I’ve been seeing more bass guitars on the bench and I’ve really been enjoying it!

These basses came in from a recommendation from the two Fender basses I set up over Christmas. The revelation needed a full set up and the jack input replaced and the jazz bass needed a full set up. 

I started with the revelation and spent some time assessing the current set up before going to work on it. The first thing I tackled was the jack input. Initially, I was told it was making some strange noises so I re-soldered the original one one and reshaped it to ensure a strong connection. 

I then went to town on taking the strings off, cleaning it up, re-stringing it and completing the set up! Ernie ball 45-100 slinky strings were the string of choice.

Before finishing this off I decided to completely replace the jack socket as it kept making some strange noises, it wasn’t cutting out at all, just cracking. Better to be safe than sorry. 

Next up was the old jazz bass. Again, spending time assessing it before working on it was important. This was a great playing bass, just very dirty and needed a real clean.  There was a lot of dirt and debris on the body, all the hardware needed to be cleaned up but, by far the worst part, the fretboard. It had years of dirt buildup on and needed some real work to remove it! Once clean, some lemon oil to hydrate the wood before taping it off and polishing up those frets one at a time. 

Finally, stringing it with Ernie Ball Power Slinky 55-110’s and finishing off the set up. 

These two were good to go back to their owner and hit the road again.