molan Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 My new (to me) Lakland JO came with a J-Retro from new but has been converted to passive. I'd like to re-fit the J-Retro but have never wielded a soldering iron in my life, although we do have one lurking in the garage! Is this something I could take on myself or should I just get the bass into a proper tech shop & get it sorted properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='218758' date='Jun 14 2008, 11:00 AM']My new (to me) Lakland JO came with a J-Retro from new but has been converted to passive. I'd like to re-fit the J-Retro but have never wielded a soldering iron in my life, although we do have one lurking in the garage! Is this something I could take on myself or should I just get the bass into a proper tech shop & get it sorted properly?[/quote] I'm not even sure the J-retro needs soldering at all. It should have screw-on connectors, all you should need is a tiny screwdriver. But soldering a couple a wires is easy, you just need the equipment. I'm sure you can find some article on the web if you want to be sure, but there is nothing to it. Just make sure you dont start melting plastic (they run pretty hot, and metal conducts heat very well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 Looks like I'm all sorted already! The rather wonderful obbm has volunteered to show me how it's done & he only lives about an hour away from me. You have to love this place sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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