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I'm going to give the hot air gun a go, I don't think its hopeful. If I can't get it out I may have to drill it, I have lost the replacement screws now anyway! Can't find them for the life of me. They can't have gone far as they only turned up on sat. So much agrivation for such a small part! Edit: Found them. Where in my jumper pocket. Artec pickup is on its way from china and postage was confirmed today, need t have a quick look at the wiring to see if anything needs replacing or if I can keep the original. I think the input has dry joints so resoldering may work.

Brought a heat gun so will try freezing it then heating it up after I cut a flat head into it. If I can't get it out I may have to find a new saddle.

No luck with the wd40 its rusted solid. Any other ideas? Need to buy a heat gun, been stripping a lot of guitars with a scalpel. Hard work.

So this is what I'm working with. [url=http://postimg.org/image/ra1rp5bk5/full/][/url] [url=http://postimage.org/]photo storage[/url] Going to wd40 and leave it for a bit then I'll pop it in a vice and have a go removing it. Not a lot of purchase though!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1430594001' post='2763006'] I might have the innards of a Maxon single coil without the cover in one of my boxes of bits - I'll have a look tomorrow. It's from the version in the larger EB3 cover, but the coil and magnets are the same and you might be able to bodge it into the cover you've got. [/quote] If you do that would be incredible! Okay j, I'll see when it arrives and of worse comes to worse it will make a good spare for my kit. I'll give freezing it a go, I dont have any penetrating oil, I have wd40 or switch cleaning lubricant if either of those is useful? I was going to saw a slit in the top to get some purchace with a screwdriver. I'll post a picture tomorrow to see what's best.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1430587302' post='2762928'] Those Artec pickups sare pretty low output for humbuckers - about 8.5k, so one of those probably wouldn't overpower the original. If you go for one, the bridge position should have poles that are wider spaced. J. [/quote] Poles that are wider spaced? Sorry j, you lost me! So we are saying that they should be fine. I guess an artec would do until a real maxon turns up. Certainly doesn't matter as it's under a cover anyway. (Bit the bullet and brought one) What's the best way to remove a totally wrecked bridge saddle pin? I found some matching replacements but I need to get the rusted ones out first!

So that's a tick for the thumb rest being close to the original! As for the bridge cover, the paintwork is unflawed all around the bridge so I'm not sure if it ever had a cover or that Maude's reconditioning was so well done that they really where covered over. I still think it would look good with the matching cover either way. Still having trouble sourcing a pickup, I found a vintage hofner pickup roughly the same size (I think it was a staple type) but it seems to be going a little out of my price range. I'm just worried if I buy a new one it will overpower the original in the bridge position.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1430430338' post='2761478'] I've lost count of the number of 70s MIJ basses & guitars I've had - but never had a fretboard fall off! I'm inclined to think if a bass has lasted 40 years and the board hasn't dropped off, it's probably not going to! J. [/quote] And I hope it never does happen! I guess that covers are returning as an in thing, personally I never have had a problem as I play rather strangely, but I can see how they could become irritating if you keep catching your hand on them. Same with thumb rests! On the subject of thumb rests, the one I ordered is black acrylic and looks in keeping with the bass but where the originals wood? In a few pictures it looked as if it could be. Saying that it is identical to the one on eBay so I can't be too far off.

The fingerboard seems solid on this one. The bridge cover is a short one again, why do so few of them have the original shape pickup/bridge cover? Still having no luck with the pickup. May have to resort to a modern one.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1430346174' post='2760622'] As Bassassin's post shows, that is the cover style my bass came with. I'll try and find it at the week end. [/quote] That would be great. I had a look on the web and I could only find a picture of an antoria jazz with a short bridge cover. I can see why the full one looks better as the covers should math up and they dont on my bass. Just a question (and maybe Maude could give me an answer) why are there no holes where the cover should be? Different knobs as well but I think the current ones fit the age of the bass quite nicely. (Always had a soft spot for pickup covers, have them on my telebass)

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1430342813' post='2760585'] FYI mine had a Fender Jazz sized bridge pick up cover - basically identical but without the f - it had a strip of foam rubber inside it. I took the cover off and used it ........... as an ashtray!!! I sold the bass around 1980 for £100 having replaced it with a brand new Stingray. However the cover wasn't sold with the bass and I think I still have it somewhere packed away in a box. The bass came with black tape wound strings as new. [/quote] Really? All the pics I found have the style that I used, I'd love to see what a full ashtray cover would look like! Can you dig it out and take a photo if you still have it? Id much prefer to use the correct parts!

