Repairs and Technical

11,279 topics in this forum

1. Soldering. 1 2

   By andyonbass, June 9, 2020
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   • adamg67
   • June 23, 2020

2. 9v battery conversion 1 2

   By fleabag, September 3, 2023
   • 28 replies
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   • fleabag
   • September 4, 2023

3. Plugging into 400 Volt socket 1 2

   By Kevsy71, November 8, 2014
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   • Phil Starr
   • November 14, 2014

4. Sanding a painted finished neck 1 2

   By erisu, December 1, 2009
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   • erisu
   • December 10, 2009

5. ROTOSOUND ADVICE 1 2

   By grandad, March 2, 2016
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   • Zombie1965
   • April 3, 2016

6. New bass - the wenge fingerboard looks terrible! 1 2

   By 1976fenderhead, August 14, 2009
   • 28 replies
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   • 1976fenderhead
   • August 15, 2009

7. Filing the ol' nut slots 1 2

   By Funky Dunky, May 10, 2015
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   • rmorris
   • October 5, 2015

8. Severely Cracked finish on a 1975 Olympic White Precision 1 2

   By Bassman78, January 8
   • 28 replies
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   • Bassman78
   • January 24

9. Wal lined fretless work 1 2

   By Zengineer, January 26, 2020
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   • Beedster
   • February 10, 2020

10. Neck relief check 1 2

    By Greggo, July 1, 2013
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    • stingrayPete1977
    • July 18, 2013

11. Whats your opinion on using different capacitors. 1 2

    By wiringwizardz, March 28, 2013
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    • AngelLaHash
    • April 29, 2013

12. How can I increase string tension on my bass? 1 2

    By zawinul, September 28, 2016
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    • NickRiffed
    • October 13, 2016

13. Shielding - copper tape on scratchplate? 1 2

    By Lozz196, April 12, 2014
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    • solo4652
    • June 5, 2014

14. Nitro over Poly? 1 2

    By yorks5stringer, November 26, 2017
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    • yorks5stringer
    • December 17, 2017

15. fender jazz buzzes when i touch strings? Any ideas? 1 2

    By skidder652003, August 10, 2015
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    • Telebass
    • September 27, 2015

16. Overdrive Advice 1 2

    By CPBass, December 30, 2007
    • 28 replies
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    • Jonny Walker
    • January 20, 2008

17. Meris Midi Cable build request (if doable!!) 1 2

    By Kev, July 17, 2023
    • 27 replies
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    • BigRedX
    • August 2, 2023
18. Bridge for 8-string conversion

    Topic was moved to forum Build Diaries

19. Jazz/Stingray pickup 1 2

    By paul_5, December 6, 2018
    • 27 replies
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    • Guest
    • December 23, 2018

20. 5 wire KA pickup 1 2

    By fleabag, April 25, 2023
    • 27 replies
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    • fleabag
    • May 7, 2023

21. Best soldering iron/solder for use in wiring a bass 1 2

    By krispn, October 16, 2010
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    • fleabag
    • August 24, 2020

22. Sanding the neck 1 2

    By wishface, August 27, 2019
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • September 1, 2019

23. Pickups gone - advice please 1 2

    By cheddatom, April 13, 2015
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    • cheddatom
    • April 24, 2015

24. Putting passive pickups into a bass with an active preamp?? 1 2

    By EdLib-3, March 29, 2020
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    • Woodinblack
    • May 20

25. Bolt-On Neck Basses; Solve Screw Loosening Issues. 1 2

    By CMR Bass, November 7, 2013
    • 27 replies
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    • rmorris
    • June 15, 2014