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Gerry ordered a P/J loom, a real gent and a pleasure to deal with, proper basschatter😎 Cheerz, John

Thanks a million for that Gary, I'm pleased you like it, the video is great, sounds better live of course, I know! Earphones or PC speakers can only do so much 🔊 Good you're leaving it in your lovely P, I hope you get some live action with it soon, see what the rest of the band think, especially in B mode 😎 Cheerz, John

Not all 'grub screw knobs' fit 1/4" shafts, the internal measurement needs to be 1/4" 😄 some are for 6mm shafts.

Which do you want? CTS full size pots come in either 6mm splined or 1/4" round shafts. The Bourns pots are 6mm splined only.

Have a look at my kits, all with screw terminals for your pick ups, bridge earth and any screening wires.

£1.27 too much? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Imperial-Short-Arm-Allen-Keys-Hex-Wrench-Hexagon-Key-1-16-3-8/372382769444?hash=item56b3be2124:m:mVJfjnRfc68Xt_DyRah0lxA No connection, I'm sure other sellers are available Cheerz, John

I made a custom switched jazz plate for Zak, great guy to deal with, it took a while to get there but he was patient and it turned up on his doorstep in the end! Deal with confidence 😎 Cheerz, John

No link between tone pots required have a look at this drawing. Leave out the switch by joining the red and blue wires shown straight to the jack. John https://guitarelectronics.com/2-humbuckers-3-way-toggle-switch-2-volumes-2-tones/

Before fitting flats, get a cotton pad with IPA or Surgical Spirits, even Meths and rub all the crap off before fitting, Mostly machine oils from the manufacturing process, but they'll feel a whole lot better, so will your fingers.

If it was me, I would replace the plastic socket with a standard stereo Switchcraft, wired to the PCB. Job done and it would probably almost certainly outlast another MM plastic job.

I'm a great believer in matching strings to the neck, nut width and some extent bridge spacing. For example I love the GHS Precision Flats on a P bass, old style wide neck, not on a skinny P or Jazz neck. Great strings - in the right application IMHO - tone, feel, tension and long life.

Wobbly? Has the whole pot shifted/rotated and is shorting out somewhere?

It's hard to believe a can of contact cleaner can actually cost more than a new KiOgon wiring loom 😍 😎 For all other jobs - Servisol for many years, a can, ( borrowed from Vox when I worked there), lasted me about 20 years! The cheap pots used in many guitars these days simply ain't worth trying to save IMHO. They weren't any good when they were new - so what's the chances of 'making them better with a squirt of something'? 🤣

Well! If I worked for a 'top brand' guitar maker like Gibson, I'd be ashamed of that mess 🤣 The wiring looks in tact, let's have a look at the switch - probably the thing wants a good kicking I mean a bit of tender fettling and fiddling to get it working like it should. Cheerz, John

Saved by the bass 'worth practically nothing'! Well done that man 😎

Have been using one of these for many years, quality cable and plugs, good strong cloth covered, excellent copper conductors, highly recommended. Not especially from this seller, the first one that came up, were available on Amazon IIRC. http://www.ebay.co.uk/i/153724100790?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=153724100790&targetid=877514743599&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045117&poi=&campaignid=9437741753&mkgroupid=97371651778&rlsatarget=pla-877514743599&abcId=1140496&merchantid=101751147&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuKqon4vS6QIVmK3tCh2lfQKhEAQYDCABEgLc6fD_BwE

@robthehoople definitely pics required.

I wore out the whole of Made in Japan 😍 my favourite live album ever! WD WT WA is good but - - - EDIT: Now I remember I bought another copy - my son has it now, looking after it for me!

Nige ordered a P bass loom, spot on comms and instant payment, wonderful feedback - absolute pleasure to deal with 👍 Cheerz, John

FYI: https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2015/04/15/solving-bass-hum-problems-grounding-vs-shielding/

Any one of the 3 with a KiOgon Tone Switch fitted 😎

These are superb VFM, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warman-MM4-4-string-bass-humbucker-13-09kOhm-4-wire-overwound/184298952980?hash=item2ae912d914:g:oi8AAOSwm4Zb3x4q

Well found, if the red battery wire has been shorting though the pot body you battery will most likely be goosed. You have a multimeter don't you?

Yep - that's not good!