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I went to put some new pick-ups in my Squire P-bass today, when I opened it up alot of the wires where melted through. When I bought it it was brand new and no one has ever tampered with it, what could cause that? Anyway I couldn't fit the new pick-ups as I'm goign to have to replace alot of the wiring. But I now have a couple of questions, what is the best way to store a bass so it dosn't warp when it has no strings on? Should I leave the neck on or off the body? Also I might fit the pick-ups into my Sue Ryder instead and use the body of the squire for something else after I've replaced all the wiring. I was thinking about fitting a Jazz neck to it. How easy is it to fit one, how do you go about doing it and how much would a decent neck set you back? I'd probably also replace the bridge, what parts do I need to measure to make sure the replacement bridge will fit without having to rout the body Then I'll probably get some new replacement pick-ups for the Squire. I'm also probably going to change the pick-guard to an all black one but that's just a matter of finding one that fits. Another question is, how do I check it is safe? I have never wired up pick-ups before. How do I know I'm not going to give myself an electric shock when I plug it in for thefirst time or can that not happen? And a final question is, is there any point replacing the neck on the Sue Ryder with an identical squire neck. The play-ability is not that different but could it effect the sound and durability? Sorry for all the questions but I'm new to all this. Also sorry if this belongs in repairs or build diaries. Cheers.

Ah I assumed that was you in the pic. I don't understand this fascination people have with putting up pics of their girlfriend/partner/wife/favourite person to knock one out over.

Back in the day? You look like 19

Surely it's free advertising?

How much do they go for second hand? Also what are people's experiences with them? I'd really like to try one out. And the ones with what (I think) is an ebony fretboard look gorgeous.

^from his website And I love his singing. His voice is so unique.

And what company is that Tom?

I was thinking about making a similiar thread. I'm interested to see the answers.

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1089658' date='Jan 14 2011, 07:43 PM']I have a debit card from an account that I don't keep money in on my Paypal account. I don't trust people, if someone lodges a dispute then Paypal will automatically remove money from your account and hold onto it until the matter is sorted out. They can't do that to me . This highlights the problems with Ebay's policy of holding onto money from some sales until positive feedback is left.[/quote] They can take your account into debit even if you don't have an agreed overdraft and it is a debit card.

I picked up a bass from around an hour and a half from where I lived and after arriving back home with it I realised there was a buzz on the 12th fret and only on that fret, each day the buzz has got less and less so far. Is this from a change in climate and humidity? And is there a chance it will go away completely without me having to fiddle with it?

Would this work on the back of a neck aswell?

[quote]I think you are right, most people would consider buying a bass with damage to the body but would be put off by any damage / markings or chips to a neck. This includes me.[/quote] Why?

"Couldn't disagree with you more. I bought a £900 bass on the take it away scheme, now fully paid off and i sold it to buy my dream bass. There is no way i would have been able to do that had i not entered into that scheme" Why? And why don't people just save up the money yourself. without the risk that because of some unforseen circumstance you are unable to pay it back.

I thought rust was oxidixation And it is only on the side of the frets, where you can see them going into the fret-board. I'll give them a proper clean all over when I next change the strings. But for now should I just leave it or clean them with something? If I need to clean them what kind of cleaning soultion should I use?

Debt is a slipperey slope.

Your English is better than some people who speak it as their native language And do you mean that if the strings are getting dull this allows you to play them for longer before changing them?

[quote name='dougie' post='1174497' date='Mar 24 2011, 12:42 PM']not only that....your rugs nice too[/quote] My thoughts exactly

Different people find different things easy so I recommend just having a go at anything you like. If you find a song to hard then jsut try something else. All have a chat and decide what songs you would like to play, then go home and all have a go at learning them. Then next practice rule out all the ones that anyone found completely impossible to play, remember which ones everyone struggled iwth but think they could manage with more practice and the ones which everyone foudn they could play. Then practice the ones everyone could play best for a couple of practices while everyone attempts learning the slightly harder ones at home, then after you have nailed the "easy" ones try the slightly harder ones at your practice. You should have a good few songs under your bely in no-time. This is how me and the people I used to play covers with when I was at school used to do it. But by all means ignore my advice if it dosn't work for you.

Some of the frets on my one of my basses have really small bits of "blue rust" on the sides. Do I need to get the bass re-fretted or can I clean it off? It has been like that since I bought it so I think if I can clean it off it shouldn't come back as it hasn't got any worse in the time I've had it.

Tryed steaming it out. It was on the edge right on the top of the headstock and allthough it hasn't came out perfectly it looks alot better. I think because there was a chip in the middle of the ding (if that makes sense) it stopped the grain popping out completely. I find superglue can dry really lumpy so I have used a really thin layer of clear nail varnish and will see how that goes. Now the ding can only be seen close up. Thanks for the suggestion.

Not really my cup of tea, I do like a few of their songs but have to agree with the comments about the singer's voice.