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Hi all! This is my first post, so if it's at the wrong place, please let me know) I'm trying to get my older Fender Boxer bass (P/J setup) restored to the closest to the 'factory settings' possible. I bought it used in 2022' and it was in rough conditions. I still wanted it anyway because I like to restore things from time to time. It took me some time, and analysis from a local luthier, to find out that its electronics were all messed up. The pickups were original at least, so it wouldn't be hard to make it sound the way Fender intended it to, at least that was my first thought. But I am having a hard time in this restoration. The closest to a wiring diagram that I found around the web is a PDF book written in german (and I'm utterly incompetent at reading german, so I resorted to Google for some help) - it presents what looks like a Fender PJ-555 (one of the product codes for it) which matches the Made in Japan Boxer. However the diagram offered seems wrong. It doesn't even mention the pickup selector switch. (sigh!) I tried different forums and many places around the Web with not very reliable results. Does anyone here happen to have a true and reliable schematics for the Boxer Bass to share? Does someone remember important info about its electronics? All I could find via YouTube reviews is: - the Boxer PJ contains a pickup selector Switch (P/P+J blend/J) and is wired in Series (I mean, not only the split coils from the P are in Series. The route from P to J pickup also is - apparently to give it even more sound pressure and output?). If a pickup volume knob is dropped to zero, the bass is muted altogether no matter what the other volume cap setting is. (and I read somewhere that this is another outcome of Series wiring). Its tone pot is a TBX control pot, not a conventional one. Total 3 pots: V / V / T (with TBX) As for volume cap values, I've read them both are 250 Kohm and them both are 500 Kohm. I am not sure who is right among these two but I am not too concerned because as far as I know any of these values can be fine and are a matter of taste. As for other pieces, capacitors, I really don't know what are the right ones and where they should be connected to. So, if anyone has reliable info to share, or a nice schematics, I appreciate a lot. I apologize if my english is not optimal. It is not my first language. Thanks in advance

What can I say? I like ‘em thicc

If ya happy with 1/4" Jack Out, SH Zoom B1 Four (or B1on) @ £50ish Tuner, 50 Patches of upto 5 Effects, Amp/Cab Sims, 30 Sec Looper, Drum Machine... and ToneLib to Edit the patches. If you just want the bassics!.. get a SH Behringer BDI21. SansAmp-a-like with DI XLR out... £25ish

Alternatively, just get a Zoom MS-60B (not a Plus) and set it up to cycle between patches. Use the Tonelib Zoom editor to set up the patches.

https://yoshblog.com/en/review/b2-four/ From looking over the various reviews of the B2 Four, buyers seem to be very happy with it. There's a very detailed 4* review at Amazon.com that's worth looking at - https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B0BW6BSPLV/ref=cm_cr_unknown?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=four_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1#reviews-filter-bar

I'm not 100% on this as I've not had the box apart but I think the 15 is a de-rated Eminence Delta-Pro. It seems something of an odd spec with such a low thermal rating but a heavy-duty cast frame.. I'll be honest, I've never heard it complain but that may well be that I'm much closer and on axis with the more efficient 410HE. I don't have big lows in my sound either so maybe that and not running silly loud helps keep cone movement and consequential risk of complaint down.

This bass is uber rare and only available in Japan back then. I WOULD LOVE THIS BASS. https://www.fenderfever.com/bass/fender-jb-19992002---sunburst

It does look good! A haze machine is an excellent investment, just presents lighting nicely. I’ve been operating the lighting desk for a local theatre company this week and I’ve had a REALLY big one to play with.

Haven't played with a 5-piece since 2010 except for one dep gig with them in 2016, just consulted photos and I was second row on the drummer's right, one side or the other of the rhythm guitarist. Although now my smart-alec answer would be "I don't, I sit down".

Nice one! My first gig with the band was at Venue 23, we even got use of the plush headliner room at the back even though we were second from top of the bill 😂

have fun with the router you're buying tomorrow!

Sign of the Times is that rare thing, a double album that works and isn't just 3 or 4 good songs and a load of padding out. It was the peak of his recording output methinks.

Thanks, I've ordered a Hercules stand with padded legs.

Drummer's hihat/snare side as a few others have said.

This. I tend to go wherever there’s any room left in dep gigs. I tend to find myself either side in my main band depending on the room/stage etc.

The drummer at the back in the centre. Then for the rest, I like to start with stage presence and work from there. Those who have it need to be seen by the audience and those who don’t can be hidden. That trumps concerns over where the hi hat is or wacking the singer with the headstock (though due to wacking concerns I do play a short scale headless on small stages).

The Greatest Prince album ive ever listened to was a double album.Its The Hits B sides, amazing a record or all of the records on it were B sides.

Front and center. Combining bass and lead vocals has its perks.

I listen to R4 and Magic Soul(DAB) in the car and R4 at home. One time I found a great station, Roots Radio (DAB), when driving in north London, but haven't been able to find it since. Occasionally I'll listen to various radio stations in New Orleans. Some great music that'll never be played over here.

If Rollings Stones Rock and Roll Circus come back on, worth watching. Was on tonight. Jethro Tull, The Who, Lennon, The Stones, Clapton etc . 1968.