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Yeah, well, if you're getting the action height they way you want it (meaning low enough), it's not a problem. Any other things that get on your nerves on your Classic? I'd probably prefer a top load stringing instead of body through (I tried body through on a Jazz bass once, and didn't like the perceived increase in string tautness). Slab body I didn't mind on my old USA SUB. I guess weight would be a concern, if it's heavy.

Stingray Special and pocket the rest. No doubt.

Yup, that's pretty much it, I remember that older guide as well. I do most of my pickup height setup by ear and feel (can't have it too close to the G string as it won't be comfortable enough to dig in). Slight slant to the G string and I'm good.

No problem, I was actually quoting No. 8 Wire. He said you'd have to drop the bass side of the pickup down to the pickguard, and keep the G side close. It's all good My setup height is slightly lower than the guide. My E is around 2 mm on the 12th fret to the bottom of the string. My A is higher, my D is lower than A and my G is a bit lower than my E. I find this type of setup the most comfortable (and have a similar setup on my P bass with flats) and works great with EB Super Slinky strings 45-100. My pickup is slightly slanted towards the G.

Yeah, you mean Flea. He did a good job fixing that bridge too if I'm being honest. The old design was ridiculous...

I copied that info exactly from the EBMM FAQ, what are you talking about? I'm simply saying that they never said or written anywhere that you have to drop the bass side of the pickup all the way down to the pickguard. That's silly, and couldn't even be universal since different setups have different string heights.

Alright.. as much as I'm a fan of Stingrays, this is just incredibly daft. What are we gonna do, poke our hands with the screws that stick out too much? Are we 3 years old?

Those saddles were used on the Classic models. Hollow saddles which don't allow you to drop the screws as low - which translates into - you can't technically reach the same low action if it's needed, without shimming the neck. I have a 2010 2 band standard model and I don't have the hollow saddles. I'm still very very curious about the 2018 models.. Haven't tried them yet. And by correcting the weak G - I think it has more to do with the pickup location, it's just physically not in the place where the thinner strings would have more natural low end. What they did though is align the pole pieces so that the strings are centered over them. Perhaps preamp tweaks did something too. In any case, those 2018 models sound tamer in comparison to the older ones.

You're wrong. From EBMM's FAQ: " If you have a single pickup bass set the pickup height to 6/32" from the plastic pickup cover to the bottom of the G string. Adjust the bass side of the pickup to be parallel with the pickguard. " So that's around 4.76 mm from the G string to the pickup cover on the G string side, and you don't drop bass side of the pickup to the pickguard - it has to be parallel with the pickguard which means, the pickup has to be straight. I keep mine slightly slanted towards the G (I'm using Nordy MM4.2 and the original 2 band preamp, I prefer Nordy's stagger to the original pickup's stagger on the pole pieces, plus the pre-eb tonal vibe I'm getting) and I don't really have issues with the G string. It's not a Fender sounding G string, but no issues. I did have to tweak my setup for months and months when I started playing a Stingray, but now I've pretty much perfected it.