Recent content by jks

I do love the sound. This is my personal holy grail instrument - the bass that I've wanted since I was 13 years old. By now I guess that's over 40 years ago... yikes, time flies. I'd keep this bass until I die if I weren't selling all of my basses.

Yeah, I originally bought this bass because I wanted the feel of the neck on these 80s era Warwicks, but when I started using these soapbars I discovered how much musical variety the ability to independently switch between single coil and double coil on each pickup brings. The ability to change...

Hi Bryan ~ Nut: 44.0mm 12th fret: 60.4mm 24th fret: 70.1mm bridge: currently set at 16.2mm center to center

Yes, still available. (Bass + gigbag.)

The classifieds here on TalkBass are a really nice resource for everyone who loves basses, not just buyers. I’ve learned a lot studying all the photos here over the years!

I received a question about whether I have the thumb rest. Here it is... I don't think I have the mounting screws though. (Me: this is how i received it (uninstalled) and it wasn’t important to me so i never even checked to see if it fits.)

You could always add a nose... : )

Even though that mini-essay at Wildwood Guitars is meant to sell instruments, I think it actually makes a really important point about the versatility of unique voices! Thanks for the link, and good luck on selling this Ric! : )

Without ever intentionally deciding to become a "collector," since the late 80s I started buying Rick Turner instruments whenever I came across one that I liked - Electroline basses, Model 1 guitars and basses, etc. But now it's time to find all my instruments new homes, so I actually have three...

Without ever intentionally deciding to become a "collector," since the late 80s I started buying Rick Turner instruments whenever I came across one that I liked - Electroline basses, Model 1 guitars and basses, etc. But now it's time to find all my instruments new homes, so I actually have three...

Thank you for the information brennanmcnally, I'm going to have to try ordering one. : )

Thanks, tomshepp. I've never seen a Spitfire pickguard in person before. My understanding is that the maker uses modern materials to approximate the look of vintage materials. Has anyone seen one side-by-side with real vintage celluloid? It's so hard to get the feel of these kinds of things...

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