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[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1388842865' post='2326707'] And not being funny it would be a shedload cheaper just to buy a bass like this in good condition you can pick them up complete on ebay for about £100 and it will cost a lot more to buy the parts to do your bass up even if you can source 2nd hand parts [/quote] Exactly this: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-XB300-Bass-Guitar-With-Case-/171208500823?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27dcd26657"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-XB300-Bass-Guitar-With-Case-/171208500823?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27dcd26657[/url]

The 5 holes look pretty much standard for a typical BBOT Fender style bridge, check the measurements, plenty on ebay going cheap. As for neck to fit, 63mm across the heel is a common size, again get measuring if it's a 34" neck it needs, you should find the bridge mounting screw holes are approx 280mm from the edge of neck pocket, (as a rough guide) & it looks like the P routing is definitely a 4 string. HTH, John

I normally use & recommend CTS pots, they have metal shafts not plastic, the plastic shafts were used in some guitars years ago but mostly in amps. They are also the best 'feel' the best reliability & subjectively - the best for 'tone'. You are not going to hear any difference between comparable pots with any pair of human ears except hiss & crackle, pops & farts, that maybe down to dirty or worn internals. Alpha are the recognised 'Industry standard', a budget version if you like, although higher quality than what you find in most Far Eastern, & many European, origin guitars these days. CTS are basically the same top quality components that have been used in USA Fenders & many others since electric guitars began, failures are very few & far between unless they are mis-treated. In the electronics industry Bourns are very highly regarded, for quality, precision & repeatability - far above any such requirements for our ever so basic needs, which is reflected in the price of some of their pots.

Yes the white is hot in the majority of 2 wire standard pups, the black is earth & the bridge ground goes to the same place as the black - to the pot body or to the jack socket centre. HTH, John

Excellent VFM: [url="http://www.guitar-bass.net/reviews/vintage-icon-series-vj96mrjp-fretless/"]http://www.guitar-bass.net/reviews/vintage-icon-series-vj96mrjp-fretless/[/url]

It's worth trying a new wiring kit before lashing out on new pups, IYWMO

When did you find out? If it was clear when the booking was made then I suppose you are contractually obliged - but if you only found out today - I would tell them to go look for another band, at one day's notice

Yes you can wire direct to the jack socket or to volume pot then jack - no need for anything else - no cap or resistor. The effect will be like having tone control fully clockwise with a normal circuit. All you need is the hot wire from pick up to tag 1 on volume pot, output to jack socket from tag 2 (centre) & black wire from pick up to tag 3 & pot body & centre of jack socket. Hope that's clear enough? Cheerz, John

You could try contacting: [url="http://www.terrapinguitars.com/pdfFiles.html"]http://www.terrapinguitars.com/pdfFiles.html[/url] Cheerz, John

Get in touch with The Bass Doc from this very manor, famed for his custom pick guards, amongst many other things

Yep - every now & then, more so on new strings, not so much as they 'mature'

SAHB even used to come to the De-La-Warr in Bexhill - Wednesdays IIRC we had 'beat night' good times Interesting: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3mMCnu0Y0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3mMCnu0Y0[/url]

Great! Just needs a mask

Bought myself a Google Nexus 10 & KazOgon a Samsung Smart Oven, to make Christmas cooking easier if I'm lucky I'll get Whisky & Pants

Thanks James, 'tis good on my Nexus10

[quote name='Christoffcallaghan' timestamp='1387487716' post='2312689'] Hi, I've checked jack socket and all solder is good and everything tight etc. We I turn the pots up it only makes the hissing louder. ??? Cheers. Chris [/quote]You need a tech to look at it, it's likely the pre-amp is faulty from what you say. Where are you?

Could be just the jack socket, is it worse when you move the lead in the socket or rotate the pots?

[quote name='paulflan0151' timestamp='1387363110' post='2311026'] Yep one of the wishers SOHOST or something got 80 votes 80! And still won, oh well. A great effort b y everybody, I'll keep looking into funding for acoustic instruments and see if anything come us. Thanks peeps :-) [/quote]Yeah - perhaps your slogan wasn't up to the quality of SOHOST's " IT'S NOT A BROTHEL IT'S A WORKHOUSE" Best of luck for the future & maybe better luck next time. John

Brian ordered a P-bass wiring kit, great comms & instant payment, top fella to deal with. Cheerz, John

[quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1387043064' post='2307740'] Great, but how do I type the answers in. [/quote]Permanent marker on laptop screen works

[quote name='bobbytodd' timestamp='1387138586' post='2308620'] ordered.is it worth upgrading the pots while I have it apart.if so any recomendations [/quote]Definitely - with a quality set of innards you're upgrading the bass to USA spec (internally), where it matters. [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1387138757' post='2308624'] I think if you`re treating yourself, contact KiOgon above - his wiring looms are reported on here as being the business. [/quote]Cheerz, Lozz

Oh yes!

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