Hello! After many years of not playing enough of my old 5 string OLP stingray (with Seymour Duncan pickups to make her sound a little sweeter), I stumbled across this beauty in my local bass shop. After a few minutes of playing, this was by far the nicest bass I had ever played and I ended up going back the next morning and putting a deposit down. There's every chance I've overpaid but I have not intention of selling up any time soon so not too worried about that for the moment! So here's my '79 Pre-EB Stingray:
After taking her home, I realized I have absolutely no idea how to look after a bass this old. I've read plenty of forums on the basics of looking after basses in general but if there's anything more specific that anyone can advise me on, please do! Additionally, I can't quite decide what to do about the finger board. One part of me wants to clean it all away, but another is saying that might take away some of the character (and risk damaging value?) of the bass!
The other little thing bothering me is the active/passive switch someone has fitted at some point. That needs to go but will leave a pretty obvious hole in the switch plate. Does anyone know where I could get a suitable replacement one from?
Cheers,
Andrew