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The pup is just buzzing with white wire to tip of the jack and earth to sleeve 

any ideas ?

I’ve been back there since, ran into guitarist and apologised for the train wreck. The compère had asked a local dep to give me some tips (they both think I just lack confidence though I’d add “talent”) and I asked my drummer buddy to spend five minutes drumming for me so I can get used to it without a noisy guitarist 

top guys 

Me too 

Meaning it won’t beep?

On 08/02/2024 at 20:02, PaulThePlug said:

So you have had the Tort plate off a couple of times, and not replaced it? 😉

Why would he ? He is clearly has excellent taste and appreciates tort

Strings arrive tomorrow or Monday but for sone reason the body doesn’t seem to have an earth wire to bridge 

Just the pickups at the wire 

for some reason I couldn’t get the connectivity tester to read across both coils but resistance did 

I thought the pup was broken as I was just getting “1” on my meter but I tried the 20k ohm range and was getting 20.2k across both each was around 10.4 individually

is that normal ?   It’s a Seymour Duncan baselines model 

35 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

But no-one wants to take her home! 😉

Don’t get it, sorry 

the only thing I know her from is the Elton John thing 

On 09/06/2023 at 20:10, fenderfever said:

I'm not able to accept visitors to play basses at the moment or in the near future, what is the point of starting a thread like this and sending me a link anonymously? 

So you can give your own point of view ? So we can understand your situation better and adjust our expectations?

edit - read thread in full, hope things are better for you 

What should reduce if I turn each pot to zero? Excuse my ignorance 

Full disclosure 

I don’t have an amp right now and I’m using a zoom pedal to hear the bass I’m building

strings arriving Monday but I want to test each part 

can I use a meter to check the whole thing from the jack socket ? 
 

thanks for your help both 

On 09/02/2024 at 22:34, Oldman said:

She was stunning , red hair as well 🫣

That endows automatic goddess status 👍

Obviously black wire black lead, red wire white lead but which dial settings ? I know Henries aren’t on the dial. Resistance I assume but which range ? 
 

thank you 

5 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

You (like me) have the capital to pay for one but you won’t as you don’t see the value - yet you believe it’ll continue to rise? Not sure how that works.

Because other people do. They continue to buy and so drive the price up and arguably feed the perceived desirability. I see only antique value myself. 

7 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

 

Can someone buy my 61P before the grim reaper gets around to me please!

Yes - I’ll PayPal you £10 tonight, I’ll expect it on my doormat by Monday though 

As with @neepheid my Scottish twin from another mother, I really don’t see the point. If that one individual bass hanging right there on the wall is a great, acoustic, resonant fabulous thing then pay the asking  price but if not just move on and try the squier vintage modified or sire v7 because they’re probably equally good with at least one zero less on the asking price 

There are no prices ?

23 minutes ago, bremen said:

Fretless with a pick, isn't that illegal? 😅 

It is. Tar and feather time. 🔥

Sadly the body I have is not a fender one 

What is the heel width ?

8 minutes ago, CJPJ said:

Wtf! Can you leave my thread alone please? 😂

I apologise 

3 hours ago, binky_bass said:

Poor river... Your only option is to go back in time and not buy it. 

And apologise to the Gods of Bass for having a false idol (check those Ten Commandments)

you’ve probably poisoned the river with sh1t now, just like Thames water 

ten Hail Marys for you sunshine and don’t do it again 

Just now, rOB said:

I have one of these to take a bass and a guitar to jam sessions. Works a treat. 

Good luck with the sale.

It’s a bass bag mister ? Why sully such a nice gig bag with a toy bass ?  

I’ll pm you