Luthiery Laboratories

I got all the electrics reconnected on the Kubickish bass. The switch at the lower-right has 13 connections coming and going; luckily I drew a diagram of the whole thing before I took it apart. The switch controls the mode of the pickups - coils in series or parallel. There is also active bass and treble controls, with a passive backup mode.

And now for the mechanicals. Everything went back together easily. I installed a couple of dings in the front when I dropped a pickup, but they are not noticeable. I think the Radiata glue-up looks fantastic.

Some final polishing with Meguiars and Pledge, and it looks nice and shiny. You might notice it is missing the 'Factor' badge under the pickguard. That is printed on thin delicate transparency material, and I put it away someplace safe. Too safe, apparently. No matter, I can print a new one, I will need a second one for the guitar anyway. Coming up next ...