smidge.

'snomobiles

I had one sprayed with by a car paint shop, but it was years ago by a mate but only cost a few beers.

Our guitarist's dad has PA/sound as his hobby, so he deals with all the PA. Lots of it. On teh plus side this means we get excellent sound. The downside is that it takes an age to set up and twice as long to pack up.

Depends who paints it...

Is there cake?

OK, one isn't a Jazz, but it was originally intended as the 'new Jazz'.

I'm in!

Let's Get Ready To Crhumble!

Stop that! It's silly mid on!

And he still hasn't signed up for free music lessons!

I can find myself gritting my teeth...

You're going to be so disappointed when you get that out of the box:

A zero fret is typically set a little higher than normal frets. I think this is because with a normal fret you have a finger pushing down behind it, which angles the string up a touch. The zero fret doesn't have this. You'll have noticed that fret buzz can sometimes be mitigated by pressing harder or closer to the fret - the same effect, particularly noticeable with heavier gauge strings.

So you didn't measure nut height at the same time?

You may also have been measuring the level of expertise in using a micrometer, if each person did their own...