Recent content by jglunt

I don't know about other active pickups, but when you buy a new set of EMG pickups, it comes with a wiring harness, a passive volume control, and a passive tone control for each pickup. The pots are A25k to accommodate the active pickups, and the enclosed wiring diagrams will show how to run it...

In 38 years of playing active basses, I have had one fail onstage once. I did a quick change because I carried a spare and the tools (a small screwdriver) to replace it. Easy enough to do between songs. That failure was my fault. The batteries will last a long time if you use Alkaline batteries...

Back in 1988, I bought a used Ibanez P-bass copy that needed a new pickup. A music store owner friend of mine recommended an EMG active pickup and had it installed for me. I loved it and have never had a problem with active pickups. I love EMG active pickups but have little experience with other...

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Please bear in mind that the opinions expressed below are my opinions, and I know they are important to nobody but me. Help! I'm typing and I can't shut up! To me, changing the pickups would depend on what model Tbird you have. The Thunderbird '64 has Gibson Probuckers on it, and their reviews...

It's the same value pot. You already have the capacitors. Just unsolder the ones on the pot you have and solder everything onto the new pot in the same way. Take lots of pictures as you go so you'll have references when installing the new pot. If you're not confident in doing this, take it to a...

I've never heard of being able to increase the resistance of a pot. This issue is why I stopped using Bourns pots. They're a decent quality Asian pot, but many of them have almost no resistance when turning. If you need a new bass pot, here is a link to that often-hard-to-find 1Meg reverse audio...

They also have shops that sell their instruments on Reverb. I recently bought one of their new (advertised as "used - mint") Tribute JBs from Morrell Music in Bristol, TN. (No affiliation.)

It's hard to imagine a better looking pickguard on that bass than the one that's on it.

IMO, you built it, you get to name it.

There's more than one way to skin a cat (my cat hates that saying) so others will disagree, but when I change strings, I first check the relief and adjust as needed. If I'm using the same strings and gauges that I just removed, this seldom needs any adjustment. Next I check the intonation and...

Any time I've switched to a lower tension string, I have to loosen the truss rod slightly to put more bow in the neck, thus raising the action. The other solution is to change my playing style, but raising the action slightly usually gets rid of the click for me. And since I've put lower tension...

So can you at least tell us what the Seymour Duncan pickups are?

Simple identifying characteristic: The JB-2 had no pickguard. The JB does.

That's a G&L Kiloton bass. 34" scale. And I'm 5'6" tall on a good day. Dunno what to tell you. Must be the lighting. 😁