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I was wondering when these new Classic Vibe models were going to make their apparition on here. I have wanted a tele bass with wide range pickups for quite a while - and managed to get a Fender Modern Player one only a month ago or so. 🤷 ( those with 2 pickups)

Thank you for checking. In the end it was due to a combination of cheap Allen key and cheap grub screws. The bass looks good with the black pick guard, I’ll consider that upgrade too now 😂

And so… I tried a different Allen key and it worked will all grub screws on all saddles. That’s good, but it’s also pretty bad 😅 The “tolerance” of the provided key and that of the screws is probably a recipe for shearing those screws on a brand new bass.

Thanks @neepheid, I’ll try that.

Thank you @synthaside! I reported the issue to Thomann and they refused to believe me (despite video) but eventually said they would send me a set of grub screws - because mine were sheared (they are not). So it doesn’t seem to be a common thing, but interested to hear what you find. When you are reunited with the bass, can you post a picture with the black pickguard? I would like to see that!

I found another one with a bridge (?) like that, but the vast majority of the Skjold basses have more traditional ones, including the new range. Those look like pins. https://reverb.com/item/63509553-skjold-cathedral

Another article from Guitar World: https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/reverb-is-sold-by-etsy-and-acquired-by-two-new-investors

I have bought one of these (70’s Squier Precision Antigua finish), new - it has a 2025 serial number. I can confirm it is a painted single ply pickguard, but I wanted to raise something else (minor) I encountered. The bass is very nice and well made but I wanted to lower the strings a bit - using the Allen key provided, it fitted perfectly in the higher strings saddles, but the “holes” in the grub screws for the E string are a larger size - the provided tool just spins round and round (I don’t think they are sheared). Why would that be? Anyone else found that?

I love Thievery Corporation. I discovered them, of all things, on a 4AD compilation. It was atypical of the label but I loved it. Didn’t try to explore the genre really, but did listened to more slow electronic, synth based music, some trip hop like Red Snapper and Archive.

As an alternative, using what’s at hand, would using a stereo pedal to join the 2 signals work? I.e if you happen to have a pedal that takes 2 ins and then use the mono out, would that in effect act as a joiner/mixer as per the OP’s needs? I understand that there would be no control over the signals volumes and bandwidth.

Hi @KiOgon/John, Yes, I do know that you make looms for people on here, to their total satisfaction. I didn’t realise they were solderless though. Since you are here, can you confirm that there are no industry standard connectors? Are your looms using some types of connectors where one can just insert the wires from their pickups and be done? It’s all out of curiosity. I was thinking of swapping some pickups out of a bass as a project and maybe make it an opportunity to learn to solder properly and create a harness - but one where I could swap pickups (and ground wires) easily (solderless).

@kodiakblair, I like the idea of that. Having them ”anchored” to the pot would also remove the rattling caused by such connector attached to the end of a wire. Would need to check the clearance.

Thank you @itu, I didn’t think about how big and complex this could get - I was thinking simple passive pickups I guess. Than you for confirming there is no standard @itu, @JJMotown.

I would appear to be the owner of this very bass now.

Yes, the rattling is real! I have that with these bullet connectors - inside a semi acoustic (where it really makes sense to be able to change pickups without having to take everything out!).

Is there a standard for solderless looms? I did a quick search and only saw stuff on eBay and a company called Obsidian, which seems to have a proprietary system (if I understand correctly, you don’t need to make any changes to the pickups, just slot the wires in the terminal?) What if I want to use my existing electrics/harness and just want to have an easy, solderless way of changing pickups?

Hi all, Someone is selling some Guild pickups and the cables are terminated with some computer type of connectors, which would make swapping pickups quick and easy. I have been thinking that made a lot of sense and in my own bass, I have used some bullet type wire connectors when (well, the one time 😂) I change pickups. So I was wondering, is there an industry standard that exists (for 2, 3, 4 wires) for pickup connectors? Or do each brands and bass makers use their own? The Guilds look like:

I bought a book + CD from Mick. Very smooth transaction, dispatched quickly, items in excellent condition. Thank you.

I saw this, which says that he will retire after the current FTJ tour, is that right? Or has he already retired? https://modernistsociety.blogspot.com/2025/01/bruce-foxton-to-leave-from-jam-after.html?m=1

I don’t use one but how often do you need to adjust the height and why? When you install it and look for the “perfect spot”? Every now and then? Between songs (comfort, ease of access etc)?