51 Precision Bass Reissue Gets Upgrades

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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025

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  • @MrTomengle
    @MrTomengle Год назад +4

    New bridge is looking good too. Nice work, as usual.

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Год назад +5

    Dave is rocking the Tony Iommi fingertips today!

  • @christopherjulian3361
    @christopherjulian3361 Год назад +3

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Dave.

  • @brioncommon5701
    @brioncommon5701 Год назад +6

    That twist in the wires is called a lay. Might be laie . I'm not English major. I'm a factory worker.

  • @yobentley7274
    @yobentley7274 Год назад

    Glad to see you got work on the bench. Thanks for sharing.

  • @GooeyGluey
    @GooeyGluey 4 месяца назад

    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!

  • @jamesadams1064
    @jamesadams1064 Год назад +1

    A nap? Good idea Canuck. I became officially a senior last week. Cheers

  • @mccypr
    @mccypr Год назад +4

    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! 😎

    • @offbeatbassgear
      @offbeatbassgear Год назад

      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

  • @jblfender
    @jblfender 4 месяца назад

    Great work!👏👏👏
    How deep is the pickup cavity?

  • @egroegmcdonald9870
    @egroegmcdonald9870 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @floydlay9189
    @floydlay9189 Год назад

    That is a nice sounding bass,,Dave another good job,,,thumbs up!

  • @danriley5848
    @danriley5848 Год назад +1

    Great job Dave. ✌🏻

  • @wilhelmtheconquerer6214
    @wilhelmtheconquerer6214 Год назад +2

    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
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  Год назад +1

      sorry.it really makes no difference to the electrons..they don't see the orange..only you

    • @wilhelmtheconquerer6214
      @wilhelmtheconquerer6214 Год назад +1

      @@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

    • @jamescassidy4045
      @jamescassidy4045 Год назад

      @@DavesWorldofFunStuff Exactly. Theres a saying also, "theres no majic in audio".

  • @yobentley7274
    @yobentley7274 Год назад +2

    I am a huge Dremel fan, I got all the cool stuff for mine.

  • @dant9310
    @dant9310 Год назад +1

    thanks Dave

  • @josephzummo9685
    @josephzummo9685 Год назад +2

    Was it a 326 V8 Pontiac boat anchor ?????

  • @stephenveinotte4139
    @stephenveinotte4139 Год назад

    ❤ the bass!
    Great modifications.
    Yes. I would change the output jack.
    Cheers!

  • @TheGrooveMaster10
    @TheGrooveMaster10 Год назад

    7:10 visions of the dentist office! 😮

  • @jltrem
    @jltrem Год назад +3

    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?

    • @zankyalbo2208
      @zankyalbo2208 Год назад +1

      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."

    • @vayabroder729
      @vayabroder729 Год назад

      You are right; that blonde color that early Fenders used came from the fashions at the time. The blonde colored furniture was big then.

    • @brianjones7521
      @brianjones7521 Год назад

      T. V. Yellow. White didn't work on black & white television, or something like that, supposedly, I think I read.

    • @catzdollz9810
      @catzdollz9810 Год назад

      That would have been ROCK maple right?

    • @jltrem
      @jltrem Год назад +1

      @@brianjones7521 That was Gibson.

  • @nellayema2455
    @nellayema2455 Год назад

    Good looking and sounding bass. Good work, sir!

  • @ThunderBassistJay
    @ThunderBassistJay Год назад +2

    Twisted wires cancel out magnetic interference pretty effectively. Keep the good work going! 👍 Sandwich hour tomorrow? 😀

    • @floydlay9189
      @floydlay9189 Год назад

      @Thunderbassistjay,,,,love the sandwich hour,,normally about 9 am in Brisbane Australia,,,great start to the day!

    • @ThunderBassistJay
      @ThunderBassistJay Год назад

      @@floydlay9189 For me it's 1 or 2am, depending on daylight saving. Great before hitting the sack!

  • @vayabroder729
    @vayabroder729 Год назад

    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).

  • @tedblumstein6772
    @tedblumstein6772 Год назад +2

    Would it be easier and less damaging to sand the base plate of the pickup?

  • @ronallen2458
    @ronallen2458 Год назад

    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.

  • @larryburwell8550
    @larryburwell8550 Год назад

    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

  • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
    @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG Год назад

    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!)...

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming Год назад

    Great video.

  • @w13rdguy
    @w13rdguy Год назад +2

    66 Nova, 4 door, three on the tree.

  • @dougkennedy4906
    @dougkennedy4906 Год назад +2

    Sounded like my 71 duster.🤣

  • @sfmag1
    @sfmag1 Год назад

    Always put tape around the hole. Hey Dave your bench amp is flappin distortion on the Eee String.😊

  • @editorjuno
    @editorjuno Год назад

    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.

  • @jimcampbell8061
    @jimcampbell8061 Год назад

    If you already have a split p/u Precision or three does one of these give you something they don't?

