Epiphone AccuBass Restoration

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