sambassman Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) [attachment=67356:Photo_0074.jpg]hiya chaps i was taking all the hardware off my bass in preperation for paint stripping and as i was taking the bridge off i came across a strange hole with a wire coming out of it. [attachment=67354:Photo_0075.jpg][attachment=67355:Photo_0075.jpg] can anybody tell me what this is for? cheers sam. Edited December 29, 2010 by sambassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 [quote name='sambassman' post='1071871' date='Dec 29 2010, 04:03 PM'][attachment=67356:Photo_0074.jpg]hiya chaps i was taking all the hardware off my bass in preperation for paint stripping and as i was taking the bridge off i came across a strange hole with a wire coming out of it. [attachment=67354:Photo_0075.jpg][attachment=67355:Photo_0075.jpg] can anybody tell me what this is for? cheers sam.[/quote] Yep. Its the earth connection to the bridge - and yes, you definately need it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve-soar Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 It's one of Bilbo's missing carrots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 [quote name='icastle' post='1071881' date='Dec 29 2010, 04:12 PM']Yep. Its the earth connection to the bridge - and yes, you definately need it... [/quote] Sorry - that wasn't very helpfull was it? Best thing to do with it is to wrap some tape round it to keep it clean and sand/spray around it. When you come to reassembling the bass remember to unwrap the wire and make sure it gets a good contact with the metal underside of the bridge or you will get some nasty buzzing noises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambassman Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 [quote name='icastle' post='1071989' date='Dec 29 2010, 06:44 PM']Sorry - that wasn't very helpfull was it? Best thing to do with it is to wrap some tape round it to keep it clean and sand/spray around it. When you come to reassembling the bass remember to unwrap the wire and make sure it gets a good contact with the metal underside of the bridge or you will get some nasty buzzing noises.[/quote] i thought it was something like that. couldnt be too sure though cheers pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 [quote name='sambassman' post='1072085' date='Dec 29 2010, 09:08 PM']i thought it was something like that. couldnt be too sure though cheers pal [/quote] If you use active pickups like EMGs (not just an active tone circuit but proper active pickups), you won't need an earth connection to the bridge but otherwise it's pretty essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambassman Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' post='1072523' date='Dec 30 2010, 10:25 AM']If you use active pickups like EMGs (not just an active tone circuit but proper active pickups), you won't need an earth connection to the bridge but otherwise it's pretty essential.[/quote] yeh its all passive. just a normal fender. cheers. ill keep it safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 You have a bass worm living in your bass. They get in through the jack socket or truss rod access hole. They can be killed by playing some level 42 at gig volume for about ten minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 [quote name='steve-soar' post='1071930' date='Dec 29 2010, 05:17 PM']It's one of Bilbo's missing carrots.[/quote] Looks more like the ghost of a carrot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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