My first pitbull, IB-5 five string bass.

[Brendan]

Tindrrel - as for placing the bridge - check out DB's instructions in the How to Build Your PitBull Guitar thread (http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3048). It's with a P Bass, but the process is the same for pretty much all hardtail style bridges. Only difference that I've found is drill your neck screws and put two opposite screws in so that they are still a little proud (easier to get out), but hold the neck solidly - that way you don't need to work around the quickgrip.

As for the resistance difference between the pups - depends on brand - Entwistle Jazz Bass pups .3 k diff, SD Soapbars 1K diff, SD Jazz pups .2K.
Other thing to look for is the length of wire - if they're both pretty much the same, longer wire neck pup as it will give you more room to move.

[Tindrrel]

Tindrrel - as for placing the bridge - check out DB's instructions in the How to Build Your PitBull Guitar thread. It's with a P Bass, but the process is the same for pretty much all hardtail style bridges.

You mean Brendans PB-4 page 2? I was reading it around the time you made your post.

[Tindrrel]

Other thing to look for is the length of wire - if they're both pretty much the same, longer wire neck pup as it will give you more room to move.

There's about one centimetre difference between the length of the wires on the two pups.

What you did remind me to do is check that the bridge pup wire is long enough to reach the control cavity. There's plenty of length there, even running with the wire at the opposite end of the pup cavity to the cable hole - so it doesn't have to make a right angle turn directly under the pup.