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In that case, it might be worth while to look for a beefy humbucking jazz pickup (Dimarzio Model J comes to mind), which would definitely increase your bridge pickup output, while also eliminating hum from the equation entirely, since your precision pickup is already hum cancelling. I had the...

Based upon my experiments, I can indeed recommend some replacement pickups... :devilish: (Dark Star + Dimarzio Model One - which surprisingly humcancelled when the Dimarzio was in single-coil mode!) All extreme modifications aside though, I would recommend looking into Bartolini Classic P/J...

Given your comment on putting pressure on the neck volume pot (I'm assuming you mean downward pressure on the pot shaft?) causing the volume to come back a bit, my first thought was that the neck volume pot was damaged by removing a press-on style knob... that can sometimes pull the shaft out of...

I remember browsing posts on the dudepit, though I don't think I ever had an account. My discovery of all things Guild and Bisonic related started probably during the final year of the dudepit era. Ultimately led to me buying my first Dark Star for an Ibanez Artcore semi-hollow. Just thinking...

Thanks for that additional image, @fronobulax. That one actually seems to show a replacement bridge (maybe a Schaller 3D on a riser?) so it's safe to say that's not my bass. That said, it is the only other dual-bisonic semihollow M85 I've seen with that control layout. Seems like most have the...

Lungimsam makes good points, but I will also note that these reissue Bisonic pickups do sound thinner than the original pickups they were designed after, which is the reason for those basses sounding thinner, not the pickup position inherently. If you got the single pickup version that's...

You know, I haven't looked at this image in years... But looking at it now, that black, dual-bisonic M85... Is that my 1970 M85-II? It looks to have the same, super rare 4 knob control layout with the 3-way switch on the bass side of the neck joint, the headstock is clearly the larger...

I find the easiest way to share videos is to upload them to youtube as "unlisted" so that way you can share it on forums or with anyone by sending them the link, but it won't be available to the general public via search function. Also if you have a gmail account, you automatically have a...

Quick Rick veer: It's a weird one! I couldn't pass it up though... started its life as a 1973 Rickenbacker 4000 in "jetglo" black, but some years back (presumably due to neck issues of some sort) the previous owner had a master luthier make a Hofner-spec short-scale conversion neck for this...

That documentary was on Netflix (I believe) and I watched it a few months back. Definitely worth checking out. If I recall correctly, she does talk about her Guild, but I don't remember what was said. Either way, the one in the photo looks to be just about half the depth of my semi-hollow m85

I had a suspicion! Though I think the parts that went to you may have been the ones from my 1970 Starfire? Not sure... I've removed at least 2 tone suck circuits that I can remember

I recently revisited my Soundcloud account and went through the old recordings I had on there for the first time in a long time... when I came across the mediocre comparison of the original Hagstrom Bisonic pickup from my 1970 Starfire bass and a Newark Street BS-1 pickup. Please note, my...

Also, while we're on the topic, I actually really liked one of the two "tone suck" settings. I debated just rewiring it to have a proper bypass on one setting and then the usable/likable one of the switch settings... but ultimately I just clipped the circuit out all-together. Here is a thread I...

The Deep-Hard switch in the photo shared by @mavuser is super simple; just a passive high-pass switch, which sends the full signal direct to the volume pot in one position and in the other, sends the signal through a capacitor, effectively lobbing off that big boomy low end. This makes a lot...

Thanks, no huge deal, just a little frustrating after paying extra for insurance, but I can understand the flip side of the argument too... Now I just look at it as a learning experience and correspondingly prefer not to take the risk of the international route. Plus, these pickups aren't...

I recently adopted a well-loved, though non-original 1973 Gibson L6-S, which had these two pickups in it: Dimarzio "dual sound" super distortion (which I believe were actually stock on Guild S-300 guitars?) and Seymour Duncan "DD" which I understand is nowadays called the the "Distortion"...

Regarding the extra notch on the G string saddle, I can see in the dead-on front view of the bass that the G string is actually spaced too far in, so who knows why it was done, but I personally like even spacing across my strings and would move it back to the original saddle notch. They may have...

Cheers to your new adoption! These humbuckers are (at least in aesthetic design) like the Guild bass humbuckers introduced in 1972 - also reissued in the 90s or maybe they were even still using NOS stock with the 90s/2000s basses, I'm not sure. In any case, I had no idea they were bringing back...

Ha! Love it. Luckily mine is mostly just for at-home patio jams, so I dont think this will be necessary for me, but a great idea for anyone gigging with one of these!

Hey! I've actually got a spare assembly in my parts bin from a 70's Hagstrom Swede bass -- the metal bit on the right is a neck bolt plate,not part of the bridge. Each individual string saddle attaches to a rail with two little tightening screws (one missing from mine) that also allow for...