Jimothey

Hi all I need some advice please I’ve just pickup an acoustic bass and I’ve got buzzing on the open A and slight buzzing in the open D it sounds like it’s coming from the bridge? Am I right in thinking that it could be an issue with the string angle being too shallow as it comes over the saddle? The problem is the action is really high so I can’t raise the saddle up any higher! I want to lower the action as well but am struggling to think of any other way to do it other than change the whole neck angle? Any advice would be great!! Thanks

Sorry for not posting pics sooner but here’s the wiring and the diagram I used Bizarrely I’m getting output but when I test the pickup with a multimeter I’m not getting any resistance? 🤔

That was my initial thought but it’s not touching anywhere I’ll put some pictures on when I get home later 👍🏻

Hi all I’m having an issue with my 51 style p bass wiring the volume of the pickup was really low so I changed the pots which sorted out that problem but the tone pot also does the volume I’ve checked the wiring and it’s all correct, I changed the cap just in case and that made no difference either I think I recall hearing somewhere that it could be an issue with the coil wires on the pickup? Does that sound like it could be the cause? or have I got my wires crossed (sorry bad pun!!!) Any advice would be great thanks 👍🏻

Thanks everyone for the replies I understand there’s no one size fits all answer I’m really just looking to get something to get me started if you know what I mean then if things carry on then upgrade to something better I think I’ll look for around the 500w size but my budget is around £200 I’ve seen a few Trace Elliot’s for around that price………👍🏻

I’m possibly going to start gigging soon and was wondering what size amp/Brands everyone would recommend for an average size pub gigs? Funds are quite tight so budget options would be great 👍🏻 I’ve seen a Ashdown Electric Blue 180 that is local and reasonably priced? (£100)

Cheers mate 👍🏻

Hi I hope this doesn’t make me sound too stupid but can I wire up any pickups to a 2 band eq preamp harness or do they need to be specifically active pickups The reason I’m asking is I prefer playing with flats I really don’t like rounds and just wanted to be able to boost the treble a bit to make them sound a bit brighter on a few songs………..👍🏻

Here’s my latest Fenderbird build….,,👍🏻

I’ve done it without a table once! That’s was a scary 5mins!! 🫣 It’s not too bad on a table when you do multiple shallow passes

Isn’t that another name for disco balls!!

Cheers mate! I found it wasn’t too bad but I use a modern C shaped router bit in my router table to shape the neck, it took about an 1 1/2 hours to radius the fretboard tho but I suppose that’s no difference to Ebony! 👍🏻

Cheers for that I thought I’d checked on talkbass I must have missed it? So by the looks of it this should work…….

I’ve been trying to find a wiring diagram for a Jazz bass I’m building but can’t seem to find one….. What I’m trying to do is 1 volume 1 tone with 3 way selector switch but wire it so it’s bridge/both in series/neck? Could anyone point me in the right direction please TIA ……..👍🏻

Haven’t been on here in a while as I’ve been busy trying to build up my business which is going quite well and getting good feedback from my builds Heres my latest build is it a P or Jazz bass I don’t really know to be honest?? The body is made from old floor joists and the neck is a scratch built Oak with Oak fretboard from an old chest of drawers I’m using a Hipshot A style bridge and some modern style jazz pickups……👍🏻

Here’s my latest precision build…….👍🏻

I just got an Irig 2 and I tried to set it up with my IPhone but when I turned the monitor on but it seemed to pick up everything via the mic on the phone??? I tried changing the settings on AmpliTube but I can’t seem to change the input from built in mic? Any ideas on how to sort it out? Thanks in advance…..👍🏻

Thanks for the replies…..👍🏻 I rechecked with my more expensive fret rocker (not my cheap wish one I used originally!!) and the 3rd fret is lower than the 2nd and 4th so looks like a fret level job is needed

Hi I’m trying to set up my latest build and I’ve got a fret buzz on the A and D strings only on the 3rd fret I’ve tweeted the truss rod as the neck had a bit too much of a back bow and I’ve raised the action on the two strings but it’s still buzzing!! I’ve checked with my rocker and the fret doesn’t look to be high/low? Do you think it’s a nut issue? If so what would be the best way to test it? Thanks in advance…….👍🏻

Here’s some random basses I’ve built/building recently……..👍🏻

Here’s some more random guitars I’ve built/building……..👍🏻

As per usual with me this bass has undergone another change this is what I’ve ended up with and it had now become one of my favourites!!…….👍🏻 I’m going to build another one with reverse p bass pickups for a change…..👍🏻

Here’s the latest guitar off the bench I decided against the fake branding in the end And here’s one that is taking shape…..👍🏻

I did post on guitarchat but no one seems to be on it so I thought I’d just add it on here instead 👍🏻