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There was a period of time not too long ago that found me building Precision parts basses. Picking up MJT bodies on eBay, pairing them with my favorite modern Fender necks and hardware, experimenting with pickups, and mastering setups became an almost monthly hobby and reliever of stress. During...

I have an awesome 77 P bass that came to me with an EMG pickup and harness that had been installed back in the 80s. What I didn't expect to find when I got the bass home was the original harness and pickup in the case! One of the coils had no reading on my multimeter, hence the pickup swap. I...

I'm looking to part out a bunch of Fender-shaped objects and modern internet searching is a hellscape. If anyone has recently shipped or received a bass body, what size was the box? Obviously, I can measure a body to narrow my search but it feels like there's a standard size that perhaps one of...

Since 2020, I've been running a few different small pedalboards that I swap out based on the project. I've moved this year and that practice makes less sense, so I picked up a Mono medium pedalboard here from a fellow TBer. It's set up such that I can swap out preamp DIs, but the rest is...

Hey all, my B15 is in need of some attention and I’m new to the Seattle/Tacoma area. I saw a few recommendations in the good amp tech thread but those are all more than a decade old. So, I figured I’d check in here to see if anyone had additional ideas.

You know how it goes, something shiny catches your eye and all of a sudden you're lugging around a pedalboard with ten things on it. I typically keep a minimal board for the grab-and-go, but lately I've been wanting to add just a little spice to the simple rig. But what to add? A touch of...

You know how it is, you get the itch to mess with your signal chain and before you know it the whole board is pulled apart while you play switcharoo. I’ve been running an Origin Effects trifecta (Cali76, DCX Bass, and BassRig Super Vintage) as my core tone for awhile, but after borrowing a Sushi...

A belated new bass day now that I’ve had a little time with it. I have deep appreciation for vintage Guild basses, and I’ve been looking to add fretless versions of my ash B301 and B302 to the herd for a little while. Cut to a fellow TBer reaching out to let me know about a fretless B301-A. What...

As a relatively new home owner, I’ve been prioritizing unmaking the poor decisions of owners past (*screams in diy plumbing nightmares*). Still, the summer is nearing and I’m ready to have a more functional office. I’d been avoiding putting up this String Swing wall rack until after I patched...

Just buttoned up the second of three Frankenstein bass projects, so naturally it's the first one "done". I picked up a well-loved and modded 70s Telecaster bass that had been converted to fretless and arrived with evidence showing several iterations of pickups installed (sometimes by spoon). I...

The past few years I’ve really dug deep into learning luthiery skills, which has been very rewarding, but also now when I get a wild hair to try something there’s no one to stop me lol. This all started with a few Castedosa YouTube videos. That short scale goodness called to me, but there was no...

I apparently cannot help myself. Show me a bizarre vintage Gibson and I can’t say no. I like big basses and I cannot lie, and my first gigging bass was a fretless jazz. My affinity for the RD standard - arguably Gibson’s take on a jazz - continues to grow. So to find one already modified with a...

Epiphone’s just dropped custom color Thunderbirds: Thunderbird '64 | Epiphone I didn’t see another thread here and figured I’d get the conversation started. Edit: Naturally, the Thunderbird Club was all over this yesterday :cool: Looking over the specs, I’d bet it’s the same as the previous...

Never open Reverb before bed, dangerous things happen. Do I NEED another jazz bass? Of course not. Do I WANT a 60s sunburst with flats vibe in the arsenal? Of course. This brand new beauty hit the top of my feed with a big discount and well… here we are. I don’t know what mysticism Fender is...

*Today Only: Raising funds for a different purchase $2200 plus actual shipping* Those of you who have inquired about my other Rippers are surely wondering, “How many Rippers does this maniac have?!” It’s 5. The answer’s 5. No I don’t want to talk about it I’ve taken one of my other’s off the...

All three of these pedals are killer, but they’re not getting used in my current projects and I’m raising funds. None of these have left my house, just used on a few recording projects. The 3Leaf pedals are 2023 releases. Prices include shipping in the CONUS. Payment via PayPal FF or Zelle...

Bought a few years ago from Stratosphere and used sparingly. I added holes for pickup covers but otherwise it’s as it came to me. $350 shipped CONUS.

Used minimally in its time with me, previous own spent some time in first position so the first five frets are just starting to show string marks. This is the lacquered version and feels great. If you like thin and wide bass necks, this is in your wheelhouse. Two small dings on the headstock...

Now open to trades and offers: , Yamaha BB3000/5000, Gibson, Guild, Short scale Fender, something funky. …’cause a P bass party got thump. 2023 was a year of experimentation, and I went down a deep dive of P bass gloriousness. Don’t ask how many P basses are in the house right now, I’ve been...

Trying to consolidate the collection and raise funds for a dream bass, so my Noble and its pelican case are up for sale. Ordered in 2021 and received that July. It’s seen some home recording use and a few studio gigs but has not had many hours of use (particularly since I bought an Ampeg B15 in...

Help a guy thin the herd: $2,000 each plus shipping CONUS. Two Gibson Rippers that both play and sound like maple-bodied Rippers (read: killer). Ripper 1: Affectionately referred to as Striper by my wife, this is a fantastic example of a Ripper with one glaring exception. Someone put on some...

tl;dr I have a repaired 72 jazz bass on what I assume is a Chandler body from the 90s. If you have any knowledge of Chandler Industries (San Francisco), please read below! Hey all, I’ve been going through my stable of basses over the holiday break to do setups and a few larger projects. While I...

Gibson RD basses are already an unusual and striking instrument. But what someone did to this RD Standard is… well, as my wife put it, horrifyingly beautiful. These maple boat anchors aren’t for everyone, but I love them. So when Austin of Trogly’s Guitar Show fame posted this on Reverb last...

I’ve been on what can only be described as a bass buying binge this year, so I’ve started calling it New Bass Year in my head. I’ve been selling my collection of very expensive saxophones as I’m no longer working in music professionally, and using some of those funds to buy the basses I always...

I’m thinking about buying a Ray35HH but really prefer the colors of the single humbucker version. Anyone know if the 35 and 35HH are routed the same or if the Ray35 only has the one pickup route?

I had the great pleasure recently to pick up a 1967 Ampeg B-15n. For those who haven’t obsessed about these things like I have, 1967 was a unique year for Ampeg styling: Sounds great, absolutely love it. When a 1967 B-12 cabinet popped up for a reasonable price, I jumped on it. I know B-12n’s...

But no regrets! Three DOD pedals: meatbox, envelope filter, and 250. About to crack these open before my morning meetings, would love to hear if you have preferred settings, etc.

I'm finishing up a '56 Precision build tomorrow and am on the fence regarding strings. Yes this is totally subjective and relatively quick to swap around, but this is my first single coil P so I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts. I have an assortment of broken in flats: Fender 9050Ls, La Bella...

I have been on the fence for a few years about adding a hollow body to my stable of basses, but a friend lent me their Jack Casady bass about this time last year and it was love at first thump. Fast forward to Sweetwater emailing me last month that they finally had a Pelham Blue Casady bass in...

Despite primarily being a jazz bass guy for the last two decades, I always liked to have a P bass in the stable. This has shifted lately in favor of my Precision, particularly this year with so many remote collaborations and recordings. It's left me considering another P bass (to either keep...

Hey all! I'm a recovering saxophonist by training, but bass was my first love. I've been an occasional lurker on TB but am now brushing the dust off my '72 jazz bass for a new musical project, so I figured it was time to register. Definitely looking forward to annoying the neighbors in a new...