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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 12:37 am
I was having a f*cking s**t morning, then i plugged in my bass. It was a no go.
i took it in to the music shop and he said my input jack thingy had to be fixed...
This sucks D=
Is that expensive?
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:32 am
Imput jacks are cheap s**t. If you know how to wire it then you can swap it out for like .5 bucks or so maybe a bit more. But if you don't you will probably be over charged. still its not a hard fix. Also if your bass is active make sure you put a fresh battery in before any thing else.
I've put a new jack in a few of my basses before, even if you really don't know what to do it can be done prity easy yourself.
things you need:
Paper
sodering Iron
Soder
new jack
pencil/pen
time
Step 1:
open up the back of the bass and remove the jack from the side so that it can come out.
Step 2:
Make a note on the paper of were each wire should go on the jack if possible mark the wires as well to help keep track.
Step 3:
Its time to unsoder the wires. With the iron nice and hot, touch it to the sodered end of the jack, and pull on the wire, as soon as the wire comes free remove the iron.
Step 4:
Take the new jack and some soder and the iron, and get the wires ready. A nice trick to help this is the apply some soder to the wires first this will allow for a better hold unless this has all ready been done.
one by one soder the wires to the jack (try to use as little soder as possible) just hold the wire where it needs to go, then hold the iron there until the soder milts then remove the iron. this may take a few trys as some times the wire comes with the iron.
step 5: assemble all the parts needed to plug in the bass, but try to keep it open so you don't have to dissasemble it all the way again. Plug it in and see if it works if not check your wireing, make sure nothing is touching any were it shouldn't (no wires touching, no soder touching, and the plug should only touch the metal part with no wires on it. If it works your all good, if it doesn't you can recheck things, look online for a wire chart, or take it in for help. Also be sure if it is active that you have a fresh battery in there.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:27 am
I don't think my bass has a battery? lol
Oh well, ill be over charged sad
i already gave it to them... Im just shitting myself cuz i think they're gonna find the water damage thats screwing with my volume knobs :S
I got caught in a flash flood with my bass once and the water was so heavy it went through the case and since then, my volume knob doesn't work and some of the tone knobs crackle :S
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:24 am
Frenzal_Rhomb I don't think my bass has a battery? lol Oh well, ill be over charged sad i already gave it to them... Im just shitting myself cuz i think they're gonna find the water damage thats screwing with my volume knobs :S I got caught in a flash flood with my bass once and the water was so heavy it went through the case and since then, my volume knob doesn't work and some of the tone knobs crackle :S Getting it all fixed wouldn't be such a bad thing, then. =P The money's your only problem, I think. But if that's not the case, enjoy your back-to-brand-new bass. =)
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:06 am
http://www.bayoucables.com/standard-jazz-bass-harness-p-100.html
(I know it's not a jazz bass but you've got 2 pickups, so it'll work)
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http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Jacks/Flush-mount_Output_Jack.html
= fixed
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:38 pm
Frenzal_Rhomb I don't think my bass has a battery? lol Oh well, ill be over charged sad i already gave it to them... Im just shitting myself cuz i think they're gonna find the water damage thats screwing with my volume knobs :S I got caught in a flash flood with my bass once and the water was so heavy it went through the case and since then, my volume knob doesn't work and some of the tone knobs crackle :S Sounds like you need new pots. That's not a hard fix and shouldn't cost you too much.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:22 pm
I know how you feel at the moment, my bass is in the shop for neck repairs as well. The neck has some fret problems and a little hump in it. I can't wait to get a perfectly set up smooth playing bass back though.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:50 pm
Exorb I know how you feel at the moment, my bass is in the shop for neck repairs as well. The neck has some fret problems and a little hump in it. I can't wait to get a perfectly set up smooth playing bass back though. It has a hump in it? Is it warped or does it just need a good amount of truss rod adjustment?
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:22 pm
Aahz Exorb I know how you feel at the moment, my bass is in the shop for neck repairs as well. The neck has some fret problems and a little hump in it. I can't wait to get a perfectly set up smooth playing bass back though. It has a hump in it? Is it warped or does it just need a good amount of truss rod adjustment? There's a very minor warp on the G side, nothing major though. The frets are also a little high above the 12th fret. See the neck is actually so straight that it causes buzz around the lower frets. I figured what the hell, I can shell out the $50 bucks to get the neck in perfect condition and set everything up.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:01 am
Exorb Aahz Exorb I know how you feel at the moment, my bass is in the shop for neck repairs as well. The neck has some fret problems and a little hump in it. I can't wait to get a perfectly set up smooth playing bass back though. It has a hump in it? Is it warped or does it just need a good amount of truss rod adjustment? There's a very minor warp on the G side, nothing major though. The frets are also a little high above the 12th fret. See the neck is actually so straight that it causes buzz around the lower frets. I figured what the hell, I can shell out the $50 bucks to get the neck in perfect condition and set everything up. With any amount of warping though, it might be better in the long run to either get a new neck, or a new bass. That's just one mans opinion though.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:05 am
Aahz Exorb Aahz Exorb I know how you feel at the moment, my bass is in the shop for neck repairs as well. The neck has some fret problems and a little hump in it. I can't wait to get a perfectly set up smooth playing bass back though. It has a hump in it? Is it warped or does it just need a good amount of truss rod adjustment? There's a very minor warp on the G side, nothing major though. The frets are also a little high above the 12th fret. See the neck is actually so straight that it causes buzz around the lower frets. I figured what the hell, I can shell out the $50 bucks to get the neck in perfect condition and set everything up. With any amount of warping though, it might be better in the long run to either get a new neck, or a new bass. That's just one mans opinion though. Meh I took it to the guy that my bass instructor suggested, and he's been taking his basses to the same guy for the past 40 years. If you played the bass you wouldn't even notice the warp, it's incredibly minor. The truss rod has no effect on the warp so it really means that it's no big deal. If it moved when I moved the truss rod though then I would definitely be looking at a new neck. New necks don't run cheap though at about $120, it's cheaper just to have the repair work done for $50 and have my instrument set up and the neck fixed completely.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:25 am
ok two weeks later and i finally get my bass back
It was $25... not too bad i guess
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:13 am
Frenzal_Rhomb ok two weeks later and i finally get my bass back It was $25... not too bad i guess There you go. Got scared for nothing. =P 25 dollars isn't that much, you certainly can't get a new guitar for that kind of money. wink
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:03 am
I got my bass back yesterday, they heat set the neck and the warp is gone, the frets are level, and the intonation is perfect. It was a $72 well spent. The neck probably wont ever need to be set again since it's been heat set. The wood grain looks a lot different too since it was heat set, it looks like really aged wood, the sound is more resonant too... I'm really happy with the outcome.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:43 pm
Exorb I got my bass back yesterday, they heat set the neck and the warp is gone, the frets are level, and the intonation is perfect. It was a $72 well spent. The neck probably wont ever need to be set again since it's been heat set. The wood grain looks a lot different too since it was heat set, it looks like really aged wood, the sound is more resonant too... I'm really happy with the outcome. That's prity nice. Instant ageing. sounds kick a** to me.
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