A material called Luminlay. It can be "charged" to glow in the dark with UV light.
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Thanks, its luminescent fret lines (glow powder in epoxy that can be colored) and illuminated side markers (battery powered).
Dunno if one of these fellas has popped up in the last 280 odd pages-Phantom guitarworks (in Oregon)-hollow body teardrop. 32.5" scale-lovely J-like neck (not a toothpick like the original short scale Vox). Rail humbuckers and some lovely faaaaat sounds. Took a bit of setting up & a few niggles, but now working hard
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on a bit of a trawl and here seemed like the best place to pop the question, so - Im looking for a left handed 32" bass as I learned on an Ibanez AEB8E but need an electric one. finding one in the uk that isnt £1000+ is proving to be insanely difficult. Does anyone know where would be wise to look?
kind regards,
Indie
on a bit of a trawl and here seemed like the best place to pop the question, so - Im looking for a left handed 32" bass as I learned on an Ibanez AEB8E but need an electric one. finding one in the uk that isnt £1000+ is proving to be insanely difficult. Does anyone know where would be wise to look?
kind regards,
Indie
I received a photo of my finished 32" Maruszczyk Jazzus custom build this morning. I should have in hand within a couple of weeks and I will post my thoughts about it. 
I received a photo of my finished 32" Maruszczyk Jazzus custom build this morning. I should have in hand within a couple of weeks and I will post my thoughts about it.
Cool! Definitely inspired by Wal. Are that filter electronics too?
I was going for a Wal-ish vibe. Pickups are BassCulture Walbuckers and the preamp is a Darkglass 3 band.
Wow, that top! Those pickups! Should be a real ripper!I received a photo of my finished 32" Maruszczyk Jazzus custom build this morning. I should have in hand within a couple of weeks and I will post my thoughts about it.
It reminds me of some Wal basses. Did you take any inspiration from them?
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So today I found a second hand squier affinity Jaguar for cheap. I haven't got to spend a lot of time with it yet but it seems pretty decent. It definitely sounds better than the mezzo, but it's neck divey which the mezzo definitely isn't. It's cool to have two cheap medium scale bases now because I can keep one in use as I use the other as a platform for mods. Then once I get that to where I like it I can start modding the other one..
To solve the neck dive watch this video Ryan Fluff Bruce did. I've never needed weight but if I did I would try this.
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It's kind of interesting to me that he attributes neck dive to offset contours. It seems to me there are a lot of instruments that are offset but aren't neck diving. That's an interesting and creative solution but I think I will go after solving it eventually by removing weight rather than by adding it.
For me, I prefer light weight instruments, so adding weight would be my last attempt. My preference is to first try and remove all extra weight from the headstock. If that doesn't work, I change the strap end location if I can.
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He's talking about offset guitars with no 12th fret upper horn though.
Some of that could be attributed to where the body is against your body. I've found that offset bodies will neck-dive less if you loosen the strap a bit and shift the body towards (if you're right-handed) your right hip. Otherwise, if you wear it nearly flat against your chest or stomach, neck dive could get worse.
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Here's a recent client's (@Kindness) conversion neck project.
I love how this turned out, so I though I'd share.
I love how this turned out, so I though I'd share.
I have a 3" suede leather strap as well as 4" straps...it helps.
I'm thinking it'll go from being a "Squire Jaguar Bass " to being a Squire Jag" with 3x1 tuners.For me, I prefer light weight instruments, so adding weight would be my last attempt. My preference is to first try and remove all extra weight from the headstock. If that doesn't work, I change the strap end location if I can.
Unfortunately I don't find that comfortable either (probably because I have no neck).
Or maybe I will just hack off the entire headstock and put a tuning bridge on it. The body shape seems like it would work out that way.I'm thinking it'll go from being a "Squire Jaguar Bass " to being a Squire Jag" with 3x1 tuners.
