The Frankenbass Club (Moderately modded basses count too!)

[9mmMike]

Highway One/1 from '05 body, '62 RI pups, '62 AV RI "replacement" neck with the darkest rosewood I've ever seen, TI's, redish '62 tort guard, vintage bridge, fully shielded.
This bass has very low action and was simply sounding like magic at last Sunday's gig. I just need to stay focused and keep a light touch.

[Herbert West]

My Lotus P-Bass started out with a custom pickup.



I have since done a little more to it, but it's still a WIP



custom aluminum pickguard
custom stainless pickup ring (not shown)
custom stainless control plate
re-routed body for a mudbucker
added bridge cover

want to replace the bridge and tuners
looking for a flat bottomed maple neck for a replacement

[Doner Designs]

We finally got around to recording sound clips of our triple pickup Air Force Bass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vABSxGrZdPg

[Doner Designs]

Full story on our latest here in eBass...

http://www.bestbassgear.com/ebass/ba...heme-bass.html

[im2jazzc4you]

Here's my SUPRECISION...



-ash body
-maple neck with block inlay
-PJ Bartolini Custom ex Fodera
-Bartolini 3 Band NTMB preamp
-Badass Bridge

[9mmMike]

I have been accumulating parts to build a 74(ish) bass and while I am still waiting for the last bits to arrive, I built this "70's tribute" with parts that I was not using for that project.
Highway One body, '71 Fender neck, Aguilar pups, vintage-style bridge and TI's. It totally cops the Floyd Money tone.
I hope my '74 project comes out this good!

[Seargant Waffle]

Squier VM Jazz bass Body
Warmoth Birdseye Maple/Ebony Fretless Neck
Seymour Duncan QP's
Black Knobs

[9mmMike]

Finally finished the '74(ish).

'73/4 body, '74 neck (complete with "must have" 70's brass nut), '77 grey bottom pups, repro pickguard with original brown(ish) thumbrest, repro bridge, new pots.

[9mmMike]

Updated pic of the "70's tribute".

Pickguard to proper(ish) early seventies, flat black tug bar without those ugly sharp edges, bridge cover hiding the vintage grooved-saddle bridge that I prefer.



Not in the picture but I love the 71 neck plate too. Something cool about seeing that serial number with the '71 neck. Yes, I am weird!

That's all.

[Puma]

Here is mine :-)

http://youtu.be/55TFHJOfUqk

AB

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Originally Posted by Puma

Here is mine :-)

http://youtu.be/55TFHJOfUqk

AB

Nicely done all the way around!

[9mmMike]

Bought a '74 neck with a rosewood board that was really rough. Had been stripped and stained in a streaky/dirty/andjustplainicky style. The logo was gone and a hand-drawn logo with some custom wording added.
It came out great but the decal is not quite right for the '74. The flying F is a little narrow compared to my other 70's basses.
Anyhoo, here is a pic or two.

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Originally Posted by 9mmMike

Bought a '74 neck with a rosewood board that was really rough. Had been stripped and stained in a streaky/dirty/andjustplainicky style. The logo was gone and a hand-drawn logo with some custom wording added.
It came out great but the decal is not quite right for the '74. The flying F is a little narrow compared to my other 70's basses.
Anyhoo, here is a pic or two.


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Excellent!!!

I wish I bought a P Bass in Walnut/Rosewood back in '74. I "had' to have Natural/Maple. The neck was awful, it was never right, but I was a noob (at age 15) and didn't press for a warranty replacement. I did keep the thing until '89 though.

[JIO]

brown is beautiful - '06 CIJ '51P RI /custom 70's tele pg / Hipshot string-thru bridge / G&L L-2000 pu's/preamp / custom pops / good-bye thick epoxy mustard colour, hello trans-brown nitro refinish (since pic, brass nut)



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[9mmMike]

Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ

Excellent!!!

I wish I bought a P Bass in Walnut/Rosewood back in '74. I "had' to have Natural/Maple. The neck was awful, it was never right, but I was a noob (at age 15) and didn't press for a warranty replacement. I did keep the thing until '89 though.

Thanks! I have never seen a 70's neck as nice as this one. It was a hideous mess when I got it but it fits this '74 body like it was made for it. The maple neck I took off (also a '74) fit more like what I am used to seeing from the "typical 70's" basses. Really had to manage the gaps and keep it aligned so the strings were centered. Not the worst I've seen but not like this new neck. I am very pleased with this new one.

Originally Posted by JIO

brown is beautiful - '06 CIJ '51P RI /custom 70's tele pg / Hipshot string-thru bridge / G&L L-2000 pu's/preamp / custom pops / good-bye thick epoxy mustard colour, hello trans-brown nitro refinish (since pic, brass nut)

Looks great. Like the wood(?) rest. I had a brass nut on the '74 on the maple neck. Something cool (to me) about the 70's and brass nuts. Not a big fan of them for any other reason than I just think they are cool on the '70's basses.

[scowboy]

Keep meaning to post my Franken-p.

This is an '81 alder Fender body and '09 Fender Highway One neck which I bought here on TB.

The bridge is a vintage Badass. The rest, CTS pots, 1950's Sprague cab (from Curtis), Curtis Novak custom wound 60's style pickups, Jeannie custom pickgaurd and Hipshot Ultralight tuners. It plays and sounds great. The pickup spacing is copied from another bass like this which I was trying to replicate. I've been putting a Sadowsky pedal preamp in front of it when playing. I intended to make this an active bass but decided the Sadowsky pedal would be a nice option. The routing, tuner, wiring and setup were done by me. It sounds like J should. The tone control is simple and totally useful.

[Mudfuzz]

[NOT]

Here's my Frankenbass.

[9mmMike]

Originally Posted by NOT

Here's my Frankenbass.

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Fenderbird goodness!

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Originally Posted by NOT

Here's my Frankenbass.

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Cool! Could you post some photos of the back please? I've always wondered how one could blend a bolt-on neck into a traditional neck-through T-Bird body and make it look right.