I might just buy a new bass. 🤣🤣🤣 @boo Just so long as it has a chameleon paint job 😉

Yeah, that’s one way of not improving your soldering skills. Why not just order a pre made neck to go with it? @mattbeels I might just buy a new bass. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I might just order a premade replacement, already soldered. @boo Yeah, that’s one way of not improving your soldering skills. Why not just order a pre made neck to go with it? 🤔 ὠ...

You can’t get away without soldering anyway as those pickups have to come out and go back in. (Or new ones, better) @mattbeels I might just order a premade replacement, already soldered. I know I’ll ...

@boo Pushing it back in rarely (if ever) works, it’s definitely time for a new pot. You can’t get away without soldering anyway as those pickups have to come out and go back in. (Or new ones, better)...

Have you tried just pushing it back in @boo? @russ Of course. 😁 It will stay in there but it just keeps turning and turning, not doing anything useful. It doesn’t stop the guitar from working...

Have you tried just pushing it back in @boo? 🤔 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Get something of better quality. @igeorgebot Yeah I was even thinking of replacing the pickups too. I didn’t really need the expense at the moment though, I’ll just get it painted for now. 👍

I have never seen a pot break like that. I would choose to replace it. Maybe even replace all 3 of them. Get something of better quality.

I’m opening this thread because I’m doing a chameleon paint job on this Fender Squire Jazz Bass........BUT........ as I was taking it apart, one of the volume/tone control pots broke, I think. Can thi...

@darrenking I’m with you on this one. The persuit of perfection is very limiting and can absolutely paralyse builders. I’ve heard of people who are so frightened of making a mistake that they won’t bu...

So many geometry variations, so many design philosophies, so many material choices. Yet so many companies and luthiers each following these different paths still all manage to produce wonderful, playa...

Wow, that’s a lot of info to digest but I really enjoyed reading these, cheers!

@jonhodgson Good research i didn’t know there are so many different types of classical bracing

That s very nice @clinton !

Very Neat @clinton. 👍 🙏🎸🙂🎶

@clinton They look so cool man. 😎👍

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After thought - Mark’s design course would be great for adapting a design to give wider string spacing.

@peebee Thanks for posting the link. Second arch top is on my list of jobs (the list of 1000 jobs). My first effort was a practice using wood from the local wood yard so planning to use some very old ...