Need help with disassembly for cleaning
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- loverickbass
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Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
Is this a steel body? I just bought a steel body Deluxe and had to take it all apart. Horseshoe pick up assy was a bit tight but with a little wiggling, got it done. Reason I took it apart was that it was not working and had junk rattling around inside. I discovered a ton of black plastic looking kind of stuff that had been either poured or injected into the back of the metal shell at one point. I guess to reduce some of the vibration? Does not look factory. The stuff had been in there a long time because it was all very brittle and broke up easily. I chipped it all out, pulled out the electrics, cleaned it all up and put it back together. Works fine, now. Mine also has newspaper stuffed in it from 1948 - Los Angeles Examiner Dec 8, 1948. FYI, has number G9-78 stamped into the head. It is chrome with gold plating. Would like to collaborate on any other G series owners.
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- loverickbass
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Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
Yeah it's a steel body. I guess I'll give it another try. Thanks for the info.
Cole
Cole
Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
I have a couple of photos showing the PU removed and the black junk. It all just crumbled apart. The pots are pretty dirty. Think I will replace them. Does anyone know the significance of the G9-78 serial number??
Ref: Strings. Anyone have recommendation for strings sizes. FYI, the guitar came with new Rick strings in the original paper sleeves.
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Ref: Strings. Anyone have recommendation for strings sizes. FYI, the guitar came with new Rick strings in the original paper sleeves.
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Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
Somehow cannot get images to paste in so I can show the dis-assembly. Any hints? Thanks
- loverickbass
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Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
I finally got mine taken apart and I found ROCKS inside. Yes, rocks along with a mile of tissue wrapping paper from long ago. haha
Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
Are they Jetglo Rocks?loverickbass wrote:I finally got mine taken apart and I found ROCKS inside. Yes, rocks... haha
Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
jps wrote:Are they Jetglo Rocks?loverickbass wrote:I finally got mine taken apart and I found ROCKS inside. Yes, rocks... haha
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
- loverickbass
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Why yes they are! No kidding.
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
- loverickbass
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Re: Need help with disassembly for cleaning
The chips looked like broken bakelite, put then after I dug it all out I found the mother.