Recent content by atb

Sorry, totally missed this post. I’d been looking forever to find one, so pulled the trigger even when the deal seemed a little flaky. Purchased through Reverb using PayPal and paying with an AMEX card. 😀 Triple protection if the deal went sideways was my thinking. Lol. You observation skills...

Hope these help. Looks like you were close, 17.5mm? (70mm/4 spaces?) To be honest, the Aria is probably my widest 5 string. I wonder if your RSB was based on a 4 string neck like alot of the early 5 strings. I have a Ricky 4003/s5 and a Steinberger XL2/5 like that, both about 54mm, so...

Yes sir, in all its passive pickup goodness. :)

Here's the rest of it, just posted on the Aria / Arai II Club thread. SB1000/5B - purchased from Japan.

My SB1000/5B. Found it on Reverb during COVID. Seller shipped it from Japan. Many times through the transaction I was sure it was a scam, couldn't believe it when the DHL truck pulled up in front of my place.

FIVES: Big fan of '80's basses, but a bigger fan of their '90's 5 string counterparts

Strap locks locks were taken off my Tobias Growler (long story) and I need to replace them. I bought a set of Dunlops but the screws are way too small. The right size screw has a head too big to fit in the strap button. Anyone have a source for the correct replacement strap lock set. Were...

I recently posted a thread for my 5 string Jazz Bass build. Do a search for Warmoth Jazz Bass 5 build and you'll see it. It gives a good idea as to parts quality and what all is needed. Warmoth will be the first to admit that they don't even attempt to dress frets because so much of that...

Bubinga top on my Exploiter.

I remember when Night Ranger first came out and Jack Blades talking about using a Hamer with a short scale and small body to fit him better (he's a smaller dude). I think his earlier signature basses were based of something similar to this one.

Nice find! I had a T40 in highschool and have been thinking about getting one again. I always assumed the body made the bass heavy because it looks heavy. I recently saw a video where a guy stripped a T40 and a Jazz. The T40 had a lighter body and lighter neck with tuners. All the weight was in...

How about a Hamer Slammer SB4 Short Scale Bass Guitar.

Here's my XL2-5. Someone on Reverb recently listed a bunch of NOS Steinberger guitar stands, still in the original packaging. Works great!

So here was the critical aspect of this build. With the neck, bridge, and pickups in place, I could string the Low B and G strings and see what I had for neck/body alignment. If the distance between the string and edge of the neck was too close or too far, or the strings didn’t line up with the...

Wow how time flies. Already been a year! I went ahead and started assembly on my own last summer. I must say, Warmoth makes it extremely easy to assemble the basic parts. The most important bolt together points (neck joint / bridge / through body string holes ) all have been predrilled. For...