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Nice... But i'm a Thumb Rest on Top kinda' guy...

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Thanks for all the above suggestions and views... As the P has Adagio flats which i think are great for £13, I am thinking of a Jazz build, so have gone with Adagio Rounds in the same 45-100 for £10 Thought i'd give em a go over Rotosound or Ernie Ball..

Just ripped Ozric Tentacles Double CD Afterswish to mp3.... 💫 🕉️

@Dad3353 3D printed me one (along with the pickup bezel) no screw holes, stuck on with double sided tape...

As i've got older i now prefer the natural and wood finishes... particularly on classic shapes, and more particularly on a bass... save the colours for the guitars... {saying that something is on my mind...} As for Sunbursts, I dont like the red of a 3 tone and prefer a two tone brown or tobbaco burst. Your P and J look sweet as they are, I'd go down the Matching Scratchplate route if ya fancy a change... but i don't do tort, My plain and simple P in Natural...

BIG thanks to@Dad3353 (Douglas) for sorting this out... Couple of goes and Bingo! also 3D printed me a matching Thumb Rest! I think it looks the BIZ...

^^^^^ So, similar to the above... @Dad3353 / Douglas responded to my plea for a 3D Printed Pickup Surround / Bezel to for my P Bitsa. Couple of goes and Bingo! also sorted me a matching Thumb Rest and a Stubby Thumb Rest to fit my Acoustic. All in the name of Basschat! Basschat Helper Achievment Award goes to.... @Dad3353... Douglas take a bow!

Set-up reasonable-ish. Neck on without any shim, Gave the truss rod half a turn to take out some relief... Action reasonable Intonated OK on the DG, alrightish on the A, E still a little sharp, so saddle needs to go back, but height adjuster screws are almost at the back of the plate groves. The body came with screw mounting hole markers for a std Fender bridge, and the Gotoh-alike is meant to be a simple swap rellacement... perhaps i should of gone 3-5mm further back. Soundwise... Beefy Low Thump, with the flats... when compared to the Ibanez GSR200 PJ wearing flats. (My Ibby SR600 is a bit more modern sounding... but also with flats) Bit of a 'Ghosting' type tone from the E. Pickup Heights? Leant it to a mate who plays for a few days to see what they think... Got it back earlier today, so now its had a fortnighg bolted up to settle, I'll give it another going over, hopefully this afternoon Oh... and @Dad3353 came to my rescue when i asked about 3D printing a bezel. Great job and a matching Thumb Rest! a real Gent! I think it finishes it off nicely, together with the cream covers and headstock decal for that Custom 'One-Off' look. Weight is about 4.2Kg on luggage scales. Untill next time...🍄😵‍💫😉

Lookin' Grr-r-reat!..

Stained it is then... The brass TRC looks real nice against the colour, and the headstock won't look over dark and heavy as that TRC is quite big!

Whens the Final Whistle? '... Come on you Naturals!..'

If you can be arsed... I'd stain the side edges... l left, top, right... and maybe darker at the corners and flat top... to get a bit of head/body colour balance... while ya got the rag out! But not where it tapers to the back of the neck.

Drill pilot holes... Use a damp bar of soap rubbed on the threads as lube... or an Ikea Tea Light Candle! Good fitting screwdriver (Jap/Phillips/Pozi are all cross head but different...) A little tip... use a bit of thin plastic bag, like sandwich bag, or cling film, between screwdriver and screw, stops rounding, fills the gap and protects the finish particularly on black fasteners. I do this 'bag trick' over nut heads before a socket and ratchet... or to pack and improve fit on allen head bolts and the allen key.

LOL! Leave it... Thru Neck, Matches the body. As mentioned it should melow and balance in colour a bit with laquer...

Nice... Having a few for a dismantle and reassembly... those HB's can offer value for a bit of sh!t n giggles... Motivates others to have ago which is a good thing...

Nothing specific, just thinking outloud, The Flats on P's gets mentioned alot 'Warm Sound with the Split Coil in the Sweet Spot' just wondering if their is a general thinking around a Jazz, Particularly with the single coil in the bridge position... Are rounds more suited to the Single Coil in the bridge for a more bell or piano like quality to the note, more attack and sharper sound. The notion of Flats and Jazz Coils, particularly Bridge feels like it would be contradictory? Think i'd go 45-100, same gauge as the Adagio Flats on the P, but maybe try thier Rounds... to make a marked difference... Thinking about a Jazz...

Got Flats on my P... But on a J... Rounds or Flats? <Mike Reid> RUN-AROUND nnnnNOW! </Mike Reid> And maybe a little insight as to what they give you sound, style, tone...

https://reverb.com/uk/item/24328380-hi-mass-bass-bridge-17mm-spacing-chrome £10 + £1.50 p&p...

So... whats happening with this then?.. It's been a fortnight...

^ I would be going for a fuller more complete semi circle, using the Vol control hole center as the circle center, that way the Vol knob will sit in the middle with the same size scratchplate surround all the way around. slightly further up if it doesnt quite cover the route, but defo a semi circle... That extra 'tag' in the example looks a little jazz-esq, prolly alright on a offset body shape, jazz or jag, but looks odd on the steady contours of a P... More templating required.. Only needing to use the 4 holes is nice...

Thanks to all for the above... Looks like i'm all sorted with a pair of Kent Armstrong Pickups thanks to @Dan Dare

Was gonna go for the Wilkinsons... Dimensions were listed so i know they would fit... but some comments that they might be fakes so no better than real budget stuff... I'll drop Warman a line about dimensions. PJ Pair for £30...

Although i'm now more in favour of these for the Plain Sealed Closed covers for 'the look'... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Closed-P-Bass-Pickup-Sealed-Bass-Pickups-Set-for-4-String-Precision-Bass-/222248527602?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Closed-J-Bass-Bridge-Pickup-Sealed-Bass-Pickup-for-4-String-Jazz-Bass-/322260099895?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0