So currently- Found a bridge cover that fits Ordered a vintage thumb rest to stay in keeping with the bass. [url=http://postimg.org/image/58yv1lfct/full/][/url] [url=http://postimage.org/app.php]print screen windows 7[/url] To do- Find a similar bass pickup Replace the missing pickup Replace the jack If anyone has a maxon pickup anywhere in their spares box I would be so grateful! I also need to look at the action and repair the bridge as one of the saddles is sat on a nut. [url=http://postimg.org/image/6uiq744kv/full/][/url] [url=http://postimage.org/]free photo upload[/url] Ben

I like the bridge cover. I have a spare somewhere, I'll dig it out and take some photos with it on.

Maybe I'll just put her up for sale in the basses for sale thread and link to this thread to show the history. Someone's got to be interested, and it is rather cool.

I really am at a loss what to do with it. It's such an interesting instrument which I would love to play around with but feel it deserves better.

If I can't find one I may be interested in your broken one bassasin, I have always wanted to make my own hand wound one so it might be fun. I'll take a look and ask on the Facebook group.

I'll save the eBay pickup. Does anyone know anyone on here who may have a spare? I have about 20 pickups but nothing similar to that. I do have a set of p bass pickups I could chop up and slide into the silver box.

As lovely as £350 would be I'm not looking to make a fortune, is it worth trying to find another pickup? Know I know its story it would be sad to play around with it.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1430171986' post='2758706'] Having closely studied the pictures, they're bringing back memories, it is definitely my old bass. I can only apologise for what I did to it, I was young and knew no better, plus vintage basses weren't the fashion back then. I remember the scratchplate being very dark and the bass was originally 3tsb, everything I hated back then. I'm surprised it's still in exactly the same condition as I sold it in, must be twenty years ago. Where abouts are you (on my phone and location doesn't show), just wondering how far it's travelled. [/quote] I'm in Plymouth GB and I brought it in a lot of vintage guitars. You did amazingly on the paint by the way, I have been calling it creamburst as it's almost white in the centre! I won't get into the pickup though, it sounds surprisingly good with the strat in there, definitely lots of crisp treble. What a story! This is why you have to love basschat! Would you like her back?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1430158205' post='2758517'] The routing for the pickup is very tidy, so it looks good without a pickguard at all. I used to use my wine red SUB (now belonging to cana.dan) without pickguard for a while, and then with a colourless acrylic one (too much space under the strings was putting me off) [/quote] The craftsmanship is so good on them. Makes you wonder why they decided to put steel flooring on the miu subs.

http://s15.postimg.org/tbgslh2or/IMG_20150416_115937336.jpg Have a few more pictures if anyone is intetested.

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1430151813' post='2758429'] My old man has an Antoria Les Paul, I read up on them once and supposedly they were owned by Ibanez. [/quote] Les Paul bass? That sounds like something I'd love.

Have an old (what I'm guessing is a) bass cab sat at the top of my stairs for months. It just about works. Its loud. Anyone who can collect it can have it, if like it to go to someone who might get some use of it. If your feeling generous I'll happily take a donation for St Margaret's hospice. Collection from Plymouth devon. Give me a pm! Ben

The tuners are lovely and have to be original and someone has put a few different thumb rests on it. Does anyone know where to get a vintage thumb rest and a replacement pickup for it? Or should I put it up for sale as is? K20b is obviously up for offers, its pretty much generic problems with it in that the pickup surrounds have gone but I'm having some 3d printed to replace them. Am I allowed to post about it?

Certainly worth what I paid for it. If it did have a serial number where would I look up more info on it? I'll take a look at the pickups in a second. http://s28.postimg.org/tqnvwo3st/IMG_20150427_165212025.jpg Bridge pickup is as expected but not dated suggesting quite early? http://s11.postimg.org/8ghcdymzn/IMG_20150427_165108672.jpg http://s30.postimg.org/u5yqzes35/IMG_20150427_165849399.jpg Now this is where it gets weird. Single coil in the metal casing? Any ideas?