  • @Amp497
    @Amp497 Год назад

    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?

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua Год назад +1

    That would be a '64 Pontiac tempest lemans for me but it was 19 degrees Fahrenheit

  • @brianglade848
    @brianglade848 Год назад +1

    Hi Dave ....what is your go to instrument, your absolute favorite

    • @MrTomengle
      @MrTomengle Год назад +3

      I bet he is going to tell you his black P Bass.

    • @DavesWorldofFunStuff
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  Год назад +3

      78 p bass owned since NEW

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 Год назад

      @@DavesWorldofFunStuff wow nice, I bet museum quality as well

  • @Snibborwocky
    @Snibborwocky Год назад

    "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.

  • @TKevinBlanc
    @TKevinBlanc Год назад

    Strato Chief a Canadian model?

  • @skilletlicker9409
    @skilletlicker9409 Год назад +1

    What was that bridge. Need 2

    • @DavesWorldofFunStuff
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  Год назад +1

      reverb.com/ca/p/fender-american-deluxe-4-string-bass-bridge-assembly?hfid=6843083&gclid=Cj0KCQjw98ujBhCgARIsAD7QeAghduDzThrP6RZqjZMZ4YZ42_w1GdR5lm6_QYXbUESXIKftB2w35QoaAl9oEALw_wcB

    • @skilletlicker9409
      @skilletlicker9409 Год назад

      Thanks looking now for best price toured Canada for 4 years got paid to see country gods blessing Canada appreciate live music great respect us take music for granted

  • @dante_cod1321
    @dante_cod1321 5 месяцев назад

    wiring diagram ?

  • @bongosock
    @bongosock Год назад

    I was surprised by no shielding! Not necessary? Not desirable?

  • @Mikishots
    @Mikishots Год назад

    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.

  • @johngeddes7894
    @johngeddes7894 Год назад

    Now there’s a real bass! Noife!

  • @gitarboi6760
    @gitarboi6760 Год назад +2

    FYI
    You can order your pickup with no logo

  • @Bill2226
    @Bill2226 Год назад

    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

    • @DavesWorldofFunStuff
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  Год назад +2

      no it's a string thru better break angle is BEST..what is a shim gonna do?

    • @Bill2226
      @Bill2226 Год назад

      @@DavesWorldofFunStuff Right On, for real....

  • @jimm8594
    @jimm8594 Год назад +1

    Dave isn’t a luthier, he’s a shade tree mechanic.

  • @ronsweet9802
    @ronsweet9802 Год назад

    I had a '64 StratoChief

  • @jeffreyg4626
    @jeffreyg4626 Год назад

    Is this Fender overseas made?

  • @murpsman
    @murpsman Год назад

    The 68 Tele bass was Fenders first reissue. It was a reissue of the 51 P bass. The paisley finish was a bust.

  • @wallacewooldridge4070
    @wallacewooldridge4070 Год назад

    u rock

  • @Bill2226
    @Bill2226 Год назад

    1966 Pontiac Wow.

  • @tommyfernandez9069
    @tommyfernandez9069 2 месяца назад

    ✌🏽🤙🏽like

  • @chapsleathers1144
    @chapsleathers1144 Год назад

    Your CD sounds better in the playing position.

  • @floydlay9189
    @floydlay9189 Год назад

    see more pumpkin🤣

  • @thepaulmacfarlane
    @thepaulmacfarlane Год назад +3

    The simplest bass guitar ever made
    made better courtesy of your expert care.

  • @FoulOwl2112
    @FoulOwl2112 Год назад

    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!

    • @Riverdeepnwide
      @Riverdeepnwide Год назад

      How thick is that holo-glitter paint settled into the routings?

  • @s76fitz
    @s76fitz Год назад

    #CMRR
    Common
    Mode
    Rejection
    Ratio

  • @TheFULLMETALCHEF
    @TheFULLMETALCHEF Год назад +2

    Wondering how the owner is going to gooch the new bridge as bad as he did the original

  • @artrogers3985
    @artrogers3985 Год назад

    Whistle while you work……..

  • @chuckquinn8026
    @chuckquinn8026 Год назад

    Dave has 2 boo-boos 🤷‍♂️

  • @mationdude
    @mationdude 2 месяца назад

    Typical small town old school "gutair repair man". Why didn't you scheild those cavities while you had it open?

    • @DavesWorldofFunStuff
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  2 месяца назад

      GFO why don't you pay..not my guitar asshat sorry so once again please GFO with yer KB up yer ass

    • @DavesWorldofFunStuff
      @DavesWorldofFunStuff  2 месяца назад

      really WTF? do you know?

    • @mationdude
      @mationdude 2 месяца назад

      @ 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.

  • @jwsaxe
    @jwsaxe Год назад

    Seem more drunken. Nothing against them, i have them on my #2. I just like saying that.

  • @zoomhardin
    @zoomhardin 10 месяцев назад

    this sucks.