Recent content by Magikbike

I was making dinner when I typed that. I was under the influence of spare ribs.... I replaced R4, not R3, with an 18K 2W resistor and a 10K pot. All the mechanical repairs are done. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for a variac to land, along with some TAD 12AX7s. I think I might have gotten...

Thanks for the quick reply. Yep. You're right, I gooched the math. Thanks. I was thinking 57k, well, that concerning to me. As far as biasing, my plan was to pull r3, and replace it with a 10k resistor with a 10k pot in series. It does make sense that they would solder to the bottom of the...

Hey team Trace... been playing my gp7sm300 4x10 combo since I bought it new in... I want to say 99'... Anyway, found a TwinValve amp out of a combo. Date sticker inside says 91'. No output. So been going through it, and so far the pcb matches the schematic. One thing that has me wondering. The...

Ok Zenith Guys! I just picked up a "Parts only" Zenith. Fretless with the antique amber color finish. It's missing the badge on the tail piece, and the truss rod cover. The nanomag has become detached from the bass, and the nanoflex is gone. Oh yeah, and the nut is gone. I looked online, and...

Hey guys, any idea where to find a JE-2000? I keep checking ebay, and just missed the last one that I saw on there...

Ok.... I am not sure, but I seem to recall one F5 I saw many, many years ago... It had 2 J pups. Did they do such a critter, or am I mis-remembering?

I agree, its a great bridge. That bass has great sustain! Unfortunately, there are those guitarists who are perhaps a bit intimidated by a bass with a bigger bar than theirs... Whammy envy or some such... Not secure in their vibrato.... Hell, I got kicked outta one band because I kept asking...

This is the first bass I ever bought. I walked in the store, and it was the first thing I saw. So I made the salesman show me every other bass they had. After I tried them all, I turned around and without even picking it up, I pointed at it and said. None of them... I want that one. Charvel...

I'm not exactly sure which version that pup is, but yeah, original EMGs with the BQS system. As I am sure y'all kno, the EMGs can get pretty bright, so I keep Rotosounds on it to help keep the sound from getting... Well, I suppose the best description is brittle.

Wow, thanks for the prompt reply! I'd really appreciate that, thanks! Like I said, it's just so I can re-install the P pup. The way the guy had it, the two segment of the pup were not connected at all... That's part of the reason I wondered if they might have been wired in parallel. The other...

Hi guys, been playing Charvel/Jackson for 25 years now... Still have the first bass I ever bought, my sapphire blue Fusion IV. Don't play it much, mostly my C5A. Anyway, not long ago I picked up a red Fusion V! I have wanted one for many, many years. I have one problem with it. The previous...