Recent content by ampharosy

Oh really? Does it just come off when you loosen the strings or is it glued or nailed in? I really appreciate everyone’s help. Like I said this is all new to me

The nut is actually similar to what I’m used to from my high school bass so it won’t be too much of an issue for me for now

I appreciate everyone’s comments! I’ve definitely got some work cut out for me, after thanksgiving I’ll start looking into everything more.

Thank you for setting me straight! I was a school orchestra student and never often looked at or learned about the different basses. This is my first bass I own myself, I’m glad to know it’s a nice one! The previous owner painted the bass himself so unfortunately I have to imagine the bass’s...

I love a for-now fix! Thank you for that. I do not have the original key, the bass was given to me with the broken key.

Hello! Last year after 10+ years of playing I got a bass of my own. I can’t find much info on it, it’s an ‘American Standard’ bass by The H. N. White Co. and it’s in pretty good condition besides a broken tuning peg. If possible I’d like to fix it on my own, it seems simple enough, I’m just...