Recent content by BatBasstard

Did the Pros ever reach a definitive conclusion on whether or not partial shim in a neck bucket are likely to cause a 12ft kink/ski jump? Full disclosure: I started reading this thread from the beginning and got to page 8 of 24 before I just became completely overwhelmed. It's amazing that you...

Too late. It now has D'Addario XL's on it in factory gauges. Sounds great.

Just found a single E. They want £22.53 for it with a delivery date of 8 May - 6 September, 2026 Nope

POE'S LAW

It just extremely light mineral oil. It helps remove gunk before it can start to degrade the string & creates barrier against dust & the like between sessions. The name "Fast Fret" is a misnomer. Its not there to make the strings "play faster" or anything. Its just a string cleaner. If you can...

"I have had a good experience with this product and I really love them. Therefore my sample size of one means that anyone who has had a problem with this product is just making it up to spite me & my mighty ego because I can't understand even the most basic statistics. . What's more even though...

Not here in the UK. At least my 15 minutes of searching the web didn't turn them up. In fairness, I didn't check Thomman but it will cost me £10 in postage & a week's wait on top of the price of the string & I don't really have a tremendous faith that putting a new even more overpriced TI on...

Not a bad call. I've got my dependable old favourites "4 x Single String D'Addario's: XLB's in 0.105, 0.075, 0.055 & 0.045" already in the post to me. I might try them if/when I go back to Flats. Thank you for the suggestion.

Resurrecting a zombie thread. I put a set of TI Flats on my Rickenbacker 4003 at the beginning of August last year & have played it pretty much every day since for at least 3hrs. I'm extremely disappointed with these strings I have a lot of experience with La Bella's (albeit not on RICs) but...

I have a P5 and it was absolutely killer straight of of the box. I've done extensive modifications on it (see image) I don't think you can buy a better five string P bass than the result without commissioning one yourself from a high end boutique builder. The raw bones of the bass (i.e. body...

You know .com is used EVERYWHERE right? Companies tend choose it as a suffix to indicate that they operate internationally. Its original intended purpose for subdomains registered by commercial organizations. Later, the domain opened for general purposes. But in the early internet pretty much...

Ever bought one of the countless non Fender versions of a Precision or a Jazz? If the Hipshot patent does prohibit anyone making a copy then I'll be surprised if you can still buy a Guyker copy in two months time but if their patent ISN'T watertight (I suspect it can't be because Guyker aren't...

If you are playing festivals, then the festival promoters will need a band photo for their program and website. If you're touring band playing proper music venues (as distinct from places that sell beer and have bands in to encourage beer sales) you will need band photos for the venue's...

This is LITERALLY the reason why manufacturers do the, comparatively expensive, process of roasting necks rather than just staining them. I'm honestly a bit shocked that people think it's just about "oooh what a pretty colour"...

It's not remotely about how they look. The torrification process removes the moisture leaving you with a neck as stable as a 50 year old one that has made it to 2025 without warping.... for exactly the same reason