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It looks to my untrained eyes that the first fret looks more bowed upward. The strings are really close to the neck here and get further away as you move up the fret board. Yes you're right this is at ET 280. The original bridge was completely useless. No adjustments were possible and the intonation was off before I replaced it. So maybe you're right that the bridge was installed in the wrong position. Let me just check. Here are some photos from the side.

I've never done a setup so I'd say on a scale of 1 to 10 for confidence I'd say firmly a 3. The guy who installed the bridge said he adjusted the neck quite a bit so it may be a little bowed. He was just some random guy who claimed to know what he was doing. I'm not sure if he did. I'm in Pittsburgh, PA.

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I have this 70's shortscale Epiphone that I've had kicking around for a few years. I've invested some money in new pickups, strings, and a bridge. However, I can't get the bass's intonation correct. As you play up the neck, the notes generally get to be too sharp. I don't know if this is something that can be fixed via filing down frets but I'm at the point where I'm wondering is it worth trying to get this bass to 100%. The strings also smack the fret board if I play just slightly hard. Also there is plenty of fret buzzing when you get up the neck. Additionally, the low E string is very quiet compared to the rest of the strings. I basically just need it for recording tracks at home. I'm not playing gigs with it. I'm just now wondering if I should part with this and go for a more modern Squier shortscale bass. Anyway, what I like about the bass. It looks cool. That's about it at this point. The thing is just frustrating me at this point. I've played around with broken old synths and old guitars, I kind of just want something that works like it should at this point. I'm not sure how much it would cost to get this bass to a place where I'd be happy or if that's even possible. Either taking this as just a vent of any advice from the masses would be appreciated. Thanks!

Does anyone know if these Gibson Pickups will fit into my Epiphone ET-280 Bass? I wanted to get some Gibson EB3 clones so I was wondering if you all think if this would work. [url="http://www.allparts.com/PU-0416-010-Gibson-Style-Bass-Humbucking-Neck-Pickup_p_3041.html"]http://www.allparts.com/PU-0416-010-...up_p_3041.html[/url] [url="http://www.allparts.com/PU-0419-010-Bass-Humbucking-Pickup-Bridge_p_3045.html"]http://www.allparts.com/PU-0419-010-...ge_p_3045.html[/url]I've never modded a guitar or bass before so this is why I ask for your expertise here. Is it possible to mod the bass so these pickups fit?The Epiphone ET-280's Bridge pickup has the following specs: Pickup base measures 2 and 21/32" x 1 and 3/32 inches wide. Bottom of the pickup includes two ears that are 3 and 3/16 inches apart. But my Bass's current bridge pickups measure: 1 1/2" x 4 1'4" Also the neck input measures: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" and the All Parts pickups are: 3-1/2" x 2-1/16" x 1-1/8" tall. 5/8" pole piece spacing. Thanks for your help!