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Overwhelmed by the generousity of BCer's so far... thanks to everyone who has donated to date! Dmccombe7 Harryburke14 Keeponehandloose Plus a couple of anonymous donations as well! Thank you all so far - it is a great cause so keep 'em coming!!😀

Hey everyone... I need a little favour from every BC'er who has a little generous spirit! In April, I'm running the London Marathon for charity - Macmillan Cancer support to be more precise. Running 26 miles is going to be quite a challenge for a slightly tubby bass player from Norfolk country and I'm looking for all the generous spirited bass players who would be willing to spare / sponsor a few measly pounds for a very worthwhile charity - one very close to my own heart. I'm pretty sure we all know someone who has either directly or indirectly affected by Cancer and Macmillan provide essential support to those in need. Anyway - I know many of you don't know me directly but I have dealt with many kind folk here on Basschat so some of you might remember me. I'm not asking for a lot - a couple of quid, a fiver or whatever you can spare would be very much appreciated in my quest to raise as much money as possible for Macmillan. My VirginMoney just giving page is here: [url="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/carlsimmondsLM2017"]http://uk.virginmone...lsimmondsLM2017[/url] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]I can't offer anything in return apart from my wholehearted gratitude - if I can repay the favour with a dep gig for free (travelling within reason!) then I will do my best![/color][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]If you don't feel like sponsoring - I completely understand - feel free to leave a message instead![/color][/font]

Laurie bought my pedal - easy transaction and a pleasure to deal with. :-)

Alberto also bought a Stingray from me, arranged courier to Spain and gave me a hassle free transaction. Feel confident that he is a gent to do business with.

Yep... several times. Had to replace the output jack socket and double checked everything (wiring, pup height etc)... I didn't really like the sound of the stock pups anyway - in all honesty, I don't really like the sound of a p-bass - it's just they play great!! So, emgs got good reviews and comes with replacement everything which is what appealed to me. Just got this issue with the scratch plate... It loooks as though there will be a gap either side of the BEA pup when the emg goes in - the DG side should be ok. Are the 4 string p bass scratch plates the same size as the 5 string?? If so, I can modify the neck pocket slightly to fit?? Or is there anywhere I can get a blank one with no pup holes at all?? Anyone encountered this??

Hi all, I have a Squire VM 5 p-bass and whilst I love playing it, the tone doesn't excite me at all. I don't think the tone pot is working that well and I hate the drop in output level from my other basses. Anyway... looking around and not wanting to spend the earth (it is a cheaper bass after all, I plumped for the EMG P5 pickups which arrived the other day. Easy to install I thought... Until i looked more closely at the sizes. Drastically different to what is already in there (I know I should have checked!!) the P bass has a longer pup for the BEA strings and a standard size one for the DG strings. EMG seems to have squeezed the longer BEA string pup into a standard size one instead so I will be left with a pretty big gap next to the BEA pickup from the scratchplate. So - anyone else had this?? How did you get around it? Can't seem to find one to fit online and can't find a blank pre-cut one so I could cut holes just for the pups. Do i buy a sheet and cut from scratch? If so, whats the easiest way to get the chamfered edge? I have a hand router and am quite good at that sort of stuff but the chamfered edge seems to trouble me though. Any thoughts anyone?

Received a bass from Joe, prompt and well packed! Recommended to all BCers!