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Is there a bass intro that moves people like this does ( no others I can think of) ...

Heartbreaking ! I saw his birthday in the paper the other day and couldn't believe he was 63. What a sad loss.

I'll update you when I put them on the other basses. They feel fantastic, smoother than any other flats I've played and low tension so really nice to play.

Hi, Yes I was thinking I could supply the pickguard to be printed to guarantee the fit. I was playing in AI last night : Ricky x LV or Ricky X Joy Division - it was just an experiment as presumably this would be a trademark infringement but was a cool start to get the creative juices flowing. The JD didn't come out properly but this would be cool with the big waves under the strings if smaller waves covered the whole pickguard ( IMHO 😆)

Let us know what you think. I was tempted but they sounded really bright from the vids I watched. I really like the Super Polished so the fact these were more grippy put me off - be interested to know what they feel like too.

Hmmm - just thinking if you did a clear pickguard and then printed on the back of it, it wouldn't need to be lacquered. Endless possibilities ! Is it something you would be happy to do for your BC friends and if so what would the costs be roughly ? ( I assume each job could be different )

Extra light prices have gone back up to £83 - mediums are still cheap. Going to try a on a jazz and a Ricky.

Would this method work for pickguards too ?

I went with the extra lights. I'd read on another forum the heavier gauge were primarily for drop tunings ( not sure of the validity of that claim.) Unfortunately I put them on a new bass which is a Xmas present - it was confiscated 5 minutes after the set up so didn't get a chance to test them to make a proper opinion sound wise but they sounded great through the Spark Neo and certainly good enough to want to put them on other higher end basses

Wow - these are smooth ! Feel really high end. Definitely glad I purchased. I'm going back for more !

I've had a couple of pickguards from Brian / earlpilanz and they are both perfect. Me too and they've been superb.

Never tried these but they currently look like they are at an excellent price on Amazon : £46 for the extra light set and £54 for the medium. Bass Direct currently have them at £89 and others for more. Hopefully worth a punt.....

Give me Hooky's playing over virtuoso jazz widdling any day. Take Mark King, the absolute master of slap but produced some of the most insipid songs ever made. It truly is all about context. Looking forward to it though whoever is on.

£12 for the replacement pickguard including delivery ( although a wait to get it into the New Year) was expecting a lot more so pleasantly surprised 😀

The prices have gone back up 😢.

Hils have said I can order a black pickguard for the HNB5 through Anderton's so it will be interesting to see how much it costs. There are some good YouTube vids of somebody changing pickups on a HNB3-they even put jazz pickups in it ! I decided to keep the stock pickups on the 5 - thought they were fine given what it would cost to replace them and the effort involved. I put LaBella super polished strings on it which I hadn't used before - the sound of rounds and the feel of flats and was really impressed. I ended up with some really nice tones.

I do like the look of the aura pearl but a 5 would be much better.

Yes I was a bit disappointed too hoping some Nordy's would drop straight in but it will obviously need some pickguard fettling. I'll take it off tomorrow and post a pic of what's underneath.

Looks like 19mm at the bridge

It's just landed and I really like it. The Cort Space felt enormous to me, this doesn't and is lighter than expected. Was set up really nice straight out of the box. The strings aren't my cup of tea and maybe a pup update at a later time but feels really good value for money at the sale price. I like the fanned frets too - takes no time to get used to them.

When I was deliberating whether to go for the 4 or 5 I thought the 4 looked like a toy and the new one doesn't look a great deal better. For £80 more the 5 looked like a much better purchase.( I'm a shortscale fan too) Will give it a try when it lands tomorrow and swap it for a Sire if it doesn't work out. I had a Cort Space which I thought was o.k so it will be interesting to see how it compares. I actually like the pickguard but will get a better colour one made if its a keeper.

The HILS are on sale now in Andertons - £479 for the 5 string and £399 for the 4. I snagged the last gunmetal 5 - not sure if they will get more in.

Unfortunately I'm sad to say some have been veterans with considerable history and that's why my expectation of dealing with them was higher than it should have been given the way things turned out.

I've actually had more trouble with items bought on here than on any other marketplace : short paid, warped necks, bridges hanging off, chipped paintwork, bulging frets and knackered electronics, sellers not turning up to meets etc. I've had lots of positive experiences too, but the BC marketplace doesn't give me a warm fuzzy glow like it did in the beginning. I don't expect the sellers on here to behave any different than those anywhere else from experience, there are some good and some bad.