Need help with this pretty 1B??

[John Webb]

Folks,

Got this on E'bay for $150.
I don't know the year or model Serial #287747.
Excellent shape except:

1. Someone messed with the electronics, dissconnected the tone pot.
2. The tone Capacitor is missing.
3. I can't tell what pickup brand it has because there are no markings on it. (they are pretty ugly white _uckers)
4. I need a wiring diagram.
5. I would like to know the year, model and country of origin. It says Fort Worth Texas on the neck plate.

I would like to wire it with a "no-load" or "TBX" tone pot and quarter pound SD pickup if I can't find out what is supposed to be in the original. The pots in there now are 500k.

Any help out there??

Thanks,

[mwm70]

Fort Worth Neck Plate and and 1 "P" pickup, should be a 86-88 1B made in Japan.

Someone should be along shortly to verify.

By the way, welcome.

[John Webb]

Thanks MWM70.
This is 1/2 of my "Beast and Beauty" set.
Peace,
jpw

[ZZB]

Congrats on your new 1B, you certainly got it for a good price. Looks like it has a d-tuner too!

[horns666]

I only play four strings and we did some drop D shit ala Unchained..Those hipshots d tuners were mandatory..they still are..

That looks like a very nice bass for the dough..

[John Webb]

Anybody know if J/C used Schaller pickups in the 80's? I think these may be Schaller PB series. They have 2, 10mm wide X 80mm long magnets with adjustable poles for each string.

[John Webb]

What strings will sound good on my 1B?

Got it all done.

All new wiring, pots, a 1/4 pound SD and set-up by a pro.

What strings sound good?

I's sort of after a P-Bass sound.

thx
jpw

[VitaminG]

didn't the pro put strings on it during the setup?

[John Webb]

No, I put on Rotosounds before the setup..........sorta like 'em..not sure yet.

[Shadowe]

That is a cool looking bass, looks similar to the Charvel guitar my dad used to have heh