Stub Mandrel

I thought the Jack came first?

Colour difference will disappear if you do a burst finish. OTOH I think you'e going to fail unless you use a neck shim.

I could 3D print neck shims, with 0.001" steps.

This is the solution for Band Joy. Musicians who learn to communicate what's happening. Good bands are tight. Excellent bands can give the appearance of totally going to pot, then pull it all back together as if they intended it that way. To do this means everyone being sympathetic ton how everyone else plays and LISTENING TO EACH OTHER!!!

Why don't you set up a jam with the rhythm guitarist and the drummer?

The truth about me being ejected for "too widdly" was useful. The rest of the band wanted to play very direct, solid music. I came in from a covers band with no lead guitar and used to fill in on a few songs while the keyboard player did others. I wanted to play a combination of Hawkwind and Neil Young style stuff, when they really wanted straight eight root notes most of the time. I had to learn to 'serve the song'.

I'd forgotten that these were the first basses to combine a conventional body with headless hardware. Seems amazing the likes of Steinberger didn't figure it out.

If that's the going rate for a 4-string, then the £130 I paid for my fiver looks like a good investment. I think £350 is closer to the mark, but they are excellent instruments IMHO. Possible explanation: "Guitar was previously owned by Mick MacNeil who was the singwriter and keyboardist of Simple Minds.." the Aussie one claims to be NOS (new old stock i.e. never actually sold).

Yep, comparing it with my Jack the difference is colour, headstock & bridges (and number of strings...) Body PUPS and switches/knobs/LED all look identical.

My Fender Performer has micro-tilt. I backed it right off and set the bass up conventionally and its great.

Please explain?

I'd have burned it with fire by now!

I have several TDA2030 boards, that might be a solution, with a preamp of some sort (I could dissect a Behringer BDI21) Come to think of it, in the 'container of doom' is my home build combo with four small speakers. I could convert it into a head and use the speakers for another project...

Neither of the bands I'm in rehearses with a missing member. The six piece tried without a drummer when he was ill, and it was just going through the motions.

Are they good for metal.

Absolutely mint, only downside, the timber is a bit bland.

I thought it was: ./~ nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I'll go and eat worms ./~

I got kicked out of an originals band for not playing boring basslines.

I heard a rumour the band was beginning to fall apart.

Yes looks very distinctive

I used to use Danish Oil on a table like that, one coat worked miracles and lasted 2 or 3 years.

I disagree, it's the pups being greenish 🙂