blazer3 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I was given a precision copy yesterday and was wondering if theres anyway of getting rust off the pole pieces without using wire wool, the electrics on it are none to clever and when i plugged it in there was an almighty buzzing which after taking off the plate was down to 2 wires not being connected, so the pickups seem to work ok. cheers mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Seymour Duncan charge allot of money to put 'authentic' dust, rust and general crud on their vintage pickups, why do you want to devalue your bass??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I use a Dremel-type tool with a wire wheel attachment. It's the dog's for cleaning surface rust off any component & works a treat on pickups. If the poles are the allen-screw type, take them out to clean them. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I was thinking the same but using one of those metal brushes that look like a big tooth brush. You're right not to use steel wool - that stuff goes everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 A tip I saw, I think on the Musicman website - once you've got the pole pieces clean, paint them in clear nail varnish. Apparently it will prevent any gunk coming back, and has no effect on the sound/performance of the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazer3 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Some sound advice there guys.cheers for that. I"m gonna replace the pots as there in a terrible state, was thinking of getting one of the p bass kits from axesrus, anyone bought one of these kits, they seem decent quality, certainly coudnt be any worse than whats in now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 [quote name='simon1964' post='594714' date='Sep 10 2009, 01:22 PM']A tip I saw, I think on the Musicman website - once you've got the pole pieces clean, paint them in clear nail varnish. Apparently it will prevent any gunk coming back, and has no effect on the sound/performance of the pickup.[/quote] I did this on my Ibanez SRX700. Works a treat. Oddly, the AlNiCo poles on my Ray5 have never tarnished. Nor those on an SD basslines MM unit in my Zoot... must be non-ferrous alloys (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='597535' date='Sep 13 2009, 05:54 PM']I did this on my Ibanez SRX700. Works a treat. Oddly, the AlNiCo poles on my Ray5 have never tarnished. Nor those on an SD basslines MM unit in my Zoot... must be non-ferrous alloys (?)[/quote] Sort of, its [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnico"]AlNiCo[/url]. Edited September 13, 2009 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='597565' date='Sep 13 2009, 07:36 PM']Sort of, its [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnico"]AlNiCo[/url].[/quote] Alnico magnets usually have an iron content in them too - maybe 'cheap' alnicos (or cheap magnets in general), have more iron content and less of the more expensive metals, meaning they're more likely to rust. More on topic, I found using felt buds dipped in metal polish on my Dremel worked a treat on rust and didn't wreck any nearby plastic either.... Never tried the axesrus kits before. You could buy all the components you need elsewhere for a few quid less but what with the free postage and lack of hassle it looks like money well spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 on a good night my missus cleans my rusty pole piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='597741' date='Sep 13 2009, 09:44 PM']on a good night my missus cleans my rusty pole piece.[/quote] Rusty trombone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='597762' date='Sep 13 2009, 10:03 PM']Rusty trombone?[/quote] Still working on that, one day maybe. < most appropriate smily ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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