Bass Restoration

[Dennisthe Menace]

Well...I just saw the bass minutes ago. I just can say that all of you, my friend Big Papu, and my girlfriend makes me change my mind. So....it will remind original.

I will be asking for advises about technical items. I dont have a camera, so I will take some pictures later with my girlfriend´s camera.

Cya

Congratulations on what must be nice enough to keep intact!

And don't be shy about asking for help or advice--that's what the forum is for. Looking forward to more pictures.

IguanaKahuna,

Ditto on what handbrake said, we are all Family here on this Forum, any questions
you might have, someone here most likely will have the correct answer....... .

[IguanaKahuna]

Well, on a first and fast look I took on the bass last night I can say:

- It need new frets. Which ones? They looks really tight.
- Pickguard doesnt match holes on the body (and the body), and its a three layers made (white-black-white). Doesnt look like an original.
- It needs a "M" knob.
- It needs a strap pin.


Colour.....hmmmm dificult to say. It had a white base. Then looks like there was the need to paint it gold before paint it with the final color. So it borns red, and then it was changed to blue. So you can see, white-gold-red-gold-blue on it.

- Bridge is complete
- Neck and tuners are ok
- I´m happy

[MWaldorf]

Are you sure the frets need to be replaced? Vintage Mosrite frets, even on the basses, are really, really low. That's why they call them speed frets. If the frets don't have grooves in the them, string it up and try playing it with the stock frets. Personally I love speed frets!

Congrats on the bass.

[IguanaKahuna]

Are you sure the frets need to be replaced? Vintage Mosrite frets, even on the basses, are really, really low. That's why they call them speed frets. If the frets don't have grooves in the them, string it up and try playing it with the stock frets. Personally I love speed frets!

Congrats on the bass.

I like low frets too, but these ones looks like too much. Let me put some pics later. Anyway I will not do anything with the bass for some days. I have to reserch before.

[brutus]

Glad to hear you are leaving your bass original, I think you would have regretted adding a bridge-pup in time. Great that you have the string cover those always seem to get lost. I would string that bad boy up and jam a little and treat your ears to the one and only Mosrite tone and also that Mosrite playability!...... Welcome to the forum.

[IguanaKahuna]

Some pictures






Pickup needs restoration. What kind of epoxy I need to fix it?





Pickup has beed sand as the body was.





Pickguard goes out of the body, but holes match ok.





Neckplate, two short and two long screws





Head looks ok





Two pics of the frets.







What colour is this?





Strings guide a.k.a "cejilla"





Bridge looks ok

[IguanaKahuna]

I just cleaned up some pieces after the pictures, as neck plate, bridge, strings guide and removed all the epoxy from the pickup. Now the coil is free and I was able to clean up the case separately with warm water. I can't do much more, I need to send it to my luthier.

[Veenture]

Looking at the pictures, the frets look original with lots of play left on them. That headstock is really very nice! Thanks for showing

[dubtrub]

Take those two spring off your pickup height adjusting screws. That's what cause the bar to break loose from the bottom of the pickup. That bar simply glues to the foam which it turn is glued on top of the magnets. Semie didn't use springs on the the screws. After it's fixed, just use a slight downward pressure when adjusting the height of the pup.

[IguanaKahuna]

Take those two spring off your pickup height adjusting screws. That's what cause the bar to break loose from the bottom of the pickup. That bar simply glues to the foam which it turn is glued on top of the magnets. Semie didn't use springs on the the screws. After it's fixed, just use a slight downward pressure when adjusting the height of the pup.

How pickup stay in his place if the springs are not there to hold it to the frame? All pickups use spings hmmmm


Danny...what you think about pickguard? Its normal for a mosrite bass to have a pickguard going out from the body? It looks original.....but I dont know. I couldnt find a pic of another bass with a pickguard like this.