Recent content by Grin and Tonic

So, I am definitely digging this bass! I have stripped it down to parts and am cleaning up bits and reassembling. I am going to change out the pots for some solid shaft CTS pots. The neck has been wiped with Naptha and steel wool, and will be oiled in a day or so. Otherwise, I am going to...

Yes, black pickguard. 1975 serial, indeed.

No brass nuts here The body does not look like it's been refinished to me either. I agree!

THAT is the plan!! Though, the cleanup may prove to be more than a spit-shine. It seems that the neck has been sanded - both the back and the fingerboard. You can see that it has been "pore-filled" with a dead skin, dirt, and sweat slurry. I am debating the best way to spruce this bit up...

Thanks for the input so far! I am happy to hear that it's mostly intact. For sure, it is playable, and I am really digging the P sound. The truss rod nut turns easily in both directions, so that's a relief (no pun intended). When I get around to tuning her up, I will remove the nut and...

I picked up a P-bass today. Supposedly 1975. The serial checks out. This is my first P, and I am just not familiar with the instruments, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Obviously the bridge isn't original. I was told that these are the original pickups, but I find that to be...

I ended up posting this on another forum, and didn't want to cross-post. Here is the link. Sorry to leave you hanging! 1960's Teisco - This got out of hand quick!

Thanks for the link. It sounds like an unfortunate accident, indeed!

Now it was time for surgery. I started by removing the frets and the nut: Then came the fun part! I used a razor saw to cut into the second fret slot, and down to the neck. I didn't want to remove the entire fingerboard, as I felt I probably would not be able to get it back in a...

So, I snapped the truss rod (or so I thought), and needed to figure out a way to anchor the rod back in place. My thoughts were that there was some sort of nut holding the sheared rod in place, and that was buried somewhere in the neck. I have a friend who is a veterinarian , and she used her...

I picked up a virtually unplayable Teisco bass a while back. The neck had about 3/16" of relief in it, buy hey there were was a truss rod that wasn't even engaged. To fix the issue, I started turning the truss rod and immediately there was tons of improvement. I got out the calipers, and...

I just posted a want ad for an Aria Pro II Thor sound bass in the appropriate forum, but there is not a ton of info on them floating around the web. I have never even held one, but that does not thwart GAS! There are a few models - TS-350, TS-400, TS-550, TS-650. Does anyone have any...

THAT was a super helpful and well thought out post, thank you!

I am pretty new to bass, so I don't know what sound I even want yet. I am exploring gear and am on a journey to find what I like--I am just too new to even know. The bass I gravitate towards the most is my 1975 Musicmaster. I like rock, funk, blues, jazz, et. al. I was using a Ampeg Rocket...

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