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    Fender Flea Jazz Bass

    I'm resurrecting this thread to piss and moan some more about the Fender Flea Bass... No bridge cover screw holes, no ground strap to bridge pickup. missing the 4 mute holes below the bridge pickup, no strap button on the backside of the headstock. I am sure the pots and pickups are second rate...
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    Different Pickguard Changes Tone

    I took my pickguard off and the next thing you know I'm playing like Jaco
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    How do I stop fret buzz?

    You're very welcome :thumbsup:
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    How do I stop fret buzz?

    The way I do my set up's is as follows: Step 1 Truss Rod adjustment. This is the foundation of the bass set up and must be done first. This MUST be done in playing position (don't lay the bass on the workbench because the weight of the bass wil throw off the settings). I use a capo on the first...
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    Warmoth Bass Porn...Show yours too

    Sometimes it takes 3, 30 day tries on eBay to sell. I usually list my basses with no time limit, until they sell or I pull them down. The red P bass you saw in this post was up on eBay for 2 months (the longest it has taken for me to sell one). I finally took it down off eBay, and now I'm...
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    Warmoth Bass Porn...Show yours too

    Unfortunately I don't have the space yet to do my own paintwork. I'm in the middle of converting a section of my barn into a proper work space. I've been working in my kitchen, and while I have done some necks with amber nitro, or clear, body paintwork is coming as soon as the barn is ready...
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    Warmoth Bass Porn...Show yours too

    The pickups, the necks, and some of the hardware are the differences. The surf green has an ALLPARTS neck, Fender '64 pickups, and Lollypop tuners. Modled after a '60's Fender. The brown bass has a 70's reposition bridge pickup, DiMarzio Area P Bass Pick-ups, Fender bullet truss rod neck...
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    Warmoth Bass Porn...Show yours too

    My Warmoth Bass Porn...
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    P-bass pickups with 3 wires

    Via email from DiMarzio Tech = "Grey is a ground wire. It should be soldered to the back of a control."
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    Geddy Neck on a P bass

    Here's what you want... <--- LINK Here are the tuners... <--- LINK
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    Mikey Way Bass with a Pawn Shop Mustang Bass neck, Nordstrand NM4 pickups. Changed out the pots and caps to Fender CTS/Sprague at the same time. Strings are D'Addario ECB81M Flats. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    M2B2 Club (Mustang, MusicMaster, Bullet, Bronco)

    Pawn Shop Mustangs modified to regular Mustangs with Nordstrand NM4 pickups. Just couldn't warm up to the sound of the stock humbucking pickup. Updated pots and caps to Fender CTS/Sprague at the same time. Strings are D'Addario ECB81M Flats. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] [Invalid or...
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    Pawn Shop Mustangs modified to regular Mustangs with Nordstrand NM4 pickups. Just couldn't warm up to the sound of the stock humbucking pickup. Updated pots and caps to Fender CTS/Sprague at the same time. Strings are D'Addario ECB81M Flats. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] [Invalid or...
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    New Pawn Shop Mustang

    I just got my Pawn Shop Mustang, its my very first short scale, all I can say is WOW! I really love this bass! The build is excellent quality, the factory set up was fairly decent, just some intonation adjustment. The neck is super fast. Mine did have a very slight buzz that bugged me enough to...
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    Mustang: Old vs New Pawn Shop

    I just got my Pawn Shop Mustang, its my very first short scale, all I can say is WOW! I really love this bass! The build is excellent quality, the factory set up was fairly decent, just some intonation adjustment. The neck is super fast. Mine did have a very slight buzz that bugged me enough to...