Charles handles six string quite good.
Looks amazing!
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Thanks. I got the strap as a gift and it didn’t seem to go with any of my basses, but fits this one to a T
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I’ll take it to my Luthier and see what he can do, seems like it should be fixable. I contacted the site and they will give me a partial refund, so a brand new ESP at a discount, what’s not to like?
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Sounds like a win-win, @Wombat-metal… More so for you, of course, but I am sure they are glad not to have to take it back and fix it themselves and ship it again and all that 
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Well I changed the strings on the bass and she is strung up. Will take some getting used to. The 6 strings not such a big issue.
What is throwing me is the 35" scale. I am off 2 frets consistently. Play a 30 or 32 inch scale, no big deal. 35 inch scale, and I am messing up a lot
Also will need to do some setup. Compared to my other basses, this one is very quiet. I think raising the pickups is in order.
Second thought, and I am an idiot. First step of trouble shooting an active bass…change the battery.
I was looking at some Bach tabs, and many of the songs use frets 16-18 consistently. I think I will transcribe one to the 6 string, and see how that goes. I find frets around 10 much easier to play.
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Unfortunately, ‘step 1’ seems to become less obvious the more technical knowledge you acquire. We’ve all been there, and will be there again. But hey – beats rewiring the thing or whatever!
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