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Problem is. this will soon turn the satin finish into a gloss finish. Also I found out to my cost; never use beeswax polish on French polish finishes, the solvent in it (traditionally turpentine) dissolves the finish. In the OP, it's likely to be a polyurethane or (less likely) an acrylic lacquer; a wash with a gentle soap and warm water would do the job. As said; try it on a small area first. Agreed

Ahhhhh.... that would explain the mirrors on the ceiling and the pink champagne on ice. They kind of confused me when I joined (Bassworld, as it was then) Great sentiment though! Stacked knobs? To paraphrase Bill Shankley's famous misquote (about football) - It's not a matter of life and death........ ...........it's more important than that

Thanks , but only in this sense, I'm afraid...

Yup. If it was a pre-EB I'd say no, as it is is and if it's your playing /gigging bass then do whatever makes it better / easier to play

In terms of solid bodied guitars and basses I'd say that if you're making the neck by hand then you're a luthier; cutting and routing the body from a block of wood is mere carpentry ; and putting a bitsa together from aftermarket parts is no harder than putting together the average Airfix model kit - the finishing is the hardest bit - and doesn't really warrant any specialist job description. Yes, as said above the word "luthier" is derived from a maker of lutes; I believe the word "lute" itself derived from the Arabic for gourd: oud (which in dried form made the backs for the ancestral instruments). Subsequently extended to guitar and violin making throughout Europe - although interestingly in Spain, the apex and epicentre of guitar building, a master such as Ramirez or Contreras would be called a "Constructor de guitarras", which is really more descriptive. Thanks to Maggie Thatcher giving me some spare unemployed time over 40 years ago I've completed lute-making, guitar-making, and violin-making courses, which were hugely enjoyable and character-building, so I guess I could call myself a luthier but wouldn't have the cheek to do so. Very helpful for building bitsas though, and did make one bass from scratch;; a fretless Stingray (that was enough!).

Anything to fit a Thunderbird should do - Thomann do (or used to do) a really good quality and inexpensive soft case for T-birds, or an Epiphone T-bird case, and I've found the big rectangular Freestyle cases also fit. Worth mentioning that standard guitar stands are no good for "reverse" basses - the Hercules stand that hold the neck under the headstock are ideal. I know it's already been pointed out above the similarity of the Nekromant to the old Gibson RD Artist - to me it seems practically a copy.

Not the Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners, surely? Back to the OP - for me; nothing unless you count a vintage Technics turntable so I can now once again listen to much bass goodness on my old vinyl, plus a bottle of single malt to enhance the experience.......John Rebus style.

On my bucket list of basses I still have any GAS for but will probably never now be able to afford (actually now just down to this, an original Ric 4005, and a pre-EB 'Ray in sunburst / maple). These used to crop up now and again around the £1K mark. If only......... Looks like a nice example.

Really impressive! I'd love to have a bespoke custom bass made, sadly unlikely to happen, but on the plus side I've enjoyed having owned many lovely vintage basses (including 3 Wals) before prices went totally bananas 🍌 and out of the reach of the ordinary player Shouldn't this thread be in "Build diaries" though?

Surely that's @Beedster 's man-cave / studio? This one should have been unplugged; i.e. unplugging the mixer from the mains socket.......

I do like that mod - DiMarzio Model 1 with single vol control? Rather reminds me of my old '81 RD Artist which had been "EB3-ised" with mudbucker and mini-humbucker; beast of a bass (apologies fir nicking pic from @chenzo_1 who I sold it to....)

James very handsomely posted a load of vintage amplifier valves on the Recycling forum, which I immediately snapped up - great communications with him, valves sent out rapidly and fantastically packed - happy bunny here...... Definitely one of BC's good guy - huge thanks