Howdy All,
I got a bit of a project going here. I found a '68 Starfire II that needs help....I'm trying to bring the electronics back from a 70's mod, arff!
At some point the Bisonics were replaced with Guild humbuckers, a route was added between the pups for a jazz pup, stereo jacks (2nd jack added), transformer removed (gone), suck switch wired to go from (1) output to stereo, master volume pot changed to a stacked pot??
Good news, after I got this bass the seller contacted me saying he found the original Bisonics and risers in a shoe box! They both needed help so Curtis Novak has then in for the needed restoration.
I think I have everything but the correct 1968 master volume pot, a wiring diagram, and transformer. Any ideas on where to source these parts and info?
Was thinking of doing a 1967 or pre suck switch rewire? In that case all I'd really need is the correct master vol pot and a wiring diagram.
The body has been roached so not sure it matters that it stays true to 1968 specs? I will patch in the Mahogany and blend the finish but it will always be repaired.
It does play great and came with the OHSC.
Thanks for any help!
P.S. this is the same bass I was thinking about getting back in late November 2013. It was my first post or so, we hashed over the +/- of buying this. Well, I didn't listen and yup....I finally tore into it, and I'm in deep.....!
I got a bit of a project going here. I found a '68 Starfire II that needs help....I'm trying to bring the electronics back from a 70's mod, arff!
At some point the Bisonics were replaced with Guild humbuckers, a route was added between the pups for a jazz pup, stereo jacks (2nd jack added), transformer removed (gone), suck switch wired to go from (1) output to stereo, master volume pot changed to a stacked pot??
Good news, after I got this bass the seller contacted me saying he found the original Bisonics and risers in a shoe box! They both needed help so Curtis Novak has then in for the needed restoration.
I think I have everything but the correct 1968 master volume pot, a wiring diagram, and transformer. Any ideas on where to source these parts and info?
Was thinking of doing a 1967 or pre suck switch rewire? In that case all I'd really need is the correct master vol pot and a wiring diagram.
The body has been roached so not sure it matters that it stays true to 1968 specs? I will patch in the Mahogany and blend the finish but it will always be repaired.
It does play great and came with the OHSC.
Thanks for any help!
P.S. this is the same bass I was thinking about getting back in late November 2013. It was my first post or so, we hashed over the +/- of buying this. Well, I didn't listen and yup....I finally tore into it, and I'm in deep.....!
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