hooky_lowdown

Dates don't mean a whole lot with fender, they have a history of using necks, bodies, parts etc to make guitars and basses years apart. Heck, there's a rumour fender Japan guitar/bass necks and bodies which didn't make quality control where shipped to India in the late 80s and then sold as Sunn, Squier II and Encore basses.

So a fender Japan bass with 89 serial number, actually assembled in 90 seems reasonable to me. The 89 part on the neck would be the year the neck was made, probably left on a shelf of necks, and finally assembled in 90, hence the 90 on neck heel and neck pocket.

Brought some pickups from Nigel, very helpful. Smooth transaction and fast delivery. Excellent communication. 👍

GHS Precision Stainless Steel 3050 flatwounds SOLD

Still available 😎

Westone's are one of the most underrated bass and guitars. Most have ash or alder bodies, all Gotoh hardware and dimarzio or hardpuncher pickups. Plus they were mostly made at the Matsumoku factory during the golden period of Japanese production during late 70s - early 80s. Good quality, well made basses at low prices if you look around.

6 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

Interesting! I think I had heard that Westone Thunders are heavy. If that's not the case, I quite fancy the look of them!

Thunder maybe a little heavy, but Concord are around 7.5-8lbs. Gotoh japan tuners also.

Westone Thunder or Concord, 2+2 headstock with lightweight tuners, and great pickups.

Well, imagine my disappointment when I clicked on here expecting to see a new vid by 00's boy band Blue 😅

Purchased some pickups from Dave. Smooth transaction, fast delivery. Excellent. 👍

In that case check that no part of the live wire from the pickup is touching the volume pot, it should only touch the lug. Or check the ground wire solder/connection from the pickup, see if it's connected properly, or if theres something not right with the solder joint.

1 hour ago, basscki said:

I know this topic has gone into hibernation for a few years but it still intrigues me.

I have a well grounded P bass that hums slightly if I don't touch a metal component/strings (suggests shielding required) but the hum also disappears if the volume is fully down (makes sense) AND also when fully up (???!).

Any electromagnetic experts out there have an explanation for the max volume hum elimination behaviour?

Is your bridge black in colour, or anything other than chrome or nickel? If so, the bridge is painted and thus not conducting. Solution is to scrap off some paint from where the ground wire touches the bridge with a craft knife or similar, so bare metal is exposed.

Take the covers off, pop a bit of cut up business card or similar at either end of the pickup, pop the covers back on.

The business card will raise the pickup cover so the poles are no longer exposed, so no strings hitting the poles themselves. Simple.

On 25/05/2023 at 07:30, Pow_22 said:

It was from Legends over at Bass Bros. Ive tried TI’s - too floppy for me. Ive ordered some la bella 760FL’s so hopefully have them in soon. More pics to follow

The FL's are nice strings. If you don't get on with them try DR Legends, often overlooked but are great flats.

7 minutes ago, walshy said:

My current Precision bass sunny Saturday family picture 💙🤘

Lovely. So which one is the best?

I have an 80s Japanese PJ with a 3-way toggle switch. I somehow lost the little knob for the switch. After looking online I can only find ones with a 3.5mm or 4mm screw thread. I got one with a 3.5mm inner thread and it's too big, so have came to the conclusion I require a toggle switch knob with a 2.5mm thread. However, I can't find any with a 2.5mm thread. Does anyone know where I can get a 3-way toggle switch with a 2.5mm inner thread, doesn't matter about colour?

I've recently got an 80s Aria Pro ii with PJ pickups, has a volume, tone and 3-way pickup toggle.

Bizarrely, when the 3-way toggle is in middle, and on the jazz pickup there's no noise. However, when I select the P pickup I get noise (60 cycle hum). I checked and it's definitely the P pickup making the noise, and the jazz soloed is pretty much noiseless. Goes beyond logic. Anyone know why I'm getting noise only from the P pickup?

Get a Sire P5, you'll thank me later. Roasted neck with rolled edges. Classic P tone.

28 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Yep... but if ya building a Bitsa, you won't have the original screws...

This. However I've now found its #6 25mm (1 inch).

#6 = 3.5mm

Does anyone know what size screws are needed for a Fender hi mass bridge? To screws the bridge down, not saddle grub screws. 🤔

9 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

Peavey and Dean Markley once used  brown silk on their bass strings.

Thanks, but I believe these are fairly new strings. Not old stock.

Anyone know what strings these are, roundwounds with brown silks?

On 30/03/2023 at 19:09, oldslapper said:

Keep looking at this hooky! 
 

Thanks, it's a lovely bass. 😎

8 hours ago, naxos10 said:

Rotosound 77's are pretty stiff flats but the gauge can/will depend on the scale length.

When was the last time you tried Roto flats? I ask as I had the same opinion, the Roto flats from years ago were bloody stiff, however I was given a set just before covid, and had another since, and they are no longer as high tension. The last couple of sets I've had were really nice, well balanced, very musical - very different from sets 5+ years ago.

What's the weight @Lozz196?

8 hours ago, Kyndainverse said:

What am I missing?

If you can find one, a Yamaha BBVI, early 80s Japanese.