Questions about a 4004L

[Emanuel-Bassist]

Hey guys, I put some guitar bridge position hi-gains in my 4004L this weekend. I gig'd the bass without pole pieces (because I could not find any yet). Will stainless steel ones work? (I would prefer black ones with more ferite content) I know that I'll need them because there was some serious balance issues (the E and especially the G string were very quite) and I want the increased output. If I cannot resolve the balance thing I may look into wiring HB's in parallel, has anybody tried this? I need to adjust the truss rod to take out some forward bow, what size deep socket will I need? (Mike parks in out of the wrenches right now) Also the strings (Rotosound Steel 45-105) are binding in the nut and frankly, Id like to have it lowered a bit. Anyone know someone in the Los Angeles area you would trust to do the work? Other than that this is a dream bass, it just sounds so good I cant wait to record with it! Thanx, Manny.