Stub Mandrel

Carpet laying music...

I'm not sure the typical Pirate studio is big enough too feel comfortable in as a group - you need the A/c on even in winter! I can see people 'sneaking in' groups, even if they policed by CCTV/microphones (they record your sessions) would anyone take any notice?

I suspect there are those who have very clear mental pictures of what they want from an instrument, and spend a long time searching for it, and may turn over basses at a great rate. Myself, what I like most is when basses feel and sound different, and as long as they are capable of being well set up and can be made to sound good through an amp I enjoy the variety. I find it really hard to understand why people may have many basses that are near identical (Ok I have both Fender and Squier jazz basses but they do feel and sound very different).

They were at nearly 10,000 basses in 1994? At up to $60,000 a pop? Where do i buy shares? 🤑

Tanglewood acoustic, holds its own with an acoustic guitar or a couple of ukeleles, but obviously designed to work unamplified. That said, I immediately fitted a pickup/preamp combo to it.

It's a Rickenfaker! It's already got a trussrod cover Crocodile Dundee would be pleased to use as a knife!

C'mon... this is 'The Bass That Refused To Die' I reckon Stew should do what he can, no matter how much superglue is involved... Worst case he takes the truss rod out and puts it on the marketplace (or saves it for his upcoming scratchbuild!) and starts looking for a cheap neck... There's nothing to lose except time (we all have plenty of that right now) and glue...

Cue Chrissie Hynde: "Got Bass ... in Basket. Intention ... I'm gonna think about it."

Guy Pratt? Apparently it's Live 8 stitched with two Gilmour concerts.

Restaurants charge corkage, perhaps Alembic charge 'walnutage'?

Apparently research before coronavirus era (BCE) shows playing short breath instruments is worst - especially flute (so avoid Ian Anderson, James Galway and Peter Gabriel...) Long horns aren't too bad and singing is supposedly not that bad and the 'touchy feely aspect of choirs is blamed (but see example above which seems to contradict this).

Ha, so just extend the slot north, seems a sensible route ('root'/'rout' - geddit?) to me and invisible with a 'fakerplate' in place.

As previous answer, I suspect these things were not really thought through with ease of use in mind, but simply to provide a range of distinct as many sounds as possible to impress buyers (Jaguar I'm looking at you...) These things then get embedded in the 'heritage' of the product*. *Like detents on potentiometers to simulate the previous use of multipole switches and lose the benefit of having a continually adjustable control...

Think back to the 60s when there was no accepted distinction for such things and Gibson had a pile of rings with 'rhythm/treble' on... Fast forward to today when a conservative approach with as much 'vintage' flavour as possible is expected of a 'heritage' brand whose mission is to be 'authentic'... And why 'treble' anyway? Rhythm, OK rhythm guitar is an accepted thing but 'treble guitar'?

Sod it's I've read up and I might go for Candy Apple Red. Will have to make some sort of spray booth.

That's sorted then, I'm a huge Neil Young fan so by extension I lovb Billy's bass playing! Plus it looks really def! Shame I don't think I'm up to a candy apple red finish!

Or even Martin (1905)...

Who ripped it of Majestic... (seems to have been quite common on Harp Guitars - two necks one with unfretted sympathetic strings) of the early 20th century)

Bigsby nicked it from Epiphone...

But which of the three Pre CBS, CBS or Tele?

variations on GIBSON BASS WIRING and google image search, that might be EB3

Perhaps Fleur de Lys and claim it's an Alembic?

I've got a Tokai SG, unfortunately it's such an accurate copy the wiring is equally hard to get your head around.