Old Codger

Hey Lovecraft! Many thanks for that link; it was just what I needed. I just need to get up the courage to have a go at it. I bet it doesn't go as smoothly as described.

Thanks for your reply. To elaborate on what I said in my description. If you unscrew the pick up cover and take out the pick up all you have is a rectangle hole slightly bigger than the pick up. The hole is surrounded on 4 sides, and the bottom to the pick up depth, by wood. I presume it is a frame support/ stiffner for the body itself. The single cable coming from the pick up goes through a hole just big enough to take the cable. It would be impossible for a switch to fit through it. O C

Hi folks I hope somebody can help me with a problem I have. I have an Epiphone Rivoli Bass Guitar that I purchased in the late sixties. It has a single pick up at the base of the neck and a volume and a tone control. (A picture of a similar one is here: http://www.guitarcrazy.com.au/EpiRivoliBass.htm) Just above the two controls, towards the bridge, is a push switch which changed the tone from bass to a more treble reproduction. Many years ago the switch broke and left the tone on bass which didn't bother me much. However, I thought, recently, that I would see if I could replace it. The switch is held in by a ring nut that can be unscrewed and you can push the switch into the inside of the guitar body. However, my problem is, how do you get to the wiring? I was hoping that once I had taken off the pick up the wires would feed into the guitar cavity and you could pull them out. This is not the case. A single wire goes from the pick up into a small hole in a wood frame and you cannot see inside the body because of this frame. It would welcome any suggestions on how to solve this dilemma Regards O C