Need Info for My 78 P Bass

[eSGEe]

Most welcome SIr. Hope you get her THUMPIN' to the max.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Cat, I call my walnut SG faded Brown Sugar.
I really do dig your P bass too. Take your time to decide how to make Brownie a player if that is what you want.

As I type this, I can see if Deoxit doesn't help, then I'd be tempted to do a pickguard swap and solder in a new one loaded with Pots and a Switchcraft switch and new jack. If you go pre-wired, it is a simply swap and then if you ever sell, you can include the original in addition or in lieu of the one you swapped in.

Good luck

 

[Catmandue]

Cat, I call my walnut SG faded Brown Sugar.
I really do dig your P bass too. Take your time to decide how to make Brownie a player if that is what you want.

As I type this, I can see if Deoxit doesn't help, then I'd be tempted to do a pickguard swap and solder in a new one loaded with Pots and a Switchcraft switch and new jack. If you go pre-wired, it is a simply swap and then if you ever sell, you can include the original in addition or in lieu of the one you swapped in.

Good luck

I'm going to do a major Deoxit big on it in the next few days. I'm catching up on stuff right now. I've been running back and forth to the hospital the last few days for my mom who is very fragile. I got to take her back home with my dad today. She has a very bad heart. Everyday with her counts now. Posting on here has kept my sanity going right. Every single one of you folks on here are just awesome, thank you for that. My sister, dad and mom all held together and prayed today. I won't go into the details because it is complicated but, I thank God she is back with my dad again. I need to take care of them with my sisters' help. We both still work so it gets a bit complicated. Whatever time the good Lord allows us to have her, I'm going to try to make her feel happy and comfy as I possibly can.

 

[eSGEe]

Very sorry to hear about your Moms health Cat.......take the time and spend it wisely--- the bass will wait--- we will wait---- and uhm
----SERIOUSLY??!?!?!?! THIS PLACE has KEPT your SANITY!?
wow thats a new one usually it separates folks FROM their sanity lol.

Sounds like your head is on straight and your priorities are right. Good you have your sister to help as well.--- ROCK ON my man---ROCK ON!

I would say send me the bass I will fix it up for you...........but ---- you allready knew that was coming lol

Hang in there Man---- let me know if i can be of any assistance.

 

[Col Mustard]

good wishes from a distance to you and your family.

Here's a page from StewMac, showing a pre-wired P-Bass harness, keeping soldering to
a minimum. They also sell the components, so you can save dollars by soldering it together
yourself. I've done this and it's not difficult. And I've also used the pre soldered kits, which
work great. Your choice. StewMac sells the proper components for your bass, which means
250K pots.

http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_.../Golden_Age_Pre-wired_Harness_for_P-Bass.html

I shielded inside the pickup cavity and inside the control cavity on my "rescue" P-Bass, and assembled the
new wiring myself, and it's dead quiet. I used Nashua Tape from the hardware store, which isn't as fancy
as the expensive copper shielding you see sold by Luthier suppliers. But my luthier recommended it and
it does the same shielding for a fraction of the cost.

My P-Bass was made by Squier in 1997, and was abandoned by its owner in the basement of my brother's wife's business. It lay down there, buried under a bunch of forgotten things for an unknown number of years, until found by the guys cleaning the basement. She gave it to me in very bad condition, and I took it on as a project
after my luthier got the neck straight. I named her Raven and she can take her place onstage next to instruments costing thousands, and not give up a thing.



By comparison, yours is in much better shape! I agree with others here that the de-oxit may solve all your problems and your bass may be playable with no mods other than that, which would be a blessing.

The Precision Bass is the original, designed to do one thing very well. But these days, with the amps
and pedals we get to play through, the simplicity of the P-Bass design is no handicap. Mine has a world
of tones available, and does more than one thing. But I like to keep it simple anyway.

 

[Catmandue]

good wishes from a distance to you and your family.

Here's a page from StewMac, showing a pre-wired P-Bass harness, keeping soldering to
a minimum. They also sell the components, so you can save dollars by soldering it together
yourself. I've done this and it's not difficult. And I've also used the pre soldered kits, which
work great. Your choice. StewMac sells the proper components for your bass, which means
250K pots.

http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_.../Golden_Age_Pre-wired_Harness_for_P-Bass.html

I shielded inside the pickup cavity and inside the control cavity on my "rescue" P-Bass, and assembled the
new wiring myself, and it's dead quiet. I used Nashua Tape from the hardware store, which isn't as fancy
as the expensive copper shielding you see sold by Luthier suppliers. But my luthier recommended it and
it does the same shielding for a fraction of the cost.
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My P-Bass was made by Squier in 1997, and was abandoned by its owner in the basement of my brother's wife's business. It lay down there, buried under a bunch of forgotten things for an unknown number of years, until found by the guys cleaning the basement. She gave it to me in very bad condition, and I took it on as a project
after my luthier got the neck straight. I named her Raven and she can take her place onstage next to instruments costing thousands, and not give up a thing.
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By comparison, yours is in much better shape! I agree with others here that the de-oxit may solve all your problems and your bass may be playable with no mods other than that, which would be a blessing.

The Precision Bass is the original, designed to do one thing very well. But these days, with the amps
and pedals we get to play through, the simplicity of the P-Bass design is no handicap. Mine has a world
of tones available, and does more than one thing. But I like to keep it simple anyway.

Thanks Col. I certainly will keep this in mind. I think your Raven Bass has turned out quite beautiful. I bet it sounds just awesome.