gary mac

No worries.

https://www.wdmusic.co.uk/pickguards-c62/fender-basses-c111/precision-bass-american-deluxe-c158 This type?

If you can't live with it as it is, you probably need to admit defeat and treat the guitar to a new one.

That's the way I do it with Strat knobs and those Gibson push ons but didn't find it worked so well on these inserts.

A small screw driver placed in the gap between the sleeve and the pot, then gently lever it up.

I so wish I had heeded your warning

If it's got to the point where they need maintenance, I recommend a very close examination of them. I had a Schaller strap lock fail on me mid gig. Close inspection revealed some wear to the pin, only very slight but it was enough with the downward pressure of the bass, to cause it to release. I know that they are well regarded and generally very reliable but like most things, they will eventually wear and need maintenance or replacement. These days I don't use them and instead rely on the little Grolsh type rubber washers. Cost effective, reliable, long lasting and any wear is easily spotted.

They are a great upgrade, had the same one in my Super PJ.

It's bad enough seeing the first Christmas ads on the box in September, now you've gone and started it in May I'm tempted to lock and hide this thread.

I think some gentle filing around the opening in the guard is what you need to be doing. If you've managed to get the pick ups in there but they just a little tight, it should only need a small amount removed.

It has 8 bids already, hope it reaches a tidy sum for Ellen. I have a friend dealing with this same type of cancer at the moment, she has had a hellish time of it

I've not tried Dunlop Steels.

Tru Oil is spectacularly good for the neck, gives a lovely feel.

Flexsteels are my fave D'addario strings. I only have a couple of sets left. DR Highbeams were my choice for a while, as like the Flexsteels, they lasted well and for me, sounded similar.

Totally relate to everything you've said Jack.😀 I'm facing the prospect of loading up,the car tonight and then a forty five minute drive for a social club gig🙄 The evening will also include Mustang Sally and 500 miles.

I stopped going years back, mostly due to it always ending up being a constant round of twelve bar blues type stuff, while an Eric Clapton type wannabee showed us all what a total rock God he was and that we were so lucky to be supporting him

Personally not so keen on Badass. I'm a fan of the Babicz and have them on two of my P basses. They are so well constructed, easy to adjust and as others have said, no finger damaging protrusions. When I want a more traditional looking replacement, then I go for the Gotoh unit.

So looking forward to seeing this project's progress.

I had that problem with a bass (not an upright though) that I was working on yesterday. It was a tuner with a wobbly head that was the culprit.

Seems like you've spotted a problem then. A few strokes of a file, if your confident and it should be sorted.

I found that just Tru oil worked very well.

If you have a shim towards the back of the pocket, then I would remove that.

If everything else is ok, then you won't be wasting money on a fret levelling, that's assuming they are in need of levelling. Have you checked them with a straight edge/fret rocker?