Is it routed for a second pup? @T_dub
Jamie
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Well, I got the exchange, the green one is on order.
That will be my 3rd Sterling Stingray. If I ever get the orange Music Man Stingray, it will be a first, and most likely ONLY. I will prob have to sell 2 of my 3 Sterling Rays (the Blue and Green ones, not gonna ever get rid of the Honey burst Stingray 34). Along with 2 of my 3 ESP LTD’s, and whatever else I can find just to pay for it.
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Welcome @Vida19, congrats on the Mezzo, those basses look cool!
Welcome @MikeE68, that’s awesome you and your son are gonna go through the course together!
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Welcome aboard @MikeE68
Another vote for the B2B course here. A great thing about it is you go along at your own pace and if you struggle to absorb it you can redo any part of it as often as you want to.
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That’s awesome!
As others mentioned I did the payment plan for the course and it breaks it up into nice smaller payments without undue extra charges. You get full access immediately. You might want to check it out.
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Welcome aboard @MikeE68 and junior,
Enjoy the ride together, should be a blast, the dueling basses:joy:
Cheers Brian
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Welcome @MikeE68!
Even better - he makes it easy for you!
Everything else has already been said…
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Thanks for the warm welcome 
I purchased B2B today and going through a couple of the module one lessons. Very impressed so far.
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Cool 
Enjoy the ride
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Mike your going to have fun. If you hang around the forum you will see practical is a good hand to have. @MikeE68
Jamie
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Personally, I think every new forum member should be immediately escorted over to the GAS thread and tested to see if they can withstand the pressure.
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Hello all!
I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself the boards. My story with music has been a lifelong thing. Back when I was younger, I couldn’t afford to get my own instruments and/or gear. But now as an adult with kids who have grown so that my practising won’t bother them too much, I decided to re-kindle the old flame and start to learn music again. I say again, because I used to play the guitar. Well, I used to try to play it. I love electric guitars and my favorite music is almost exclusively “band playing some kind of music” - so, guitars, basses, drums. But I didn’t get very far - maybe the guitar just isn’t for me, you know?
Then one day not too long ago, I somehow got to thinking about bass guitars. And that let to a google and youtube rabbit hole, which ultimately led me here to Bass Buzz and Josh’s videos and recommendations. I know have a Mexican made Fender Precision Bass and a Fender Rumble 100 amp. And so my road with this beautiful and soulful instrument begins. Gotta say, right from the start I’m feeling things I did not get with the guitar. I feel more connected to the instrument and I feel like I want to play and practice standing up all the time. Just feels natural. Which is a total opposite from my experiences with the guitar.
I’m going through the course and really liking Josh’s teaching style. So a big thank you to Josh and all the others who put this course together - I’m sure it will be a great way to start to learn the bass.
Also something I just did not do with my guitar - I already looked through some youtube clips about setting up your bass and now I have 1) adjusted the truss rod, 2) adjusted the action (bridge), 3) set the intonation. Number 4 is still an ongoing process, because I think the E-A string side pickup is tilted or slanted too much and I want to raise the pickup, BUT it doesn’t move when I turn the screw! The screw just starts to come off… which is weird. The other pickup works like it is supposed to and I was able to adjust the height of that one (D-G string side pickup). Wonder if there’s something I need to do to make the other pickup move like I want to. I probably have to remove the whole thing and look under to see if there’s something to adjust. Does anybody have any good tips about this?
Anyway, sorry if I got a little carried away. To summarize: Glad to be here and learn to rock with the bass! 
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Hey @JyriP, welcome from another very new member.
You are going to love this place, friendliest forum I have ever seen (and I have seen many … many many), and one of the gals or guys will always have a useful answer, no matter how specific the question.
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Welcome @JyriP and thanks for the nice intro. It looks like you’re well on your way with all the great gear and research you’ve done. The Rumble 100 is a great choice for a bass amp.
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Welcome aboard @JyriP,
Enjoy the ride.
I’m sure one of the tech gurus will be able to help you with your pick up issue?
Cheers Brian
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@JyriP might be best to see what’s under the pup. It has 1 or 2 foam blocks (draught excluder) they may have moved or be tired.
Welcome aboard
Jamie
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Why are you writing my autobiography, I did not give you copyright to my life. You need to stop until I get paid in full. This will do
On a serious tip, that is my story to a T (dub). Lol.
I always wanted to be a bass player. My idol as a kid was a (really shitty) bass player, so I loved bass from the get go.
When I did start to play, I was into a lot of Heavy Thrashy Punk / Metal. My best friend already picked bass, and since I was really in man love with Dimebag at the time I picked up guitar. Dimebag is still and always will be my favorite axe man.
But
I learned the songs I wanted to learn, well, I learned the riffs, but not usually the whole songs, unless our little backyard keg party band was gonna cover them. Never got into music theory, or anything past tabs out of guitar mags.
Then I turned into Al Bundt, and got Married with children, and the guitars sat in a closet. Then I sold one, but kept my custom Carvin, which was later sold by my X wife while I was in rehab.
So, here I sit, many years later, and I needed something therapeutic to do, to keep my mind going. And a few guys here were already strumming on guitars, and instead of picking up one of the guitars around, I decided to go for it, I decided to pick up a used bass and amp and start a journey I should have started many many years ago.
Enuf said, I will shut up with this.
You have found a great place to help you on your journey, this is a great forum, with great members and lots of info flying all over the place here, so welcome, take off your coat and stick around a while.
And, not gonna shut up just yet.
Your pick ups, like @Jamietashi said, I am guessing it is the Foam spacers. Sometimes pickups are mashed in on oversized pieces of foam, giving them a spring like action when you unscrew, and they rise up as you loosen the screw, but other times, the foam is perfect size, or even a little undersized (souled like it in your case), so it is possible that you will need to remove the screw and pull the pickup out. Then you may need to rearrange the foam (turn it on its size, break it in pieces that you can turn on the side) or add some foam or cardboard, or some sort of spacer to raise it up, then screw it back in, possibly getting that spring effect, which will help you set the height, and keep it adjustable for future adjustments and tune ups.
That’s what it sounds like to me, maybe some other guru’s (of which I am not) will have at her ideas / suggestions in the event that is not the issue.
Good luck
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