A thread to highlight select builds I currently have in final assembly ...

all the best,

R

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/VRB/RV09502P/RV09502P-InsertsInstalledTestFit-Fr.jpghttp://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/VRB/RV09502P/RV09502P-InsertsInstalledTestFit-Ba.jpg

Specs:

- Alder 2-piece body, Lake Placid Blue metallic finish
- Birdseye/Rosewood 34" scale neck, satin finish
- Nordstrand NP-5
- Hipshot Type B bridge, Ultralight tuners
- steel threaded inserts for neck attachment
- White Pearloid pickguard
- chrome hardware

I'll update this post with images of the finished build later this month

all the best,

R

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09405PE/HeritagePlus4Extreme-InsertsInstall.jpghttp://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09405PE/HeritagePlus4Extreme-InsertsInst-1.jpg

Specs:

- Swamp Ash 2-piece body with offset seam like the original Fenders, Vintage 2-tone high gloss finish
- Quartersawn Maple/Maple 34" scale neck, vintage tint satin finish
- Nordstrand SCPB + Big Single pickups
- Nordstrand 18v 2-band preamp configured V + Blend + Passive tone + Active bass/treble stack
- Preamp is bypassable via push/pull
- Hipshot Type A bridge with thru body string option
- Ultralight tuners
- steel threaded inserts for neck attachment
- custom 4-hole control plate
- chrome hardware

On the fence is whether to include a solid white pickguard like a '54-'57 Tele P would have sported. The jury is still out at the moment

all the best,

R

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09501PE/RH09501P-AlmostComplete-Front.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09501PE/RH09501P-AlmostComplete-Back.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09501PE/RH09501P-AlmostComplete-Body2.jpg
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09501PE/RH09501P-AlmostComplete-Headstock.jpg

Specs:

- Alder 2-piece body, blinding "rot your eyes" white metallic finish
- Birdseye/Birdseye 34" scale neck, satin finish
- Nordstrand custom 5-string SCPB + Fat Stack pickups
- coil tap toggle for Fat Stack
- Nordstrand 18v 3-band preamp
- Preamp is bypassable via push/pull
- Hipshot Vintage bent plate bridge
- Ultralight tuners
- steel threaded inserts for neck attachment, brass threaded inserts for rear cavity cover attachment
- custom 4-hole control plate
- chrome hardware

This one is heading to a fellow TBer (you may have seen a thread on this one in the main Basses forum)

all the best,

R

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09406T5L/RH09406T5L-InitialTestFit-Front.jpghttp://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09406T5L/RH09406T5L-InitialTestFit-Back.jpg

Specs:

* Swamp Ash body finished in semi-transparent 'vintaged' white
* offset 2-piece body glue line, just like the originals
* forearm and tummy contours, 3/8"R round over edges
* quartersawn Maple/Maple neck with 1-5/8" nut and modern P-styled profile, 6230 alloy frets, dual graphite stiffening bars, bone nut, black face/side dots, satin finish
* custom RGW 'Heritage Series' headstock for that vintage headstock vibe
* Nordstrand SCPB '54 style pickup with raised pole pieces
* Hipshot 1/2" post Ultralight tuners with clover keys
* Replica '54 Tele twin saddle bridge with thru-body stringing
* Black pickguard
* CTS 250K pots with Orange Drop .047uf cap
* Electrosocket side jack
* chrome hardware
* trussrod adjustment slot in body (but not pickguard)
* custom lefty polished stainless control plate

I'm on the fence as to whether to utilize a bridge and pickup cover ...

Sorry about the crummy images - they'll be replaced when I have time to properly shoot this in a natural light setting

all the best,

R

the Heritage Plus 5 Extreme is almost wrapped up - I'm just a nut, string tree, and a set-up away from shipping this one off to its new home

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09501PE/RH09501P-AlmostComplete-Front2.jpg

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I completed the first Heritage Plus 4 Extreme bass late Sat evening, and just in time for me to haul it up to a camp gig on Sun so I could A/B it against my '77 Stingray in a live setting with decent backline amp and PA to a room filled with about 600 incredibly loud kids

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09405PE/HeritagePlus4Extreme-Completed-Fron.jpghttp://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww146/RegenerateGuitarWorks/Heritage/RH09405PE/HeritagePlus4Extreme-Completed-Back.jpg

As you can see, I opted to forget the pickguard all together and let that gorgeous piece of Ash shine thru 8-)

I am totally buzzed about how this came out and how it holds itself in the mix. In passive mode with the SCPB run solo it's about 95% of that old school P-bass, but with some serious added attitude. Rolling off the passive tone brought this right where a SCPB should be when strung with rounds.

Adding the preamp only intensified the growl and spank - and then I added the Big Single into the blend and really dug in. While not a Stingray clone, I can say that it definitely gave the 'Ray a run for it life once I slightly bumped the active bass/treble from noon to 1:00. Slapping with the SCPB solo was really giving the 210 Fender amp a workout that it wasn't used to. Overall I exceeded what I hoped to accomplish with this version of my Heritage Series bass line.

I'm hoping to get to the studio this weekend to cut a few sound clips. If I have time, I may even throw on a set of flats while I'm there and see how they change the sound


all the best,

R

Those both look *great!*