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Its got to be Fodera. They design such beautiful basses and then it looks like they have forgotten about the aesthetics of what the pattern of the preamps knobs will look like. Its a cluster x*"! of knobs that have no cohesive design when it comes to the rest of the body. I don't get it. Jens Ritter does an amazing job. But no, not Fodera. Maybe its substance over style.

I was probably a bit harsh on KS headstock. Its the string direction that gets me.

Ive owned a MIJ 75 RI Non export Jazz 70,s spacing and an MIJ 60's Jazz. A huge difference.. Sometimes i think it was probably the winding of the pickups that added to the 75's aggressive tone.. Spacing maybe, but not as much as the windings of the pickup. I tried Lollars in it. Sounded lame.

I think Music Man, Sadowsky, Lakland have it down. The car crash of Ken Smith's headstock is evident. Its like he wanted this headstock and forget about how the strings will sit/look. A bit like Fodera's Knob placements. Bizarre.

I was told that by Dan Lakin so...

The battery drain is tiny if you leave it plugged in in passive. Leaving it plugged in in active causes much more drain.

Lakland USA 5594 Deluxe. A bass that will keep me happy for a very long time..

I was having a scrabble around a local music shop today and this track came on. Immediately my ears were on high alert when this record came on. Imo it is just superb. Fantastic groove bass (I think) by Cameron Dawson. .. Amazing voice he has also.. Ive no idea why there is a Jack Russel running around.

Morning everyone.. I was wondering if anyone uses a trolley for their bass cab. Ive had a neck/shoulder issue recently so I want to minimise my lifting. I was thinking about castors but I don't really want to drill into a Berg cab. Ideally it would have big wheels, or even those three wheel step climbing jobies. Any ideas,?

The erm... founder comes across as crap as his product.

If you look at the 2nd fret to the 8th that is where it is dirty mostly. Someone has been keeping it on the low

It really is hard to photo. Some of the board looks erm.. golden.?? Some of it looks like unfinished maple. I may take it to a professional. As I am not.

Ok thanks dude ill try that. Im pretty sure its really clean but I will try the alcohol. Im a little concerned not to do any damage to it as the neck is a rare bird.

I've used Dunlop 65 guitar polish/cleaner and it seems to have come up very patchy, some of the fretboard looks semi gloss and some look matt. I didn't really want to use a harsh chemical/alcohol etc. What alcohol do you suggest.? Im not using my last can of Special Brew. No way

I have a Lakland 5594 from 1999 with an amazing birdseye maple neck that i want refinished. Over the years its become dirty, and im sure its lost some of its finish. so would like to bring it back to factory finish. Any ideas.?