NGD: Early 1993 Peavey Foundation Project - PICS!

[bigtone23]

This one is 1.465" at the nut. My Squier P is 1.625" and my American Special P is 1.640". On paper, this doesn't seem like much. In my left hand, it's the difference between a baseball bat and a chicken bone.

For sure. 1 1/2" vs 1 5/8" or 1 11/16" at the nut is a very noticeable difference for sure. The old spec P width of 1 3/4" seems really wide to me on a 4 strings, however, my 5 stringers are 1 7/8" and it seems 'normal.'

 

[ToneMaven]

So you may remember from earlier in this thread, I repaired a broken wire/solder connection on the bridge volume pot and an intermittent short at the jack. The bass sounds fantastic, but I noticed that when I have the volume pots maxed and I play the bridge pup only or, the neck pup only, all works as it should. When I play them both together, the output level drops a bit. I know this because if I roll off either volume, the level of the remaining pup rises again to max. Anyone experience this before?

 

[bigtone23]

but I noticed that when I have the volume pots maxed and I play the bridge pup only or, the neck pup only, all works as it should. When I play them both together, the output level drops a bit. I know this because if I roll off either volume, the level of the remaining pup rises again to max. Anyone experience this before?

This is normal phase cancellation and loading from two pickups. It scoops the mids a touch and makes the volume drop a touch.

 

[ToneMaven]

This is normal phase cancellation and loading from two pickups. It scoops the mids a touch and makes the volume drop a touch.

Is this just a "thing" with dual pickup basses? Does a Fender Jazz do it? I understand phase cancellation, but it doesn't happen on my Les Paul or SG.

 

[BassikLee]

Yep, Jazz basses do it too

 

[bigtone23]

There is some degree of comb filtering and phasing when two pickups are at play. Each one is sensing a different harmonic spot on the string. Even a side-by-side-coiled humbucker has some comb filtering from the adjacent coils having a little different view of the string.

 

[ToneMaven]

Thanks @BassikLee and @bigtone23. I plugged my Les Paul into the bass rig(left the EQ intact) to see if I could reproduce it and it doesn't do it. Must just be a thing in the lower frequencies. It's interesting, as I've never played a dual pickup bass(or a jazz neck) until I picked up this project. BTW, the Paul was a blast through the bass rig!

 

[ToneMaven]

That cheap Gibson knock-off truss rod cover came in. I placed the original broken cover over it and scored the new one with a razor knife. After a couple of more passes with the razor, some careful bends broke off the excess right at the score marks. I then used a flat file to shape and smooth the cover. I drilled a hole for the screw and countersank the hole using a larger drill bit(just go barely into the second layer). Finally, my wife's hair dryer heated it up enough to shape the curve into it. Here is a pic in progress and the finished result. Not too bad. I may make a new one in all white from an old pickguard I have since I plan on painting the body Pearl White next month.

 

[wraub]

If the aesthetics bother you, that's understandable, but my Strat has the exact same finish cracks, and has never been a problem.

Great score, btw. Congrats.