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Post subject: Tool kit
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:09 pm
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Although individual tools are often discussed here, what would the Precision and Jazz Bass cognoscenti recommend in a Bass owners tool kit for every day adjustments, repairs, and such?

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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:25 pm
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A multi Allen wrench set, wire cutters for strings, a tuner winder, if you use one when changing strings. A set of feeler gauges. A multi head magnetic screwdriver, and small pliers. Locktite. A polishing cloth. A chromatic tuner. Extra instrument, and speaker cables. A small flashlight.

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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:43 pm
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That's a very good and comprehensive list.
Add a set of strings.
Make sure the Allen wrenches include the correct size for your bridge and for your truss rod.
I also have a bunch of small alcohol wipes to wipe off the strings when I'm done.

For a tuner winder, I really like the Planet Waves model:
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:44 pm
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the only tool I have in the gij badge is a phillips screwdriver.


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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:08 am
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 5:26 am
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warnergt wrote:
That's a very good and comprehensive list.
Add a set of strings.
Make sure the Allen wrenches include the correct size for your bridge and for your truss rod.
I also have a bunch of small alcohol wipes to wipe off the strings when I'm done.

For a tuner winder, I really like the Planet Waves model:
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That's the one I have, with the cutter in it. A good choice.

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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 5:28 am
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stroker vance wrote:
the only tool I have in the gij badge is a phillips screwdriver.


No propane torch? How's it doing SV?

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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:23 am
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I agree with warnergt & Mr. Nylon = recently got the Planet Waves Bass Pro String Winder & Cutter. Works like a champ and only $9! :mrgreen: Planet Waves also has a nice micro-fiber polishing cloth that I like quite a lot. $7

Whenever I go out to play, I like to take along: Bourbon; a 38 Special revolver, and smoke. :wink:

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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 3:11 pm
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I'm sorry, I misunderstood.

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What happened to the other bass?


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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 10:22 pm
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Mr. Nylon wrote:
stroker vance wrote:
the only tool I have in the gij badge is a phillips screwdriver.


No propane torch? How's it doing SV?



It's all good- I need to get over to the Conserv don't I? How's Sabre?

I guess earplugs are a good tool-- I just never wear mine cause I can't hear my bass right and now I have bad hearing.


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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 5:18 am
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stroker vance wrote:
Mr. Nylon wrote:
stroker vance wrote:
the only tool I have in the gij badge is a phillips screwdriver.


No propane torch? How's it doing SV?



It's all good- I need to get over to the Conserv don't I? How's Sabre?

I guess earplugs are a good tool-- I just never wear mine cause I can't hear my bass right and now I have bad hearing.


Know what you mean about the bad hearing.

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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 5:21 am
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I'm sorry, I misunderstood.

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What happened to the other bass?


I'm guessing you were asking me about the Mustang. :roll: :lol: :roll:

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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 8:54 am
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Regardless of whether I am playing bass or guitar at a gig I never go anywhere without my tool kit and one of the most valuable tools in the kit is the Cable Tester. This device is so much faster than an ohmeter could ever be. You plug the cable into the box and it senses all conductors simultaneously and tells you if the cable is good or bad. Speeds up the troubleshooting process immensely.

Another tool I never leave home without is a battery tester for the same reason as the cable tester. You're on stage trying to figure out what the issue is and you have tried 3 different 9V batteries but the problem still exists. How do you know if you can rule out the battery if you have no way of knowing if those 3 batteries are good or not? You don't. Simple, cheap, invaluable, no-brainer.

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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:09 pm
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Mr. Nylon wrote:
oxfan wrote:
I'm sorry, I misunderstood.

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What happened to the other bass?


I'm guessing you were asking me about the Mustang. :roll: :lol: :roll:


Yeah.


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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:13 pm
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Hey Ox;

Back to the Jazz,............... and my reasoning is, OMG, here it comes.
The Mustang is a short Jazz. The body is as heavy, or a bit heavier than an Am. Std. Jazz, it's a slab body with no contours.

The nut is 1.5" like the Jazz. The neck problem of the Mustang is the 30" scale. Nothing fits it. The gig bag it comes in is too long. A Fender Mustang hardshell case is almost a special order item. Backorders on the cases are ridiculously long. Strings are an issue, even more so than a Gibson SG Std. Bass. Short scale strings have to be altered to fit properly at the nut. The silk on the head end, or winding end of the strings, have to trimmed back. At least the SG Std.'s short scale, @ 30.5", accommodates short scale strings. The rolled edges of the fretboard on the Am. Std. is just more finished, and feels smoother.

The sound from the Humbucking on the Mustang did sound good. With the Jazz being a 2012 Am. Std., it has the CS60's pups, that gives a more Humbucking sound. The TC Electronic RH450 head zeroed in the sound with one slight LOW MID TONE adjustment.
The Alder body on this Electric Lady Jazz is a two board.
That's why I like the Jazz.

What's up with the bat? :roll:

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