hi everybody, I have a question.
I bought an almost new Fender Precision Vintera II 60, wonderful instrument: Fender Precision Vintera II 60 (2023)
however, despite the splendid look, perfect woods and fretwork, once I inserted the jack to the amp, honeybee!
and in particular I noticed that the strings would not conduct, and the buzz would not end touching them or the bridge.
I immediately dismounted the bridge to discover that there isn't any grounding from the pots: New item by Pierfrancesco Sanò
it's really strange, and being able to solder, I just took some cable and made the missing grounding, so that the bass now is completely silent when touching the strings or the bridge. however, this bass is particularly noisy, so I guess it needs some shielding, that right now is missing except from underneath the pickguard where the pot-holes are.
asking to a couple of friends that owns a P and a J from the Vintera II serie, both told me that there isn't any grounding to the bridge.
how could it be? it' so strange!
the bass without the grounding was so noisy that the buzz covered the notes. considering that they are a brand new series, they are shipped this way and they are anything but playable instruments!
I am lucky because I can solve the problem with a teardrop of tin and a soldering iron in a couple of minutes, but considering the price (1200€) and the fact that few users can spot the problem and solve it easily, it's a big turn off on this serie!
how could it be that Fender puts on the market an entire line of instruments missing a piece in the wiring?
PS: small question: the wiring has the capacitor soldered between the volume and tone pot. I'm used to the wiring where the capacitor is soldered only on the tone pot. is there any difference in these wirings?
I bought an almost new Fender Precision Vintera II 60, wonderful instrument: Fender Precision Vintera II 60 (2023)
however, despite the splendid look, perfect woods and fretwork, once I inserted the jack to the amp, honeybee!
and in particular I noticed that the strings would not conduct, and the buzz would not end touching them or the bridge.
I immediately dismounted the bridge to discover that there isn't any grounding from the pots: New item by Pierfrancesco Sanò
it's really strange, and being able to solder, I just took some cable and made the missing grounding, so that the bass now is completely silent when touching the strings or the bridge. however, this bass is particularly noisy, so I guess it needs some shielding, that right now is missing except from underneath the pickguard where the pot-holes are.
asking to a couple of friends that owns a P and a J from the Vintera II serie, both told me that there isn't any grounding to the bridge.
how could it be? it' so strange!
the bass without the grounding was so noisy that the buzz covered the notes. considering that they are a brand new series, they are shipped this way and they are anything but playable instruments!
I am lucky because I can solve the problem with a teardrop of tin and a soldering iron in a couple of minutes, but considering the price (1200€) and the fact that few users can spot the problem and solve it easily, it's a big turn off on this serie!
how could it be that Fender puts on the market an entire line of instruments missing a piece in the wiring?
PS: small question: the wiring has the capacitor soldered between the volume and tone pot. I'm used to the wiring where the capacitor is soldered only on the tone pot. is there any difference in these wirings?
