Bottle Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 (edited) Taking down the bass - bit by bit: Tasks: (1) Remove strings, neck and bridge (2) Remove Pickups (3) Remove controls + knobs + jack socket Then it gets interesting: (4) Mark out and drill pilot hole for S1-style toggle switch (DPDT) (5) Drill out hole and check alignment of switch (6) Redo control cavity shielding + pickup routes grounded back to CC. Redo bridge ground. (7) Re-fit pots + jack (8) Re-fit Pickups and complete/tidy up CC wiring. Give the bass body a once over to clean etc. (9) Stick the neck back on, re-string etc. Photo's of build progress & wiring diagram attached Hope this is interesting to anyone Ian Edited November 9, 2010 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Should give you a bit more wallop in series mode. Of course series only works with both pickups on! Take care and have fun doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 Good stuff!! Today I have been mostly: shielding the control cavity - lined it with copper tape. Done the pickup routes as well. Wiring will go in last. Drilled the pilot hole - am happy with the location so will drill out to diameter once the switch arrives. Might be changing the knobs for knurled aluminium - the cheap plastic ones on there at the moment are a bit flimsy. All-in-all a productive afternoon Photo's of progress to follow Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Done!!!! Phew, that was an interesting time - made a few minor mistakes, but it's all gone together OK. Here's the rest of the process Enjoy!!! Now to tune up and test it out. I'll record some clips once it's all tidied up Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankJon Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hi! If you are feeling up to it you might want to shorten the length of the wiring. It'll help with keeping the signal as clean as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Great job Did you line the cover with copper foil as well. If not, it's worth doing as it makes a real difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hi all! @ TankJon - TBH it's only the jack socket wiring that's a little longer than the rest, and it's all within the cavity. The pickup wiring is all screened anyway, so shouldn't be a problem - I've certainly not noticed any issues yet - got gigged Friday night in anger (first time I've played it since getter the Squier) @ 7String - the plastic cover already has a foil lining - I've just redone inside the cavity up to the point where the lid makes contact. Well, thanks for taking the time to have a look at the process - I'm happy with the results, both aesthetically and musically: there is a definite boost to the mids when switched in series, as well as an overall bump in output, so I'm well chuffed with the result. Maybe I'll get some sound-clips posted up once I've pushed it a little through the full stack...... HTH, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) OK, This is now evolving into a general gear and build thread - I've had several requests for info on the Woolly Mammoth build HTH, Ian Gear List (Copied from old signature) Basses - Squier Precision Special - Walnut (Tuned ADGC!!) | Ibanez GSR180 - Black/Tobacco grainburst (Tuned EADG) (Modified S1) Amplification (Gigs) - Gallien-Krueger MB[sup]2[/sup]-500 > EBS Proline 410 (4x10), EBS Proline 300 (1x15) Amplification (Rack) - ProSound PS1000 Amp, ProSound PS12 (1x12) PA Cab x2, Behringer Ultra-Comp 2ch compressor, Ultra-X 2-way crossover (with sub out) Amplification (Practice) - Line6 Lowdown 110 > DI > M-Audio FastTrackPro > Toshiba A20 Satellite laptop Pedal Stuff - Boss TU-2 > SansAmp Para Driver DI Old Pedal Stuff - Boss ODB-3 > Woolly Mammoth clone > Digitech Bass Synth Wah envelope filter Edited November 9, 2010 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 More gear photos - amp rack Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Fuzzy Elephant build diary (Woolly Mammoth clone) Please PM me for the schem and stripboard layout HTH, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 More piccies Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Last few in the build Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Li'l update time EHX Big Muff, JOYO OD's, CEB-3, Bad Monkey, Flashback and Micro POG came in. Some mods proposed, like having a series/parallel switch for the humbucker. Also defretting the P-Special - no need for [i]two[/i] fretted rosewood boards Now have a PT Nano+ and a Classic JR pedalbaord Basses - Squier Precision Special (defretted) - Walnut, Tuned D-Major7th (D,F#,A,C#) | Ibanez GSR180 - Black/Tobacco grainburst (Tuned EADG) (Modified S1) Squier has a random set on to get the Major/Minor Pentatonic tuning, 0.105" for the D, 0.100" for the F# (yes I know, its pretty tight!), then an 'A' and a 'D' from another set. Ibanez has DR Hibeams (Medium) 0.045" - 0.105". Squier and Ibanez both have rosewood fretboards and thinner Jazz-style necks. Amplification (Rack) - ProSound PS1000 Amp Mk II, ProSound PS12 (1x12) PA Cab x2, Behringer Ultra-Comp 2ch compressor, ProSound 2-way stereo crossover (with low-sum output) Amplification (Practice) - Line6 Lowdown 110 & 4W DIY Valve Amp Pedal Board A (Utility on Nano+) - Boss TU-2 > EHX MicroPOG > SansAmp Para-Driver DI & Digitech Bad Monkey OD into stereo X-over > Amp Pedal Board B (F/X on Classic JR) - Palmer D'Accapo reamp box > Joyo Ultimate Drive > EHX Bass Big Muff Pi > Boss CEB-3 > TC Electronics Flashback Delay > Amp(s) GAS - room for Mr Black Eterna Gold and Earthquaker Devices Organizer Old Pedal Stuff - Woolly Mammoth clone (DIY Build) Edited August 19, 2015 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Moving house soon, plus need to free up some cash, so the following items are up for sale: [s]EBS 4x10 Cab[/s] [s]EBS 1x15 Cab[/s] [s]GK MB500 Head[/s] [s]Rode NT4 Microphone[/s] [s]Behringer CX2310 x-over[/s] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/160480-for-sale-miscellaneous-speakon-cables-for-pabass-use/"]Speakon Cables[/url] I'll add and remove links as and when they go up for sale (and when they're sold) - best to check back here regularly Ta muchly Edited August 27, 2012 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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