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A good result....my gigging mantra is to check wiring first before assuming the worst.

Looking at the headstock channel, it may be for the truss rod adjustment?

i recently plowed through U.K. customs website pages and I think you’ll be hit with around VAT rate 20% and 3.5% import tax. This is all on how much you have paid out though I’m not so sure about second hand stuff but definitely get a receipt.

Look up Delano pickups from Germany.

I don't know this particular bass guitar but it has two pickups so why not wire a separate output jack for each pickup. At first try soldering the wires of one pickup to its own output jack and leave it hanging off the bass, leaving the other pickup to the existing output jack. If it works to your liking you could then get it screwed/fitted onto the bass properly. Take one pickup output to the guitar amp (maybe the bridge pickup for less 'bass' end helping higher frequencies) and one to the bass amp (neck pickup for a little more natural bass end). You may just permanently damage a pickup by removing a single or more poles.

My first real courier problem from Hermes recently.....'parcel not collected/unsuitable'. I bought a PA amp and the seller was very helpful all along. Parcel WAS collected and a collection sticker applied by the Hermes driver as such, then 'lost' in the system of depots, apparently all because Hermes didn't put the large address sticker on, or possibly because the seller hadn't printed one off but that is for the Hermes agent to rectify at time of collection. Luckily my seller had photographed all details on the box which were used as proof direct to Hermes. Zillions of emails and live chats, (no real person to contact, where IS the number?), threats of ombudsman and police involvement finally led to my parcel being delivered safe and sound. My lesson learnt....get photos whenever possible as proof and make sure everyone stickers the damn thing.....and insure!

I think the DiMarzio I meant are the ‘Ultra’ series and a quick look at their site shows them as Jazz pups so no good for you

‘Natural scoop’? If you mean mid range scoop there is a DiMarzio pickup that is explained as having mid scoop....can’t remember the model number.

Ah, the old days of putting a flat lollipop stick under the neck end to get the angle!

Top man Barry....I bought my Warwick, one of the first ones into the country from him, meeting Hans Peter of Warwick into the bargain.

Bass Direct have these on their website as well...Nordstrand NJ4 7.25" Radius. I have yet to use Nordstand but all comments about them are very good. Nordstrand NJ4 - Single coil 4 string jazz-type bass pickups This is a vintage single coil J style pickup made with 60’s era correct Heavy Formvar wire and Alnico V magnets. In winding these pickups we use a simulated hand wound pattern that lowers the resonant peak of the pickup resulting in a pleasing yet present high end. These pickups have a very even and full sound with that snap and grind associated with the classic basses of that time. Includes black covers (exposed pole pieces). This pickup is available with an alternative "70's wind" featuring enamel wire and a more aggressive tone NJ4 - pair NJ4 - single NJ4 7.25" Radius for certain Fender Jazz basses NJ4 70s wind -a more aggressive tone NJ4 Alnico III - a sweeter more organic tone with great depth and richness great when pushed.

I couldn't find on the Lollar website about their pups being radius set. I did find an old Talkbass thread of someone saying Lollar are radius and also that Bartolini are radius but that isn't noticeable under the Bartolini cover. Maybe Bass Direct or The Bass Gallery have something on it.