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Looking at pic #5, from the reflection of the strings on the pickup cover, the pickup looks too high to me. As EssentialTension says it's normal practice to set your action and intonation first and then set the pickup height. Try lowering the pickup (both sides/all screws) until it's clearly not interfering with anything (ie. a bit too low). Then do a basic setup - neck relief, saddle height, intonation - to get it playing as you like it. Lastly, adjust the pickup in small increments to get an even output across the strings. Start with the E string side and make sure the pickup is set below the point at which the string hits the pole pieces when playing normally. Then adjust the other screws to balance output with the E string. Remember that any recommended settings you find for pickup height/string clearance (eg. Fender setup guide says 2.8mm on E side and 2mm on G side) are measured from the bottom of the string to the top of the pole piece [u]while fretting the string at the last fret[/u]. The unfretted string clearance is much greater. Pickups don't necessarily need to be maxed as close to the string as possible to get good tone, winding them down a bit can open up the tone and give a more even string balance.

If a string is 'phasing' that's an indicator that it's too close to the pickup. Can you post some pics showing the existing setup (string height and pickup height) on both the E and G side?

Ripping out the existing innards and replacing with a custom foam insert is probably the easiest way to do this. You could get an idea of cost by getting a quote from here - [url="http://www.cutfoam.co.uk/case-inserts.html"]http://www.cutfoam.co.uk/case-inserts.html[/url]. Google 'custom foam case inserts' to find other suppliers

Dimensions here: Ultralites - [url="http://hipshotproducts.com/files/all/ultralites.pdf"]http://hipshotproducts.com/files/all/ultralites.pdf[/url] GB720s - [url="http://shop.sollerguitars.com/product_info.php/products_id/2267gb-720-l-cbk.html/language/en/gb-720-l-cbk.html"]http://shop.sollerguitars.com/product_info.php/products_id/2267gb-720-l-cbk.html/language/en/gb-720-l-cbk.html[/url]

Jeez that spaghetti of wiring is shocking!

Can you post a pic showing the loose wire? The attached pic may help

Re the Musicman FAQ on setting pickup height below: "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 level with the pickguard." Are they seriously saying to set it as indicated by the red line in the attached pic? Looks a bit extreme to me!

What does the pot control and is the centre detent really needed? If the detent is just at the half rotation point you could mark this point and use any 500k audio pot. That might be one option for a quick and easy interim fix

Too old - never! I'm in my 60s and twice the age of everyone else in my vintage band. Admittedly I've never told them my age but I think they know I'm old enough to be their dad I help to reinforce the vintage image by wearing an old cardigan and slippers ...

This is the same paper that I have, well worth a read for anyone interested in the subject

PM me with your email an I'll send you an interesting technical paper explaining dead spots

Thanks Phil

Hmm this is a bit weird, I'm not the only one either! - [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/squier-cv-bridge-mounting-screw-hole-spacing.1029797/"]https://www.talkbass...pacing.1029797/[/url] Although there are plenty of other posts on TB that say the holes line up exactly! Best advice the OP is probably to check measurements on the bass he's thinking of buying

The bridge in the pic with brass saddles is the same as mine and clearly wider than the BBOT. I can only assume you succeeded in screwing the BBOT into the same holes as the basswood is so soft! It didn't work for me, but I wasn't happy with the 2.5mm displacement each end so didn't try and force it. It clearly is possible as you've done it! Here are a couple of pics showing the outer hole measurements - 75mm for the Squier bridge and 70mm for the standard 19mm spacing Wilkinson. [attachment=214820:022.jpg][attachment=214821:024.jpg]

Hmm, that's interesting. The hi mass bridge with brass saddles on my Squier Matt Freeman (which I thought was the same as a CV 60) definitely isn't interchangeable with a BBOT. I know because I tried! The centres of the two outer holes are 75mm apart compared with 70mm for a BBOT. You could just about squeeze screws into the inner two holes which are about 1mm out but the outers would definitely need drilling. Maybe the CV 60 has a different bridge with 19mm spacing instead of 20mm?

Thomann are selling them for £146.70 plus postage - http://www.thomann.de/gb/pirastro_evah_pirazzi_kontrabass_weich.htm. The description doesn't actually say Weich but the packaging in the second pic does. Is this the best price or can anyone suggest anywhere else to buy these from? Or if anyone has a used set please pm me (fat chance haha!)

[quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1458123202' post='3004826'] ...I've been slanting it slightly towards the fretboard (so front to back, not top to bottom) so it follows the line of the strings [/quote] I know what you mean but to be honest I don't think it makes a lot of difference either way. I have mine set up parallel to the body which I guess means there's a slight bias towards the neck coil, more so as you fret up the fingerboard. The SR pickup is pretty aggressive anyway so that set up works for me. There is no right or wrong though, do whatever sounds right to you.

The CV 60s hi mass bridge has 20mm string spacing and different mounting holes to a standard BBOT. The screws holes are slightly wider apart and would need to be filled and redrilled. It's very annoying, I don't know why they did this.