PaulThePlug

Clear plates look cool...

Same here... couple of custom bodies i had made... more wood.

Or Stick a P pickup in ya Jazz...

^ or Adagio Flats... I have a few basses with em on

Very nice, to rich for my blood... but i love my Harley Benton HBO850 bass with flats.

Nippers and heat the fret to soften any glue... Are you going to use a contrasting venier to make wood frets and sand smooth as markers, or just fill with super glue or araldite? Prolly need a lower nut of deepen the slots...

Try warming first to see if you can roll up any stick left in to a bogie... Otherwise it will just get spread when the wd or iso gets to it.

Warm with a hairdryer to soften glue residue.... idealy should be done before removing tape. WD40... Isopropyl Alcohol or Lighter Fluid... check on an out of the way spot first.

Yes... And Depending on budget, a Squier or Harley B may be a better bet. But... Where is the fun in that! If you have a spare £150 min to hobby then go for it! Body - I've used Luthiers Warehouse / Luthiers craft... for a custom body to make something a bit different. Pickups - Check secondhand on here... Kent Armstrong, Entwisle, Warman, Wilkinson, ToneRider... Tuners - Northwest own tuners are great for £25... Neck - Ebay 'TwinCam' P or J width £50! Odds n Sods - here or bay... Loom - Kiogen That were the bassis(!) For mine £150/200 ish Finish - Oil or Wax... easier to get a passable finish... paint is a whole world of prep... last was an almost their Aria that i got different bits to miss the missing bit... £130 with the Entwistles...

Spacey! Futuristic... Remember when these came out...

Plugs?.. Angle to Straight might cover most needs...

Electo Harmonix Headphone Amp... Simple... Metal case... needs a short lead.

If the E and A saddles are getting tight... they are looking a little spring bound / max compression...

Nice... I've an early SR600 Quite possibly. If every string has changed.. Change in Guage, change in tension, change in relief, plus New Strings... Also setting intonation with the guitar flat v upright... String height action change... Pressure used to press string (on the fret v behind)... also the tuner used. My Zoom b1on reads a little different from my Ibanez CU3 clip on... All can change and influence. Do they all the new strings now intonate ok? As you say if you were not sure it was bang on with previous strings.

Flat Neautral Neck Pic... I would of expected the truss rod to of been bending tother way, to counter the strings in being flat... Back Bow... Straight truss tod (loose/centered) but even with string tension, back bowed? Confused... Truss Rod Channel?

Mmmm... If the neck is flat... it must be the fretboards fault! Naughty Fretbord...

Possibly foam... once upon a time... yuk!

Budgie - Who do you want for your love (Funky!..)

And only one cow bell...

^ Different... Preferable or Better?

Death Wish II - Jimmy Page (...mmm It's not an actual song or track title like the above, just an album soundtrack title...)