Hilti1972

Tony, about 2-3 hours max, I was at work, living in Dublin. The day it happened I was to got straight from work to my home town of Derry & had to return home as I had forgotten something. I wouldn't have known about the flood for 3 days had I not returned! The body really does seem sound. I'm going to replace all the electrics but I am unsure of what is required. It was an active bass but I may just kit it out with passive.

Thanks Angel, I'm only learning about the electronics side of this, so, if you could tell me what I need to buy kit wise, I would be very grateful. I understand, pots, capacitors, with their values and how they influence the output sound, but do I need a pre-amp and an active circuit kit? If so I know all relevant parts come with, do I need a specific brand or type of kit?

Thanks MoonBass, that's the kind of thing I wanted to hear!

EMG select pick-ups £30 I thought they were more expensive.....

Thanks Angel, haha. I should state, all internals ahve gone onto becoming an art piece by my Niece's partner . The could not be saved. The pick-ups are still fixed and the bridge (see picture in original post). I [i]think[/i] the wood is ok.

Thanks for the replies folks. Maybe i got lucky in that the bass was in a padded gig bag at the time, not much protection but better than nothing. The electrics, switch, jack, & volume/tone knobs are beat, thats not in question. The body & neck are one piece, and seem to be in pretty good shape considering. I left two strings on while cleaning & to be fair they play pretty well, no noticable wharping, neck seems pretty true. My main concern is the EMG pick ups & Steinberger bridge, a shame if I have to dump them. I can live with replacing screws and fixings.

Hello to all, Not the nicest first time post but oh well, Some time ago one of my basses was damaged in flooding, it is a Hohner B bass. It may not be the best bass in the world, but it has sentimental value, the electrics are gone, but would it be possible to salvage the bridge and at a stretch the pick ups? to replace the whole innards and fixings would cost more than the guitars worth but i'm reluctant to get rid of these items if i can save them. not sure about the truss rod either. the water would have come up to the small horn.[attachment=134770:20130514_110735.jpg] Hope someone can give me good news. Thanks to anyone who reads.