Marc S

Yes, I realise that - but I thought I'd message the guy first - give him the chance to take it down.... he responded very quickly, telling me he was going to take it down And thanking me for getting in touch to let him know. He took it down shortly afterwards.

I messaged him via eBay too. So he should have had enough messages about it now Lets see if he takes it down.

Hello and welcome to the forum

Good to hear you opted for the Entwistle pickup. I keep telling people how good they are - heck they punch so far above their weight, for the price They could double the price and they'd still be great value! Yes, an off-white, creamy aged looking pearloid scratchplate would complete the look for this bass NOTE: Before you open up the pickup slot - your Entwistle pickup should fit into a "standard" pickup cover.... I picked a set up for about 4 quid on eBay.... Try this first, and you may find the magnet poles align better, without the need to file / dremmel your new scratchplate

Interested. What is it? I've got a fretless that I rarely use - just noodle with it really, and have recorded with it Think I've only used it live twice - and only for one or two songs at that.... But I wouldn't want to be without a fretless now EDIT: Don't forget to post some pics

I didn't cut the body, or the scratchplate either T-Bay. The Entwistle pickup simply slotted into the existing pickup cover - so no modification or dremelling needed at all Fitted like a glove

Having owned 2x CV P basses, the pickups were good - really good. But the Limelight pickup is better still. Hmmm, wish I still had room (+funds) for one of my old CV P's Can't own 'em all eh?

I've fitted a couple of the JBXN and PBXN pickups, plus a PBX. All were great quality pickups, the JBXN and PBXN's had huge output. Although the PBX was a decent pickup too - just not as loud as the XN version. Last one I fitted - I discovered that the old pickup covers just fitted straight onto the pickup, with no modifications. So I didn't need to enlarge the scratchplate slot. So if you're fitting Entwistle pickups - might be worth trying this, to avoid having to dremmel out the pickup slots in your guard

Just thought of another option. You could also ask Mark Morgan-Richards to sell you one of the pickups he uses in his Limelight basses. I have a Limelight P/J - I was so impressed with the sound of the pickups in that, I bought a P pickup to go into my Fender Roadworn P The upgrade really lifted the sound beyond my expectations. I don't know what his pickups actually are, but they are superb The P pickup in my Limelight is the best P bass sound in any bass I've ever owned - including a couple of US P's

Another pickup you may want to consider is the Entwistle PBXN. Actually their PBX isn't a bad pickup either, and it's cheap. The PBXN has much larger, deeper magnets - so you'll need to rout out a small "trench" in the bottom of each cavity. This isn't too difficult though... Having the much larger magnets, the PBXN has a huge output. Your bass will still sound like a P bass, but in my experience there was definitely less "honk" Both Entwistle pickups are very cheap, considering their quality - the PBXN being slightly more expensive Don't let the low prices fool you - these are great pickups, especially for the money Other than that, if you want to go for a more popular brand - I really like DiMarzio's. Always been a contender for quality pickups IMO Perhaps try searching for some 2nd hand pickups on this forum?

Yes, that's what I was thinking about, when I suggested buying from the BC marketplace.