LukeFRC

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1349779476' post='1830317'] Here's a link to the piccies of the interiors. I unplugged to pcb to get better shots There's nothing obviously loose in there. Interestingly, the foam around the pcb has completely disintegrated and left a stick residue when gently brushed away - i wonder if thats affected some of the connections on the pcb ? The Aguilar 3 band is looking like a good option if this is not repairable [url="http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l614/mikegatward/ibanez/"]http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l614/mikegatward/ibanez/[/url] [/quote] try it with it open like that, could the old foam have served to insulate the board from the metal walls of the cavity?

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1349666895' post='1828863'] Did you not think it as too heavy, and you loved your warwick and squire sound better? [/quote] well yes, but apart from the weight it was great. But it went and became someone else's main bass so that's good! Don't be so logical!

I miss my T40. why did I sell it?

that should be fixable I would have thought. They are supposed to be reasonably well made- turn up your amp, turn it to active and play with the knobs (esp the treble) is there any difference in the amount of hiss you are getting? It's one of those things I want to open up and fix! I like fixing things!

raise your action a bit. set your volume to play along with something. turn the amp down a bit so it's not quite loud enough for you. compensate with your fingers so you can hear yourself. Strings, bass and Eq play a part too.

[quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1349551730' post='1827732'] Here are a couple I built about 3 years ago. Does anyone know where they are ? I would love to have either (or both) of them back. Paul [/quote] why not just make yourself another?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1349435510' post='1826224'] I have a MIJ Squier Silver Series Jazz, and the lower horn looks very much like that. Now you mention it, it is pretty darned ugly, but I never noticed it before. [attachment=120191:Jazz lower horn.jpg] My advice: put on a black pickguard and forget about it! [/quote] hmm I dunno, your's isn't as pronounced as mine. [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1349426651' post='1826073'] I'm not even sure its a Squier body. The pickups are definitely further apart than 60s spacing but seem slightly further together than 70s. As a visual guide I usually see that the screw on the scratchplate is approx. equidistant between the two pickups on a 70s spacing bass - although if the plate is wrong this may be an illusion. Could the body have come from a 70s/80s jap copy? What sort of wood is under the paint there? And who the hell fitted that badass!? [/quote] I don't think it's a squire body either, I'm going to strip some of the paint see what's happening- expecting a butchers block type thing. Yeah the rear pup is in a funny position. Has anyone got a measurement so I can check it? The badass isn't on it anymore I'm happy to say!

Jose..... as a scientist your kind of methodical logical approach isn't followed by everyone.... can you not open it up yourself to have a look? it can't be that technical inside

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/musicman-stingray-hh-bass-guitar--in-pristine-condition/1001485339 got a map on there so possibly not a scam

as a third option out of the left field.... sell your current bass - and with that money added to what you already have you could pick up pretty much anything you wanted second hand!

what do you play now?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1349310609' post='1824696'] I have a Silver Series MIJ Squier from 1994. The MIJ Squiers were based on 62 Jazz basses, so have the metal grounding strip going from the bridge to the pickup (instead of a wire going from under the bridge to the control cavity) and I notice yours doesn't. I also notice that the bridge pickup is in line with the tone control like a 70s Jazz Bass. The Japanese Squiers I've seen have the bridge pickup in the normal, further forward, position. The neck on my Squier is also 40 mm at the nut, unlike a normal Jazz bass which would be 38mm. edit: One last thing - my 94 Squier fits a normal sized scratchplate. [/quote] ah thanks for that hmm wonder what it is then, and yeah I thought it was 70s spacing, good to know. I guess I'm going to need to make my own scratch plate for it then to fit. The neck is more obvious, they stamp the make on both ends!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1349305399' post='1824669'] Could have been worse, it could have been chapter after chapter about how he got drunk/high with the well known leaders of the bands he played with.......! [/quote] except he did that so much he can't remember it...

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1349299397' post='1824562'] If it is a Squier J-bass body, it will have just the slightest bit of difference in its contours to distinguish it from a MIA J. Not so much it is noticable, but when you go to put different parts on it, there you go. [/quote] I was told it was probably a MIJ squier. Can you see how much extra wood is below the bottom horn and round to the body cavity? oh well... back to the drawing board!