God bless Leo's little invention. (The bolt-on neck

[father of fires]

I showed up for practice a little early tonight and I decided to plug in and jam for a little bit. My beloved P-bass started to cut out on me and died a few seconds later. The only tool I had available was a power drill. I took the pickup out and saw that the wiring had broken after 34 years of being road hard and put away wet.

Fortunately, there was a Jazz bass there that I could use. Unfortunately, it belonged to my left-handed guitarist. I decided to swap necks. I grabbed the drill and I swapped the neck and the bridge in less than 5 minutes. It was uncomfortable to say the least but, I made it through practice. I'm so happy that it worked so well that I haven't had a chance to be depressed about my broken pickup. Hopefully I can get it fixed.

I just wanted to share.

[father of fires]

I think it's also worth mentioning that the neck and body were made about 30 years apart and they fit like a glove.

[WayneS]

Awesome!

Don't worry about the wiring though... very easy fix!

[father of fires]

It's the wire that connects each half of the p-bass pickup. I imagine I'll have to get them rewound.

Maybe they needed it done anyway.

[walterw]

Originally Posted by father of fires

It's the wire that connects each half of the p-bass pickup. I imagine I'll have to get them rewound.

Maybe they needed it done anyway.

nah, just get the leads re-soldered. easy. (easier than swapping out necks, that's for sure.)

[Slax]

Originally Posted by father of fires

I showed up for practice a little early tonight and I decided to plug in and jam for a little bit. My beloved P-bass started to cut out on me and died a few seconds later. The only tool I had available was a power drill. I took the pickup out and saw that the wiring had broken after 34 years of being road hard and put away wet.

Fortunately, there was a Jazz bass there that I could use. Unfortunately, it belonged to my left-handed guitarist. I decided to swap necks. I grabbed the drill and I swapped the neck and the bridge in less than 5 minutes. It was uncomfortable to say the least but, I made it through practice. I'm so happy that it worked so well that I haven't had a chance to be depressed about my broken pickup. Hopefully I can get it fixed.

I just wanted to share.

Couldn't you have just restrung the left handed bass upside down and play it righty instead? The nut might have been a little "slippery" but should have been able to make it through a rehearsal like that if needed.

[Metaltronix]

I cringe when I see or hear of 1970's necks being taken off of their bodies.

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by Metaltronix

I cringe when I see or hear of 1970's necks being taken off of their bodies.

The neck is not original to the bass. So don't worry.

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by Slax

Couldn't you have just restrung the left handed bass upside down and play it righty instead? The nut might have been a little "slippery" but should have been able to make it through a rehearsal like that if needed.

I didn't like his bridge and and the E string has been clipped and wouldn't reach the outer most machine head. His bass had no strings on it for some reason.

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by walterw

nah, just get the leads re-soldered. easy. (easier than swapping out necks, that's for sure.)

I thought that once the wiring had come out of the pickup itself you were FUBAR. The bottom is covered in black goo and I can't see where the wire was attached.

But, I'll try to scrape it off and see If I can re-solder it.

Thanks for the tip.