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Not that I've noticed, although I haven't done any A/B tests with and without grounding plate. If it was a steel plate it might change the magnetic field which could then have an affect on the sound. But as it's non-ferrous I can't see it having any effect on the sound.

"What am I missing please?" Royal Mail charge a flat £8 fee for processing customs cleared mail from the US (on top of VAT and duty)

I find that using a really fat B string can accentuate the difference in timbre and volume over the other strings. I use a 125 gauge B on both my 5ers (TRB5 and SR5) , the tension is fine and the string balance sounds good. To my ears anyway! As with all these things YMMV. How you setup (relief/action) and how you play can make a big difference.

It's 295mm from 12th fret to centreline between the two pickups.

This looks like a good example of a signature bass that doesn't offer any improvements over the standard version then! The only 'special' features I can see are different fretboard inlays and a new body colour. Don't really get this sort of signature malarky myself but I guess there are others who do.

Just sold my Ren 5 to Dirk. Pleasure to do business with. Good communications throughout and straightforward transaction. Many thanks Dirk and enjoy the bass!

The style of the 'Fender' logo on the case is a good clue for dating - see details here [url="http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html#cases"]http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html#cases[/url]

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1401310879' post='2462422'] I'd be interested in knowing the exact measurement (12th fret to middle of the two pickup pieces). [/quote] Estimating it from this pic I'd say a bit over 3cm closer to the neck than a regular P [attachment=163863:Hoppus pup position.jpg]

http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguardian/Images/Pickguardian%20Neck%20Radius%20Gauges.pdf And yes 7.25"

I spent an hour there a couple of weeks ago trying out some of thier vintage basses and was very well looked after by Derek and his staff. I rang them before going over which might have helped. They have a good range of basses including custom shop and vintage.

Just bought some TI strings from Eddie. Straightforward chap to deal with, good communications and quick delivery. Many thanks! Ian

Just bought a very lovely vintage Precision from Dan. A major purchase for me and I went round the houses a bit, viewed the bass and had lots of questions before finally buying. Dan was very responsive throughout, getting back to me quickly with answers and looking into things further when needed. Thanks for your patience Dan, and many thanks for a beautiful piece of Fender history! Ian

Stingray pots have 0.25" (6.35mm) shafts - 6mm knobs may not fit ...

Good to know that it worked. I'm keeping a note of your nifty 5-way switch for future reference!

Something like the iRig core midi interface should do the job - [url="http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigmidi/"]http://www.ikmultime...ducts/irigmidi/[/url] Basses with midi interfaces generally suffer horribly from latency and note tracking issues due to the low frequencies involved. The Sonuus B2M midi interface for bass is next to useless. Or do you have an Industrial Radio midi bass on the way?! - [url="http://www.industrialradio.com.au/"]http://www.industrialradio.com.au/[/url]

This thread says it's a .0047 [size=3][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, sans-serif]uF cap (see 7th post down by Teleharmonium) - [/font][/color][/size][url="http://www.thegearpage.net/board/archive/index.php/t-689218.html"]http://www.thegearpa...p/t-689218.html[/url] [size=3][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, sans-serif]This other thread says the same thing so probably right (also 7th post down) - [/font][/color][/size][url="http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12786"]http://www.rickenbac...php?f=5&t=12786[/url] I like your 5 way switch BTW, very neat. I take it the 500k preset pots are used to back one pup off slightly when both pups are on to get the sweet spot?

Interesting to hear - but a little lacking in imagination to just recreate a couple of Lakland models ...

+1 for new pot

Is this something that just started happening, did it ever work properly? When you say 'turn it up again' do you mean turn it off and then fully back on again? Or do you mean when you turn it up (part way) it goes off and when you turn it up further it comes back on? A pic of the pot and wiring might be useful.

'String Calibration' mode is detailed towards the end of this page of troubleshooting tips if that's of any help: http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/guitars/variax-guitars-bass-workbench/variax-troubleshooting-tips-r519?st=0#comment_0

[quote name='rk7' timestamp='1398149545' post='2430838'] What's the answer? My bass is made of it, but I'd like to say it properly. [/quote] WIth a hard 'g' apparently - [url="http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wenge"]http://www.collinsdi...y/english/wenge[/url]