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My "inexpensive" Chinese bass modification (re-shape) has been completed! original thread: Modifying "Inexpensive" Chinese Made Bass

This is my modified Intercontinental Music "Baron" 5 string bass so far. My total financial investment approx $314: Bass/materials/new D'Addario's/best quality input jack & taxes. Of course there has been several hours of "fun" invested!

I started to apply polyurethane today.

I started to apply polyurethane today.

Well, I think I got the result I was looking for...we'll see after the stain/finish is on.

Well, not quite done with the design...got to fix up the lower horn.

I think I am done with the design - just need to sand, file the frets and prep for stain/finish. I temporarily installed the hardware and took pics. When I permanently install the tuners after completion, I will "fan" them like in the pic (they were originally installed "straight").

Thank you for your feedback bassbenj! You make a good point about the balance - I will grab my strap and check this out (temp put on hardware/electronic circuit for weight etc. - the bridge is quite heavy). I noticed that there are untapped wires on the active module that came with the bass. My...

Thank you JRA! Here is what I have completed so far (round 2 last night). Unfortunately I do not have all the tools I require and had to "improvise" a little. Hopefully this evening I will complete the sanding (upper and lower horns) and fret conditioning (sharp edges).

I will be staining the bass with a colour called "City Grey" at least this is my plan for now.

Yes, crazy prices! Most of the reviews for the store on Google are negative. When I went there I did not see any "name brand" items like Fender, Ibanez etc. I remember this store was called "Continental Music" back in the 70's and was located on Rideau Street (downtown Ottawa). Back then they...

The brand name is "Baron". This I believe was for Intercontinental Music only. I meant to take a pic before disassembly but forgot to.

I spent a few hours today working on this bass. I straightened the bottom of the body (bridge location) similar to a Rybiski classic, modified the head to a custom design and started working on the lower horn (shortened it so far - more work to do) along with "shaping" the back (contour).

I recently purchased (last week) a "neckthru 5 string" bass from a music store in Ottawa. I would normally not shop at this store but they had a "Retirement" sale. I paid $226 (tax in) for this bass (normally selling for over $800...***?). I wanted a project so this fit the bill. I have pics of...

Hello everyone! I am looking at purchasing a Mark Campellone 5 string bass but know nothing about the builder other than he only made around 100 basses. I am not a "financially wealthy" musician but wanted a bass no one else had (like my Alfonso Iturra bass...wish I never sold it). This bass...