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Bass build
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DaveL
Old Oak
I contacted Warman, they asked for the pickups to be sent back, and I am waiting for them to be returned.
I have now got another sheet of the pick guard material and will be making a new one, after deburring the router base.
I have now got another sheet of the pick guard material and will be making a new one, after deburring the router base.
I can't see the fly lead between the pickups, there should be a black wire in, black wire out between the 2 blocks and a white line out. they should be around 4k each (total around 8.7k) as they act as a humbucker. because they are opposing wound I think there's a diode to stop back EMF on the live side, which means you'll get a broken circuit and thus a 0 on the resistance. I assume the fly lead is there, but test that too and try the meter either way round on the live side.
then I can show you how to teach someone to suck an egg.
warman are nice pickups, I've had a set in a pbass and they sound lovely, I'm intending to buy a hotrail from them for the tele to give a humbucker a try in it, just because. sorry you've got a duff batch.
then I can show you how to teach someone to suck an egg.
warman are nice pickups, I've had a set in a pbass and they sound lovely, I'm intending to buy a hotrail from them for the tele to give a humbucker a try in it, just because.
sorry you've got a duff batch.
DaveL
Old Oak
The leads were all there, I started of checking from the ends and worked my way back until I found the open circuit.
Thanks for the comment about your PBass, it gives me confidence it should all come good.
Thanks for the comment about your PBass, it gives me confidence it should all come good.
DaveL
Old Oak
A quick update.
I have bought another sheet of the pick guard and filed off the burr on the base of the Bosch router. The new one is finished and fitted to the bass.
I have the pickups back from Warman, they are fitted and work a treat, I am well pleased with them.
I bought a small bass practise amp on eBay, It was dropped from a great height by the couriers, which broke two of the corner protectors. I sent pictures back to the seller and he refunded the full cost, including the postage, he did not want the amp back, he claimed the cost from the courier. I found some matching corner protectors on eBay and have replaced the broken ones.
I am part way though the set up, which as I have never done a full setup before is taking some time to get right. I have just ordered a set of nut slotting files. I cut shallow slots with a diamond needle file but adjusting them to the correct depth is proving to be beyond me using the needle file.
Once I have sorted it out I will post the results.
I have bought another sheet of the pick guard and filed off the burr on the base of the Bosch router. The new one is finished and fitted to the bass.
I have the pickups back from Warman, they are fitted and work a treat, I am well pleased with them.
I bought a small bass practise amp on eBay, It was dropped from a great height by the couriers, which broke two of the corner protectors. I sent pictures back to the seller and he refunded the full cost, including the postage, he did not want the amp back, he claimed the cost from the courier. I found some matching corner protectors on eBay and have replaced the broken ones.
I am part way though the set up, which as I have never done a full setup before is taking some time to get right. I have just ordered a set of nut slotting files. I cut shallow slots with a diamond needle file but adjusting them to the correct depth is proving to be beyond me using the needle file.
Once I have sorted it out I will post the results.
excellent news and I'm really happy to hear that warmen saw you right with the pick ups.
nut slot files are on my list of things to purchase having made do with a V from a diamond file followed by a lot of work with what is sold as nut slotting files but I know them as tip cleaners.
these things:
don't waste your money, they are not fit for the task unless you are sadist. I have 4 or five sets of them from the gas welding set, think I used to pay less than a quid for them, I see them on ebay for a tenner a set now under the name of nut slotting files.
nut slot files are on my list of things to purchase having made do with a V from a diamond file followed by a lot of work with what is sold as nut slotting files but I know them as tip cleaners.
these things:
don't waste your money, they are not fit for the task unless you are sadist. I have 4 or five sets of them from the gas welding set, think I used to pay less than a quid for them, I see them on ebay for a tenner a set now under the name of nut slotting files.