TRBboy

Nice! Did you make a template or something?

Oh, and the 6 bolt mitred neck joint!

As a recent owner of a 435, I can testify that the new series are superb, the necks are fabulous, and it's great that the pickups are easily upgradeable (although they don't need to be!). If you can stretch to a 435, I think it's well worth the extra £150-170 to get the multi laminate neck, through body stringing, and most importantly the lovely alnico V pickups!

@AndyTravis how easy was it to make the pickguard? I'd love to make one for my BBN5. 😊👍

What a lovely pair! 😍

Yeah sorry, I don't mean the BB, I mean the Wilkinson 5 string bridges are 19mm I believe. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks Andy, pretty sure they're 19mm though. 👍

Been looking for brass saddles for my 435, was going to buy one of the Wilkinson bridges and use the saddles off that, but they're 19mm spacing and the new BB 5's are 18mm... Anyone got any ideas?

Very cool Andy! 😁👍

Yeah I get what you mean, a fresh set of SS 40's do have quite a 'compressed', modern, sound to them

Interesting! That seems kinda counter - intuitive? They do have a huge bottom for light gauge strings though. I love the feel of super lights so much, they just feel so easy to play!

Ordered the 45 nickels, looking forward to trying them! 😊👍

Cool, thanks! So 45's will basically feel the same, but will they sound a bit fuller or not? If not, I may as well stick with 40's....

Thanks for all the input guys, think I'll definitely go for nickels this time! Out of interest, has anyone tried both the 40's and 45's, and is there much difference? I've always used the 40's, and I LOVE how easy they are to play, but just wonder if the 45's would provide a slightly fuller sound, whilst still being fairly easy to play.....

Thanks Whamni, I have done plenty of repairs /setups etc before, but it's still useful information to have out there, could help someone else! 😊👍 Looks like they want to exchange it anyway....

The SS ones fell rough to start with too, you should find that goes fairly quickly though.

Spoke to them, but they said I need to fill in the contact form. They said they'll just exchange it... But I don't know if I want to because it's good! Plus I'll have to change the strings back... Hmmm.... Would probably rather they just give me a bit of money back or a freebie...

I know, I know, completely counter intuitive, but then these strings do feel, respond and sound a bit different to anything else I've used. Thought it might be a thing anyway, but probably not. 😂

Hi folks, I've used the stainless ones for quite a while now, but was just wondering if anyone has experience with both and could say how the Nickels compare? I know that usually, nickel will be a bit warmer and smoother than stainless, but I'm sure I read somewhere that people had actually found the SS version of these to have a bigger, warmer tone? Thanks for any opinions! 😊 Oli

Yeah that is the one I've just bought! 😯 I was thinking that I've got no issues with the tuners being loose, so maybe they've fixed the problem, but if this is an early model I guess that's not the case! I need to contact GAK today actually, because I restrung it yesterday, and noticed that there's a gouge in the fretboard near the nut, and also the nut fell out when I took the strings off! Can be easily fixed when I get some superglue, but shouldn't happen on a brand new bass.

Just found an old pic of me playing my BB414! 🤣

Just looked at my 435, and it was made in May 17!

I couldn't make it in the end today unfortunately, but it looks fantastic! Hope everyone attending has a great time. 😊👍