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  1. anzoid started following Various Bass Parts - Job Lot (Make me an offer!!) - *WITHDRAWN* and Fender Player Jazz Bass - Capri Orange (Reduced to £600) - *WITHDRAWN*
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    Going to keep it for now and lend it to a friend who's just starting out on bass. Fender Player in Capri Orange which is rather difficult to get hold of these days. Scratchplate, control knobs and pickup covers changed - originals included in sale. Schaller straplock buttons added, but don't have the bits that go on the strap. Bought from Fair Deal Music a little while ago, another mistaken Jazz adventure for me... I buy 'em, I sell 'em. One day I'll learn. Collection from Frome in Somerset with cash on collection. Not looking for any trades.
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    Circumstances, plans and health change so it's time to clear out all the parts I've accumulated for various aspirational projects that haven't happened and won't happen. I'm putting this all up as two job lots - various bits, and then some Warwick specific bits. At the moment I'm selling only as these two job lots because I don't have the capacity to deal with splitting it all up, sorry. Anyway, that's the reason for price - and I'm willing to entertain offers for the whole lot, kinda just want it gone. Some very worthwhile bass parts at very good prices... Price includes UK shipping. Can be collected from Frome in Somerset with cash on collection for anyone who is nearby, otherwise, PayPal (either F&F or an invoice if you eat the fees) or Bank Transfer. As far as I know all of the electrical bits work as expected - I have not actually used any of them. Various bits and pieces (£200) EMG J-bass JX pickups (+ controls) EMG Solderless "Bits" (wires, jack sockets, passive tone and VLPF) Warman J-bass "Stealth" Vintage Alnico V pickups (neck and bridge) Artec Preamp (SE-2A) Hipshot 4-string Vintage Bridge (19mm) Fender Hi-Mass Bridge Fender Style Bridge 4-string Hi Mass Bridge (19mm) Aliexpress Musicman Style Bridge Stereo Jack Socket x 2 KiOgon J-bass loom (with plastic control plate) Metal Black J-bass control plate (small scratches) Neck plate with screws Allparts Fender Style String Tree John East Knobs (two concentric, one ordinary) 2 x Harley Benton Knobs (screw) Harley Benton Concentric Pot Knobs 3 x Walnut Push-Fit Knobs P-bass pickup cover P-bass pickup cover 4 x 1/2" In-line Machineheads (Clover Leaf) 2 x 3/8" Schaller Style Machineheads 4 x Hipshot Licensed Ultralite Adapter Bushings Warwick Parts (£125) Taken from two different Warwick Rockbass basses apart from the trussrod cover and buttons 4 x 3/8" Machineheads (2L + 2R) Bridge + tailpiece Knobs (2 x concentric, 4 x normal) 4 x straplock buttons Wenge Thumb Bass Trussrod Cover Wenge Machinehead Buttons The Pictures
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    I think I just about got there. I ended up buying some narrower copper tape than used on the first attempt in the pickup cavity and that made it a whole lot easier to do as I wasn't trying to fold the (and rip up...) the tape round odd corners.
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    Yeah, it sems a touch mellower than the Tonerider with sweet highs. Will be taking it to practice on Thursday to put it through its paces
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    Have taken the pickup out this evening and, as far as I can tell the pole pieces are completely electrically isolated. Resistance between the black and white wires is 10.6 kΩ, but from either wire to any pole piece... nothing. My multimeter is a bit of a naff auto-ranging/function thing and it doesn't find anything to measure, continuity works fine (which is how I used it for shielding). I actually caved last week and bought a Delano PMVC 4 FE/M2 (the one with the chunky pole pieces) because I've been wanting to try one for ages, and should have probably bought it in the first place. Installed and it's both silent with respect to any hum/buzz and silent if I touch any of the pole pieces. Took it to band practice on Thursday with the Tonerider in it and the sound was very good... made me wonder if the Delano will really be much better.
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    Saddles sanded slightly, connectivity checked at every conceivable point, everything put back together and... the bass is silent when I don't touch the strings. Can get a bit of buzz from touching the pickup poles though I did put copper tape on the bottom of the pickup and then round the pickup foams so as to be touching the shielding - but something wasn't quite right there. I'm currently not sure whether I'm going to be keeping the TRP1 or trying something like an SD Quarter Pound... we shall see. Thank you @tauzero, @Hellzero, @Chienmortbb and @ezbass for the help! Very much appreciated because I don't think I would have got this sorted without your advice.
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    That'll be today's job Thank you!
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    Job done! Thank you to everyone for the help and advice. Pickup cavity now shielded with copper tape and I checked every piece for connectivity as it was applied - it's about as shielded as I can get it. Everything is grounded to the shielding in the control cavity and I somehow ended up with a spare piece of wire afterwards ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Final step was putting the lid back on the control cavity and I now have a bass with no hum. Only oddity is I get a slight click touching the G-string (ooh er)...
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    No washer at the moment, just the wire wrapped round the screw and tightened down... Off to fit a star washer now, I like that idea!
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    I was surprised how rubbish it is - a few feeble beeps from the multimeter in a couple of places The other two basses I've built have EMG pickups and don't even have shielding and are silent (except the noise I make :D)
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    Lid has copper tape already done. I think the shielding is grounded OK - the screw going through the shielding with the wire wrapped round of it seems to be making good contact and electrical continuity throughout the cavity is OK, though I shall check some more points to be sure!
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    It's shaping up pretty well. The neck is gorgeous to play, and body has come out looking pretty good, not 100% what I was imagining, but close enough
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    Looks like I'm going to have to put copper tape in the pickup cavity as the shielding paint I used appears to be useless - vary variable continuity using the multimeter probes in different parts of the cavity. With copper tape does it have to go all the way to the top edge of the cavity, or is something like half way up the sides sufficient? Going to be really difficult to keep it looking neat otherwise
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    Thank you both for your help! Off to do some wiring!
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    Nope, hadn't even thought of that! Thank you! Just given it a try and it makes no difference. Cranking my amp - there is a buzz/hum with hands off the strings, but it's not that loud. 😕 I've tried disconnecting the earth wire from shielding - instant horrendous buzz. Also tried not earthing the bridge - instant horrendous buzz. With everything wired up I have continuity from each the string and the bridge through to the sleeve of the jack at the far end of my guitar lead. Ah, no, the pickup cavity isn't grounded... I was just about to ask that question - should I ground the pickup cavity... Looks like that might be today's job, the bass doesn't have a scratchplate, control cavity is rear routed and the front is just wood: Control cavity wiring is pretty basic 😆
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