tedmanzie

i gave up. took it to charlie chandler's this morning for a proper job

great thanks i'm in that situation of do i spend another £20 on a soldering iron, or £40 to pay someone to do it?!

hmmm.... this is going not too well! i can solder to the pot 'arms' ok but i just cannot get the solder to flow onto the pot casing. its like my soldering iron is too low (15w) , or the solder is crap (lead free), or both....

steve delivered the item by hand. excellent deal

thanks for the offer, i'll get this one and in and see how it sounds. when you say subtle do you mean less severe high freq roll-off?

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1365526301' post='2040736'] Slightly misplaced decimal point there - should be somewhere between 0.01 and 0.1uF (10 to 100nF) [/quote] what i have is a .047 Sprague Orange Drop capacitor which i assume is ok?

thanks, i will do

another nail in the coffin of gumtree...

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1365496966' post='2040203'] If you're doing this again I'd also look at Lindy Fralin pickups. [/quote] thanks, i did a lot of research and i know the Lindy Fralin get very good reviews. in the end i decided to go with the original fenders as they too seem to be well regarded, and they're actually pretty nicely priced.

KiOgon - It is ordered and paid for... Thanks for the info though, your services look very good indeed If i get stuck i'll give you a shout! BTW is the cap sensitive to heat when soldering in?

good tip thanks

Wait! Seems like original seller has relisted it on Gumtree for £750! http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-squier-jv-series-precision-bass--japan-1983/1014428662 What's happening?!

ok, you've all persuaded me. i've ordered an 'upgrade kit' which might not be the cheapest but seems to include good quality CTS pots, Switchcraft jack socket, cloth covered wire, and an orange cap that i've heard mentioned elsewhere. http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/precision-bass-wiring-kit-6618-p.asp the Fender pickups seem so nice i feel like they deserve the other bits i'll let you know if i get the decent sound i'm after.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1365428029' post='2039400'] If it ain't broke.... Good quality pots will make some difference, mainly because they work smoothly (cheaper ones/wrong type tend to be 'all-at-once'). Personally, while I had it open, I would stick some CTS pots in there and know it'll be good and smooth for 20+ years [/quote] thanks ben update - i have installed the Fender 62 pickups into the body, but not soldered them in. (the previous pickups seem visually much inferior so i'm glad i've got these new ones in) I can now see that the previous owner has done some sort of crappy soldering job - see pic attached. As far as I can tell the pots and cap are original (?) What do you reckon here? There is a nasty mess of solder on the volume pot but it worked fine. What value are the CTS pots if i go for replacements? And where do you recommend buying them from? Thanks Ted

agreed

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1365358583' post='2038521'] At £350 it was a silly bargain, I have a battered and refinished JV I'd value at that. I think £650 is very steep for a Squier logo'd JV however, it sounds like he was trying to get you into an unofficial auction. I think you are well out of it - he didn't call me back or answer my texts. I bet it resurfaces soon. You are probably best off looking for something on here. Sorry to hear of your disappointment though. [/quote] its what they've been going on here for (several listed recently from 600 to about 800), but from the pics i thought the gumtree item looked fairly scuffed up. i talked to the guy yesterday but he said it was already gone - said he'd had people calling all day. to be fair he didn't ask me to make an offer and i didn't pursue it any further either. can't really blame the seller too much if he's been offered [i]twice[/i] the price for it but i agree its not very nice. i tried to buy two JVs on the basschat forum and both times the deal got pulled having agreed the sale. maybe they're jinxed...!

If i type "jv squire precision sale" into google the first thing that appears is one that sold here for £675 in november so the Gumtree seller should have at least given it 5 mins of research before listing it. Typical Gumtree, I've given up even looking there after several hopeless experiences. It seemed to be some way off mint condition so £650 seems a bit high to me...?

good point. i guess i should change one thing at a time or i won't know what's making the difference.

funnily enough i thought the MXR tracked miles better than the Aguilar, I could hardly shake it off!...

I have a 1983 japanese JV Squire P-bass (57 Reissue) that sounds great. I also have a 1984 Medium scale Squire that I love, but it doesn't sound as good. Both are strung with TI flats. I know the medium scale will sound a little different due to body size, scale length, and rosewood fingerboard, but I am assuming the main difference is due to the superior pickups in the JV. So I want to make some changes to the Medium Scale P: I have already ordered some '62 reissue Fender pickups: http://www.dv247.com/guitars/fender-original-vintage-p-bass-pickup--47773?gclid=CM-kyczDtrYCFXTMtAodQX4Aeg Before i install them (or get them installed) I was wondering if I should also change the volume pot and the tone pot and/or the capacitor? How much do these effect the sound? The pots on the medium scale have smaller knobs, so i suspect they may be more tricky to find replacements for if i change them? Cheers Ted

Tried to buy two "JV's" from Gumtree, and when a genuine seller appears I miss it by a couple of hours...

can we have a link to some of your current reviews? one's you think are good but maybe a bit long?

carlos bought my nova synth, he is a pleasure to deal with! perfect basschatter thanks ted