Recent content by HidiousHeinous

Thanks for the suggestion. I have the page bookmarked, and I will forward to Mark to see what he thinks. You are correct, the controls are for Volume and Tone. Flipping the switch used to make it go from a clean to not just louder but a different sound to the tone. I have to be honest. I am...

I just got it back today from a guy I met who does repair work. He said it was supposed to push a little power from the 9 volt. Said he tried a few different wiring combinations and none of them worked. So he took the battery out and taped up the preamp. Said he would be on the lookout for...

Point taken. That is what happens when you respond to a post without getting all the details right. I would like to get preamp working again. Just because I have had it for 30 years and still like playing it. Thanks for the compliment.

The B-5 in my avatar also has a preamp powered by a nine volt battery.

I have a Washburn B-5 with a preamp. It plays but when I flip the switch nothing happens. I have switched out the battery and that did not help. I have taken it to two different repair people. The second one just told me he tried some different wiring combinations and the best he could do was...

Hello Washburn Club. Would like to show off my B-5. I have had it since I was only 15. My first bass. I sold the rest I had when I left home to go Active Army. Got it back from my parents' attic when I came home. Now it's time to start playing again.

Hey, thanks. I got to pick the bass out when I was 15. My Dad gave me a price limit and was leaning on me a little to get a more traditional looking guitar. I saw this one, and it just stood out from everything else. My oldest boy plays my bass sometimes. He had his head to get a Les Paul. So...

I found the forum looking for parts for my old Washburn B-5 Bass. Found a thread picturing one just like it, was about to comment when I saw it was 11 years old. Seems about right. I got mine when I was only sixteen. I am pushing fifty now. Regrettably never played for more than hobby. Joined...