I BROKE MY BASS, SOMEONE HELP

[jamescalvin]

**Wrong Area, Moderator, can you post this in the "Set Up & Repair" forum please!!!**

OK, I think I may have been giggin a little too hard the other night but when I took my bass out today and looked at, my volume knob was bent downward. I pulled the knob off to check it and sure enough, the little volume adjustment thingy was bent. I put the knob back on and attempted to bend it back into polace and then "snap" it broke. I can barely play the bass, so I have no idea on how to fix one. Can someone help me out with this? I have an Officially Licensed Ernie Ball.

Thanks
J

[Ninja>Pirate]

Look on the back of the pot, replace it with one of the same value, until then if you can't get the volume to work just replace the pot with a piece of wire, you'll be at full volume but at least it'll work.

[morf]

Just buy a new volume pot from ernie ball, carefuly unsolder the current one and solder the new one on. If you're unsure about doing this yourself go to a luthier, it shouldnt cost too much to do.

[avast_bass]

as they said... replace the pot with one of the same value - soldering it yourself should be okay if you follow the soldering how to's in the setup forum and in here... its really just a case of 'copying' the wiring on the existing pot. It has 3 'legs' and a body, so take a note of which wire goes where.

[Pbassred]

Important "idiot" tip:-
Before taking something apart, I always take a photograph of it first. With witing I make a diagram too. Its anoying how many possiblities look "obvious" when its all in pieces.

[jamescalvin]

I'll get that crackin tonight...

[tadawson]

I'll bet that since he sez "Officially Licensed Ernie Ball" that it may be an OLP knockoff, and not a real MusicMan. Ernie Ball/MusicMan does not bill their stuff that way - you don't have to license what you own! So, for parts, I suspect that OLP will be the source, not MusicMan. Could be wrong, but it sure sounds that way . . . .

I guess the bottom line is that if you got it for a couple of hundred bucks, it's an OLP, if you paid over a grand, its a MusicMan . . . (at least if bought new . . . )

- Tim

[Figjam]

I agree, probably an OLP.