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Email Fender and ask if the pole pieces can be raised by pushing them up from underneath. I did this with Nordstrands on my Sire after emailing them, they said it would be ok but not to lower them again afterwards, I just applied a bit of pressure rather than tapping with a plastic hammer like they recommended though. Some pickups don't have any leeway for this though ie the pole pieces are flush with the pickup on both sides. Failing that you can buy pickups with a matching radius, Nordstrand will do them for you - EDIT - looks like they're £155 a set at Bass Direct, not sure if they're 60s or 70s winding though.

So what you're saying is that this beautiful instrument has an automated folding mechanism for ease of transportation?

I quite like that! There's a bass one too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Personalized-Bass-Guitar-Small-Mini-Version-Of-Patented-Products/283146781160?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D6a1e6c8f6e77413aab43660b4c57eef7%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D283146791957%26itm%3D283146781160%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I've mentioned this guy's "creations" on here before, this seems to be his masterwork though and that fact is reflected in the price: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greek-Bouzouki-Electric-Bass-Guitar/273968649656?hash=item3fc9cdd5b8:g:5CkAAOSwFMpdVqEo A bridge our favourite converter/bodger would be proud of: A headstock which could easily be used for deep cavity searches: What can only be described as "innovative" string routing and a nasty deep crack running parallel to the fretboard: Sincere apologies in advance to any of our members of Greek heritage.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/String-Winder-Peg-Removal-Puller-Electric-Drill-for-Guitar-Bass-Repair-Tool/163147067455?hash=item25fc52b03f:g:CBkAAOSw8PJb5bH~ Have one similar to this, was a couple of £ and takes the monotony out of restringing.

Same here, Sarzo for me is the guy who played a USA Cirrus with Dio. Always wanted a proper Cirrus, stunning basses IMO.

Wasn't talking about you in particular, you can play it detuned and that's what I did before I had to switch to a 5. The theme of the thread seems to be songs which need a 5, in reality I can't be bothered detuning at gigs and it's easier just to have an extra string. Even with a detuner it's extra faff especially if you need a low B/C. EDIT- Also I didn't mention 24k Magic anyway, no idea why that video is there! I was talking about Uptown Funk (which needs a 5 really) and Runaway Baby (which can be done downtuned).

Recorded on a 5 string Precision IIRC, goes right down to the C. Runaway Baby also really needs a 5 as the main riff is played an octave lower at points. Sure you can blag it with a 4 and detune but I can't be bothered with that at a gig - just use a 5!

Guy Pratt might disagree with you there as he wrote and recorded the original line using an octave pedal.

Uptown Funk needs a 5, Like a Prayer also.

They're hex key rather than push fit aren't they? My V1 ones are anyway, should be a little hex screw on the side of the knob you can loosen. The non-stacked pots are push fit IIRC.

I did type out a written description of what all the controls do but this is probably easier to follow!

I think it's this:

Also check the bridge on this acoustic: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acoustic-students-guitar-old-Japanese-model/192961101514?hash=item2ced60beca:g:FzYAAOSwPMpdEOwd Neck completely goosed? Not to worry, just attack the bridge with an angle grinder to get the action down and label it "not for solos or picking" as it won't play above the 5th fret. I mean it's not like you can buy a decent starter acoustic anywhere else for £70 is it?

There's a worse one that that: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rat-strat-Hohnor-with-tapped-coils/193030173463?hash=item2cf17eb317:g:CSEAAOSws6ldRpM9

Just watched that one and I think it's probably diplomatic to keep quiet about the musicianship on show. The bass clearly has grounding issues though which may explain the shielding attempt on the purple horror. No mention of it on the listing, yours for £231 & £18.50 shipping: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/P-bass-guitar-with-full-set-up-on-new-Fender-strings/192950810948?hash=item2cecc3b944:g:TQUAAOSw2EJck~-5

Ah so you live in Arsechafeton?

Surprised none of you have made the trip down to Cockburnspath to have a look at it and make him an offer............

Pal of mine recently picked up one of the satin finish SGs for £300 used, it's one of the nicest Gibsons I've ever played despite being the stripped down budget model. Can get the action super low and it absolutely sings, just goes to show they can still build a quality instrument every now and then but it's just a total lottery and the price tag has no bearing on anything. Starting to think getting a good Gibson is purely down to chance, like the odds are that once in a while a decent guitar will slip out of the factory completely unnoticed,

Has he got a VPN?

Can get an Artec SE pre cheap which comes with pots, just stick some cheap knobs on it from eBay. Probably marginally more expensive than buying decent pots/switches.

Markbass F1 is a great looking amp, I wanted one purely based on the looks (and slight size/weight loss). I wonder what the limited edition version would look like with gold knobs?

I use a Cort C5P (the P designates a piezo bridge but the regular C5 is otherwise identicai) as my backup now, one of the older Korean built ones. Paid £90 for it off a Facebook group and it weighs nothing, has a very good low B and sounds great. It now has a cheap Artec in as the original Fishman preamp went kaput which is more than good enough but the stock pre sounded great. Can gig with it no problem - it was actually my main bass for a while as it pushed the much more expensive Ibanez EDB to the back of the queue and that was later sold. I also had the later Cort B5 (Indonesian made) which I didn't like as much, B wasn't quite as tight and the Lic Bart preamp wasn't as good IMO. Extremely light (around 7lb on the ash one I had) and compact basses still though. Another option is the Cort Curbow (I had the Mighty Mite/Fishman equipped version) which is light, very compact and has a good low B. If you need a good lightweight bass which is cheap but still has a good low B then that would fit the bill, does for me anyway. There's also a Bass Collection in the classifieds for £150 or something.