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Fullcompass.com often stocks or can order variax parts. They had the volume pots for variax guitars listed, I did not see the bass referred to. If you email them, they can probably tell you the pot and part number for your variax bass. http://www.fullcompass.com/search.php?parent=471&search_simple=true&txtAll=variax+volume+pot

It looks like an enclosed alpha 5 way switch. I am not sure this is the exact one, but take a look at yours when you are cleaning it: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.Xalpha+5+way+switch&_nkw=alpha+5+way+switch&_sacat=0&_from=R40

James Taylor at Obama's inauguration. Guess he did not want to freeze one of the Olsons.

Does he mean the five way toggle switch?