![]() ![]() Yes, I use it every gig for at least a third of the set. The only downside was that Fender installed a six-pole Stratocaster pickup, which won’t give the correct string-to-string balance as a four-pole bass pickup. The Musicmaster was originally introduced as a student model, but it is a very capable bass. The previous owner who dismantled it wasn’t able to figure out how to put it all back together again!!Īny notable bassists (other than yourself, of course) play the same instrument/use the same gear?Ĭolin Moulding of XTC, Jim O’Rourke and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones, Alan Lancaster of Status Quo.Īny special history or story behind this instrument or the company who made it? What’s your favorite story about the gear? ![]() The replacement pickup by Wizard Pickups is made specifically for these basses, and it makes this bass sound absolutely amazing. I obtained a new pickguard from a seller on eBay, the pickup is a custom handmade replacement made by Wizard Pickups in the UK, and the all-new electronics are two CTS 250k pots, a Switchcraft jack, vintage style cloth wire and a Sprague orange drop capacitor. Stock or customized? Give us all the specs!Īll stock, with the exception of the pickguard and electronics. The bass came to me as a box of parts which had to be reassembled. It was given to me by a friend who ran a studio in Orlando, Florida. Guitar technician and custom instrument builder Graham Drew shares his 1978 Fender Musicmaster Bass in this installment of Old School, and the story that goes with it. Squier reintroduced the Musicmaster briefly in 1997, replacing it a year later with the Bronco bass. Fender later offered many of the finishes offered on their other instruments as well.įender’s line of budget instruments was discontinued in 1981, when the company introduced the Squier brand. The bass was introduced with three finishes: black, white and red, with a few early issues painted in daphne blue and sporting pearl pickguards. This was also a 30″ short-scale bass, the shortest production scale of any Fender bass. All of the electronics were mounted on a single piece of plastic. The bodies were from the Mustang production line, and 6-pole guitar pickups were used instead of the standard 4-pole pickups used in basses. ![]() This mod will lower the 60 hz hum that the amp makes also.The Musicmaster was Fender’s budget-priced bass at the time, made from surplus parts from other Fender models. ![]() You can do this at any of the tube sockets where its easy to get near a point to solder them to ground.Ī good spot would be at one of the output tubes as they already have there pin 8 going to ground right near by, all you need to do is unground that one wire and solder a resistor from a 6v6s pin 7 to ground at pin 8, and the do the same thing at pin 2. One definite circuit change I would make is to un ground the filament string and then solder on a 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistor to each of the 6.3 volt feed wires ( likely to be green colored) and the ground the other end of each resistor. Its not either of the Transformers, so do not sweat that. I would replace without question all the filters at this point with Ruby brand, F&T ,or blue cased Atom caps and know that at least that's out of the way and the amp will sound better for it! In fact I have filters out of 70s Marshalls, Hiwatts, Fenders and other amps that are leaking out crap and or swelling up at the pressure release plug AND THEY STILL TEST GOOD FOR LOW ESR!!!! so nothing is cut in stone without the meter test! Unless you have a Cap ESR meter to use in regards to checking the power supply filters / caps, there is no surefire way to know if they are good or not! ![]()
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