• From: A black hole in deep space
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Topic: Old Silvertone new pickups

The pickups on my Silvertone bass gave up the ghost so a few weeks ago I ordered 2 Fender jazz bass pickups and wiring they arrived this morning and I mounted them and wired the harness and was pleasantly rewarded with everything working the first time the sound is excellent and I reworked the neck adjustment and the intonation is dead on the strings are very low which makes it a dream to play no popping or buzzing just great tone and bottom I did sand the pick guard and spray painted it flat black which looks great with the deep purple finish and chrome hardware so now I can move ahead with my new recording projects smile

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

Did it have lipstick tubes. I have a silvertone guitar with lipstick tubes. ( Danelectro).

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3 Reply by Russell_Harding (edited by Russell_Harding 2013-05-29 03:31:34)

  • From: A black hole in deep space
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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

don't know about lipstick tubes heres a photo of it I still have work to do for the area around the bridge pickup and bridge but it really sounds great. got get a better link for the photo smile see if this works
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/600682_10201354639446724_102985436_n.jpg

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

I know which one you mean now. My daughter has the exact same one. Same color and a white pickguard. I found it at a yard sale for 50.00.

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5 Reply by Russell_Harding (edited by Russell_Harding 2013-05-29 14:08:00)

  • From: A black hole in deep space
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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

That's what I paid for it at a music store it was in tough shape needing major surgery the strings were over 1/4 inch off the fretboard the front pickup was dead and the wiring was shorting out the only way to lower the strings was to remove 1/4 " of wood around the bridge and crank the neck screw to straighten out the bow.I replaced the pickups and installed a new wiring harness Zurf sent me a couple sets of light gauge bass stings and that helped out quite a bit it frets really nice I still need to find the other knob for the tone control its around somewhere smile

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

Big strings on that puppy! I am guessing you will paint it some day.

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

dino the set that is on is one of the sets Zurf sent me actually they are lighter then standard but they don't sound any different I don't know about painting it I sort of like the way it looks now what I like most is the ease of fretting and the intonation all the way up the fretboard smile

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Big strings on that puppy! I am guessing you will paint it some day.

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

Russ maybe paint it Green Bay packers colors if you ever decide too paint it!

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

Just one of those things" ???? What a goofy comment from a business that's represents itself as professional. I agree with all the other comments. Check around with folk you know who have had similar work done, and find a shop where they know what they're doing, and know how to take care of their customers.

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

what are you talking about?? this post has nothing to do with the topic and can mean only one thing you are planning to add some advertising (spam) once you do you will be banned period!!

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Just one of those things" ???? What a goofy comment from a business that's represents itself as professional. I agree with all the other comments. Check around with folk you know who have had similar work done, and find a shop where they know what they're doing, and know how to take care of their customers.

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Re: Old Silvertone new pickups

i thought i'd missed a post there, go on russ, take no prisoners...

funnily enough it looks very much like my "wilson" bass, i guess it's a standard shape.

i prefer heavy strings though, to get a deeper richer sound, my preference.

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