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  1. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    @8Miles Congratulations on your JB-40 FL, the white pearl PG is a nice addition 🙂 I've had a HB weekend myself. Saturday found me the other side of Glasgow for a JB-75 then this afternoon in Lanark for a left hand PB-50. Two great purchases for very little money. No plans for the JB-75. I...
  2. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    Hi, please accept my apologises but there's something I'm not grasping here. Earlier you posted that string height at 12th fret was 2.5mm and sub-optimal. Rightly or wrongly I took this to mean too high. With a bolt-on design the easy fix would be shim the neck pocket but with set neck/neck...
  3. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    I've built several basses, that is not a method I'd recommend. I would rebate the bridge into the body. Rebate is an easier, quicker and you have a better chance of a successful outcome.
  4. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    I'm afraid the Rickenbacker bridges sit higher. Minimum string height with an A style bridge is 10mm from the body. It is at least 14mm on the Rickenbacker. As shimming the neck is not an option , the only solution is sink the bridge into the body.
  5. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    Have the pickup rewound , no waste of raw materials.
  6. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    @Lynx Krueger Moving the neck is far too much work just to accommodate a bridge 🙂 Go with the Schaller, it's a far better design 👍
  7. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    The point of the graphic is to show how far forward the Ric saddles force the bridge to sit. That is what the photo shows . The pictured bass was 864mm scale length so the saddles for both bridges were placed in the correct positions . The faker bridges are 98.5mm long x 92.5mm wide...
  8. kodiakblair

    Bass Bridge Alternative für Rickenbacker-Style Bass

    A Rickenbacker bridge will look odd due to the scale length. Here is the standard Ric-a-like bridge fitted to a 34" scale length Harley Benton. And here we have a Ric bridge placed for 34" scale length. If it were me , I would just fit a Schaller 3D 🙂
  9. kodiakblair

    Der Geburtstagsthread

    @Chuck and @Talentfree Many thanks folks 🙂
  10. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    Lower the pickup height. Strings should vibrate over the poles not come in contact with them. This also removes any chance of the magnets impeding string movement, in some cases it gives a stronger signal. To avoid any mishaps lay the bass flat, select the correct screwdriver and ensure the tip...
  11. kodiakblair

    China Bass-Hals

    I'm not surprised by this. 400€ Fender necks advise that frets may need filed and leveled. € 300 necks from WD and Allparts carry the same message. The requirement of fret work is not a flaw or failing , it is merely the price paid for using a part designed to work with a range of bodies...
  12. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    Hi. I have owned 6 PB-50s, from the initial launch in 2013 through to the change of factory and hardware. Honestly I feel they are great basses, that is if you are aware of how single coil P-basses perform or are keen to experience one 🙂 Mine average 4.5 kg in weight. The visual appeal of...
  13. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    What does the push/pull Volume pot do , parallel/series ?
  14. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton jb-175 pickup upgrade? Brauche Rat

    Are stacked humbuckers or "noise-less" design , not exactly the classic jazz bass tone.
  15. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton jb-175 pickup upgrade? Brauche Rat

    I would say it will make a profound difference. The Duncan stack pickups are very quiet and polite , I'm afraid you will find no growl from those 🙂
  16. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    Your English will be better than mine , I'm Scottish 😀 Pretty sure my good brother @subdude has those strings, he also owns the HB Thunderbird. Are you two related : D
  17. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    From memory the existing single coil is quite a large unit. The ALNICO pole pieces were about the same size as Seymour Duncan use for their QP pickups. The pickup is mounted on a fiber board caddy, as are most Ric replacement bridge pickups. Should the one you choose not fit it is a simple...
  18. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    Bought mine for the same reason :great:
  19. kodiakblair

    Harley Benton Home - Im Land der Billigheimer

    I liked mine. It was the earlier model with the chambered body, could not fault it. Be aware the RB-414 is not a Ric nor does it sound like a Ric; materials, pot and cap values, pickups and pickup positions are all different from those found on a Ric. Best described as a bass giving a visual...
  20. kodiakblair

    PEAVEY T-Serie - The unsung heroes home . . .

    My apologises folks, I was unaware of the hunt for replacement necks. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/LA-Select-Bass-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Natural/1FP4 Look for one B-stock or fleamarket. Headstock is the correct shape to begin. Neck foot needs 1.5 mm sanded each side to attain the...
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