No luck required. Just practice. You got this.
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Cleaned and set up.
Plays really well although still trying to find a comfortable hand position as to not rest anything on signature. I really donāt care at all about the signature but it adds too much value not to at least try.
Not sure who actually built this, no one knows for sure, Gene has never said, but itās done very very well.
The roller saddles on the Schaller bridge are actually very cool, better than the Hipshot width adjustment.
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That looks great on that wall of Kiss! @John_E have you consider a Clear coat over the autograph. Then itās protected.
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If you donāt need the buttons all the time, you can set them and put tape over themā¦ only you wonāt be using them as much anymore. 
I used to strum towards the volume dial and turn the volume down by accident which would be fixable with some tape - but I decided to get better with a pick and strum more towards the neck. So, in a roundabout way, I agree with @Al1885 
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You got this, just keep plucking. Nice rig ya got there!
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Nice bass. You need a rug to tie the picture together though!
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Whereās your rug to tie your room together?
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I bet a nice rug would really tie that room together.
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Iāve been reading about it but Iām afraid to have it done and have something go wrong.
Apparently the silver marker runs very very quickly (much more than a sharpie apparently) and if you donāt do the coating ever so slowly and perfectly - you get a blobby mess.
Sad part is I wish the damn thing wasnāt signed.
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I know how that feel. My Nathan East autographed BBNE2 have not been out of the case for over a decade, lol. I didnāt know about clear coat then but i put a vinyl clear tape over it.
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That is one of the basses I want. Nice find
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An alternative to flats would be DR Lo Riders, which is what Sting plays on his 51. Dusty used GHS Super Steels on his. Those are two round options.
I use TI Jazz Flats on my main bass, and DR Pure Blues on my Jazz (with the SCPB pickups)
I love the simplicity of the bass
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Thanks guys, I ordered the TI flats already, although I have La Bella tape wound I actually have all 3 gold, white/gold/and copper they are different to the DāAddario tape wound. They do sound great as well.
What do chaps think about this which one?
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I think the second one will be more practical for playing
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Yeah, thatās the Atelier pickup cover. They are not cheap but itās a better fit than the traditional ones. I have it on my Marcus Miller, I love it.
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Where do you get it? I could use one for my custom bass, donāt really like the using the SCPB pickup as a thumb rest
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Also not surprised. Boh uses that cover on his Atelier Z basses over his P pickup
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This is the cheapest one on eBay
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Looks hot with the covers on.
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Yeah I can feel the vibe. Iāll wait til the TI Flats to get here and installed then Iāll mount the covers on.
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