I have been thinking of getting my Warwick double buck refinished for over a year now, but...

I suspect the majority opinion here is to find someone other than GC. Are you familiar with the reputation of the tech at your GC?

 

Curious as to why you’d have to rewire the entire system?
Can’t you simply disconnect the pickups and ground wire, battery leads , then remove the entire harness from the bass in one shot?
It seems like you wouldn’t need to disconnect more than four maybe five wires

 

Yeah... have fun!

Seriously though, it looks very busy but I think much of that can remain wired up

 

It doesn’t look too bad, disconnect the pickups and jack everything else should be able to remain connected.

Just make sure that you take a picture of the connections before desoldering and label the pickup cable.

 

If you don’t feel up to the task I’m sure that there’s qualified people in your area to handle it.

 

You don't need to rewire it. When you desolder the pickups and bridge ground (three wires), all you have to do is unscrew the nut holding the pots and switches in place and everything will come out in one piece. Then you only have to solder three wires.

Also, you are overcomplicating this in your mind. This is pretty standard wiring with a preamp. It really isn't a nest unless all you have done is worked with passive systems.

 

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Yeah, this isn't a complex wiring job. Any decent tech should be able to handle it.

 

Yeah, this should be easy for any experienced shop. However, I too would avoid having any Guitar Center "tech" touching my basses.

 

If you have the schematic and all the parts, any qualified electronics technician can wire this for you.

 

Yeah I think it’s 5 wires. Still it’s nice to find a tech you can trust.

 

Yup, disconnect the pickups, and disconnect the jack, probably a bridge ground, and the whole preamp/pots/switches come out as one bundle.
Nothing complicated about that.

 

+1 to these.

Not as bad as it looks, totally do-able at home. Should also be relatively routine for any tech who knows what they're doing.

Whatever you decide, be sure to post pics of the re-fin here when you have it done

 

Does Marty Bell offer to put the bass apart and put it back together? I know Pat Wilkins does, all you have to do is to the send the bass and he will do the rest.