Cuzzie

I have a Bassculture DC5 in my parts cupboard you are welcome to Haüssel’s are very good pick ups, and they have real balls if you like higher output. Their J pick up is one of the few that solo’d in the neck give you an almost P sound

I am not sure if they do a 5 string but the Seymour Duncan Hot stack P I eventually managed to source and pop in a build - it’s the same as the Dusty Hill Fender bass - it’s super hot at 29.8k but what a lovely lovely pick up - glorious for finger style Play.

Oh you will be fine then, I have been trying to learn from scratch - routers are very cool, I’ll let you know what I have but it’s the bits that are most important for sure. The pick up thing will to a certain extent be visual - are you a ‘has to be middle of the magnet man’ or not - sonically being off set is just different - look at Old Smoothie Stingray for example where it was made deliberately so. To that end the spacing may not be ‘so’ important depending on what you like

Or a hum cancelling stacked coil?

Sounds great and go for it!!! Absolutely with the neck this is where you need your luthier to get it spot on, it’s so important, a slightly scruffy body is mojo (that’s what I tell myself with my builds!) but necks have to be spot on. Templating isn’t pretty easy actually, just get some big sheets of MDF, and make sure you have a dust mask as it’s bike stuff, even pick up and neck pockets are easy to rout, and there are loads of tips for reference points out there, bang me a PM with your email and or number and I’ll share what I have gleaned over time if you are interested. For all things finish related I have found Dartfords to be about the best company in the U.K. for stuff Hardware is so personal, but there is a reason Hipshot and Gotoh stand the test of time - I particularly like the Carbon-o-lite series if you fancy splashing the cash!

Build sounds cool tho

Not that it means much to anyone but I am no fan of the Nordstrand range

Oh and it’s best to email him, he normally replies wishing 24-48hrs - phone, he says on his website he rarely picks up as he doesn’t hear it when working so emails at the end of the day. Is the build a full body And neck carve from scratch blanks? How much you doing yourself?

Have a word with Jaime at Creamery pick ups in Manchester - my 58 P he did is hands down probably the best pick up i have ever played.

Not sponsored by Darkglass was it?! Quite enjoyed that

Makes sense - I wish he played that way more often

Nice playing and a nice sound Joyous

Good man - love it

Very very decent indeed Basswood body - parts sourced from Korea - all QC at HQ so it never leaves without the same look over as the fully German range

Hobbit?!

https://bassmagazine.com/gear/sandberg-guitars-updates-their-electra-series-basses slight refresh in the Electra line up?

https://bassmagazine.com/gear/warwick-announces-new-gnome-gnome-i-gnome-i-pro-pocket-bass-amp-heads

I think you hit that note last year I am hearing

Is that sustainable graphite?

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful Sounding good and looking good! Love my Supertwin - I may have to get it out when the Mrs is out!

If he really loved his offspring .....

That will Lead to endless entries and quotes from me

As long as you are not supergluing nuts to your forehead, you’ll be ok......