Just a note: If this is the same model as mine (Fender Japan OPB 51-95 SD) released in 1995, the pickup is already a Seymour Duncan. The 'SD' in the model name stands for 'Seymour Duncan'. Not sure what they put in them these days. I'm happy with mine. Another great video, Dave! Thanks for what you do!
With these bases, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound is the best pickup, purely because the larger pole pieces give a more even signal. When it comes to upgrades on this one I would've scrapped all the wiring. Might as well put in an orange drop, cloth wiring, CTS pots and Switchcraft jack (and pickup selector, if there are one) when the soldering iron is out anyways. That's all up to the owner though, Dave does an awesome job as always
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff true, but I'm under the impression that the small "dime-sized" pots tend to feel a bit flimsy and have a narrower adjustment sweep (nothing happens until about 3/4 and then you reach max volume at 8/9). I've also expressed the shaft breaking loose inside the potentiometer, without getting abused, I might add. All that being said, it's just my experience and opinion. And again, it's all up to the customer. Keep up the good work Dave, love your stuff
This Bass, a Hofner and a custom Serek are currently my Basses of choice. I’m glad that you posted this video. Maybe get one and leave it stock. Get a second and do what you did. Great stuff! Thanks! 😎
And is the Serek everything you hoped? I don't own a medium scale bass and was looking at a Serek through CME though I don't know anyone that's owned one for a while to ask about it
Watching Dave work on this bass I was reminded of my mother's 1950's blonde bedroom furniture set and then wondered if it's popularity at the time was the reason Leo chose it for his Tele and P-bass. Does Dave know?
Stratochief! Awesome. I think a Stratochief wagon (estate) had a land speed record for a time. Important when starting a bass to pump the gas once, turn it over for a while, pump it once more, then start it. Otherwise…flooded bass.
You don't know from fun until you have the same experience with a pre-1967 VW with a 6v system (in winter) until... you upgrade the whole thing to 12v _except_ the starter motor (piss-wind!!)and the windshield wiper motor (a blur!)...
I have that same bass model dated 1990 but sunburst with white pickguard and no contours (I believe contours came out around ‘54 along with the sunburst finish; haven’t seen a blonde with black pickguard and contours).
"Let's R&R all night and party every day...after a nap." Truer words have never been spoken. Also, I do believe you can now buy SD pickups with or without the logo from their website directly.
You could skip the twisted-pair routine if you backed that big pickguard with some copper foil -- the 3M tape with the conductive adhesive is great for that -- and grounded the copper via the control plate.
I don't understand taking of pickup logo. Seymore Duncan are great pickups. Great job dave and video. I bought a 1976 fender pbass in 76 to Learn base parts to teach our bass player his parts. Still have it. Black pbass with two pickups maple fret board. Never seen a better bass
Thanks for the tip on twisting the wires. Did you have a good reason for electing to not file the pickup base to make it fit without disturbing the finish on the instrument body?
Hey Dave - are you checked out to do electrical work? Joking, joking... Great vid, I enjoyed this one. I like the intro sequence too. Cheers from Vancouver Island.
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I had a similar issue with pickups on an old Jackson superstratish body recently. Id had it laying around for decades. I introduced it to my bandsaw and created a Musiclander inspired type body. Then did a massively pain in the ass holo-glitter paint job. Then it came time for pickups. Id been saving a set of 90's Fender pickups and a Blues Breaker for the neck. Easy peasy right? WRONG! Not only would they not fit, NOTHING l had in my parts bins would fit. Not even friggin close! I have NO F**KING IDEA what they had in there originally. But NOTHING even teased me that it might just drop in. I know, l know l should have checked first before l do a refinish that took over two months... But WTF?! Nothing fits?! You kinda grow to expect industry standardization to SOME degree! After pulling my hair out for another week, l just finally said F**k it. Because l didnt want to risk the finish, l went the opposite direction you went here. I desoldered the leads to the pickups and took the Dremel to the base of the pickup bobbins. Then resoldered the leads and had to hot glue the leads to the base of the pickups to prevent them getting jostled about. All's well that ends well. But what a complete PITA. Lesson learned... Dont ever expect anything to go as planned when repairing or modding a guitar. I still have NO idea what was it that guitar when it left the factory. Look at it " Oh those are just standard Fender single coil cavities". Nope. No sir they are not!
