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NBD: Peavey Foundation

#21
I saw the other thread and was ready to come over and kick your butt if you didn't buy it!;)

That's an incredible deal! Congratulations on the new bass. Those Foundations are very good instruments.

FWIW, I'd probably take it to a tech for a setup if you're not comfortable doing that and he can also install a new jack at the same time.

Also, I usually put Loctite on my jack nuts to keep them from loosening.
 
#22
my very first bass was a peavey foundation i bought from a pawnshop in 1992. i paid $150 for it way back then. it really was an awesome bass and i wish i still had it. i was young and dumb and didn't know what i had or appreciate how good it really was. i traded it and another $250 for a piece of crap ibanez that wasn't even made in the USA, just because i thought it was "cooler". those pickups in the peavey are good pickups. hang on to that thing. that's an incredible deal on a fine axe.
 
#23
smcd said:
$40 for that bass is crazy cheap. Well done.

That nut is cross threaded, and the red washer shouldn't be there. Get a new nut at the hardware store
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I'm at the hardware store walking around with the associates trying to find a new nut and not having any luck, they're surprised too. Any idea what size it is? Where did the red washer come from if it shouldn't be there?!

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Edit: put a few new nylon washers on it - back in business! Thanks everyone. :) what is the real color of the bass? It looks off-white, with some sections that look white (like the contour on body).

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#28
Oyyyy, one more problem. The jack is stable now. Sitting still, it plays great. If I move the cable at all, the sound gets cut off/sputters. So if I play a note and move the cable, it cuts off, but I move it back to original position its fine again. Do I need to tighten the input jack more? Is there dust in there? Tried multiple cables..
 
#32
For the record - I had a Foundation fretless as my main bass for 10 years. Really a great bass. I played it until I wore holes in the fretboard.

FYI - you can buy a new 1/4" jack at Radio Shack for less than $5
it's only two leads that need soldering.
If you have any wiring experience at all, this should take you less than an hour
 
#35
Lowend65 said:
For the record - I had a Foundation fretless as my main bass for 10 years. Really a great bass. I played it until I wore holes in the fretboard.

FYI - you can buy a new 1/4" jack at Radio Shack for less than $5
it's only two leads that need soldering.
If you have any wiring experience at all, this should take you less than an hour
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What if I have no wiring experience, but want to learn? Wrong project to start on?
 
#38
CBNJ said:
I'm at the hardware store walking around with the associates trying to find a new nut and not having any luck, they're surprised too. Any idea what size it is? Where did the red washer come from if it shouldn't be there?!
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I don't know the size offhand, but thin nuts like that aren't in the regular "nuts and bolts" section of the hardware store. They're in the electrical department. They're called "lamp nuts". That for future reference. You happily seem to have your problem sorted out.
 
#39
It sounds to me like the tip contact on the jack is just bent or grubby.

If so, it's a trivial fix.

If you feel the plug click into place and be held firmly by the jack when inserted, then it's just got some crud on the point of contact between the jack and the cable tip.

If the plug doesn't seem to be firmly held in place, you need to slightly bend the jack's tip contact inward so it bears more firmly on the cable tip.

This assumes a good cable and plug.

My guess is just an accumulation of gunk and oxide on the contact point from sitting for so long.
 
#40
Bongolation said:
It sounds to me like the tip contact on the jack is just bent or grubby.

If so, it's a trivial fix.

If you feel the plug click into place and be held firmly by the jack when inserted, then it's just got some crud on the point of contact between the jack and the cable tip.

If the plug doesn't seem to be firmly held in place, you need to slightly bend the jack's tip contact inward so it bears more firmly on the cable tip.

This assumes a good cable and plug.

My guess is just an accumulation of gunk and oxide on the contact point from sitting for so long.
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+1- You might want to take a small piece of fine sandpaper, roll it up(rough out), insert it in the jack and spin it a few times. This should remove any corrosion on the contact.
 

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