Recent content by Makaio

Further expanding on the value of temperature control: If too much heat gets to components such as capacitors and resistors, you can change the value of the component and/or reduce its life span without any visible damage. You can have a great looking soldering job and not get the tone you...

In case you can't find it on the fender site or specifically for the p-bass, seymour duncan has a good diagram at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] this shows a guitar HB, but the switch wiring should be the same..

Looks to me like all the pots are also relying on the connection to the face plate - not just the output jack. This should be fine as long as all the connections are really good which usually requires serrated washers and everything being tightened down real well. This sort of connection scheme...

I couldn't help but notice that this discussion seems somewhat analogous to the many discussions about not getting a certain pro's (Jaco, Pino, etc..) sound out of any bass with any mods and how they (the pros) can get their sound out of any bass. It's mostly 'in the hands' :) People who are...

That depends on the bass.. A basic Jazz Bass has the two coils (each pickup a single coil) wired in parallel while a P Bass has the two coils wired in series. Series gives you more output with more attenuation of high freqs, while parallel gives you a lower output with more high freq content...

Nice bass! It does have side dots doesn't it? Also, is it 100% stock as far as you know? Does it have the sharp pickup pole edges? I noticed you are also selling a pickguard and was wondering if is was from this bass.. Like the Steal your Obama icon! Cheers!

Did this come from the factory fretless with lines? Wood line inlays? Dots?