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Sprayed on? Brushed on? Does it self-level, or is there quite a bit of sanding?

Reanimating this thread, as I just got one and I'm having the same middle-position issue, i.e., slipping down to the lower note. Tunings are E, D, C. The D tuning has to be significantly sharp in order to stay put. At actual D natural it jumps right past, down to C. Will check nut, set-screw...

I have a pair of BB3s and love them. Weight, power handling, tone, the works. When stacked they're almost as tall as an SVT cab (and just as loud), so they project closer to my ears. I can load in with one trip (cab in each hand, pedalboard and gig bag on my shoulder). Note that they are...

Same. Or no preamp at all - just wire the stock DiMarzios VVT or VBT and go to town. They can be had all day for $500-$700 depending on color.

Yeah, same. The B side sounds so good that I wouldn't be able to give it up. Unless you know for a fact that your signal flow needs are really close to TL's, go OG.

Anyone found an MSRP on this yet?

Took me a long time to break out of that thinking.

Do you happen to know the model number?

They are so weird. I have yet to find a bad setting.

You might want to raise the D-G half of the P pickup (and that end of the J pickup) to balance the volume across strings in all three positions. That'd make the test more valid. I like to use the Fender setup guide as a starting point: [This invalid link has been removed] ETA: don't presume...

Not uncommon with passive two-pickup basses. The tone in the middle position is that of two different "listeners" at two different places on the same string. This gets slightly phase-y - each pickup hears a slightly different location of the string's "wave", and at the frequencies where those...

Curious as to where you landed on distance from the strings. Also, is the string-to-string balance good?

As an addition, I'll say that the shim doesn't always need to be angled. It could just raise the neck relative to the body. This may even be more desirable than an angled shim - you would likely have better, more even contact between the neck heel and the pocket.

Still digesting all of this but may I just say how glad I am that you're all discussing this so seriously? Thanks for indulging my thought experiment.

You found it lacking, I take it?