EmmettC

I am looking at a mpj 5, and the easiest replacement (upgrade) pickups are emg s or Seymour Duncan soapbars, I'm not sure if the 4 string is the same but either option will sound great for heavy rock/metal.

It looks amazing. Well done. Now enjoy it.

I'm looking forward to the gig as much as the guitar.

That looks great, looking forward to seeing this finished. Are you planning on using a looper to mix guitar and bass parts when playing live?

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1394884559' post='2396247'] So this would make you feel a little uncomfortable? [/quote] That's lovely. Tort works with everything.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1394838806' post='2395959'] Good, because as we know there just isn't a viable alternative for a black bass! You gotta love a maple neck, too. Happy bass day. [/quote] Tort on black, mmmmmmmmmm.

My girlfriend has a squier Bronco, it's really nice actually, and I've never had an issue with the intonation, using the 2 saddle bridge. If it was an issue for you it should be easy enough to drill a couple of extra holes and fit 4 normal saddles. I don't know of any 4 saddle bridges that would fit straight in, but there probably is one, if not it shouldn't be too difficult to fit a normal fender one.

I'm sorry, for the repetition, I have posted about this a few years ago. I have a G&L L5500, it's an American made 5 string, but it's unusual for a G&L because it has EMG 40dc pickups and an EMG preamp as standard. It's a lovely bass to play (if a little heavy), but I've never liked the sound of it. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/L5500.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/L5500.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I've finally ordered a set of replacement pickups, Seymour Duncan NYC passive soapbars. http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass-pickups/soapbars/5string/passive_phase_i/ They won't be in stock for a few weeks, which gives me time to decide what to do with the electrics. There are 3 pots on it at the moment, and I don't want to drill any more holes, so I'm reasonably limited. My first thoughts are a simple volume, volume, tone with push pull pot(s) for coil tapping. If I go down this route what pots should I be using, 250k or 500k? Or, would I be better with a stacked active preamp? If so what would you suggest? All advice, opinions and ideas are appreciated.

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I initially did it because I play in a heavy rock band and the guitarists are tuned really low, initially I just tuned down too, but I didn't like the feel of the floppy strings. I got a used Yamaha bb405 fairly cheap to see if I could manage it, it took about 6 months to get used to it fully, and another 6 months to feel comfortable going from 4 to 5 string. I now mostly use 5 string, for lots of reasons. I like the extra range, but mainly because I play in a wedding band and dep in a few other bands, and it's much easier to transpose on a 5 string, especially if it's in E and needs to go down a little. Everything you can do on a 4 string can be done on a 5, but the 5 can do a little more.

Overwater are a lot more than tanglewood. They make really beautiful handmade basses, they have been around for about 30 years and are really highly regarded. They do, or did, have a range of factory made basses made by tanglewood, it was a way of bringing their designs to another market, apparently they were great basses too.

They do always have great stuff, I remember they had a MM bongo there a few years ago, and a lovely red Fender Jazz V I really wanted. It could well be a commission sale, and I'm sure if I had the money to buy it they would be happy to change the strings for me.

I played a gorgeous 5 string Overwater in Live Music today, my first time playing one and I was really impressed, though for close to £1700 they could do with putting some new strings on. Based on the shape, I think it was a perception. It's way out of my budget at the moment, but worth a look for anyone who is on the lookout for something nice. I hope I can afford something like this soon, but I would be more likely to go with their jazz bass 5, anyone know how the compare to the perception?

It certainly seems loud enough, I gig with a wedding band and we have a reasonably big pa, so it's mostly for personal monitoring. I might look for a 1x15 cab at some stage for my industrial band, but I'm certainly happy for now.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1394485281' post='2391905'] A few years back, need to find a more recent one, but I always seem to be hiding behind someone [/quote] I have so many photos of my headstock and sometimes my hand, but I'm always hiding behind someone in the band.

Roland UK don't know anything about a new me50b or equivalent, but the GT10B seems to have disappeared from their stocklist, so it might be getting an update soon, or it might just be out of stock for a while. The zoom B9.1UT is worth trying, though I stuck with the me50b for ease of use in a wedding band.