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Really!!? Thanks for your input!

I'm looking to add a short-scale bass to my arsenal but I'm having trouble finding anything in stock anywhere. I'd like to get my hands on one before I buy but if it's from a reputable maker and has a few good reviews, I'd chance buying online and dialing in the setup myself. Thanks

Here's the Stewart-Macdonald explanation: 250K pots give a slightly warmer tone than 500K because the 250K bleeds off some of the high frequencies. 250K = warmer 500K = brighter 1 Meg = brightest Usually, 250K pots are used with single-coil pickups and and 500Ks are used with...

My '86 Ibanez Roadstar II came with a Blend/V/T setup and since I replaced the pups, I've been considering switchin' that to V/V/T. I'm gonna try wiring in 500K pots all the way down the line to see if I can get what I'm lookin' for sound-wise. If that doesn't do it... sounds like the V/V/T...

I've tried playing with how the string is seated at the bridge... how it passes through the nut... makin' sure it wasn't buzzin' out on any frets... it just doesn't seem to be a "physical" thing (unless it's the string itself) As for the pickups... that was the FIRST fix I tried (figuring...

I just installed new pups and pots on my 4-string and restrung it with Ernie Ball flats. Everything "seemed" go together okay but, while my E, A, & D strings sound great, my G-string seems to missing on the attack. The sustain is there but it doesn't ring like the other 3. Whaddya think...

Nope - the cover slips right off the core. Thanks, Guys - I think I got what I need. Guess I'm not crazy afterall. (And don't call me "Shirley"!)

I guess then the question is: Why wouldn't the "foam" be supplied with pickup (especially since they offer NOTHING by way of actual installation instructions). If there'd have been "foam" in the package I wouldn't have had to bother UBU with my STUPID question! Anybody know where to get...

OK! The pickup (a Seymour Duncan STK-J1b) came with 4 screws and 4 rubber sleeves. I deduced that the sleeves go around the screws to provide a spring-like action to raise the pickup when you loosen the screws. The sleeve/screw configuration does a FINE job of supporting and/or adjusting the...