PaulThePlug

Not a lot without messin with the finish. Standard Panel hole size so maybe a blanking plug... as for the batt box hole... empty batt box... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175210436296

I was going to post a whitty quip... asking if there is an issue with the soft-close lid or recommending Pimlico Plumbers... but that would be of no help what so ever..

Cheap tuners on cheap basses can be feel rough, but a quick go with some coppa slip on the worms, and a good few turns to remove plating flashing and improve the mesh, then a clean and dab of vaseline can work wonders... not Schaller wonderful, but a great improvement, especially when a set of tuners can be a third of the price of say a Harley Benton... along with a smooth and pencil lead in the nut slots. And the recent post on High Mass v BBOT and tone was an eye opener, me preferring the BBOT... often an upgrade is for the eye. Saying that the likes of Wilkinson, Tonerider, Entwistle, Maida Vale etc at the lower end pickup price point, can breath new life in to a lagging purchase for £20ish.

What The Fůćk Have I Bought Bass Day So Bloody Gumtree,again!.. Cheap 'n Local-ish and dodgy add pics... No Name? Hour later i'm picking it up on the bike with a Rucksack Gig Bag... Looks like some one... or some thing, has set about the headstock! unless someone knows otherwise? As I've been on Ibby SR's and Jazz Necks... this thing feels huge! so much so i'm wondering if it was a 5 modded to a 4... 43 at the nut, 44 at the fretboard end and something like 68 at the back of the pocket, and wearing big thick black flat or tapes - black silks... could it be those Mahoosive Roto Tru Bass? Neck looks like it is a fretless conversion having had the frets removed as the dots are between the lines. Very flat fretboard. Body was covered in stickers so White Spirit and GT85... only distinguishing mark is the 'Tonic' logo between the pickups, Screen Printed or Decal, not a sticker. Had some emery cloth in the neck pocket as a shim removed this and tidied the over paint at the edge of the pocket, hoping one will cancel the other.... Youngest has been playing a bit of Guitar (as well as his fretless bass) and was asking about a fretless guitar, so we were talking about slide. As the action is a little high, with the neck width and monster strings, think this is gonna be a Lap Slide Bass, with a Behringer BDI for some drive and a Wah-Wah... Fun afternoon project for £20! Need some push on knobs...

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers - Motörhead

£20 Budget... Sennhieser HD206 Long 3 mtr lead so great for practice... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314368503651

@Happypants '83... YoB Bass... Jezus I feel old...

Budget Neck... 'twin--cam' on the bay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/wildrainbowmusic 38 Jazz or 42 P - Rosewood or Maple I've got the Rosewood Jazz on my P Bitsa...

Rubber Washer on the horn(!) D'Addario Dual-Lock Guitar Strap Lock & Secures Cables... Keeps the lead out the way without pushing on the strap, or rubbing on the guitar... https://amzn.eu/d/eQyMW2g

£50... Class Rehearsal Room Studio Fridge...

^ Falco!

Welcome Colin. Oh, and Colin... The Good Biscuits...

Can I join? I've seen the error of my ways, and tried to make amends, look...

@lidl e so... neck in pocket pics, elastic strings run... or have ya measured and drilled already?

Did you buy a damaged one? NO. Thats Quite a Dink... I'd say start at a £50 dink... tell them it's not a £10 B Stock Scratch... they got a copy of the pic and take another look! Let us know how you get on.

Nice, loves an SR... SR750 As not figured top? https://cs.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pcw.nsf/item.xsp?documentId=5ACC9E98B497266F4925804F002EAA1E&strItemKey=SR800_AWT_1P_02&curSuffix=1P02&curFromYMTX=2015/11&curToYMTX=2017/10&strMode=newpage Finish etc might be different for region. Above is UK. See info for swing truss rod cover, there are 2 designs on ebay etc.

Dimarzio's 4 wire?

I wouldn't be able resist the Westone if i were local...

Remember... Ensure pilot holes are the right size, not too tight... and deep enough for the Screws... particularly for the machine heads. If not wide or deep enough, they will not cut wider or deeper, you will just round of the head... and screws only need nipping up. Bar of Soap or Candle Wax to lube the thread, sandwich bag plastic between screw driver tip and screw to protect the finish... (I also do this with sockets and bolts when working on the bike.)

Sanded Ibby SR