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It's got a very Strat-like tone.

Hi there, Does anyone else here own the above bass that has (or can take) a photo of the wiring as it came stock that they could share here so I can compare it to the wiring in this bass that I've just come into possession of? It looks like the previous owner has had a go at fixing some wiring...

I looked into this 70's Jazz Bass body and there is a brown material in the pickup cavity. It looks like it is excess finish that soaked into the pickup foam on the brass plate. It is also under the brass plate. Questions: Is this a re-finish? is it an adhesive? Did something melt? Is this...

Hey guys! (Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but anyway) I am experiencing some crackling... u know the type, when you’re messing around with your loose cables and stuff. Not feedback, just little pops and crackles. Here and there, it keeps coming up, ever since I...

Hi all, You know the story - I'm upgrading an indonesian PJ with a new set of pups (and neck, and harness...) . The bridge cavity is a tiny tiny bit too small (length only. Width is fine). Any recommendations about which specific sanding drum bit to use? Thanks!

A friend has asked me for help with filling a pickup cavity in a guitar body. I figure we can cut and shape some wood to fill the hole but that we will need to use some kind of filler on the joint. Does anyone here have any experience doing this? My friend says that he eventually wants to paint...

I'm making router templates in MDF for P&J pickups. The P will be in a pickguard and the J will not. An arbitrary number I came up with is to make the template have a .020" gap all around the pickup (P&J pickups). Is that reasonable for a) a raw unfinished wood cavity and b) the pickguard...

Hello, I just received a Sire v3 today and noticed that the pickup cavity is slightly jittery cut out and there is a tiny bit of black color at few spots around it. Though its not really noticable and everything else is really great. I'm considering buying one of the higher tier models from...

Anyone know where to source them? Can't find any on stewmac, woodcraft, or anywhere that has them under 1/4" or #6 Have a bass that uses simple woodscrews on the wiring cavity.. looking to replace/upgrade. Thanks

Hey guys, I am going to remove the preamp from my bass and just run the wiring straight from the blend pot to the barrel jack. There will be zero tone or volume pots in this configuration. My barrel jack has three lugs. The two in the front "Lug A" and "Lug B" currently have nothing wired to...

Just recently I have had an issue with my 2016 Ric 4003S bridge pickup cutting out intermittently (possibly linked to the 3-way switch). But when I took the pick guard off I noticed 'NAMM' written in the pickup cavity. I am now thinking my bass was demo'd by Ric at NAMM 2016? Anyone with...

I have a pair of basses that I wanted to add some mods as I upgraded one of them, and it got a little out of hand. I changed one of them to be PJ, the other remains J. Here's a brief rundown On the PJ, I have a push/pull for series/parallel of the P. On the J, I have a push/pull for...

I have a 54 Reissue Telecaster Bass. I have the Seymour Dunkin Double pole pickup installed. As far as screwing the PU as deep as possible. Covering with gaffers tape etc, I am still getting a metallic clacking sound when I dig in deep with my playing. I want to route the pickup location...

I'm enjoying my new Brice HXB2-405 3235 RN Headless. I am however planning on installing a set of EMG TWX pickups. The original pickups and electronics are a little quirky and have a bit of buzz when the bass is turned the wrong direction. The bass came with what appears to be shielding paint...

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Is there any preamps that I can use onboard where I don't need to route for a batterybox

I have try the Cort A4 plus bass along with Ampeg Analog Preamp through Hartke KB15 combo yesterday, and i found i love the Tone in passive mode + Ampeg Analog pedal is much better compare to stock Markbass preamp in active mode. As the tittle, is it possible swap the stock markbass preamp to...

Using this as a guide (Invalid Link Removed) I bought a sheet of acrylic from home depot to make a template to increase the cavity size on my OLP stingray. Trouble is, I think the sheet may be too thin. It is .09" thick, and I should have gone with something closer to .18". I was being hasty and...

I am building a Frankenbass with the body of a Squier Jazz as the foundation. I want to put a pre-amp in, which is causing me a little anxiety, since the pots that are already wired into the pre-amp harness are from a Warwick. They don't fit through the holes in the original chrome control...

I have recently discovered a method for creating for what I call "positive / negative" or "complimentary" templates, though there may well be an actual name for this sort of technique. I am using the technique to create templates for control cavity covers and the associated cavity itself. Here's...

I have what I was told is a Fender Custom Shop PJ Bass. When I examined the Bass neck cavity after unbolting the neck this is what it looks like. Can anyone tell me if this is a genuine Fender Body or an aftermarket part? thanks for any input.

Richter Passive Jazz Bass Control Plate. Solderless, comes with original chrome cavity plate and vintage style knobs as well as Black cavity plate and Black knobs. Detailed info here: RICHTER ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING $75 shipped to lower 48 US states. Paypal preferred.

Hello, I'm assembling a rear-routed Warmoth body, and decided to experiment with electronics before I finally wire everything up. I have a mini breadboard that I can use to test different configurations, but it also occurred to me that I have 24 connections [2 passive pickups , 2 nested pots, 1...

Getting ready to shield a bass for the first time, and was trying to justify why you would shield the small cavity that the ground wire to the bridge comes from. As long as the wire is stripped back sufficiently that the bridge can touch it, that is all that is necessary, correct? Thus, no...

Any tips on drilling a hole from the rear cavity to the bridge in order to run the ground wire? All the instructions I find on installing the pots/knobs say to tighten the bridge on top of the ground wire.

Hey all! Quick question I can't find any info on. Do Rondo's SX basses have pickguards due to the routing or are they able to go naked? I'm looking at the ones with the Sadowsky-looking headstock. Thinking about buying one for a defret experiment and had this question. Any help or pictures...

I used the search function, but did not find anything that fit my criteria. I bought the top bearing router bits you see on stewmac (I believe it's 1/2" x 1/2"). I think the collet size is 1/4" for the router I own. However, they only go to a depth of about 1 1/4", maybe a little less. I need...

I have an ESP rb1005, it's a PJ setup with a passive hum canceling J and passive P. Not sure if the bass hummed before, but the PO installed an active Seymour Duncan three band EQ and decided to shield the electronics cavity. The bass hums when I'm not touching metal/the bridge, so I know it's...

I am thinking about buying a clear pickguard for my SR5 to show off the finish more, but I am not crazy about the control cavity being able to be seen. Does anyone know of any products that are made to cover the control cavity that will be held in place by the pickguard? Or would I be better off...

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Hi all, This is my first real post here so i thought I'd show some of the shielding jobs I have done in the past that people might find useful. Some of the images are of Fender Jaguar I shielded with the same process and any of this can be applied to any guitar/bass. I'm not really fond of the...

Is there any consensus on what to use, from a purely sonic viewpoint? Here's my dilemma: I have a problem bass (Ibanez Iceman ICB200 Korea) with bad neck-dive that currently has over a pound of lead inside the control cavity as well as attached to the strap. Luckily, that huge plank of...

Question for anyone who has looked under the pickguard of a Talman bass, is the mid pickup cavity large enough that the position of the pickup coils can be swapped?

Hey Good Folks Just wondering about something. I realize now that I have to go with batteries on several of the builds I have going, and I would need to use external battery boxes. The ones I can find are cheap looking and plastic and I have an aversion to them. I figure - I would much rather...

Hi all I've only done a wooden control cavity cover once before and it wasn't a success. Using Minwax Wipe-on Poly (or Tru-Oil, I now can't remember which) warped the cover significantly, I think because I only applied the finish to one side. The next finish will be a water based urethane...

Hey there. Just wanna know. Thanks. Best wishes.