Recent content by Tom_1978

I put bassplaying on the shelf for about a decade when all the people I played with either got families or for some other reasons gave up playing. Started playing again a few years back and had to learn to play all over again.

Ripped out the frets, tinted the neck and changed the headstock on my Harley Benton pb50.

Thanks! I mixed tan and yellow leather dye to stain it, and finished it with a bunch of coats of Danish oil. I used woodfiller to fill the fret slots. My intention was to use veneer to fill them, but I would have to buy a big sheet of it locally or take an hour drive to get smaller pieces. The...

So, I'm pretty much done modding my PB 50. For now at least. I ripped off the frets a few weeks back reshaped the headstock and stained it yellow. I've been fine tuning it over the last weeks changing the action and nut height to fit the now fretless bass. But I wasn't truly satisfied with the...

I'm very impatient. Everything must happen at once.

The modification has begun on my PB 50.

I've been reading a lot about HB here and decided to order a PB 50. It arrived yesterday and I was very happy with the sound. It had some fit and finish issues but nothing that couldn't be fixed in a few minutes. All and all a much better bass than what could be expected for just over €100. My...