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I’m sure that could be resolved by plugging the holes and redrilling.

Just checked mine and they are all flat and level, but honestly not something I’d worry about.

To this point they have have to, since there hasn’t been one available. Obviously many people want the Fender name on the headstock, which is understandable. Having said that, Sires and the like have made an impact, and if these are lighter than those then I know which I’d rather have. I can’t wait to pick a secondhand one up for £400 or so. 😂

@thodrik Well if the quality drops, it means that many of us now own “pre-Warwick” Metros 😉 A Sadowsky P/J at under €800 is a bargain though. Buying the preamp alone (albeit with the VTC) is about €250.

MTD Kingston Heir PRS SE Kestrel Fender Player KSD Proto-J The Elrick and Dingwall overseas-built ones are more, but still a fraction of the price of the handbuilt ones.

@wateroftyne I think it depends how good they are. Most brands have a “budget” arm these days: MTD, PRS, Fender, Elrick, KSD, Dingwall, etc. As far as I know, their high end hand built stuff is still just as sought after and their waiting lists still more than they can keep up with, all the examples above have excellent quality instruments at the affordable end, and as a business decision it obviously makes sense in an industry where many hand builders are surprisingly not-wealthy.

@Newfoundfreedom They do come up from time to time, and the budget options are getting better and better these days. My TRB6 is still a killer bass a good 20 years after my dad bought it for me.

@Newfoundfreedom There was a cheap BTB project put up a few days ago, not sure if still there?

I went with NJ4SEs. I also have NJ4s in my medium scale Fender Jazz. They’re both fantastic pickups.

@thodrik Interesting, as for me swapping the Sadowsky pickups in my Metro out for Nordstrands really brought the thing to life.

@benebass I do not need another bass. I do not need another bass...

@edwnInteresting - I wonder what the percentages are on 5s these days.

@benebassOoh that’s nice. What’s the spec?

Cort SCMS in the For Sale section:

5 out of the first 6 in the For Sale forum at the minute - are six strings more popular than ever, or are more people getting rid of them than ever? 😬 I started on a sixer (TRB Mk I, still have it), and am still as comfortable on one as anything else. Particularly like them for sight reading, playing chords, and solos.

@alinbassplayerI’m the opposite - narrow string spacing is fine for me (makes chording etc easier), but the slim neck makes my fretting hand cramp up very quickly.

I had a Combustion first and liked it, then traded it for a Super J on this forum. Loved that bass. When I got the opportunity to get its twin Super P, I jumped on it and got probably the best bass I’ve ever played.

@SymBassThe post was from 2015, so I’m going to tag @gingerfish in. FWIW, I had an MTD fretless with an unlined wenge fingerboard. Beautiful bass, sold to someone on here.

Same scale lengths as the Ibanez multiscale Soundgears. I had the six string and it was very nice, I only sold it because I found the neck way too slim for me.

It would be easy to rewire as a passive P/J.

I’m interested in this topic as well - I’m a seasoned Dingwall owner, but they don’t do any medium-scale 6 strings. My Super P5 (32-35”) is my #1 and as close to the perfect bass as I’ve tried, would love to find a 6-string companion to it particularly if the price is right.