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Good to hear it's now sorted. Out of interest, what was the fault with the pickup?

I've got an American Deluxe bridge and have just tried a saddle screw which I know to be 6-32 UNC on it and it's a perfect fit. As long as they're a 6-32 thread the ones from R&D should be good.

US saddle screws are typically 6-32 UNC thread and 7/16" or 1/2" long (like these from Allparts) https://www.allparts.uk.com/products/bridge-saddle-height-screws-for-bass-hex-head-us-1-2-inch

That's an unusual one. I've often mused over building a 3 J pickup bass, be interesting to hear a demo of the 5 pickup positions if you ever get round to it.

Measurements for my SR5 are as follows: 764mm from nut to centreline of neck coil 776mm from nut to centreline of pickup (between coils) 788mm from nut to centreline of bridge coil

Just had a listen and I make it out to be this (see pic)

I'm with Bolo ... 1. Cort (pickup sounds closer to bridge) 2. Stingray I don't often come out on the winning side but one day my ship will come in

Ugh, are the Sire pickup sizes non-standard in some way? May be worth emailing Sire customer service about a replacement - [email protected]. They promise to reply within one working day! At least then it would be a matched set.

Agree it seems unlikely the pickup has packed in but it does happen. Are you getting any output from the front pickup when the blend is in the centre position (just tap the pole pieces)?

Have you looked at the wiring on the blend pot to see if anything has come adrift? Might be a bad solder joint that has just come away which is an easy fix. If the wiring looks good then the next thing to check is the front pickup to make sure it's working.

Any of these work? - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acrylic-Plastic-Round-Dot-Neck-Inlays-6mm-3mm-2mm-FB11-FB12-FB13/130954710274

Here's the reply from FretTrax about triggering open strings and zero frets: "Thanks for getting in touch and for your question. I get that question a lot but unfortunately the answer is 'no' - a zero fret doesn't help at all. I already know, without a zero fret, when a string is open - a string is open if it's not fretted (that's how I turn off a previously fretted note). So, I could turn on open notes easily without a zero fret - the issue is knowing when NOT to turn them on and when to turn them off. Otherwise, every open string would ring all the time unless you have a mechanism to SELECTIVELY turn on/off open notes. And, that mechanism is 'pluck detect' where a right hand pluck triggers a note - and that note can be open or fretted. That feature is in the works and then FretTraX will have opens, velocity, etc. All the videos were done with fretted notes only. Some pretty wild things can be accomplished. But, when we add pluck detect (still quite a ways away), things will get even wilder!"

Not working for open strings would be a bit disconcerting. I've emailed to clarify and to ask if it works with a zero fret, will post reply if I hear back.

Hmm, I can't really see this being a wiring issue, particularly as you've already changed the pots and cap without improvement. Have you tried adjusting the pickup height setting? I'm sure you have but that's the first thing I'd play with.

Good to hear that the acetone seems to be working, and good luck with the decal ...