Thunderbird

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1493032386' post='3284925'] The test will be when I next go to rehearsal, I never seem to have a problem at home but it always buzzes or picks up the radio when rehearsing, I'm guess they have some dodgy wiring! Any tips on stopping these old pots from seizing up from time to time? Contact cleaning frees them up pretty quick but would rather it never happened at all! [/quote]there is no magic cure to fix the pots may be it would be best to replace the loom and keep the original pots while they are still in working order kiogan is the man to speak to contact cleaner is only a short term fix I'm afraid the internals of your pots are probably worn

I am more than happy with classic rock at least music is getting played in pubs, but I think in a few years pub gigs will be a thing of the past as all the proper pubs seem to be closing or turning in to w***y themed eating chain pubs

Wooohooo nice one

Would it be worth looking for a wiring diagram from a Yamaha sheenan bass I think they are wired in the same way that you want

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1492888701' post='3283979'] I have just bought a trace Elliot 2x10, it's properly heavy and they are cheap at the moment. [/quote] This

Yes as they would be insulated by the electrical tape

It's making a circuit so to speak what you could do is pop the pots out shield it all up then put some electrical tape on top of the shielding then put the pots back in not the pro way but will cure your problem and is easily reversible

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1492885257' post='3283929'] The copper wasn't touching a pot, but it was touching the metal full size metal sheet which runs under the entire pick-guard which I'm guessing in turn would be touching the pots as they go through it! Would that mean I'd either have to remove the metal sheet from under the pickguard or make sure the copper shield doesn't touch it? [/quote] No need really to remove the sheet just copper tape the cavity the metal sheet on the pickguard is shielding anyway

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1492880239' post='3283874'] It's a 1964 Precision which I had a go at shielding some time ago but gave up, I shielded both cavities with copper tape with just a small amount overlapping onto the face of the body and linked both cavities with a wire, the problem was that whenever I put it back together the pick ups went dead! It has an entire metal sheet under the pick guard and whenever this touched the copper shielding which overlapped onto the body the pick ups went dead, remove the pickguard and the pick ups came back to life...was i doing something wrong? I shall give it another go if I can figure out what I did wrong before... [/quote]Yes when you put the bass back together you must of been having the copper sheet touching a pot or the like in the bass in laymans terms it was shorting out also buy the copper shielding with the shielded sticky backing too plenty of videos on youtube to show you how to do it correctly

Yes a decent shielding job should cure that

Bought a pedal from Alex I paid he sent it the next day and all looks sweet another of the BC good guys

Here you go these fit a treat http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-Tele-J-Bass-P-Bass-Bridge-Mounting-Countersunk-Screws-CH-GD-BK-/262311501957?var=&hash=item3d12fbe085:m:mgjzUgf6vHEiDdf3uE5sSpA

What is up with you guys everyone knows its a 6 string bass Jesus lol

7 Nation army would fit in well to that kind of set list imo

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Linear-Potentiometer-1K-2K-5K-10K-20K-50K-100K-250K-500K-1M-/272391515777 Try this seller he seems to have stuff along the lines of what you need could be worth a message to see what he can do (btw the seller is nothing to do with me)

[quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1492706532' post='3282606'] I do the loosening and snapping thing too and it actually works ! not for very long but it does work ,for some reason each time you do it the E string zing duration shortens at which point I give in and buy new strings 😊 [/quote]it cannot be doing the frets and finger board much good though basically the snapping just forces crud from the strings windings

I wipe down after use and every now and then I rub some fast fret on and wipe it off with a lint free cloth

Great post I'm a huge fan of cort basses they are serious bits of gear I have never tried anything markbass so can't comment on the amp but I am glad to hear that you are loving your new toys

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1492515501' post='3280819'] If i just had basses, or didn't have guitars with humbuckers, definitely buy it again. But as i don't, and do, nope �� [/quote]Hmmm bit of a shame as it does look quite cool