G&L sb-2 tribute, wiring remained the same, just added a second mfd p pickup in series with the other. My only regret is only being able to add but one pickup to this bass.
Please, i love Frankenbasses, share yours!
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G&L sb-2 tribute, wiring remained the same, just added a second mfd p pickup in series with the other. My only regret is only being able to add but one pickup to this bass.
Please, i love Frankenbasses, share yours!
Looks like there is enough room to sister in another jazz.
True, but would it be so close as to cause some sort of magnetic interference? I would legitimately consider it
Is my reverse P Bronco frankenbassy enough?
You could have the bridge rout expanded forward for a matching single coil, and if necessary, you could have the pickguard trimmed in a bit to make it happen. It would look nice if done properly, though, and it would make that thing a monster bass.
Wow, how narrow is that neck at the nut? My fingers hurt just looking at it! 
I'm partial to P-bass necks, give me a C-width any day! But that's just my fat, clumsy fingers 
The pickup configuration looks interesting, though. How's that bridge pickup wired in? I'd expect it to add a really punchy attack. Any chance you could upload some samples?
If the two P pickups are in series, you could add a three-position mini toggle to short one, the other, or neither, which ought to give you three very different tones.
I'm partial to P-bass necks, give me a C-width any day! But that's just my fat, clumsy fingers The pickup configuration looks interesting, though. How's that bridge pickup wired in? I'd expect it to add a really punchy attack. Any chance you could upload some samples?
If the two P pickups are in series, you could add a three-position mini toggle to short one, the other, or neither, which ought to give you three very different tones.
Its actually just the two p's to one volume, and the bridge to another volume. No tone control. So basically, i can blend them any way i want, and the way i want is p's cranked to ten and bridge at about 5.
I don't like close string spacing either. But this bass made me realize, it's not so much the string spacing, but the thinness of the beck front to back that bothers me on j bass or "fast neck" style basses. This thing has a assist fat baseball bat neck, which is absolutely comfortable to me. I've realized I've not been chasing wide nuts, but fat necks. The sb2 is actually one of the all around coolest basses ive owned... i highly recommend it. When you crank the p all the way up, it's so hot it actually kind of distorts. Its like its just raw power uninterrupted without a tone pot sucking the life out of it.
I don't like close string spacing either. But this bass made me realize, it's not so much the string spacing, but the thinness of the beck front to back that bothers me on j bass or "fast neck" style basses. This thing has a assist fat baseball bat neck, which is absolutely comfortable to me. I've realized I've not been chasing wide nuts, but fat necks. The sb2 is actually one of the all around coolest basses ive owned... i highly recommend it. When you crank the p all the way up, it's so hot it actually kind of distorts. Its like its just raw power uninterrupted without a tone pot sucking the life out of it.
Wow, how narrow is that neck at the nut? My fingers hurt just looking at it!
The pickup configuration looks interesting, though. How's that bridge pickup wired in? I'd expect it to add a really punchy attack. Any chance you could upload some samples?
If the two P pickups are in series, you could add a three-position mini toggle to short one, the other, or neither, which ought to give you three very different tones.
Here are a few of mine. Most recent is in the works. Converting a Vox Apache 2 30" scale bass with built in amp to a 24" scale, cutting down the body and adding burl veneer so I can play it self contained from room to room at the UCLA/Mattel Children's Hospital with my ukulele group members.
Next is a blue Rondo Hadean that was going unplayed until I decided to add a bunch of gold bling, fake pickups, Gotoh tuners, Gibson knobs and truss rod cover, and stick on gold scroll fret markers that I also added to the strap.
A couple of years ago I had a 21" scale bass uke modified to look like a walnut Rickenbacker.
Another 21' bass uke, had a body made to look like a Hofner "Beatle" bass.
The last one is a tribute to the AudioVox Serenader, the first electric solid body bass from the 1930/1940s made from another Rondo Hadean 24" scale bass uke.
Next is a blue Rondo Hadean that was going unplayed until I decided to add a bunch of gold bling, fake pickups, Gotoh tuners, Gibson knobs and truss rod cover, and stick on gold scroll fret markers that I also added to the strap.
A couple of years ago I had a 21" scale bass uke modified to look like a walnut Rickenbacker.
Another 21' bass uke, had a body made to look like a Hofner "Beatle" bass.
The last one is a tribute to the AudioVox Serenader, the first electric solid body bass from the 1930/1940s made from another Rondo Hadean 24" scale bass uke.
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Those are the God damn coolest ukuleles I've ever seen
The Dynacord hollow body below was restored with the pickups and the truss rod of the red Cougar hollow body.
Not much to say about this...........bwahahahahahah!!!
Except that whoever did that to a bass should be up on felony charges...
Yes but Home Depot is involved and doesn't want to lose the profits from this build.
Hey cool! An excuse to post pics of my twins again! I embrace both sides of the force. Bass and octa-baritone(?). Nope. It's not a guitar.
