Recent content by AvianSavara

Once again, Sunbeast to the rescue! :) Yeah, that clears it up. I already knew about the CTS discrepancy for pots, but didn't think screw threading would be an issue on the switch. Guess I'll stick to the original switch until I can find a replacement. Thanks!

Hello people! I'm currently doing some "bass surgery" on my Indonesia-made Squier VM Bass VI (CS14054267). I ordered a replacement Switchcraft ON/ON switch for my low-cut strangle switch. Seemed pretty standard and the site I bought it from advertized it as being "for Jazzmasters / Jaguars"...

Yep. Checked it out while waiting for my soldering iron kit to arrive. There is no bridge wire that I can tell, so I'm thinking of using a length of copper foil tape as a relay between the bridge pickup cavity and the backplate and running another length of tape between both bridge posts. (I'm...

Brilliant summary, Sunbeast, thanks! I usually play with neck and bridge pickups, and more rarely do I play with solo middle, so pair-humbucking isn't really an issue in my case. It's very much, as you described, a high-frequency hiss that's from RF. Come to think of it, the jamspace I go to...

In other words, I'm worrying over nothing. Thanks! I stand corrected!

Hello good folk I am the very happy owner of a used Squier VM Bass VI (CS14054267) but as with most VIes, it comes with its own bag of little issues. Some peeps complain about persistent intonation issues, some have opinions on the bridge, neck shim and string break angle, etc etc. I'm fine on...

Y'know what, that's absolutely true. Thanks!

Hello all! The Context : As this 2020 quarantine affects us all in different ways, I now have more time on my hand than I've had in years, but no income. The upside is I now can safely plan out my next bass project without the temptation to impulse buy parts until it's ready. I now have the...