Recent content by Hakim L

A little update on my vista: First I replaced the pots and the cap but the problem didnt go away. The sound was still metallic, trebly and unpleasant. I bought a cheap 6-pole strat pickup just to test if I could get a decent tone out of the bass. Today I installed it and it actually sounds...

Thanks for the valuable info! So whoever modded the electronics either didnt know what he/she was doing or was going after nonconventional controls.

Theres nothing wrong with the looks! A few dings here and there and barely visible traces of drawings from removed marker on the pick guard. I can tell that the first owner was very young Pots are both 250k and cap is 2A103K. I dont know what the value is for that. Maybe I’ll try the 0.1...

Trebly and metallic describes the sound well. I hope that its not the pick up although it well could be. Do you know what was wrong with yours? Usually pickups shouldnt go bad or wear out but it seems these vista pickups have some issues. (My pickup cover is bent in the similar way that in...

Thanks for your reply and good tips! Ill start with fixing the broken electronics and changing strings. Then if i go step by step I should locate the issue. If you dont have any noise issues theres probably something wrong with my bass and its not just my personal preference how it should sound.

Hey! I bought my Musicmaster Vista in 2020 (inspired by this thread of course) but I found the sound a bit too trebly and metallic for my taste. I was expecting a more p-bass like tone. Strings are probably a part of the issue and I have set of d’addario chrome flats that I will try next. The...