A Lean Green Pedulla Machine!

[Asomodai]

Hey guys.

Well its over! 13 months since the start of the project!

I love Pedullas, I really do, I dig the marmite body shape and ergonomics. However I hate Bartolini pickups with a passion and P-J setups. So I decided to make some changes!

Out came the old Chrome hardware and barts.

In went all black hardware, Schaller 3D bridge, Hipshot ultralites, EMG MMTW, P5 and BQS preamp.

I would like to thank Tom Waghorn and the boys at Waghorn guitars of Bristol for doing most of the major renovation and for repairing my mistakes! For further information on the build please go here. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/butchering-pedulla-mvp5-635331/

My Old Pedulla was this.

And is now. This.

Pedulla MVP5
EMG MMTW, P5 and BQS system.
Schaller 3D bridge.
Hipshot ultralite tuners.
27Volt active system (3 9 volt batteries)
Nuclear green...


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I WILL GET MORE PHOTOS IN DARKER CONDITIONS LATER!


So it is now a slightly neon green! Unfortunately it is such a bright green most computer monitors cannot reproduce the type of brilliant green it has! It positively glows! Photos do absoloutely no justice to the finish!

I will be bringing this green beast to the Basschat Cardiff bash on the 1st of April for anyone who wants to see it in the flesh!

It sounds fantastic, lots of low end growl!

Rob.

PS heres some photos with its brothers!

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Heres some very bad videos, with a very bad camera! If you are listening through a speaker system with Subwoofers, turn them off to get a better idea of the variation.



I still have to muck around with pickup heights. The P pup is coming through a bit much.

 

[Morning Beer]

Not really my thing, but that thing looks killer. I really dig the matching inlays.

 

[Darkstrike]

Amazing!

 

[tdub0199]

WOW! Looks Great!!!!!

 

[svtb15]

Wow.. that came out great.. I wish i still had my late 80s MVP5.. It was the most comfy bass that i have ever played in my life.

 

[svtb15]

Where did you find the vintage Pedulla decal?

 

[kesslari]

Surprisingly (to me) that color looks GREAT on that Pedulla body shape.
Nice!

 

[Asomodai]

Where did you find the vintage Pedulla decal?

Check out the build thread for that!

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/butchering-pedulla-mvp5-635331/index2.html#post8858000

 

[Selta]

Awesome work!

 

[Jamie_Funk]

That is smokin' hot!

LOVE the EMG setup - have something similar in my bass.

J

 

[Anomalous Bass]

Where did you find the vintage Pedulla decal?

Check out his thread in the Luthiers Corner. Its not a vintage decal.

 

[agreatheight]

Dayum.

 

[BagelBruin]

GREEN

 

[MegaSwing]

Very cool. Please explain the green strings.

 

[Anomalous Bass]

Strings look like DR neons.

 

[Spinal Tapper]

Oh! Wow! Does that thing glow in the dark???

 

[Asomodai]

Very cool. Please explain the green strings.

Yup! DR Neons, I had the colour tailored as close as I could to the strings!

Might have to give DR an E-mail about sponsership ;-)

Heres some photos with its brothers! (Updated at the top of the thread too!)


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[c-ba55]

If you were to ask, "How much more green could it be?" the answer would be "None. None more green."

 

[MegaSwing]

Quite possibly the most bodaciously bright bass I ever saw.

I love bright, bodacious basses.

 

[GregC]

If you were to ask, "How much more green could it be?" the answer would be "None. None more green."

Perfect.

That is really cool, kudos to you for seeing it through. I'd rock that!