Building our first Bass Guitar

[FrankenWashie]

Hello all--

Problem 2--any advice on removing the standard nut and replacing with the bone nut?

Step 1: Wrap the headstock, behind the nut with a couple of layers of Masking tape.
Step 2: do the same on the Fretboard, below the nut, right up to the nut.
Step 3; Take a small wood block, the same width as the nut, but taller and sit it against the nut, along the Fretboard.
Step four: Pick up your hammer, say a quiet prayer and give the end of the wood block a sharp tap.

Repeat, if needed, until the nut gets the hint. A single good sharp tap should do it though.

you may need to clean glue gunk off the nut area afterward, but it should go cleanly provided factory didn't go hog wild with the CA glue.
New nut can be set in place with a couple of drops of Gel type CA glue.

Hope this helps.

[Brendan]

I find -
1. cut around the edges with a sharp edge - stanley knife / box cutter - should minimise splits;
2. using a hacksaw cut 2/3 of the way through the nut lengthwise - don't need to be too specific;
3. grab a pair of pliers and squeeze.
Should come off easily.

[FrankenWashie]

I find -
1. cut around the edges with a sharp edge - stanley knife / box cutter - should minimise splits;
2. using a hacksaw cut 2/3 of the way through the nut lengthwise - don't need to be too specific;
3. grab a pair of pliers and squeeze.
Should come off easily.

Thats the method I use for the F style ones, I’ve found the G style ones are more easily tapped off, though the scoring around the periphery is a good practice to get into. Hence it’s one I forget to do!

[Fatman]

Great stuff--thanks guys. Knowing it's glued in and to score the edges gives me more confidence.

[Fatman]

The wiring dummy again. I moved the wires so the final wiring was like the Pitbull one Brendan sent. Now the neck pick-up volume has no effect. Do I have a bad pick-up or pot? Or should I rewire it like it came from the factory? Thanks again guys.

[Croobum]

Thanks so much for advice

[Fatman]

Hi All--

We are also putting together an ATL-1QB and I am looking for some advice on how to copper shield the controls. The body is hollow on both sides with an F-hole on one side and only a hole cut in on the other side to mount the controls, which are mounted to the pick guard. So there are no "sides" onto which to put the copper, but just a hollow cavity one third the size of the guitar. Thanks.

[Fatman]

I assume this is an issue with any hollow body guitar.

[fender3x]

It's not usually possible to sheild on a semi-hollow, but yours might be an exception because the control hole is relatively large.

Best I have been able to do with an ES 335 type is use shielded cable between the components. The pickup wires should already be sheilded.

I don't think there is a way to shield the whole cavity with tape. However you could take a page from Danelectro and build a shielded box that the controls fit in. It should attach to the control plate and drop in. Or it could be inside the cavity. It doesn't have to be thick or strong. The old Dano boxes were made of cardboard with conductive tape or paint on them I think.

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[Fatman]

Got it--thanks. Sounds like a workable solution, I'll try it. Great to have the support for the uninitiated.