Another great Bass.  Seen some action so needs a bit of a tidy up.  It would be a shame to do too much though, it’s got it’s age and use written all over it.  Something I hate are the new “Road Worn” guitars but this one’s got that way from use.

There were some black sticky marks around the bridge that were rather difficult to remove, but then I don’t want to get it too clean and new.That’s probably about right…While the bridge is off I cleaned up and oiled all the screws so that they all move freely.As with the body I don’t want to polish it otherwise it’ll spoil the look.Next the electrics.  The jack socket is rather old and tired, not much I can do with that apart from replace it.

While the pick-guard is off I also cleaned the pots..

and the pick-guard

Next the neck, polish the frets…

and clean the fret-board….

With the clean-up complete it’s time to put the strings back and complete a setup.

As ever the first stage is the neck set, which was huge..Then the action at the 1st fret.  A little low actually but should be OK.Then the action at the 12th fret, by adjusting the bridge height.

Since the bridge has been completely apart it all needs adjusting to get each string height matching the radius of the fret-board.Lastly the intonation and it’s done…Ready to rock’n’roll again…

A word or two from the owner:

“Has done a fantastic job giving some much needed TLC to an old and worn favourite. She’s still old and worn (like her owner), but her beauty now shines through. Thanks George.
Tony”