Recent content by JWBurnside

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    Bass Modification: Custom Control Plate and Replacement Bridge

    Update 2: Finished product is posted above! Thanks to Nordstrand for the pickups, Quick Guards for the custom pick guard and plate, and OneThree Audio in Richmond, VA for the bridge and pickup installation!
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    Bass Modification: Custom Control Plate and Replacement Bridge

    That's pretty close to what I'd like to do. Update: So I found a shop that does custom pickguards and plates and he said he'd create and align them for me so that it looks fluid. It will take a few weeks to get in but I'll post the finished results once I'm all done!
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    Bass Modification: Custom Control Plate and Replacement Bridge

    Hey Matt, thanks for the reply! I've taken the pickguard off, and it's just a normal routed interior that just fits the two knobs plus the jack. It's pretty uniform, no weird channels (I don't have an image since I just screwed the pickguard back on). But the first link you posted looks...
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    Bass Modification: Custom Control Plate and Replacement Bridge

    I just bought a 1982 Ibanez Blazer bass for the purposes of modifying, and I had a couple questions if someone has time! - The control knob holes are routed through the pickguard, but I'd really like to remove the pickguard and instead install a chrome plate that secures the controls. You can...