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Fenders use 63mm necks, Squiers are 64mm. So 64.5mm pocket on a Squier body I wouldn't say is wider than usual.

I dug my little epiphone eb0 out the other day, forgot how nice the neck is to play on it. The mudbucker pickup is notoriously low output on the epi, so thought I'd wire the pickup to the jack to increase output (a little) and add some high end. I've read wiring the pickup to jack makes the high end rather harsh. So I thought if I added a capacitor or resistor to the 'ground' wire between pickup and jack would that (A) work? and (B) make any actual difference to tame the harsh high end?

Good luck trying to file down stainless steel. 🤣

Death from above 1979 at the Kentish Town Forum about a decade ago. Awesome but crazy loud.

There is also brass, which will add better sustain. Bone is more solid than plastic, so will last better. If you change strings regularly this is beneficial. If you don't than plastic works just fine.

Not so. The Entwistle neo's are very similar to SD quarter pounder, in terms of sound and output. Less expensive pickups are so good these days, don't think otherwise. If you like vintage tone, my favourite is Fender custom shop 62, however Wilkinson do an inexpensive alnico pickup, which sounds scarily close, despite the big price difference. Tonerider also make great pickups which are also inexpensive. Roswell do their own version of SD quarter pounder, which are good and inexpensive, as well as Vintage pickups too. The Geezers, or Steve Harris pickup are great for blues/rock. Just note with Entwistle neo's are very deep pickups, moreso than the standard P pickup, so make sure the body of your bass is deep enough to accommodate them!

No, the silks turn into a plastic mess. Don't do this.

GHS Precision flats have no silks at ball end. There are two things you can do with a 3 point bridge, and silks over saddles - search "eb0 mod bar" (expensive option but looks and works great), or the cheap option is to thread small but wide 'nuts' (a la nuts and bolts), all the way to the ball end, you may need two or three per string, so the 'nuts' sit against the bridge, thus extending the string,candidate the silks away from the saddle.

Was that the vm77 jazz, the natural coloured one? As these are very highly regarded. Owned one myself and was excellent.

20% more plus additional courier/import duty fees. The majority of sellers are UK based, maybe a pinned post at the top of Sellers page is what's required?

The sustain is because of the thick poly. 🤣

The 5 string will be heavier!

Was your vj74 the reissue model? If so, you're not going to get better on a budget.

Yes, it's been mentioned. I think ped said it's too complicated or difficult (something of that nature) to set up.

Great find. Traynor make amazing gear.

For blues/rock the Entwistle neodymium P pickup is ideal. 👍

Same here. Old flats are like comfortable shoes, there's no way I'm breaking them in - let someone else do that. 😉

Gibson mudbucker is a definite win. Very cool bass. Out of interest, how do you know it's Japanese and not Korean?

My main player at home currently is a bitsa with a plywood body. The wood in the body makes little difference to the sound if it's covered in thick poly. Has tonnes of sustain even with a bbot bridge. Only downside to plywood bodies is the weight as said, mine is a little heavy (whole bass weighs just over 9lbs), so not too bad. It's solid, very stable, great sustain. Too many people get overly precious about body wood. I'd agree if it had a nitro finish, but covered in poly is perfectly fine.

What sound were you expecting?

I can feel a mullet growing, just looking at that thing. 🤣 Does it come with a free can of hair spray? 😆