Recent content by Yuk

As I got some much needed help here I thought a follow up might be appropriate. The 90 degree string bend was key. Pretty simple but I was not bright enough to do that so thanks for that. The maker had actually made the 4th string hole big enough but I had to drill out the other three which...

Looking like the Weiss stuff would not fit on the nub I'd be left with when I take off the current headpiece. Found this video that shows a headpiece I think would fit and have all the right features - except it bolts from the front instead of from the top end of the neck and the middle bolt...

Never even heard of a string adaptor or Peter Weiss. Looks interesting and might be a fix. I got some youtubes to watch now. Thanks!

Maybe I need to work on my string bend technique and due to the largest hole not even taking in a 120 maybe I should just go with 100 or maybe 105 and use this as my E bass. Which means I cant sing with it. Which will make a lot of people happy. Idea was to tune to C but I guess that can be for...

Main issue is that the string needs to be bent at a nearly 90 degree angle to get into the hole that has the clamping screw (posted more pics). Might be able to do that with a 090 or maybe 100 but not higher gauged. I would never have guessed that a design would have anything other than straight...

Looking for ideas on how to salvage a new bass I had built. Long story short: I apparently am not that bright when it comes to contracting a custom build and Builder did not tell me the truth about the headless hardware and I have no interest in trying to get recourse from an outfit in...