thewickedjester Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 ok, i so i have a standard, run of the mill, p-bass. and i was wanting to "spruce" it up a bit. is a 4 string to 5 string conversion possible without a whole lot of money being spent? what i was wondering was: do i have to buy a new neck that is set up for 5 strings, or do i have the option to add another kewind to my existing neck? also: i have seen some people do conversions (i havent found a tutorial or anything that answers my questions, if anyone knows, can you point to it) but what i was wonder was do i have to change the pickups, and if so what to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Hipshot actually makes a 5-string conversion kit for 4-string Precision basses. It includes a 5-string bridge that fits the standard Fender mounting pattern, plus an extra tuner and a nut blank. It's pictured in the lower left corner of their main page. I'm thinking of buying the kit for my mongrel P-Bass, which i usually keep tuned down to B anyway. The Badass II bridge on it doesn't take really heavy strings very well, so i was thinking i might convert it to a 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewickedjester Posted September 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 yeah,i saw that and started looking at separate items to convert it. its just so much, but i guess its worth it. do you think they would change the keywinds for some other ones. im not a big fan of the ones that ocme on the neck. how would i go about installing it? just drill a hole for the new keywind in the neck? like they have pictured on hipshots site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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