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05-24-2011, 11:48 AM
|  | used to play 5's, then I took an arrow in the knee | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | Wilkinson 4 to 5 string no-mod conversion kit(!?)
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Just when I thought I'd seen it all I get this on a bass in the mail. Replace the bridge and string retainer(tree) and the nut (this one includes a Jazz width that is grooved for a High C) and BAM! you now have a 5 string bass. It has 3 screws on the bridge that fit Fender spacing, and 2 additional if you want to drill. In great condition aside from corrosion on the saddle screws, but they turn perfectly, just cosmetic.
Also includes 3 bridge screws, not shown.
I don't think they make these anymore and I have no idea what it's worth but since it cost me about $100 to replace the things with their proper 4 string equivalents that's what I'm asking. Let me know if I'm off, please.
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05-25-2011, 09:52 AM
| | used to play 5's, then I took an arrow in the knee | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | Anyone with info out there?? |
05-25-2011, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Spokanistan | | | PM sent! |
05-25-2011, 11:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Portland, OR | | | Looks like the one oddball is the tuner and the string runs backwards from the rest - like it uses a headless bass string.. Cool idea.
Or would you run a string through the bridge tuner bolt, over the saddle, and attach 2 strings to one tuner post and that is how you fine tune the extra string... makes more sense now that I see t in print... LOL
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05-25-2011, 11:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Portland, OR | | | I see people talking about them elsewhere. They are from the 90's, 16.5mm string spacing, I read where they say it uses the string tree to anchor the string to and tune from the bridge end...
"Not made since the 90's but second hand ones pop up on fleabay and TB for cheap, occasionally".
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05-25-2011, 11:42 AM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | probably one of the funniest items trev Wilkinson came up with, but they were incredibly popular back then. |
05-25-2011, 11:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Portland, OR | | Yeah, looks like a cool idea...
Here is the thread I found a bunch of people talkiing about it that have used them... OzBassForum • View topic - Converting 4 stringers into 5
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05-25-2011, 11:50 AM
| | used to play 5's, then I took an arrow in the knee | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | Sold pending payment | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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