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Finally I screwed the B saddle a little bit towards the bottom of the bass. I guess this issue is due to the 5 in line in the headstock...

Hi guys, I have in the shop a 5 string bass (5 in line headstock). The bass is 34" and 24 frets bass jazz style similar to Sadowsky, Alleva Coppollo or Fender 5 string. I installed Daddario "SUPERLONG" and no problem with the first 4 strings, however with the 5º string which is 0.130, this...

I've been wiring the OBP-3 today. With the wiring of the bass, mid and treble, have no problems, is only a matter of following the wiring colors, is clear. For the Volume, Volume, and Tone I followed the Aguilar wiring too with no problems, however in the DPDT I don't understand the upper left...

Thank you so much Aloe, your help is very valuable to me. I think I have a clear concept. Now I'm going to order the OBP-3 and the rest of the components, and as soon I recive it, I'll start to work on the electronics. If I have some doubt, I'll comment here. Anyway I'll put pictures of the...

I think I'm going to go to VVT configuration. In the link you posted above, I found one with two volumes: * could be added a tone pot in the traditional wiring? * Can I bypass the preamp to pasive mode? I upload an image with the explanation I want. Your help is very important because I'm not...

Thank you so much for your answer. I have not ordered the OBP3 yet because I need to know what pots do I need for ordering all together. What I really want is a comfiguration like a jazz bass (Volume, volume, tone) and plus install the Aguilar preamp OBP-3TK. I want that can change between...

Hi guys, I'm building a bass with a bridge pick up humbucker type and neck jass bass style pup, both Aguilar. I want to install an Aguilar preamp OBP-3TK. This preamp has 3 pots and one miniswitch. The pots are for bass, middle and treble and the miniswitch is for midrange frecuency selection...

Hi, I'm building a custom Jazz bass with 5 string and 24 frets. I have redesigned the mounting plate in order to make it bigger. The screws I use for guitars (sold in stew mac) are 45 mm long and 4.10 mm diameter. I have a cheap jazz bass and the screws are 45 mm long but the diameter is 4.8...