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Want a P/J 5 String - any ideas?

#21
My warmoth 51 P5:
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#23
peterpalmieri said:
I am sorry for the dumb question but why do you need 24 frets. In general I've seen this requested by a number of people.

I understand the simple answer that there are notes above Eb in the space above the 6th ledger line, but in what use?

Chords, soloing, grooves?
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Well, on many basses, the heel on a 21 fret bass makes the last 3 or 4 frets hard for a guy with small hands like me to play. A 24 fret bass puts those notes higher up, and it makes a big difference in what is available to me.
 
#24
Eublet said:
Well, on many basses, the heel on a 21 fret bass makes the last 3 or 4 frets hard for a guy with small hands like me to play. A 24 fret bass puts those notes higher up, and it makes a big difference in what is available to me.
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That seems reasonable although I have never owned a bass that limited my left hand access to the fret board. I guess I also ignored the possibility of "tapping" I never really embraced that technique...
 
#25
well, you might not have smaller hands. It really depends on the heel shape of the bass in question. On a Jazz for example, it's very difficult for me to access the upper registers. On a Quantum, no problem.
 
#27
Pups were custom wound to my specs by Nordstrand, about $250 for the pair.
Wood bits were about $350 each, finished, by warmoth.
Hardware is all hipshot from bestbassgear, maybe another $250.
Assembly and pickguard by Rodent here, pm him for rates.
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It's a bad mutha!
Your avatar bass rules.
 
#28
Chef said:
Pups were custom wound to my specs by Nordstrand, about $250 for the pair.
Wood bits were about $350 each, finished, by warmoth.
Hardware is all hipshot from bestbassgear, maybe another $250.
Assembly and pickguard by Rodent here, pm him for rates.
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It's a bad mutha!
Your avatar bass rules.
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Nice. I dig it. Is the bridge a similar to a big single?

Yeah, my avatar bass is awesome...but the double DarkStars didn't do it for me. If I went back to a DS I would go with a single. It was hard to let it go because I think it is one of the most awesome designs ever. But I did get some cash + my Valenti for it in trade.
 
#30
DD; yep, the bridge is a big single, just wound a little hotter to match the specs of the SCPB5...
I saw you buy the CB DD, but didn't see you flip it...I mighta been all over that!
 
#35
Sorry for the mutliple posts...but I forgot to add that if money is no object, like if your wife sues some big jerks and wins, maybe she will buy you one of them thar sadowsky P/Js thangs for your pain...it could happen...they've got 'em in 5ers.

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