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For the past month or so I've been collecting parts from various eBay scores to put together my own customized bass. For the electronics, I ended up gutting my old Squier P/J bass for its Duncan quarter pounder pickups: I've always preferred Jazz bodies over Precision bodies, so I fetched...

Recently I bought a used 2003 MIM Fender Mark Hoppus P-Bass from Guitar Center's online used section. I asked if it was possible to ship used inventory from store to store before I bought it (the item was in Michigan, I'm in Washington), but the manager in charge of used sales insisted on...

I just realized I originally posted this topic on the wrong board (Basses [BG]), I apologize for that. I should've looked through the board list and posted this thread here originally, but I did get some good answers there. I'll admit this was my fault. When my original Squier neck decided to...

I'll admit this was my fault. When my original Squier neck decided to pretzel up and the truss rod died, I bought a Fender neck on eBay to drop in. Stupid me decided to sand the thick caked in poly in the neck pocket while the neck was off thinking it would help body-to-neck contact a little...

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EDIT: I made a mistake while making this topic, it is in fact the bridge pickup that is making all the noises. A while back I had my tech drop in a set of Fender SCN pickups in my Jazz bass. While I do like the tone, the bridge pickup is very noisy, both soloed and when blended with the...

I have two basses at the moment, a J and a P/J. (I started with the P/J to get a taste of both - I ended up liking the Jazz sound a bit more) I know that with a P/J, you're not going to be able to perfectly nail that burpy J tone. Instead, you're adding a bit of mid-range flavor to the P sound...