Just checked out the thread, very impressive, both the bass and the work you've put into it. My Explorer is well beyond my basic set-up skills, but I have found a luthier well worth the 2 hour commute who is interested in it. The one thing stopping me is lack of funds. If I can dig up some pics, I'll put it in the Gibson section with the disclaimer that it's not my fault. That Hiwatt sounds interesting!
I'm just a common American mutt, more Scottish and Swedish than anything else, but the screen name has no bearing on that. Irish Gaelic's probably at least pretty close, it was taken from one of Tolkien's languages and he drew on European tongues. Picked it when I was a young nerd for Dungeons & Dragons type games, when stumped for a screen name I tend to revert to it automatically. Used it for years an a couple other bass forums, so I figured I'd stick with it.