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Check out the EBS microbass 2, switching between 2 basses and had a blendable loop!

Yeah I used to have the standard la bellas on my jazz, the flexiblea are fantastic on my P. Shame they don't do a 6 for the OP

Wish I'd known that before i spent £50 on a la bella 5 set! They are the flexible ones though

That's absolutely stunning!! I need to see the back now go on show us your back

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1425683988' post='2709835'] Here's my VM P5, modded a bit to save weight. I've installed licensed by Hipshot Ultralite tuners and an aluminium A style bridge and aluminium knobs. (I'm not quite sure if the new bridge has altered the tone at all, which is a good thing too as it sounded great anyway, but it has made a difference to weight of the body which is all I was after there) I had my luthier mate rout out the body under the pickguard too. It weighed 9 1/2 lbs when I took delivery of it and now I've got it down to 8 1/2 lbs (I could've sent it back and kept looking for a lighter one I suppose but I was so pleased with the fit, finish and feel of this bass that I couldn't part with it!) I've also dropped an American Standard P5 pickup in that I picked up here on the BC classifieds along with a KiOgon wiring harness. There wasn't anything about the original pup and pots etc that made me want to change them, it's just the USA pup came up on here for a song and I had the wiring harness from an old project anyway. Played in isolation it does sound a little more refined but the original Squier pickup has it's own throaty quality that is equally valid. When cranked loud with a band the difference is negligible anyway I reckon. It plays,feels and sounds fantastic! Very pleased indeed I tried to get some decent pics of the finish in the sun today as the Candy Apple Red looks legit to me, as in it does look like a clear red over gold in a traditional way rather than just a thick coat of a single metallic red. It has some lovely coppery sparkles when the light catches it which my pics don't show too well unfortunately. A killer bass for the money even when stock. B-) Edit: I jammed last week with my two oldest friends who have heard me playing all my basses over the years, back to when I was young, free and single enough to be able to spend silly money on basses - they said this Squier is the best sounding bass I've ever had! (they're not the type to mince their words either) I have to agree. [/quote] Really nice mods, im still saving for a Nordstrand and a new harness, im not too bothered about replacing the bridge/tuners though. I think I'm lucky as mine is already quite light, ive been trying to source a gold anodised pickguard for mine! does anyone know if the US P 5 guard would work? cheers

Just bought a bassballs from Pat! A very fine chap and a good deal. pedal arrived when expected, thanks Pat

[quote name='BigBassBob' timestamp='1425301763' post='2705938'] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/BigBassBob/2015-03-02%2012.45.25.jpg[/IMG] Just wired this up with Van Damme cables. Trimmed down the board to the bare essentials for the gigs I'm currently doing (I've got a PT Nano to run a modular setup if I need anything extra.) [/quote] very nice, you got the empress in the end then

Said it already, bought one of these on October and its the best £200 I ever spent I love it. still keep wondering about a Nordstrand though, but I can't put the thing down a great bass

I am very pleased to see the name has stuck as I named this bass Rita after Rita Heyworth as I name my basses after classic holly wood actresses -lol I loved this bass and only got rid of her to get a Ken Smith. She came to me with aa standard white plate, but I put an aged white pearl which looked lovely. Please let me know of you move her on, I do miss her