@ apparently more than you old man. You spew nonsense about twisting the pickup leads to reduce noise then leave the cavity on a single coil pickup unshielded.
New bridge is looking good too. Nice work, as usual.
Just a note: If this is the same model as mine (Fender Japan OPB 51-95 SD) released in 1995, the pickup is already a Seymour Duncan. The 'SD' in the model name stands for 'Seymour Duncan'. Not sure what they put in them these days. I'm happy with mine. Another great video, Dave! Thanks for what you do!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Dave.
That twist in the wires is called a lay. Might be laie . I'm not English major. I'm a factory worker.
Dave is rocking the Tony Iommi fingertips today!
Glad to see you got work on the bench. Thanks for sharing.
A nap? Good idea Canuck. I became officially a senior last week. Cheers
I also installed a Seymour D. (quarter pounder) in my 51 reissue. So much hotter than the oem pickup. Outstanding for punk/alt/garage band tunes.
Yeah me too, excellent tone improvement
With these bases, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound is the best pickup, purely because the larger pole pieces give a more even signal.
When it comes to upgrades on this one I would've scrapped all the wiring. Might as well put in an orange drop, cloth wiring, CTS pots and Switchcraft jack (and pickup selector, if there are one) when the soldering iron is out anyways. That's all up to the owner though, Dave does an awesome job as always
sorry.it really makes no difference to the electrons..they don't see the orange..only you
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff true, but I'm under the impression that the small "dime-sized" pots tend to feel a bit flimsy and have a narrower adjustment sweep (nothing happens until about 3/4 and then you reach max volume at 8/9). I've also expressed the shaft breaking loose inside the potentiometer, without getting abused, I might add.
All that being said, it's just my experience and opinion. And again, it's all up to the customer.
Keep up the good work Dave, love your stuff
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Exactly. Theres a saying also, "theres no majic in audio".
I am a huge Dremel fan, I got all the cool stuff for mine.
That is a nice sounding bass,,Dave another good job,,,thumbs up!
This Bass, a Hofner and a custom Serek are currently my Basses of choice. I’m glad that you posted this video. Maybe get one and leave it stock. Get a second and do what you did. Great stuff! Thanks! 😎
And is the Serek everything you hoped? I don't own a medium scale bass and was looking at a Serek through CME though I don't know anyone that's owned one for a while to ask about it
thanks Dave
Great job Dave. ✌🏻
❤ the bass!
Great modifications.
Yes. I would change the output jack.
Cheers!
66 Nova, 4 door, three on the tree.
Twisted wires cancel out magnetic interference pretty effectively. Keep the good work going! 👍 Sandwich hour tomorrow? 😀
@Thunderbassistjay,,,,love the sandwich hour,,normally about 9 am in Brisbane Australia,,,great start to the day!
@@floydlay9189 For me it's 1 or 2am, depending on daylight saving. Great before hitting the sack!
Watching Dave work on this bass I was reminded of my mother's 1950's blonde bedroom furniture set and then wondered if it's popularity at the time was the reason Leo chose it for his Tele and P-bass. Does Dave know?
I made my own Tele, I told the guy finishing it, 'Make it look like the furniture in the dentists office when you were a kid."
You are right; that blonde color that early Fenders used came from the fashions at the time. The blonde colored furniture was big then.
T. V. Yellow. White didn't work on black & white television, or something like that, supposedly, I think I read.
That would have been ROCK maple right?
@@brianjones7521 That was Gibson.
Good looking and sounding bass. Good work, sir!
Stratochief! Awesome. I think a Stratochief wagon (estate) had a land speed record for a time. Important when starting a bass to pump the gas once, turn it over for a while, pump it once more, then start it. Otherwise…flooded bass.
You don't know from fun until you have the same experience with a pre-1967 VW with a 6v system (in winter) until... you upgrade the whole thing to 12v _except_ the starter motor (piss-wind!!)and the windshield wiper motor (a blur!)...
Great work!👏👏👏
How deep is the pickup cavity?
I have that same bass model dated 1990 but sunburst with white pickguard and no contours (I believe contours came out around ‘54 along with the sunburst finish; haven’t seen a blonde with black pickguard and contours).
Sounded like my 71 duster.🤣
That would be a '64 Pontiac tempest lemans for me but it was 19 degrees Fahrenheit
7:10 visions of the dentist office! 😮
"Let's R&R all night and party every day...after a nap." Truer words have never been spoken. Also, I do believe you can now buy SD pickups with or without the logo from their website directly.
more money and wait time
Fralin split coil; hum canceling and very colorful, like a cello in your pocket.
