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"officially licensed" from whom? I think we should be told.

It's not shifting. I was going to buy a loom from KiOgon for it. I think it'll be for my old red J-knockoff instead. Shame.

Cool

Enigma electric guitar: https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/enigma-electric-guitar-great-condition/1174963638

Blimey... I want! (Though it would have to be a four-string... I haven't got enough use for fives to justify owning them.)

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1466506526' post='3076280'] As Grangur says if your truss rod adjuster is seized, loosen it rather than tighten it as you're less likely to break it. I'd also recommend a proper penetrating oil such as Plusgas [/quote] I will give it a go. So far, no joy

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1466482835' post='3076123'] That's not good with the neck. Sorry to hear that. If the oil doesn't work. try WD40 and try moving it to loosen off, rather than tightening. [/quote] I love advice like this - correct as soon as you hear it, but not obvious until then. Thank you

I've heard so many good things about these, it's a shame I don't get on wth them. I should move my SB301 on; it doesn't get played. (It's one without a Made in Japan label; I gather that these are probably the pre-production from BC setting up the move to Korea.)

Sounds like a result

Can't' hear much wrong with that, myself. Nice work.

The truss rod is stuck. I've stuck some 3-in-1 oil on it, and we'll see in the morning. So I'm not doing any more to it tonight, and possibly ever. Thank you all for your time and effort; it's been educational.

I've connected the neck pickup straight across the output jack. The pup plays. Remembering to connect the bridge earthing lead to the output jack earth-side really helps There's still an earthing problem, but not bad and completely eliminated if I touch the bridge (not as good - fainter, but still there - if I touch the strings). Same on the bridge pickup. Earthing is not good but the pickup works.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1466406079' post='3075498'] You don't describe the noise so it is hard to make any diagnosis. There aren't many components there to replace, and they are all inexpensive, so economically it might be quicker and cheaper to replace the lot and have confidence in the bass from then on rather than to replace things piecemeal. If one pot has corrosion in it because of the storage conditions then the others are likely to be not much better. If you wanted to check the pup's before you do this then use the method Rich suggested first. [/quote] Thanks for that advice; I've asked KiOgon for the cost of a new loom (not buying until I know the pups are sound). At this point I'm taking the chance to learn my way around the existing electrics a bit and get some confidence in my soldering, so I'll try both options. The noise is as if there's an open circuit somewhere, a rapid "beating".

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1466414040' post='3075558'] The reason I don't listen to Kiss is I don't like their music. I find the showyness of the whole "Kiss" thing quite wonderfully tasteless. If only the bland music they made was 5% as interesting as the costumes & shows - which at the very least were different. EDIT: Almost forgot . . . It's not cool. It's a demon from hell - presumably it's hot? [/quote] I can't get as far as listening to them.

Now up to £77.55 with eight bids on the table.

[quote name='adamg67' timestamp='1466372913' post='3075414'] I'm still trying to get over the codpiece, check out the 3rd pic. [/quote] This kind of thing is exactly why I won't even listen to Kiss...

Thanks. It occurs to me it may be the capacitor, as there is a rapid click (every 1/3 second or so) in the buzz. I'm a bit surprised that it does happen on both pups; I didn't think it did, but it does. I've just managed to break the connection from earth to jack; I'll resolder that, connect one pup directly, and get back to you. Thanks again.

[quote name='Burrito' timestamp='1466340158' post='3075044'] I too think P-bass with flats, perhaps a bit of foam under the bridge... but forums always forget to acknowledge that you can pretty much play any genre on any bass. [/quote] Fretless Tbird with flats - I'd like to try that.

I hate it, but at least you can see the design from the fifth row...

Didn't like the stripy one. The plain one is OK, though I'd need side dots, and the neck is huge... 48mm nut!

I've an old, cheap fretless which has been u/s for a while. It's passive; the controls are V/V/T. The problem is, it's noisy. It doesn't seem to be earth noise (it gets louder when I touch the strings... !). It gets very much worse when I turn one of the volume pots, and the same with the tone pot. Turning both the volume up and the tone forward... what a racket. What might the problem(-s) be? How might I diagnose it? Thanks