Done a bit of work on my Bass VI.
Modified the trem to lock it. Its as much use on a bass as an empty brown envelope to a politician, and affects tuning stability so dismantled and bolted solid. Its a reversible mod if ever needed. One can buy hard tail adaptor plates, but I want to maintain the original looks as much as possible.
Some people pay big moolah for uprated bridges, but brass bushings are available which sorts out the stability problem for £6 and, again, maintains OE looks so thats what I did.
Ive not shimmed the neck, string break over angle is OK and Im not a fan of shimming unless absolutely unavoidable.
Indian Laurel fingerboard oiled, darkens it up and lifts out the grain for a more rosewood like appearance.
Heavier gauge strings ordered.
They are great bits of kit, brilliant fun to play with a distinctive tone and an interesting history, but the design is flawed and takes just a minor bit of tweaking to optimise.
I'll report back when it's reassembled and tested.
