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aceonbass wrote:I can tell by the wiring on the bottom that the pickup is oriented correctly.

Thanks you, seemed good but it's nice to know for sure.

Thank you both for the insights, the pickup flip is interesting i gotta look at that. The fingerboard spacing seems good. And yeah I figured the bridge saddles might have a big influence as well will look into replacing them. I received this bass from the original owner (my brother in law) and would...

Greetings all, Long time lurker, finally got an old (75) 4001 but there's an odd issue with it. The string alignment doesn't match the pickup, starts fine on the high string but on the E it's so far off the pickup pole that the tone is seriously wrong. Any suggestions on how to address this? (please...