The green one also has a piezo tune o matic bridge pick up along with a P90 neck pick up. Alder with purpleheart fretboard. Interesting tone in the middle position. Sounds like a super beefed up Acous...

I used Keda dye for the green. Still new at all this for I always used oil stain prior. Wished I dyed it black first and sanded for the grain to pop more but got intimidated. Now I know. The red one ...

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Interesting looking builds there @clinton - both the range of styles and finishes. I need to know more about the single cut, hollowbody, that also looks to have quite a thin body?

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I had a Honer Jack headless 5 string bass years ago, i had a Hohner headless 4 string bass many years ago. It was a surprisingly good sounding bass for not too much money (if I remember correctly I b...

I think that a common theme with professional musicians, they have never got any money and usually manage to get things for free because people feel sorry for them. I've just traded a job for free jaz...

I tried to master the 5-string but I kept hitting the wrong strings, so after a couple of months I decided that 5 strings is not for me. A professional drummer I know from the local music scene, who a...

I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front @darrenking Oh I see! Well, yeah I suppose you could, it’s quite a nice idea. I could run into a pro...

@darrenking This is my Ibanez JEM with direct mount pickups, also wood screws. The clear scratch plate has no functional purpose, it’s purely aesthetic. I think this is a great look but using a metal ...

@johnnierox-boo I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface? I don’t mind having the cavity visible, it’s pretty cool! This is my Ibanez PGM Signature wi...

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings? @darrenking Yeah I know what you mean, that’s how ...

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface?

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings?

@johnnierox-boo don’t worry. I have days when making sense feels like a second language!!

What is the aim of these blocks as I don't quite understand the advantages? @darrenking For me Darren it’s just aesthetic really, just to get rid of the pickup rings. There are a lot of ‘80 metal gui...

@tv101001 @darren king I would use some sponge or foam stuck underneath that squashes down when lowering the pickup and raises the pickup when raising the pickup. That was a really bad sentence!

I'll have to think about that!! @tv101001 @darren king I would use some sponge or foam stuck underneath that squashes down when lowering the pickup and raises the pickup when raising the pickup.

Thanks for the great advice folks and your comment Russ, you sweet talking thang! I've still got the piece I cut out for the sound hole so I'll use that as a template to try Mark's idea first. If that...