pick up selector switch needed

......just found a T-40 in a school i was working at that was just going to be chucked away as they just got new equipment in!! i was shock!!

so i grabbed at the chance to get one of these for free, its in quite good nick apart from the pickup selector switch has snapped, can anyone help me find a replacement switch, im from the uk so a source local would be good.

Thanks.

Wayne

InnoVia

Hi.
Are you in the UK, as in bigbassuk?

If so, I can help you out.

Cheers.

yes i am and i would be grateful for any help i could get right now.

Ha. Just read you first post "I'm from the UK"!

Must try harder, Eric.

Leave it with me.

Any chance of a pic?

Cheers.

yer no prob. of what though? the problem switch or just oh the hole bass??

Bigbassuk88 wrote:

yer no prob. of what though? the problem switch or just oh the hole bass??

Ha, Ha - a pic of the bass

I have several switches - so I looked up the old supplier and they
have no more left. The idea being, I can let you have one at what
it will cost me to replace it.
Having had a look round, it's around about £12.00 - I'm sure I can
get them for less but would need more time to look.
If you want it quickly, I would have to say £12.00 + posting, at the
moment.

Let me know.

Cheers.

ok that sounds good to me, how would you like the money sent to you? postal order? check? pay pal? also........like i really am grateful for your help but how do i know you aint going to run off with my money? sorry.....iv just learnt to be carful how quick you trust someone on the internet lol......

il up load some pics when i get home from work........ i cant date mine the serial number don't match any one the list in a different topic.......il post the serial number to later.

Thanks though flat eric if you could give me a lil reasurance your for real somehow il send you the money right away! need this switch bad! also do you have any advise on changing out the pots?

ok scrap that i trust you aint going to rip me off......just seen your beautiful t40s!!!!! lol

oook i cant find my camera!!!! so until i find it could anyone help me date my t40 please..........

serial is 00363674

anyone?

Sorry. Have had connectivity issues and haven't been on in a few days.

First off, welcome to the show and congrats on pickup up a T-40.

Looks like that serial number is a 1979.

thank you for your reply

i dint think it was going to be that old, its in really good condition apart from the pick up selector switch!!
really need to get that sorted, the pickups keep cutting out on me!!!!

Bigbassuk88 wrote:

ok scrap that i trust you aint going to rip me off......just seen your beautiful t40s!!!!! lol

Oooooooo, the hurt of it

You don't trust me until you see my credentials.

Understood, you can't be tooooo cacreful!

Tell you what, just to show what a thouroughly nice bloke I am . . . .

Send me a cheque/postal order - made out to:
The Teenage Cancer Trust, for £15.00 and I'll post the switch out to you on receipt.

I will send you a Private message with the address, as you can't be
too careful!

Cheers.

ok deal il do it tommoz after work.....dunno how to show you iv done it though lost my cam :-S

bigbassuk88;

From a bit of troubleshooting, I would venture to suggest your cutting out problem would more likely be from the output jack internal grounding. The brass tube that makes the ground with the plug doesn't get nickel or chrome plated like the signal tab, as electroplating doesn't get into tubes or sharp corners like the rest of the jack. I have found that a 30 cal. or 9mm firearm barrel brush, (bronze, not bristle), will remove the transparent corrosion that forms on bare brass. I have thrown away many cords before I learned this. Jacks, whether on guitars, amps, or telephone switchboards, just have a sorry grounding scheme.
Chip