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Jimminy crickets, all the effort to bring this nice old bass back to life and it's the damn TRC that gets all the attention! :mad:. Well, maybe this one is not original to the bass after all. If and when I deem it necessary to appease the TRC police and find a correct version, I'm happy to make it right. But before I go I have to show you that the one I have will not work the other way 'round:

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MartyG said:
Jimminy crickets, all the effort to bring this nice old bass back to life and it's the damn TRC that gets all the attention! :mad:. Well, maybe this one is not original to the bass after all. If and when I deem it necessary to appease the TRC police and find a correct version, I'm happy to make it right. But before I go I have to show you that the one I have will not work the other way 'round:

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:D :D

Yeah, I was afraid that TRC wasn't quite right.
 
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MartyG said:
Jimminy crickets, all the effort to bring this nice old bass back to life and it's the damn TRC that gets all the attention! :mad:. Well, maybe this one is not original to the bass after all. If and when I deem it necessary to appease the TRC police and find a correct version, I'm happy to make it right. But before I go I have to show you that the one I have will not work the other way 'round:

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We're a pedantic bunch Marty! :ROFLMAO:
 
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That truss rod cover is original to the bass, it came from the factory upside-down. When Guild switched to these tuners, they had to flip the TRC.

This has come up before. Shortly after this bass was built, they strated stamping the TRC's with the model designation. A lefty surfaced here, and that was the final proof that the TRC's were flipped at the factory, when those tuners were in play.

The switch tip is not original however. You can ask Hans or Ken Nash for one. or buy an aftermarket chrome one at least
 
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MartyG said:
Well, a bunch of something anyway...😏

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And for fans of Andy Griffith, here's some intel on his 1956 Martin D-18.

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Hey, Marty. How did you make this? Love it. I used to have the Andy Griffith shield as my avatar! If you could make one with "Commonwealth of Massachusetts" on it, I'd use it.
 
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Thanks to Ken Nash and mavuser, the right switch cap and master volume knob are now in place. It's such a small thing but key to bringing this nice old bass back to original. Love it! Indeed the TRC was trimmed to fit upside down, but we now know that was done at the factory.

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MartyG said:
Thanks to Ken Nash and mavuser, the right switch cap and master volume knob are now in place. It's such a small thing but key to bringing this nice old bass back to original. Love it! Indeed the TRC was trimmed to fit upside down, but we now know that was done at the factory.

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Yeah, baby!!!!! Outstanding, Marty!

(the sheriff of Mayberry loves it! :D :D )
 
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Wow - congratulations on getting this bass and the nice work you did to get it back to spec! I have its older sibling, pictured here in the ebay ad:

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I believe mine is late 1971 - no master volume. The tuners on mine were changed at some point, and I was able to get custom Alembic pickups made for it, so it looks a lot different now:

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The thing I'm most jealous of about yours is the authentic pickup selector knob! But I like my black tip better than the red die that it came with when I bought it.
 
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