Recent content by GoChris

Success! I employed a combination of the above suggestions. I turned the bass on it's back, on top of my laundry rack, then wedged a soldering iron into each screw head for about 20 minutes. A few good whacks with a phillips bit to break the rust bond, and out they came. I cleaned up one screw...

Sorry if this isn't the correct forum for this question, but I don't see a "Restoration" forum. I have a Yamaha bass that appears to have spent some length of time exposed to water. Three of the four neck plate screws are frozen pretty solid. The one screw I did manage to extract has rust down...

Question: What effect on the string ends does the alcohol have? That is, the machine-head end of the string that often has the cloth (or whatever it is) mixed in with the winding?

Pretty sure I have over 25 basses, but I lost count. The key is to live by yourself, thus avoiding ridiculous comments like: "You can only play one guitar at a time". I live in a humid environment, so it's a challenge keeping the electronics stage-ready, let alone the strings. I've convinced...

All I need to practice is my laptop and internet connection so I can access YouTube, plus my Fender Bassman 15w equipped with a Celestion speaker (center of photo). It has a wonderful tone that I find impossible to recreate with my larger gig amps. And of course I require an ample supply of...

I bought a Yamaha BB300 (Taiwan) 15+ years ago, installed a BadAss bridge, active EMG's . That bass survived many gigs in the brutal conditions here in SE Asia, never failed me, survived several falls too. Just incredibly well made, I believe most of the components such as the machine heads are...

I have used the absolute cheapest E-Bay Chinese made pickups (free shipping!) in several basses and never had a complaint regarding the sound. In my opinion, it's all about the person playing the bass, followed by the wood characteristics (most notably the neck), everything else is ancillary to...

Thanks Crater, you are correct, it's a series/parallel switch (On/On). I replaced it last night and it didn't resolve the problem. Could something be wrong with the pickup? There are 4 wires connected to the pickup via the shielded cable. Black, brown, red, orange. If I were to put an ohm-meter...

I recently acquired a Aria RSB Deluxe bass. When the p/u selector is toggled to the neck p/u and the mini toggle switch is in the down position, everything works as it should. Mini toggle switch up, there is no response from the E and A strings. Basically, 1/2 of the p/u has died. (D and G...

My go-to main bass is a Taiwan made BB300. Don't be put off by "made in Taiwan". These are extremely well made bass guitars. I consider them one of absolute best bang-for-the-bucks axes you can find. I have gigged with it for over 2 years and never had an issue. I replaced the stock pick-ups...