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VWbug

VWbug

Sep 11, 2010
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#1
Think to take a plain old entry level bass that sort of grabbed your eye and thought to just upgrade the pickups and make it more functional to just use for stuff? There's something kind of appealing to me about the simplicity and look of this little bass. :)
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I found my home and what I like for real. :)

Think it would possibly make a good little PJ? I often read where folks say their Yamahas are underated. Thoughts?

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#5
I'm in the process of stripping the paint off a Harley Benton 5 fretless, gonna stick new pick ups and a tremolo bar on to it and then hopefully get someone to do some sort of design on it. purely for the fun and experimentation. I'll always have the pick ups and tremolo for another bass should i decide to change it up. I think it'll be a lot of fun to mess with
 
#6
VWbug08' said:
Think to take a plain old entry level bass that sort of grabbed your eye and thought to just upgrade the pickups and make it more functional to just use for stuff? There's something kind of appealing to me about the simplicity and look of this little bass. :)
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I found my home and what I like for real. :)

Think it would possibly make a good little PJ? I often read where folks say their Yamahas are underated. Thoughts?
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I have that bass; it was my first one. I have sold other basses to move up, but I kept that one. I haven't changed a thing on it.
 
#10
TheGreatSealof said:
I have the exact bass. I shielded the pup and pot cavities and installed a Seymour Duncan Basslines Quarter Pound Pickups for P-Bass neck and Jazz Bridge. Awsome!
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Really?! No kidding. You feel like the basic platform, while entry level, is solid enough to add to?

There is something about that simple look, passive electronics and the natural "Mango" finish and basic PJ set up that sort of appeals to me. Along with the light weight.

The sounds I prefer are my Jazzes. MIM has Dimarco Js for a P bass like tone and the MIA has a Series/Parallel switch for P bass like tone when desired but I have always liked that PJ setup. Thanks for your input. :)
 
#17
VWbug08' said:
Really?! No kidding. You feel like the basic platform, while entry level, is solid enough to add to?

There is something about that simple look, passive electronics and the natural "Mango" finish and basic PJ set up that sort of appeals to me. Along with the light weight.

The sounds I prefer are my Jazzes. MIM has Dimarco Js for a P bass like tone and the MIA has a Series/Parallel switch for P bass like tone when desired but I have always liked that PJ setup. Thanks for your input. :)
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Yes I do and did! Every once in a while you can find an inexpensive bass that for some unknown reason was made just right. I found one that fit me perfectly. I love the feel of the neck (no sharp fret edges), balance, etc. The SD pups made this bass awsome. I am very happy.:hyper:
 
#18
VWbug08' said:
Well, yeah, that's about right. :cool:

Nice to keep your original. Good for you. :)
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The funny thing is some are bone stock original and some are absolutely not. The P-Bass is completely original. No need to do anything to it. It is a P and I could do all kinds of things to it and it still would be a P. The EB-2 was modified with a Dimarzio pickup when I got it 30 years ago. The only thing I have done to it is find a bridge cover, since that had been taken off. Same with the mute, although I didn't put the mute on it for very long. The Ric, well, what exactly do you do to a Ric anyway? Then there's the 'Bird. It keeps changing. Maybe it didn't need it. Maybe it did. It keeps my soldering skills up to date. I love the 'Bird. There's nothing better than a little weirdness.
 
#20
Clearly I'm not completely off the wall to consider doing this. Lol :)

I've been getting rid of things lately that I don't use. Not sure how I'm going to justify this to myself...

I really have all I need and then some. To be honest I could just get by with one bass like my MIA Fender Jazz.

There's just something about that inexpensive little Yamaha RBX 107 ex that gnaws on me. Lol :)
 

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