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jdogric12 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 2:56 pm You keep saying fret buzz like it's a bad thing.

Why doesn't this place have a 'Like' button?

Excellent news - glad you got it sorted by someone who knows his stuff.

jps wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 7:57 pm Let's add in the "charm" of working with the devil's solder (lead-free).

Quite. Not what I'd call an unalloyed pleasure.

See what I did there? See? "Unalloyed", geddit? Damn, I'm on form today...

Stickers on the pickguard, eh... makes me wonder if they didn't just put your serial # jackplate on a brand new bass.

Looking at those pictures, yes, most of the ground connections from the pickups to the pot bodies have been badly done. Those are not good solder joints. The only decent ones I can see are the one for the bridge grounding wire (most likely done in the factory) and the one on the back of the bridge p...

Leaves me with a couple of options. 1 Wire both circuits to two separate mono jack sockets "Stereo guitar only" Electrically that would be exactly the same as using the present stereo jack socket and mono jack socket, only without the convenience of having the choice to go mono. 2 Wire as...

Leaves me with a couple of options. 1 Wire both circuits to two separate mono jack sockets "Stereo guitar only" Electrically that would be exactly the same as using the present stereo jack socket and mono jack socket, only without the convenience of having the choice to go mono. 2 Wire as...

Leaves me with a couple of options. 1 Wire both circuits to two separate mono jack sockets "Stereo guitar only" Electrically that would be exactly the same as using the present stereo jack socket and mono jack socket, only without the convenience of having the choice. 2 Wire as "Mono...

So each set of neck+bridge pups has its own neck/both/bridge switch? Well that would help with tonal choices. :) Provided the switches are correctly connected (I'm sure they will be), the presence of the switches would make no difference re. the volume drop. My money's on the impedance halving when ...

Thanks for the photos and the explanation of what you've been doing with this guitar. Wow. That is a fascinating way to wire the circuits - and, if you don't mind me saying - downright weird! :mrgreen: Leaving aside the volume drop/comb filtering considerations for a minute: wiring the upper pups as...

Thanks for the input espidog. Dont think its the 2nd diagnosis, Tried these identical pups every which way.. I believe direction and polarity is right as when the circuits are split "stereo Jack socket" they are in phase and work perfectly . If you haven't already done so, one way to conf...

What's a SS circuit? Good question. That phrase has me foxed too. To address the OP's problem: if you're getting a volume drop when the outputs of the two pickups are combined into mono, it could be 1. Comb filtering (a sum-and-difference effect that happens whenever you combine the outputs of two ...

Ewwww... that's WAY too close for comfort, especially the headstock.

Can't believe that anyone is having a row about...of all things...the colour of a musical instrument. Chill, folks!

All I know is that I would love to own a 4003 in this colour, and I definitely wouldn't ever get tired of it. I'm a big fan of purple!

I'm in the UK - the laws on returning faulty goods may be different where you live - but over here, if you buy an item from a dealer and that item develops a fault while under warranty, it's the dealer's responsibility to provide the solution, either repair, replacement or a refund. I'd say that by ...