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Had a message from BCer najati enquiring about this so thought I'd share with anyone who's interested. If you want to switch the efects loop on your LM III from parallel (factory default) to series then PM me with your email and I'll send you a pdf service manual showing how to do this. Simple job, just need to move two jumpers on the circuit board. Useful if you want to insert line level rack units such as a compressor.

Post some pics and it will be easier for people to help you

This taken from the Status Graphite page detailing their replacement necks:: "The width at the heel is 2.5"... the standard on Fender and Musicman 4-string necks, or 2.75" on the MM 5-string." "For Musicman 4 string and 5 string (Sabre/Stingray models only - NOT Sterling, Bongo etc)."

Looking back at the OP - does the buzz still go away when you hold the tuning peg?

I have one on my ACG and it adds a completely new 'acoustic-like' dimension to the sound, Very airy with extended highs and lows. Great bit of kit. Also works very well in combination with a mag pickup. You'll need a piezo buffer/preamp of some sort to get the best out of it. I tried the Graphtec Acoustiphonic preamp which worked fine but the mid/dark settings are quite extreme. I'm currently using a Shadow PMS buffer which has 3-band miniature preset eq which allows a bit more tweakability. There are other piezo saddle options out there such as RMC which apparently have better dynamic response and a preamp with optimised string to string eq but these are much more costly than Graphtec. If you want the very best then look at RMC but the Graphtec is a good affordable option.

Depends where exactly the buzz is coming from. I've had buzz before from a loose clover leaf/elephant ear that wasn't securely attached to the shaft. A small drop of superglue wicked into the joint fixed that.

Some rather primitive wiring diagrams for the AB30 can be found here in case theyre of any use for diagnostics: http://vintagewashburn.com/Wiring%20Diagrams%20PDFs/WiringDiagrams.html Sounds like the pre is up the creek to me. If you can get at the mag wiring try jumping the preamp and going direct to the output jack. If that works it's definitely the pre.

TH Audio make a piezo buffer pedal, details here - http://www.thaudio.com/product_info.php?products_id=33 Loads of buffer circuits on the web so as Mr Foxen says it shouldn't be too hard to knock one of these up yourself.

A pdf schematic of the Sabre control plate can be found here (towards bottom of the page): [url="http://www.music-man.com/techinfo_old/"]http://www.music-man.com/techinfo_old/[/url] May be useful iof you can scale it up to full size.

This thread on Talkbass may be of interest - http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/making-metal-fretboard-342925/

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1341835844' post='1724737'] Does anyone know the differences between the different fender pickups though? [/quote] This thread from Talkbass might be useful - http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/fender-75-reissue-pickups-vs-dimarzio-model-js-655620/

This thread may also be of interest - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/180351-mim-jazz-pickup-replacement-routing-or-2-neck-sized-pups/

Ah, the even rarer 'Fender V Bass' rather than Bass V, cheers!

The third post down on this topic from the Fender forum gives some interesting background to the Bass V. Only 200 ever produced apparently. - http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=42284 Gareth, I coudn't find any on ebay but would be interested to take a look, can you post links?

couple of places you can buy one from here: - [url="http://www.cdguitars.co.uk/fender-jazz-bass-vintage-f-logo-bridge-cover-chrome--001-0678-000-377-p.asp"]http://www.cdguitars...8-000-377-p.asp[/url] - [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bridges-parts-tailpieces/bridge-parts/metal-bridge-pickup-covers/vintage-bridge-cover-for-jazz-bass-with-f-logo-genuine-fender-p-4475.html"]http://www.allparts....der-p-4475.html[/url]

Here are a couple of places to buy one: - [url="http://www.cdguitars.co.uk/fender-jazz-bass-vintage-f-logo-bridge-cover-chrome--001-0678-000-377-p.asp"]http://www.cdguitars...8-000-377-p.asp[/url] - [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bridges-parts-tailpieces/bridge-parts/metal-bridge-pickup-covers/vintage-bridge-cover-for-jazz-bass-with-f-logo-genuine-fender-p-4475.html"]http://www.allparts....der-p-4475.html[/url]

Haha! Regular jazz bridge pickup is 94mm long in case you want to check whether it will fit your rout (mounting screw centres are 40mm apart.).

What year is your bass? This info about MIM pickups (taken from Talkbass) might help to identify what you've got on there at the moment:: [i]"Seems that the different pickup size change (only) occurred in 2001 (with the same body style). But MOST of those pickups were NOT noise cancelling, just different sizes, that is to say the pups were NOT reverse wound/reverse polarity (RWRP) in relation to each other and still have flat pole pieces. So turning the volumes on both all the way up did NOT cancel hum. Since 2004/2005, the pickups were not only the appropriate (different) sizes, they have the raised pole pieces under the A and D strings, indicating they are the newer noise cancelling pickups, although not technically reverse wound/reverse polarity (RWRP). Turn both volumes all the way up and they cancel noise AND cause a midrange "scoop" due to frequency cancellation of the mids (called phase cancellation in physics), not due to true electronic hum cancellation--think of it as 2 waves of water coming together, one peaked and one troughed, that cancel each other out. This is due to the distance between the pickups, and not due to RWRP. Technically, he said you can also get this by setting both volumes at identical settings anywhere in the range, but that is almost impossible to do, so just crank 'em up and control the volume with your amp. You CAN find Fender Mexican / MIM jazz basses from as far back as 2001 that have the raised poles, but they are hit and miss. As with any assembly plant, different runs on different assembly lines used different stock as it was available. Although what I said above is the "official" Fender line, there were certainly times when the "stock" pickups were unavailable and the "improved" ones used, even as far back as 2001 when they made the initial change to different sizes but not noise cancelling. Then as shipments of the "stock" pickups were available, they'd change back for a bit to use up the old ones, then back again to the new ones. Fender "tech-dude" contends that if most MIM jazz basses from the 2001 era that have the raised poles on different sized pickups are probably after-market replacements (i.e. MIA pickups or Fender Custom 60s, etc.) installed by the owner and later resold. So, in a nutshell, from 2001-2004, you could have a MIM bass with a) 2 pickups that are the [u]same size [/u]with flat poles -- i.e. 2 "neck pickups" in the neck and bridge position with minimal, if any, noise cancellation b ) 2 pickups of [u]different size with flat poles [/u]-- i.e. standard sized pickups, but [u]not [/u] true noise cancelling at full volume (similar to (a)) c) 2 pickups of [u]different size with raised poles [/u]-- i.e. standard sized pickups that [u]ARE[/u] noise cancelling (with mid-range scoop desired by many jazz players) when both volumes turned all the way up. As you move away from 2001 towards 2004/2005, you move from (a) to (b ) to ©. Mostly (a) to (b ) occurred during the 2001 model year as the body routs were made almost immediately. Then by 2004/2005, everyone was made with ©.[/i]

You need a neck and bridge matched pair. The bridge pup is wound in reverse to eliminate hum when both pups are full on. Bridge is also sometimes wound a little hotter to provide a better balance.

my bad, and agree, I doubt that one comes in plastic

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Ah, that makes complete sense - here's my matching oly white '72 J [attachment=111567:P1000558.JPG]