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Paul got in touch about some work needed on his JD P-bass, he came down to deliver the bass & back a week or two later to collect. Great to meet him, we had a good chat both times, could have chatted for ever but - - - Great communications, a pleasure to meet & a big welcome to basschat from me Cheerz, John

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1478419119' post='3168887'] Would seem a bit odd that you are getting lights on with the battery connected but just not working. Can't see it being a bad battery cable connection and sounds like its more to do with the circuit board. Some units the power socket disconnects the battery supply and might be a bit of dirt on the power socket internal connections. Out of curiousity have you tried it with the battery again since using the power supply ? Dave [/quote]When I was changing the battery IIRC the last time I tried it there were no lights, nothing, which made me feel that the more I moved the battery connector/lead the worse it became. No I haven't gone back to trying battery again, it's working now, I think I'll leave it alone! Cheerz.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1478276415' post='3168132'] Have you tried unplugging the instrument lead a few times? Mine does funny things when used on the battery, I find they eat batteries anyway so I almost always have it on mains. [/quote] [quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1478282860' post='3168219'] Have u tried with a PSU instead of battery? If PSU route is returning the same then it could be the unit is buggered [/quote] Yes! I found the box - July 2010 I bought it so not much hope of warranty The good news - yes rummaged around, found a PSU & hey presto it's as good as gold on mains adapter! Problem solved , sort of Cheerz, John

Thanks Paul, I'll give that a try Cheerz, John

Recently I've been using my Polytune battery powered & making sure it's unplugged when not in use. Today I connected it up, brief flash of lights as normal, then just 4 red dots in a square. Then nothing! Checked the battery - flat 4.6 Volts! New battery fitted, same lights & square - nothing. New battery tested at 9.6V & reinserted - nothing. First thoughts were the battery clip wires, the clip looks good but the red & black disappear under the black internal cover. Looking at taking the cover off to investigate I find 1 of the 2 screws holding the cover on has not been fitted or tightened correctly, is left sticking up about 2 mm & must be cross threaded - too tight to do up or undo without risking snapping the screw off! I've no idea where the box & any paperwork is, does anybody know if there's a repair centre - any chance of getting it fixed under warranty?! Cheerz, John

I made another kit for Brian, Aria Pro II this time & he's made a proper job of fitting it in & shielding. Great guy to deal with every time, no problems. Cheerz, John

Dodgy Dunlops I reckon, try some different strings before tearing out any more hair

The type of rubber that will work is the sort used for cleaning rails in model train/railway layouts - not you're common or garden 'classroom rubber' HTH

Very unusual "(you will need to insert battery 8v) " I doubt a flat 9V would be any good

Where 'down south' exactly? Happy to help if I can

Ooooh I'll be checking that out

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Another job for Lewis, P-bass flavour this time, as always a most excellent guy to deal with in evey way, top fella Cheerz, John

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I'd say change your mind & get something completely different - 'cos it seems that you're not totally commited & in love with what you ordered in the first place - or you wouldn't be asking us lot It'll end in tears

Depends what the finish is but Lighter fluid, (refined petrol), as used by Jimi Hendrix is good or WD40 or some aerosol deodorants - I believe. Even 'sticky stuff remover' made for the job, available most places Edit for link?: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sticky+stuff+remover&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gws_rd=cr&ei=j5zaV8OrMeXYgAbZlabYDw

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Another wiring kit for Tom, as always a real pleasure to deal with, he's proper old BTW, not just old but that don't stop him - he's a real gent Cheerz, John

Graeme got in touch for a wiing kit to upgrade his CIJ P-bass, knew exactly what he wanted, super comms & instant payment, great guy to deal with. Cheerz, John

Julian got in touch for a wiring kit to upgrade his Jazz, great comms, instant payment, a pleasure to deal with. Cheerz, john

What happened to PMT & talking to 'the amp tech'?

Perhaps users don't like the switch because - as shown in your link - that circuit only by-passes the signal from the preamp to straight out. It doesn't cut the power from the preamp so draining battery all the time the bass is plugged in, even though the signal is not even going through the amp.

It sounds likely that a earth wire has come adrift somewhere, maybe inside a mains socket, possibly affecting all sockets on that circuit. If you're not confident with home electrics - please get someone qualified to take a look - after all it could save a life!

If anyone buys a bass at the seller's asking price - the buyer must be happy or he wouldn't of paid the price & the seller must be happy or he wouldn't have asked that price - nobody else's business! The new owner may/may not find it's what they wanted, and/or spend time & money on new parts, strings, setup etc. or even just cleaning & polishing - resulting in a bass that to them is worth more than they paid. Nothing wrong with asking a higher price to sell it - back to the top ^^ see line one