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Hi Damo. I built the same JBA-4 kit as yours, and upgraded to the same Tonerider pickups. I don't own a dremel, but I was able to enlarge the pickup cavities and pickguard to fit the Toneriders with...

Thanks for the update, Adam. And all the best to yourself and to your future. You've ran a superb company with excellent service, and through a difficult period globally and economically. Thank you...

Hey Scott.

Eliminating the yellow vintage cloth to run the 4PDT sure does make things a lot simpler. Thanks for pointing that out - it's genius!

I'll take your advice on board regarding heat...

I've redrawn Wierdbits' wiring diagram to work some ideas about how I will lay this out in practice.

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In this first drawing (above), I've:
- moved the ground to the three way switch to...

Scott: Thank you so much for preparing this - it is perfect. I admit to being rather daunted by the amount of wiring, but after spending some time studying the diagram, you've made the routing clear...

"Understand what you are trying to achieve with each step. There are several ways each one can be accomplished, so choose a method you’re happy with."

Solid advice.

Simon, thanks for pointing that out about the actuator. I've ordered the first one, but just wrote to the supplier to confirm it does not have that same 'feature'. And yes, like you, it would forever...

Thank you so much for taking the time to put these schematics together.

I play mostly in the Bridge position. So practically, Option 3 was immediately appealing as I'll only need to pull two pots...

Angelus dyes are really good. I struggled a little with mine, because the purple is prone to oxidising with second coats.

There are plenty of videos around of how to apply it. I just used a cloth...

Hey.

I used Angelus dyes, which like NGR, are alcohol based so they won't raise the grain.

The Ash body will require grain filling. But if you use a black Timbermate, it will define the grain...

Hi Simon.

Were the Alnico IVs a drop in replacement for the stock Pups? I'm waiting for Tonerider to produce another batch of Alnico IIs, but they are 2-3 weeks away. But I'm otherwise ready to...

Thanks, Simon.

Indeed, this is a bit of an experiment, but I'll let you know how it sounds. ‘Need your love so bad’ is a gorgeous sound - so if it's only usefulness is 'polarity reversed'...

Thanks Simon.

I think I can map the diagram across to Toneriders from your clear explanation. Putting the exposed shield wire to the back of a pot; connecting the black and white wires together...

Hi All.

I'm about to start an ES-1F build with my son (diary to launch shortly) and am having trouble finding a wiring diagram to accomplish something which I thought would be fairly...

Hi Roger.

I did a JBA recently using Angelus dyes on both the body of the guitar as well as the face of the headstock. My methodology is in the post. It was a journey of learning, but what you're...

Woohoo! Thanks for the useful critique and great feedback. This is great encouragement going into my next build which will start in December.

Well done to the other entries too - they both look...

This is looking gorgeous. The colours, the burst and the finish are stunning.

Looking forward to judges feedback. This may be a tricky call with three diverse builds to split!

Thanks Brendan. Posted!

This JBA-4 from Pitbull Guitars is my first build.

Upgrades I included are:

Gotoh GB640 Res-O-Lite Tuners
Tonerider TRJ1 'Jazz Plus' Pickups
Schaller S Strap Locks
Rotosound RS77 Monel...

Hi. Is there a GOTM thread for guitars completed in September?

Looks amazing. Gets me excited about starting another build.

As requested, here is a photo of the Tonerider TRN1 pickup without the tape. The winding is beautiful.
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I upgraded my JBA-4 to Tonerider TRN1 pickups. PBG did not have stock at the time, so I ordered a pair from Realparts here in Australia.

The pickups are advertised as having cloth tape to protect...

I'm posting this just for my future reference.

I'm surprised by how quiet (in a great way) this bass is. There is no hum whatsoever at any volume. Maybe passive pickups simply don't produce hum, I...