You could skip the twisted-pair routine if you backed that big pickguard with some copper foil -- the 3M tape with the conductive adhesive is great for that -- and grounded the copper via the control plate.
I don't understand taking of pickup logo. Seymore Duncan are great pickups. Great job dave and video. I bought a 1976 fender pbass in 76 to Learn base parts to teach our bass player his parts. Still have it. Black pbass with two pickups maple fret board. Never seen a better bass
Great video.
Was it a 326 V8 Pontiac boat anchor ?????
Always put tape around the hole. Hey Dave your bench amp is flappin distortion on the Eee String.😊
Would it be easier and less damaging to sand the base plate of the pickup?
a chance to fuk the pick NO
Thanks for the tip on twisting the wires. Did you have a good reason for electing to not file the pickup base to make it fit without disturbing the finish on the instrument body?
lest's fuk a $200 pickup ..really
Hey Dave - are you checked out to do electrical work? Joking, joking...
Great vid, I enjoyed this one. I like the intro sequence too. Cheers from Vancouver Island.
Cool, thanks
FYI
You can order your pickup with no logo
Costs extra and there is a waiting time.
sandpaper
Now there’s a real bass! Noife!
Hi Dave ....what is your go to instrument, your absolute favorite
I bet he is going to tell you his black P Bass.
78 p bass owned since NEW
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff wow nice, I bet museum quality as well
Dave isn’t a luthier, he’s a shade tree mechanic.
If you already have a split p/u Precision or three does one of these give you something they don't?
I had a '64 StratoChief
Strato Chief a Canadian model?
1966 Pontiac Wow.
Dave does such a severe-looking angle from where the string originates then to the saddle matter? What is an indicator of the need for a shim? Thanks
no it's a string thru better break angle is BEST..what is a shim gonna do?
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Right On, for real....
What was that bridge. Need 2
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The 68 Tele bass was Fenders first reissue. It was a reissue of the 51 P bass. The paisley finish was a bust.
wiring diagram ?
I was surprised by no shielding! Not necessary? Not desirable?
what's to shield
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Sorry, I thought the pickup was single coil.
Your CD sounds better in the playing position.
u rock
Is this Fender overseas made?
japan
crafted or made? Please clarify. VERY important@@DavesWorldofFunStuff
The simplest bass guitar ever made
made better courtesy of your expert care.
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I had a similar issue with pickups on an old Jackson superstratish body recently. Id had it laying around for decades. I introduced it to my bandsaw and created a Musiclander inspired type body. Then did a massively pain in the ass holo-glitter paint job. Then it came time for pickups. Id been saving a set of 90's Fender pickups and a Blues Breaker for the neck. Easy peasy right? WRONG! Not only would they not fit, NOTHING l had in my parts bins would fit. Not even friggin close! I have NO F**KING IDEA what they had in there originally. But NOTHING even teased me that it might just drop in. I know, l know l should have checked first before l do a refinish that took over two months... But WTF?! Nothing fits?! You kinda grow to expect industry standardization to SOME degree!
After pulling my hair out for another week, l just finally said F**k it. Because l didnt want to risk the finish, l went the opposite direction you went here. I desoldered the leads to the pickups and took the Dremel to the base of the pickup bobbins. Then resoldered the leads and had to hot glue the leads to the base of the pickups to prevent them getting jostled about. All's well that ends well. But what a complete PITA. Lesson learned... Dont ever expect anything to go as planned when repairing or modding a guitar.
I still have NO idea what was it that guitar when it left the factory. Look at it " Oh those are just standard Fender single coil cavities".
Nope. No sir they are not!
How thick is that holo-glitter paint settled into the routings?
Wondering how the owner is going to gooch the new bridge as bad as he did the original
Whistle while you work……..
Dave has 2 boo-boos 🤷♂️
Typical small town old school "gutair repair man". Why didn't you scheild those cavities while you had it open?
GFO why don't you pay..not my guitar asshat sorry so once again please GFO with yer KB up yer ass
really WTF? do you know?
@ apparently more than you old man. You spew nonsense about twisting the pickup leads to reduce noise then leave the cavity on a single coil pickup unshielded.
Seem more drunken. Nothing against them, i have them on my #2. I just like saying that.
this sucks.