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Old 01-12-2013, 09:15 AM
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Changed pickups to Fender Vintage Precision
Cloth wire, Fender 250k pots
Orange drop .047 cap
Added 62 Jazz Bass Control Plate
Added Jazz Bass knobs
Cut original pickguard control plate area
Changed bridge to Fender HMV string through Bass Bridge
Added P Bass Bridge cover
Tuner Machines changed to Hipshot
Neck plate Fender "F" plate
Added Tugbar
Strings DAddario ECB81 Flatwound
Mark Hoppus is not on my long list of favorite bass players (sorry Hoppus fans), but he has a cool looking bass, which looks even better now with the mods.






I like that,subtle but tasteful mods. Very cool

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Old 01-12-2013, 10:05 AM
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my newly acquired Vintage 1982 Peavey T-40.... got it for $309.






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Old 01-12-2013, 10:39 AM
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The Brown Bomber

She's a lady.



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Old 01-12-2013, 12:56 PM
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My Squier VM P-Bass
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Old 01-13-2013, 12:08 AM
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Changed pickups to Fender Vintage Precision
Cloth wire, Fender 250k pots
Orange drop .047 cap
Added 62 Jazz Bass Control Plate
Added Jazz Bass knobs
Cut original pickguard control plate area
Changed bridge to Fender HMV string through Bass Bridge
Added P Bass Bridge cover
Tuner Machines changed to Hipshot
Neck plate Fender "F" plate
Added Tugbar
Strings DAddario ECB81 Flatwound
Mark Hoppus is not on my long list of favorite bass players (sorry Hoppus fans), but he has a cool looking bass, which looks even better now with the mods.
Yeah man, that thing is great. Great choices with the mods.
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Old 01-13-2013, 06:42 AM
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Kind of a crappy photo, but here is my '93 MIK Fender P
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Old 01-13-2013, 09:20 AM
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Great deal! Heck of a bass for $300! Congrats!

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my newly acquired Vintage 1982 Peavey T-40.... got it for $309.





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Old 01-13-2013, 09:21 AM
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Very cool!

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Old 01-13-2013, 11:15 AM
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My Main thumper.
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Old 01-13-2013, 11:43 AM
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4 Americans, a Mexican, and German

From left...
G&L USA L-2500 (older, not sure of year)
Fender American Precision Deluxe 5 (2004 model in Montego Black/Gold pickaguard with Pau Ferro fretboard)
Fender American Precision Deluxe 4 (2006 model, mint guard, Hipshot ultralights with drop-tuner)
Fender American Standard Jazz (1992, longer/boner)
Fender MIM Cowpoke P/J (1994, EMGs, flatwounds)
Warwick Corvette Standard fretless (2007 German, flatwounds)


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Old 01-13-2013, 12:38 PM
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Changed pickups to Fender Vintage Precision
Cloth wire, Fender 250k pots
Orange drop .047 cap
Added 62 Jazz Bass Control Plate
Added Jazz Bass knobs
Cut original pickguard control plate area
Changed bridge to Fender HMV string through Bass Bridge
Added P Bass Bridge cover
Tuner Machines changed to Hipshot
Neck plate Fender "F" plate
Added Tugbar
Strings DAddario ECB81 Flatwound
Mark Hoppus is not on my long list of favorite bass players (sorry Hoppus fans), but he has a cool looking bass, which looks even better now with the mods.

Well done! That's a beauty!
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Old 01-13-2013, 03:22 PM
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Very nice
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Old 01-13-2013, 03:31 PM
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Show em!

Mark hoppus Jazz
2009 Fender American Deluxe Jazz V
BassMods K6 (hipshot bridges, kent Armstrong pu's, 18v preamp)

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Old 01-14-2013, 05:50 PM
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:00 PM
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The lights are cool!

What pedal is that?
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:39 PM
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New family photo:



Back row: 1974 (black refin) and 1978 Telecaster Basses
Hiding in the middle: 1981 G & L L-2000 E and 1974 Precision
Front: Recent builds - ASAT-Jazz 1 & 2; ESP-Squier Fretless Jazz. 1980s G & L SB-2.
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:54 PM
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My son and his Fender basses.

83 Fender P US
93 Fender J AVRI US
09 Fender P road worn MIM
12 Fender P US

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Old 01-15-2013, 01:22 PM
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Gibson Victory -81

Squeeky Clean, apparantly the owner of a Music shop in the 80s kept this for his own from -81 'til now and tried to swap it in a local music shop now a days.. Factory Fresh! haha







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Old 01-15-2013, 01:37 PM
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That really does look factory fresh. Does that mean it has the original strings too? Nice looking bridge on it too, looks far better designed than the 3-point bridge Gibson adopted as their main bass bridge.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:44 PM
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Purty! That's a great score.

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