Teisco Shortscale Bass ideas

[pmic]

I just got this short scale Teisco from ebay. Im pretty excited, I see a lot of potential. Am thinking about turning it into a poorman's mustang bass. Or I could go with just a jazz bass route. I'm checking out http://dragonfireguitars.com/ to grab a few parts, new tuners, etc. Looking for a bridge, curious which way I should go with the pick ups, any suggestions?





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[4dog]

Why not just redo it as a tiesco,,,what did ya give for it?

[pmic]

I picked it up for $40. Fender style parts seem much more accessible. This does have a jazz bass look. I dont have much money, I wanna build a great lil bass. It has some mojo, just need to dial in the tone.

[iriegnome]

Wow, she is a hammered old girl isn't she. A pair of Dark Star's, a nice Aguilar preamp and find a bridge cover. You will be golden. A new pickguard and slap some paint on her and she will ROAR!! But then again, the neck probably has issues since it's a Teisco and has been hammered, so your best bet is to spend the $200 on a Mustang and keep the Teisco for wall art

[4dog]

^^^^ thars where i was heading,, the necks were not known for their reliability ,, very few of them are straight or even fixable ,, cool to look at though

[iriegnome]

Pimp my bass!! No really, in all fairness, there are so many options and better beginning points, souping up the Teisco is kind
of a loosing battle since the necks were really unstable and the body/neck joint usually are pretty bad. Now that still doesn't mean that
you are not able to do a million things to this rockin little bass. What are you looking to get out of the bass when it is all done?

[pmic]

Thanks for asking- I would like a little bang around garage rocker. Nothing fancy, just a fun lil bass to keep around and play out some parties w/ friends. Low investment, but would like to fix it up, you know- make'er sound good.

[Steveaux]

You could make a wall clock out of it.