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Just got CTS mini pots ( 500k and 250k ) Audio taper ( log ) from Allparts - 15mm dia pot

Used it again last night rehearsal.....................tone pot has got a loose connection or contact , or loose wire goint to it .............when tone wound right back , vibrating crackling comming through the amp - tone full on no crackle ! Must get round to rewiring it . Should be easy enough , mini cts pots will go through " F " holes , so a wired up harness can be made outsie and fed in . Guild have sent me the latest version of schematic for the Bass .................. [URL=http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/petetexas/media/Guild%20Schematic_zpsd9wi6af4.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag59/petetexas/Guild%20Schematic_zpsd9wi6af4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] For anyone who needs it Pete

Hi All, Have ( at last ) received a schematic of the latest Guild Starfire 1 Bass from Guild , with the " bleed " cap and resistor on the Volume pot . Anyone want a copy , here it is. [URL=http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/petetexas/media/Guild%20Schematic_zpsd9wi6af4.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag59/petetexas/Guild%20Schematic_zpsd9wi6af4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pete

Hi , There is a guild Starfire 1 Bass restoration schematic there , but that is not what the original has , it shows 250K vol , 250K tone and .047 cap. The one I am after is with the treble " bleed " cap etc . I have been messing about with different pots and caps , but I am after an original circuit . Thanks Pete

Hi , Nothing for the single Bi sonic pickup Starfire Bass. Thanks anyhow Pete

Hi , Anyone got a schematic of the electronics ( old starfire or re issue ) of this bass ? Pete

Hi, Just got a Starfire single pup on fleabay. Made 2013 Korea ........no cosmetic faults at all , but crap wiring ! . Once I had set the action , and levelled the rosewood bridge saddles , adjusted the neck , put a set of La bella flats on , it plays really well ( as someone previously stated , and I totally agree - short scale basses need a higher action to stop the bottom e from rattling ) The neck is really slim , and fretwork is amazing . Now to the crap wiring 1) the volume pot had no effect untill it reached the last 1/8th of a turn . 2) the tone pot was non existant - no audible change in sound . Tried to remove the pots through the " f " holes , pots too big , so ended up removing the Bi sonic pup , and found a square hole through the side of the maple center block , which entered the inside of the body , but to get the pots out all the lugs would have to be bent in to make the pots small enough to come out ................then I noticed looking in that the volume pot had a " bleed " cap and resistor across the tags ! NEVER SEEN THIS ON A BASS BEFORE ! I managed to snip the cap leg and the resistor leg with the pots still in the body and >>>>>>>>>>>hey presto now I have a volume pot and a tone pot that work ! Used it last night at rehearsal with my Mesa Boogie M-Puls 600 and two Powerhouse 2x10 cabs >>>>>>>>>>>>BRILLIANT SOUND . Got new mini cts pots and sprauge caps on order for a re wire . I think , with a pick , it really nails the sixties sound Pete