Minky Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Any help on this would be fantastic. The bass is a 2009 4003 and has hardly been played. I've just recently encountered the following problem that maybe you could advise on? The black rectangular metal part of the pickup that is contained in the housing unit has become loose and can be moved around horizontally within the confines at the top of the pickup unit. There’s no effect on the sound. The pickup itself is solid but you can hear a rattle when you play the bass i.e. the loose bit rattling. I'm more than comfortable trying to fix it myself if put in the right direction. Obviously, it would involve removing the scratch plate and pots which is no prob but any advice on what it might be would be really appreciated. Minky Edited September 2, 2010 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 If you're very careful, could you get a spot of superglue in there? A spot in each end would suffice. All you have to do is get the nozzle in as tight as you can so as to not get any glue on the front and let the capillary action do the rest. It might not be a permanent fix (it might come loose in a year or two) but it would save taking it to bits. Any bits of glue on the chrome that you can see should just pick off with your finger nail once it's dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 My 2009 neck pickup was actually broken when the bass was new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='943650' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:55 PM']If you're very careful, could you get a spot of superglue in there? A spot in each end would suffice. All you have to do is get the nozzle in as tight as you can so as to not get any glue on the front and let the capillary action do the rest. It might not be a permanent fix (it might come loose in a year or two) but it would save taking it to bits. Any bits of glue on the chrome that you can see should just pick off with your finger nail once it's dry.[/quote] On close inspection it looks like the whole metallic bit of the pickup unit so superglue may not do the job although it is something I considered for a while until I investigated further. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 [quote name='spongebob' post='943658' date='Sep 2 2010, 05:00 PM']My 2009 neck pickup was actually broken when the bass was new![/quote] so what did you do? has it been resolved and how or still broken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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