Mine has landed. It was a showroom model and Andertons called me to explain this. They offered me a set of strings.
The bass arrived and it’s lovely. It weighs 8.6lb and although I’m not normally a fan I love the burst. There is however a shallow scratch near the nut. No strings were forthcoming either. Andertons have offered me £30 and strings. I’ve asked for a set of LaBella 760s and gone with that. I suspect I can sort the scratch.
The bridge saddles were in orbit! I’ve turned the screws down over 4 turns and there’s more to go.
It sounds lovely, a really woody P bass tone. No noise from the bass either.
I like that the body resonates when you play.
The base instrument is very sound and I’m making no apologies for modding the hell out of it. It’ll be my personal 54P in my 70th year.
So, plans are, bridge, tuners, pickup, electrics and scratch plate. The whole behemoth.
I could set up a mod thread I guess. The pick-up is going to be something quite different.