Highfox Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) Ok, So sometime after letting my 1977 P bass go, I started lusting for a bit more old P bass action. I wanted a player and not something on the pre CBS price scale, thanks to Basschat's very own Bram I managed to seal a deal on a 69-70 P. It is nice and light weight- 3.6 kg on my scales (that was a major factor in getting rid of my 77 it weighed a bomb and I'd suffer if we had to do a couple of sets a night). It's almost a jazz width neck at the nut maybe an A? So far so good, strung with a new set of flat rotos, off to practice with it today and a gig tomorrow to see how it sounds in the mix. btw, anyone got any tips, the tuners take a good bit of effort to turn and wonder what's best to help loosen them up a bit? [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/8374568@N07/9089375389/][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/8374568@N07/9089375389/]Fender P 1970[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/8374568@N07/]Don Wright[/url], on Flickr Edited June 20, 2013 by Highfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Oh that`s nice Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Splendid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 THAT IS NICE The tuners shouldn't be stiff - maybe they've got 'gunge' in them, simple job to strip down & clean out, wouldn't recommend any squirty or oily 'quick cure', it's worth doing properly. Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) Nice! If you give the gear on the back the tuner a light spritz of WD-40, it will loosen right up. If you're opposed to spraying anything near your guitar, you can just spray it onto a rag and then transfer it to the machine heads... Edited June 20, 2013 by Minty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 [quote name='Minty' timestamp='1371721356' post='2117259'] Nice! If you give the gear on the back the tuner a light spritz of WD-40, it will loosen right up. If you're opposed to spraying anything near your guitar, you can just spray it onto a rag and then transfer it to the machine heads... [/quote] WD40 is only good if you take them off the wood first! Then use it to clean the parts, but please don't spray it where it can soak into the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Gently rubbing a small blob and I mean a small blob of vaseline round the tuners will force the gunk out and make the tuners turn more easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 The tuners on my 70's neck are stiff and I like them that way. The thing stays in tune for years at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Glorious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 And a plus for John. The only good way to sort overly stiff tuners is a strip and clean. You can do the tuners at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Thanks Guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Wow! Superb... stiff tuners are a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 What a beautiful bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Now that's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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