I have never heard of a carbon fiber nut. Let us know how that works!
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1978 Kavkaz Bas Restore
- Thread starter iriegnome
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I actually think G. Gould uses them on his basses. I should check a couple of mine out. I believe they are. But I will be reporting back as to how it works out.
The weird thing is they do not have slots for the strings. They are just like big guitar tuners...
Ah that makes sense. Can you use regular strings with them, or are you limited to smaller gauges?
I have a short scale set of D'Addario's that work just fine. 45-100 set
I took the logo off the name plate and we laser engraved it onto the headstock!
Slowly coming together. I am going to try to fill in those 2 little chips by the tuners soon.
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So just a quick update. The bass is all put together. The new neck was over 1/4" thinner than the original. So that was a hurdle. Onto the electronics. The pickups are working, but both 1 Meg pots are shot! The 5 position rotary switch is working, but a bunch of ground issues!! Got to get new pots, then I can start getting that switch figured out..
Update pic's tomorrow. Turns out all the electronics were shot except the pickups. So, new pots, switches, and jack. Knobs were cracked so I found some vintage Top Hat knobs with the chrome tops so at least they look like they should have been on the bass. All and all, this $50 bass wasn't worth the time and effort, but I bet it will be fun to play...
It's worth it for the experience! I like nothing better than getting a basket case and making it into a nice player
My thoughts exactly.It's worth it for the experience! I like nothing better than getting a basket case and making it into a nice player
