stingrayPete1977

Ta mate, some really good info there! I love this section of the forum I am going to have a play with the bridge now and report back........

Loving my Gedo now, I have the J-tone fitted and an Artec EQ pedal so I can get a bit more volume or maybe even do a gig!

Is she really fit or is it just that she is a bass player? If I showed a picture of her to my none musical friends they would probably say she was ok but not super hot, Esperanza on the other hand

Petrol-match

It's all in the fingers, it really is

Just sold Andy a pre EB Stingray, met in person halfway, no problems at all same as everyone else, I'd be more than happy to deal again

Everything is cheap right now, Look how much stuff you wish you could buy up!

[quote name='alexpea' timestamp='1363620545' post='2014840'] I was always told that the soundpost should be placed 1 or 2 inches south of the G side bridge foot. [/quote] That would be more like mine I think without looking.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1363617795' post='2014787'] Mine had marks in the finish where the bridge had been before they packed the bass so I tried that at first, but then I measured the speaking length and it was a bit short of the advertised 105cm, so I tried moving the bridge further south to meet that specification and the bass sounded better. [/quote] After my last post I did wonder if I could just measure the string length, I will have a look. I looked for any signs of where Gedo had placed it but no joy, I could see where the strings had been in contact with the bridge though and went for that.

I have had a quick look and my sound post is quite far away too, I will square it up and make a little mark for reference next time.

What about from above though?

I have not bought any for a while as I have been using eb ones on my fivers and a pro mate that gets free stuff gave me a load of packs of various makes that I'm using up on my four stringers.

I've always worried that they might eat my frets, used nickel elites for years though, i like them.

[quote name='alexpea' timestamp='1363532483' post='2013701'] yep, was about to say that the bridge feet look twisted. The photo also looks as if the bridge is slightly closer to the E side of the bass, though that could just be the angle of the photo. [/quote] I have since squared the feet up, its fairly centred to the board so that's probably the photo, I will see how it compares to the sound post position. Does it need to be at 90 degrees to the strings? I just plonked it where Gedo had cleary indented the strings before removing the bridge for shipping, after that it was a matter of where the feet would sit flat and even

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1363528600' post='2013647'] position the bridge so the Back edge of the G foot is halfway over the soundpost, thats a better guide than the notches [/quote] Ah ok, see how a little knowledge can be dangerous

[quote name='hunt the shunt' timestamp='1363458331' post='2013035'] The title of this thread seems to be suggesting that a five is better than a four. It is not. [/quote] You forgot the IMO

It would make a great Jam night bass for the cocky barsteward that always turns up last thing with no instrument as if the whole evening was a warm up ready for their arrival!

That would be better nice one

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8PC-FLAT-WOOD-BIT-SET-6-32mm-12-EXTENSION-SHANK-HEX-KEY-WOOD-DRILLING-CUTTING-/400333343250?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item5d35ba0a12"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5d35ba0a12[/url] 10mm in as far as you can get it, add the extension bar and go in until you can work out where it will need to get to for the smaller bit to reach the pickup cavity, swap to the smaller one and the ext bar will go as far as the 10mm bit went leaving a small exit hole in the pickup pocket

Ah so you are having a jack socket then, thats not so bad as you can keep the drill at 90 degrees to the body rather than bursting out of the back! You can get an extension bar and a cheap set of flat bits from most diy or B&M bargain type shops, the only problem is that the socket on the bar which has two little grub screws in is about 10-12 diameter so thats the minimum flat bit you can put through as the main bit, than said you can counter sink a 12mm just enough to get the extension in enough so as the smallest bit in the kit pops out if that makes sense?

Some nice ERB notes in this (listen on a proper device) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ZeTmpN63Q[/media] I think it works if you can hold the notes, fast riffs become a bit of mush.

Plan C is a chisel and a scratchplate

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1363442589' post='2012776'] You guys are brilliant, this post is only a couple of minutes old, and already you have come up with great ideas which should resolve the problem. [/quote] Thats all of my brain power used for this week now though!