Up next is an Epiphone AccuBass I picked up on craigslist as a restoration project.
When I originally picked this thing up it was in decent shape but definitely had some issues. The bridge was missing the G String saddle, it wasn't strung up and there were the usual cosmetic issues associated with a used bass. Plus, upon further inspection I found that the E string tuner was loose and there was a small crack near the tuning peg.
So, first I went to work on the tuner issue. I plugged the hole with a dowel first.
I let the glue settle and then trimmed the dowel down to size. Then I redrilled the tuner hole and reinstalled the tuner. Viola! Problem solved. Next thing I wanted to do was take a look inside at the electronics guts. I took everything off and noticed that the pickup was not really in the best of shape.
So I installed Seymour Duncan Basslines P Pickup
Unfortunately, upon further inspection I found that the pickup winding lead had become disconnected from the pickup. So I took the SD pickup out until I can get it fixed up. I had an active EMG P pickup in the shop from another part out project, so I threw that one in there instead. Also, by some miracle, I had the exact same bridge from a part out. So I just removed one of the saddles from the other bridge and threw it on this one.
Then I strung it up with some brand new Ernie Ball round wounds, gave it a setup, and cleaned everything up. Gave the back of the neck the usual scotchbrite pad rub down and a little wax to smooth it down. And now she is all ready for a new owner.
9. Epiphone AccuBass Restoration
- Repaired broken E string tuner mount
- Repaired bridge
- Swapped stock pickups for EMG active P bass pickups
- Re string (roundwounds), setup, cleaned, tightened hardware
