miles'tone Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Maybe it's the stiffer neck that does the job. Doesn't the ric have a super wide neck and 2 Truss rods? No they have a thinner neck, almost uniform from nut to fingerboard end. The thru-neck (not bolt on) probably helps though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Go to .135 B string IF it will intonate properly. But the main problem is the P pickup itself. By its very nature- with the Bass side forward- it is flubby. Add a bridge J or even just reversing the P so the bass side is closer to the bridge will make a world of difference. There is a reason why 5 string Ps aren’t as popular and it’s the inherent flub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Go to .135 B string IF it will intonate properly. But the main problem is the P pickup itself. By its very nature- with the Bass side forward- it is flubby. Add a bridge J or even just reversing the P so the bass side is closer to the bridge will make a world of difference. There is a reason why 5 string Ps aren’t as popular and it’s the inherent flub. Inherent Flub, top band name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) I was thinking maybe you could come up with something like the solution on the Kubicki basses, where on the E string there are 2 extra lower frets. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=kubicky+factor&t=newext&atb=v356-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fmedias.audiofanzine.com%2Fimages%2Fthumbs3%2Fkubicki-factor-408412.jpg Edited January 16, 2023 by mario_buoninfante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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