Terry M.

Bass Direct have two used 5 string Maruszczyk basses @£950 each currently. Guess which two colours each pickguard is? 🤣

Late 1800s apparently.

I think you nailed it with this idea. It's just to see one on the used market for sale.

Wasn't my suggestion quoted here thinking out of the box? Since you suggest Sire why the V7 when they offer P bass alternatives?

These are Jazz bass alternatives rather than P bass ones?

The P7 has the P pickup if Sire is an option. They will still feel wider than the Warwick however.

Despite this truth us bass players still have our playing preferences. The audience indeed couldn't care less either way. Maybe the OP can try your suggestion with his Warwick as it has a MM style humbucking bridge pickup.

Doesn't sound like a P though?

I've had one,fine bass. If you're after a 5 string P bass with the same spacing (16.5mm) that might not happen unless you commission a build. My previous suggestion is all I have at the moment.

What model of Warwick do you own and does it have a preamp bypass option? I'm thinking you could try using it neck only and bypassing the preamp.That might get you close enough?

I mentioned this on my list posted a while back. I have a Fender Jazz that came with one and I bought it KNOWING the stock white pickguard wasn't going to last long on it. I just can't stand them 🤭

I now find 4 strings weird.I skip over them in the classified ads for sale like you wouldn't believe. In fact I wish could filter them out of the search listings 😄

Once I realised that a 120 B string has no less fundamental than a 130 I now exclusively use 40-120 string sets. This is only in my experience I should add.

Basses. I listed them a few posts back.

The highest number I ever got to was a pitiful 5 😄 Warwick Broadneck Streamer Stage One 5 Warwick Broadneck Thumb 5 Fender Player Plus Jazz V modded with onboard Sadowsky pre.