bassatnight Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hi, I have a fault on my newly purchased 1984 Aria SB1000, the seller has agreed to pay for any repair and ideally I am looking for someone in the Cambridgeshire area who can carry out a repair and a set-up on the bass. The PUP was replaced aboout 2 years ago and it seems to be working perfectly in active and passive. The issue is the 6 way selector, that when in active mode makes no change to the tone, and with each turn of the switch I get a loud crackling sound, it has been suggested it could be anything from dirty contacts to a capacitor leak, I have had a look and all seems visibly ok - but as a non techie would rather have a professional review and repair it. Anyone know of a good repair tech that could do the job for me? Cheers, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 In Stevenage you have Terry Chapman (Luthier) and Mal (Stevenage amp repairs) - both have their details in the recommended section. If you can't find them, PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 If it's like my 1980 one there is no true passive mode. IIRC it bypasses the varitone switch. Does it sound any different when you use the switch? There are circuit diagrams on t'Interweb, so any competent guitar repairist should be able to tackle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 [quote name='bassatnight' timestamp='1506787687' post='3381142'] Hi, I have a fault on my newly purchased 1984 Aria SB1000, the seller has agreed to pay for any repair and ideally I am looking for someone in the Cambridgeshire area who can carry out a repair and a set-up on the bass. The PUP was replaced aboout 2 years ago and it seems to be working perfectly in active and passive. The issue is the 6 way selector, that when in active mode makes no change to the tone, and with each turn of the switch I get a loud crackling sound, it has been suggested it could be anything from dirty contacts to a capacitor leak, I have had a look and all seems visibly ok - but as a non techie would rather have a professional review and repair it. Anyone know of a good repair tech that could do the job for me? Cheers, Steve. [/quote] You say the 6 way selector doesn't work in active mode. Are you saying that it does work in passive mode? If that's so then there is nothing wrong with the 6 way selector switch. It may be it's intended not to work in active mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Yes, it only works with the switch in one position. As for the crackly sound, give it a squirt of Servisol switch cleaner and wang it backwards and forwards a few times Edited September 30, 2017 by Norris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Nice bass, worth getting sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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