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[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1336756528' post='1650668'] Brilliant!...A fretless chair leg!!! [/quote] i lolled!

well that goes without saying but i thought Ernie Ball MusicMan would have some standards! i've seen the videos for Fender, Peavey and Gibson guitars. about 20 identical git's being made at the same time: all the same cheap stock hardware, slabs of wood thrown into machines, the same burst or solid spray and lacquers/coatings . . . far from the quality you'd think your getting when your paying £500 upwards but i genuinely thought once your over the £1,000-£1,500 mark your guitars had a bit more quality with woods, hardware and craftsmanship. wood is wood at the end of the day, never 2 guitars are 100% the same. even from the same line or made just after the other.

i 'lolled' shame i cant make it my ringtone though

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1337250669' post='1657726'] I already mentioned them and others to tom - sorry to hear he's had no luck [/quote] Seriously? of all UK stores I thought this would be the one. Truly a shame

[quote name='TomRichards' timestamp='1337185994' post='1656885'] There are sooooo many factors. Fretboard wood (Maple vs. rosewood vs. ebony vs. ebonol vs phenolic) glue strength, direction of the neck wood cut (flat sawn vs quarter sawn, etc.), number of laminates, and yes, even the finish adds some strength. So it becomes tougher to tell, but usually its workable by focusing on the truss rod. A properly working truss rod can cure many neck ills. If they couldn't, there wouldn't be a cheap import that was playable, IMHO.[/quote] Im not saying it hasnt been done before, but, Isn't this what Yamaha have touched upon with thier BB2024/5 models? Also, out of interest which finish/eis are the best? I have my fingers crossed for sunburst ^_^ [quote name='TomRichards' timestamp='1337185994' post='1656885'] If I had a dealer in the UK I'd send you a Brubaker so you could send your MM out to pasture, but alas, the shops over there have not yet succumbed to my charm. If you have any issues, just keep posting them here. Kevin Brubaker and I will look at them and if we can add anything to help you, we will. [/quote] If anything, Bass Direct would be your best chance of getting into the UK as far as I can tell you but no doubt it's easier said than done. Would be a major relief to retire this current beast and have something more reliable and prestigious as a Brubaker I'll keep posted but thank you In advance and for all said upto now. BSB

Wouldn't mind a Brubaker, fancy a trade? haha Thanks for your advice Tom, I think I need to find local luthiers and get a range of opinions from people who know what theyre talking about before I start throwing my money about- which I don't have. I don't think I'm the only one with this issue from MusicMan basses from the comments and a few PMs, It seems the unfinished maple necks and frets aren't going down so well. Do you think this issue could have been avoided if they had finished it? At the end of the day, if I can get this bass "repaired" on the cheap, I'll still keep this beauty of a bass but if it's going to keep costing me and causing me grief I may look into rehoming it BSB

Thanks for the correspondence guys, I believe from what you've put it could be weak timber and with it being unfinished. Looking at it more today, the bowing only really starts from the 7th fret to the nut which I've never really heard of before but it seems where the tension is naturally held anyway. Rich, I know what you mean on your prev 5'ers. I've had 2 ibanez, a cheap one but pretty good as I never had a problem other than when I swapped to heavier strings (as expected) in my metal days and a SRX which had a chunky, baseball bat neck I don't think much would affect it and then a MM SR5 with rosewood which didn't seem to have the same affect but I only had it from spring to winter in the one year. I'll go to a luthier at some point and see what they say without doing a lot, otherwise I'll see about getting it finished when I save my pennies up Thanks again BSB

[size=3] [b]Edit: Just to say a big thanks for everyone who's contributed upto now [/b] Hello BC'ers I'm struggling with my 5 string neck on my Music Man, i had it loaded with some Slinky 135's over xmas and another change since then and a setup i had not 2 weeks back but i think with the heavy set of strings and the weather have lead it into a bow. i had some Roto's 125's on and a truss rod tweak to relieve it of the strain and let it find its own way back but theres still some bowing there. Now, I've had a few 5 strings before but not had them as long as this one or the way they where setup made them durable and my 4 strings are built like sh*t houses that i've never had a neck issue. [/size] [list=1] [*][size=3]Are 5 strings really this fidgety? [/size] [*][size=3]Music Man, unfinished maple necks good all round? [/size] [*][size=3]Other than sound, is there a difference in fretboards?[/size] [*][size=3]What can i do other than storing in its case to protect it?[/size] [*][size=3]. . . . and is there any advice you could give me on this matter?[/size] [/list] [size=3]All comments are appreciated BSB[/size]

ive come close to owning one of these myself, sweet basses. never really thought of warwick having "big" bodies, always a moderate-moderately small (streamers to thumbs anyway) to be honest with you, unless you count the overall surface area? hope your enjoy your bass further more.

You'd think from a guy who plays Alleva Coppolo basses and Musicman 5 strings, he wouldn't be dissing sound quality from some of the top basses out there. being a keen 5 string player for a good 5 years, i've never experienced this problem.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1334600749' post='1618373'] Now what this makes me think is the gold Casady ought to have the black pickup and pickguard. [/quote] +1

I recall when this bass was as little as £650, not so long ago. I thought the jump to £850-900 was outrageous and now I couldn't care less for the bass despite Mr Miller being a BIG influence to me. One shall only dream of owning this one

Wrong part of the forum and you've double posted.

So is the 5'er only in black/maple? :-/

Sweeeeet! Am so getting one :'D

maybe they have changed it or atleast with the studio models??? i think that guitar would be a good, yet, expensive introduction to baritone guitars if you havent had a guitar yet. BSB