Hellzero

I've met people, called fans, going to a Rolling Stone concert and never noticing that Mick Jagger is singing out of tune, or that Keith Richards is playing something but not what was supposed to be there... I know some other people having seen Madonna or Taylor Swift live and swearing that the band was terrific, when everybody is miming. I've met people telling that Céline Dion saved the slaughter that were the Olympics thanks to her magnificent vocal technique, when it was a wonderful playback. So, being a fan is being biased, don't you think...

Listen to or watch Rick Beato's answer, you'll find the answer you're looking for.

Or Taylor Swift.

Not sure. Ask Madonna, the queen of miming.

Good lord, he made the right decision not to become the lead singer... 🤦🏻

So, jacket or not jacket, that is the question...

Great, I've just finished this helping guide... That said check that the green arrowed ground is not touching a lug. The red circled and arrowed white wire must be soldered to that lug, which must not touch the metal cover of the pot. If that's what you've done, you'll be fine for years.

Also align your pots and rescrew them firmly.

If you don't do that, it won't work, as the white wire coming out of the red one is the hot output from the two volumes. Just follow the wires, the bare one being the ground. With that in mind, you will be able to follow the wiring diagram above. That said, it seems that the wiring is a tad messy with some mistakes...

Some of us have been fooled by that jacket (including me), but the bass presented in the original post is fully stock. 😉

No need to worry about the very optimistic price here too. 🤦🏻

As well as the output of two volumes too and the opposite lug must not be grounded.

Nice, indeed, congratulations.

Here is what I get.

This can't work at all, as your tone control is wired like a volume... 🤦🏻 If you don't understand the diagram above, take this bass to a friend of yours who knows what he's doing electronically speaking or to a repair shop. It's not that complicated, but will take a lot of time to explain remotely.

After the snake oil, the vitamin Q for capacitor. 🤦🏻🤔🫨 While correcting all the electronic mess in a bass I acquired recently, I noticed this...

Same here.

Maybe you'll find something there: http://www.doublebassfingertape.com/

There is a new member recorded on the 31st of January, but nothing newer than that...

Check these two "analysis" videos too:

I found this old article @BassByBeck, might be a very interesting reading for you and a good starting point to get that Mark King early tone: http://www.gazzbass.com/articles/articles.aspx?ID=5 By the way, don't worry about thread derailing, it's BassChat's signature. 😉

Especially when the gig wasn't that great... Happened to us a few times.

Utter bullshít bad marketing strategy: The transition logo appeared when the acknowledgement to sell or buy, depending where you are, the company was official, so very late 1964 to very early 1965, not 2 to 3 years before. 🤦🏻 Quite expensive for what it's not and I agree with the refinish, Tony.

Looks like good news @LeftyJ...

Take a photo, it will be easier to help you... 😉