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    Wiring trouble

    Thanks for the suggestions. This is my first soldering job, and I am just getting the hang of it. On my last bass I used emg solderless pickups....
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Jan 4, 2020 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Wiring trouble

    Hi, I am building my second bass and am having trouble with the electronics. I ordered some single string pickups because the ones that I wound...
    Thread by: Kathy Welliver, Jan 4, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Magnet strength in bass pickups?

    I am on my second EUB build, and I want to wind my own pickups. Which magnets would get me to a natural acoustic bass sound? Thanks
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Oct 5, 2018 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    String length

    UPDATE: Thanks to everyone from your insights. They helped tremendously. I finally finished my project. It is very different than what I set out...
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Mar 18, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    Thank you all for the advice. I ended up cutting down the bass and fingerboard to a reasonable length. I have strings on it now and am happy with...
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 26, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    I guess I can shorten it up a bit by moving up the tailpiece and the bridge.
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 19, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    Bridge to nut is 48 inches.
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 19, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    I guess I can cut it off and move everything up. It's a stick bass so that would be doable. I just wanted to avoid that if I could.
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 18, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    Agreed. I did do it all backwards but I had a lot of fun doing it that way. I am measuring from tailpiece to tuners.
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 18, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    Agreed. I did do it all backwards. I am measuring tailpiece to tuners.
    Post by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 18, 2018 in forum: Strings [DB]
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    String length

    I am very new to bass building. I am working on my first build and doing most of the work by hand so it's taken me many months of binge watching...
    Thread by: Kathy Welliver, Feb 18, 2018, 20 replies, in forum: Strings [DB]