I just bought a bass and theres rust

stupendousdanny · #1 04-17-2007, 02:22 PM

I just bought a bass off ebay and theres rust on the pickup and the plastic cover can be pushed down and it pops back up. the bass is a fender precision. is this a big problem? I am a newbie and I just wanna make sure its not broken

bocasfx · #2 04-17-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stupendousdanny

I just bought a bass off ebay and theres rust on the pickup

Do a search for rust.

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Originally Posted by stupendousdanny

and the plastic cover can be pushed down and it pops back up.

This is how it's supposed to be. This allows you to set the pickup height.

stupendousdanny · #3 04-17-2007, 02:54 PM

thanks i didnt know what the metal dots were called but i searched and found out its called polepieces

Fender32 · #4 04-24-2007, 03:16 AM

Some people actually prefer rust on their Fenders

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Round here, we call those folks ... "wealthy"

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darthplagis · #5 04-24-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Fender32

Some people actually prefer rust on their Fenders

!

Round here, we call those folks ... "wealthy"

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or "sweaty"

it sounds like you have just got yourself a 'player' bass, the guy who had it probably played it alot (hence the oxidation) and so will you congrats.