I work in a full service 2way radio and electronics shop (30yrs now) we have used deoxit fader lube and spray in all type of pots and selectors and never had the first issue, literally thousands of times for years. So I guess YMMV.
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You bought this bass today, LUCKY YOU, I saw this bass just this AM or was it yesterday, either way CONGRATS!!!!
I'm not a maple board guy, but will always admire an abalone pickguard on a black-bodied bass. Enjoy!
ElMon...if memory serves, didn’t you post a recent manifesto (when you were selling your MV5) about how you needed to face the fact that you were not a “Jazz Bass Guy”? This seems like a unique way of proceeding, LOL!
Let go of an UV5 in ash/maple, instead of just ponying up and putting single-coils in it. Something about the ergonomics of the body/20 fret neck really did it for me. Oh the GAS!!
To be fair ... to me ... I am a P-Guy through and through.
However ...
Some of the folks I record with/play with want that J-Spank.
PBasses = Not that great at sounding like J-basses. I'm a genius, I know.
I heard there was free coffee at these meetings.
However ...
Some of the folks I record with/play with want that J-Spank.
PBasses = Not that great at sounding like J-basses. I'm a genius, I know.
I heard there was free coffee at these meetings.
I get it...I have a MV5 with single coils that I don’t feel like I’ve ever fully bonded with. A few days ago I was toying with selling it, but then I just ordered a different color pickguard for it. Maybe that will make the difference! Sigh...
No...going from white pearl to black. Pretty radical move for me. Tort’s way outside my comfort zone
No...going from white pearl to black. Pretty radical move for me. Tort’s way outside my comfort zone
Gotcha. white pearl to black ... there's a 1k dip that'll really enhance your slap tone.
Personally I use an anodized gold guard on my PJ5, which wears flatwounds. I like to tell myself that the gold guard adds more top end sheen and protects my junk (I wear my strap low) from sniper rounds.
ElMon...you crack me up. You’re on my list as “Okie I’d most like to have a beer with someday”
Not a Sadowsky owner, but I went to the site and placed an order after reading this. Thanks!
I live in Australia and a lot of products are hard to find.
The Lectricare product Roger sells I managed to get in the UK (direct from Lectricare) but in Oz all I could find was Deoxit D5, not F5.
That's what I've been using on my NYC's so I hope it's ok?
ElMon's been here so long we call him 'old-school'.ElMon...you crack me up. You’re on my list as “Okie I’d most like to have a beer with someday”
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Or maybe, ‘vintage tone control’?
From one vintage guy to another...
Make sure you request a custom size
stock AC pickups are slightly longer
I have a pair sitting around but cant do the test
stock AC pickups are slightly longer
I have a pair sitting around but cant do the test
