I'm a patient guy, but you've had nearly seven months hiatus here. I'm afraid its time to finish this up.
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Chop Shop: Bronco Edition
- Thread starter Dark Horse
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I'm a patient guy, but you've had nearly seven months hiatus here. I'm afraid its time to finish this up.
BTW - earlier in this thread when I showed the Bronco with the Gretsch pickup (now one of my go-to basses, it's a sweetheart), someone mentioned that a humbucker ought to be a factory option.
Now it is.
The Squier Mikey Way bass is a metalflake finish, but it comes with a factory humbucker and has a much different sound than other similar basses.
Here's the factory stock shot:
I saw one and had to have one! So I got it. Here it is next to the Bronco:
It's a heavier body than the Bronco, but it's a new type of sound for anything with a Mustang-style body.
Now it is.
The Squier Mikey Way bass is a metalflake finish, but it comes with a factory humbucker and has a much different sound than other similar basses.
Here's the factory stock shot:
I saw one and had to have one! So I got it. Here it is next to the Bronco:
It's a heavier body than the Bronco, but it's a new type of sound for anything with a Mustang-style body.
Stunning pair, Pilgrim. I'm waiting on a DiMarzio Fast Track 2 and Hipshot Vintage .669 at the moment to mod my Bronco. I looked for a Gretsch bucker but couldn't find a source.
About the only Gretsch humbucker you can get easily is a Filtertron. Guy sells them on Ebay for about $50. I think it would be very cool to see one in a Bronco.
Bump into 2015... this thread was a huge inspiration to do this:
Modding a Squier - Bronco? Cabronita? CaBronco! | TalkBass.com
Modding a Squier - Bronco? Cabronita? CaBronco! | TalkBass.com
I've gotta start somewhere, so I'll start with the neck.
First, I traced the headstock, and then drew the shape that I "wanted" the headstock to be -
I really love this idea! goodbye neck dive!
Here is mine.
I put a vintage 1960's Victoria Bass pickup (basically Tiesco).
New fender paddle style tuners only slightly smaller than the actual Fender ones.
added a thumb rest.
and Jazz bass bridge cover so i could stuff i nice piece of foam in it.
I painted the pickgaurd with black gloss model car paint.
switched out the knobs for these gibson style ones.
Just ordered a new custom headstock decal, will probably refinish the neck when i get it.
I put a vintage 1960's Victoria Bass pickup (basically Tiesco).
New fender paddle style tuners only slightly smaller than the actual Fender ones.
added a thumb rest.
and Jazz bass bridge cover so i could stuff i nice piece of foam in it.
I painted the pickgaurd with black gloss model car paint.
switched out the knobs for these gibson style ones.
Just ordered a new custom headstock decal, will probably refinish the neck when i get it.
