The Bass Doc Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) Selling a 5-string bass I put together from parts that simply fell into my lap. Solid alder body, Fender Mex neck, (carrying the original Gotoh tuners), Bartolini 59J1 pickups, Schaller 3D-5 bridge, mint green guard and a finish which just looks black in ordinary light but does actually contain flakey bits visible in strong light e.g. sunlight (we will get another 10 mins. of this before the end of August) Asking price is £250 including delivery, and at £225 I would be prepared to deliver free of charge within a radius of 100 metres from my front door. [attachment=24344:DCFC0429.JPG] Edited April 30, 2009 by The Bass Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi Doc, Does this have 19mm spacing at the bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 [quote name='RayFW' post='473223' date='Apr 27 2009, 11:03 AM']Hi Doc, Does this have 19mm spacing at the bridge?[/quote] With the Schaller bridge adjusted to it's max. width the spacing is 17.5mm and seems to suit the set up nicely. I have in my spares box a chrome bridge which does provide 19mm fixed spacing but the strings themselves may be very close to the edge of the fingerboard - I could try it on properly if your'e interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I just got rid of another bass with 16.5mm spacing as my main bass is 19mm and switching between the two was proving difficult. I suspect 17.5mm would still cause me some grief. Looking at the pic, it looks like the strings would be really close to the fingerboard edge at 19mm. I wouldn't want you to mess around putting the other bridge on to find out it wouldn't work. Shame as this could've been an ideal backup bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I've had a closer look at what may happen if the 19mm spacing bridge was fitted - by the time the strings hit the fingerboard the differential is not huge and I would suggest measuring the width of the neck of your current bass at the 20th fret. My Fender neck at that point is 71.5mm so with the suggested replacement bridge measuring 74mm string-to-string I reckon the B and G would still be safely on the board. Let me know how the above measurements compare - even if it's only for my future information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 hey Howard, are there any dead spots on the neck? Is the bass capable of being set up so that its impossible to slide a pound coin cleanly under the strings at any point along the fingerboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='473282' date='Apr 27 2009, 12:18 PM']I've had a closer look at what may happen if the 19mm spacing bridge was fitted - by the time the strings hit the fingerboard the differential is not huge and I would suggest measuring the width of the neck of your current bass at the 20th fret. My Fender neck at that point is 71.5mm so with the suggested replacement bridge measuring 74mm string-to-string I reckon the B and G would still be safely on the board. Let me know how the above measurements compare - even if it's only for my future information.[/quote] Interesting. I'll take a look tonight and post the measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='473285' date='Apr 27 2009, 12:21 PM']hey Howard, are there any dead spots on the neck? Is the bass capable of being set up so that its impossible to slide a pound coin cleanly under the strings at any point along the fingerboard?[/quote] This pound coin thing has me intrigued - there's not much money around here in Newcastle area on a Monday morning but I managed to borrow one off a loan shark (150% interest per diem) and I find that it will slide under most strings 'on the wood' but I'm hoping you meant 'on the fret' in which case it won't pass under any without touching them out of the way. Can't say there's any obvious dead spots other than that which will arise if I can't pay the loan shark back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I had a bit tinker with this this morning (quite a feat, given that I'm terrified of 5s). It played very nicely indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='475178' date='Apr 29 2009, 03:40 PM']I had a bit tinker with this this morning (quite a feat, given that I'm terrified of 5s). It played very nicely indeed...[/quote] Thanks for your comment - I was rather hoping that Crazykiwi would follow up his interest so that I could strike a deal which would include the Burman 4x12" cabinet which apparently used to belong to Sting when he was just a local bass player before he joined the Old Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greene-Mann Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 very slighly of the topic of selling the bass....do you need to drill new holes to get the schaller bridge on from the origional bridge? been meaning to change the bridge on my 5 for years now and never really got round to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 [quote name='Greene-Mann' post='475496' date='Apr 29 2009, 09:32 PM']very slighly of the topic of selling the bass....do you need to drill new holes to get the schaller bridge on from the origional bridge? been meaning to change the bridge on my 5 for years now and never really got round to it[/quote] The Schaller 3D-5 bridge has three holes and the 'middle' one is not actually central so it does involve new holes being drilled - no great hassle when you consider any unused holes get hidden under the plate itself but if you are fussy they can be plugged/filled and then forgotten about. Be aware that this particular model Schaller may not be appropriate for every 5-string - it's maximum spacing 'string to string' is 70mm (can go narrower). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='471682' date='Apr 24 2009, 04:38 PM']Selling a 5-string bass I put together from parts that simply fell into my lap. Solid alder body, Fender Mex neck, (carrying the original Gotoh tuners), Bartolini 59J1 pickups, Schaller 3D-5 bridge, mint green guard and a finish which just looks black in ordinary light but does actually contain flakey bits visible in strong light e.g. sunlight (we will get another 10 mins. of this before the end of August) Asking price is £250 including delivery, and at £225 I would be prepared to deliver free of charge within a radius of 100 metres from my front door. [attachment=24344:DCFC0429.JPG][/quote] Nice bass, VERY nice. Edited April 29, 2009 by steve-soar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj5string Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My main (and favourite by far bass) is a MIM Jazz 5, in black. I changed the bridge for a schaller 3d, pickups for bartolini's and the wiring for posh good pots etc. Just like this - spooky! If this plays half as well as mine £250 is an absolute steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 If this had a torty pickguard I would have been interested, but suspect it will be very difficult to get hold of one for a Bitzo! ( I hate white on black ) Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboytoo Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='471682' date='Apr 24 2009, 04:38 PM']Selling a 5-string bass I put together from parts that simply fell into my lap. Solid alder body, Fender Mex neck, (carrying the original Gotoh tuners), Bartolini 59J1 pickups, Schaller 3D-5 bridge, mint green guard and a finish which just looks black in ordinary light but does actually contain flakey bits visible in strong light e.g. sunlight (we will get another 10 mins. of this before the end of August) Asking price is £250 including delivery, and at £225 I would be prepared to deliver free of charge within a radius of 100 metres from my front door. [attachment=24344:DCFC0429.JPG][/quote] You have a PM sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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