gary mac

Nice, well done. I've had a couple of Pacificas and with a decent set up and a few little upgrades they were good enough to gig with. It's a scary moment when you hear that crack isn't it? Had it with a customer's Yamaha bass, when I was adjusting the truss rod. Like you, I thought it had broken but it is just the nut loosening after having been locked in position for years.

I'm not a five string player but did borrow a Dingwall fiver for a while. It was very light, lighter than many of the four string basses that I've owned, balanced nicely on the strap and for me, the neck/fretboard was very comfortable.

Happy to add to the good feedback for Nick. A real pleasure to deal with.

I've bought a few on Ebay from Guitars Electric. Quality has been good.

Haven't listened to Can in many a year but they were regularly listened to back in my youth.

Sounds like a good piece of kit

Certainly one of the good guys and also extremely knowledgeable

Feel very sad. Topics merged.

The longest screws would be in the saddles that sit the highest, so as not too much is poking out to lacerate your hand Not really a problem, if it worries you, either cut/file it down a little or buyer replacements.

That does look messy, even if you cure the existing problem, to me it looks as though it has the potential to let you down. If you are not handy with a soldering iron, my suggestion would be to contact BC'er Kiogon and get him to supply you with one of his solderless looms. It will look lovely and of course, work perfectly.

Very lovely

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1503913232' post='3361453'] Those Muse blokes are quite handy. Did they ever amount to anything? [/quote] No, think they still knock about the Torquay pub scene.

Never seen one of those but what a cool looking rig

It's looking very authentic. Impressive work so far.

Happy to recommend and provide the first feedback for prowla. All good, contacted me, turned up on time and no quibble about paying. We enjoyed a good chat about all things bass (and guitar).

Bit hard to help from your description. It could be your technique or the instrument set up. First things first, get the instrument set up to suit your technique. Or borrow/try another bass and see if it sounds/feels the same.

[quote name='42Hz' timestamp='1503143515' post='3356001'] Congrats. CP 50s are very nice. Especially for clean sounds and light dirt. Mine was very (VERY!) noisy when not touching the strings until I painted the cavities with conductive paint. Very worth the effort. [/quote] I've not noticed a problem with that yet, although so far, I've only played it at neighbour friendly volume in my lounge.

Thanks Gents