Fender Blacktop Club

[Malak the Mad]

Can I join...again?
LOL!


Look at what I got fer cheep!
Here is my NBD post:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/nbd-now-i-went-done-1035139/

Go Blacktop, GO!

You have never left us, Number Fourteen…for once you take your first step down the Blacktop, forever shall it mark your very soul.

 

[Rich McCoy]

You have never left us, Number Fourteen…for once you take your first stride down the Blacktop, forever shall it mark your very soul.

Oh oh...
Momma warned me about this. I never listened.

 

[dodokns]

I recently purchased a fender blacktop precision bass, and I get a fender precision bass blacktop, there are pieces in the body fender precision bass blacktop. whether it signifies a fake ??? or indeed any piece of the body Fender MIM Blacktop Precision Bass

 

[oysteivi]

I recently purchased a fender blacktop precision bass, and I get a fender precision bass blacktop, there are pieces in the body fender precision bass blacktop. whether it signifies a fake ??? or indeed any piece of the body Fender MIM Blacktop Precision Bass

It's very difficult to understand what you're asking. All Fender blacktop precision basses are made in Mexico, and I'd be surprised if the body wasn't entirely a fender blacktop precision bass body. Do you mean that there are marks or scratches on the body? If so, I'd put that down to rough handling, not fakery.

 

[voodoomagicboas]

I agree that "Hot" doesn't necessarily equal "Better". "Different" would be more accurate and simpler definition.

With respect, I gotta disagree with your placement suggestion. I recently did the same Quarter-Pounder/Hot installation on a Jazz bass (SJB-3 & SJB-2, specifically). Before I did anything, I contacted Seymour Duncan directly. I asked if the two would compliment each other, and if so, would the "Hot" pickup work better in the bridge postion. Marc "Boomer" Bobonic from their Domestic Sales department wrote me back with this exact quote;

"The SJB-2b HOT is a good choice to match with the Quarter Pound.

In fact it is hotter and warmer in general which will serve you in the brighter, less hot bridge position."

In light of that, I'd recommend going SPB-3 in the neck position and the SPB-2 in the bridge position. However, I won't go as far as to say it's "WRONG!". If somebody thinks the tone they want would be better achieved by reversing them, then by all means, go for it.

THANKS, MALAK!!!
That's the info I was looking for. Again, I'm not sure if I'm reading the SD spec charts right, but it looked like the SPB-2 was hotter.
I'm just finishing up by practicing modding on my MiM P so I'm thinking:
Gotoh 201 in black
SPB-2 bridge
SPB-3 neck
rewire with a blend knob (v-b-t) and an Orange Drop capacitor
Hipshot HB7s in black
(Probably shim the neck too to drop the action a bit-it worked well on the P)
Thanks again, everyone!
Aaron

 

[Malak the Mad]

I live, but to serve.

 

[hillerup]

Hillerup, do you have a list of where you bought all of the black hardware? I'm wanting to black out my BT J, but am looking for all the pieces. Was planning on grabbing the hipshot tuners, and had heard good things about the Badass II bridge, but am having a hard time finding one blacked out. Thanks for any help.

I completely forgot about your post - Do you still need this information?

 

[Malak the Mad]

Happy Holidays, y'all!

It's my intent to update the Master List at the beginning of every month, assuming anyone signed up during the previous month. So, for December 2013 we have;

#1 StrangerDanger
#2 ShadowVampyre
#3 Fair Warning
#4 unclebass
#5 StephenDaRacket
#6 Johnnywad
#7 hillerup
#8 Auspex
#9 Paradog
#10 VoodooMagicBoas
#11 emdsd
#12 Mmoore2490
#13 Malak the Mad
#14 Rich McCoy
#15 Fernandino
#16 Plectrum72
#17 Aetheriac
#18 Tom-Phil
#19 TimboZ
#20 Rabidrasbora
#21 Karkfum
#22 TheOnlyJuan
#23 Jookbox
#24 Tbone76
#25 oysteivi
#26 stavros911 (him and his "Aegis"!)
#27 kingofbogarts
#28 ExaltBass
#29 mizzou541 (plastic film and all)

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[kingofbogarts]

Hillerup,
Yes, if you still have it, I would love to see your list. Thank You!

 

[voodoomagicboas]

Okay, guys, I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on the pup upgrade and going for the Seymour Duncans: SPB-3 for the neck and SPB-2 for the bridge as Malak advised above.

Are the stock pups standard P pup size?

I've been trying to measure them vs. the SPB-3 that I just put on my P and it looks like the stocks are a little smaller than the SD. Will the SDs fit into the stock pickguard and bridge cavity?

I saw another thread where someone put in the SPB-3s, but the pickguard was not stock.

I'm thinking of selling another bass to fund modding this one and I want to make sure it's going to work out the way I want before I turn loose of the other bass.

 

[dodokns]

hello friends, are there any pieces in the body of your blacktop bass ???

 

[Stranger Danger]

hello friends, are there any pieces in the body of your blacktop bass ???

BWha??

 

[Malak the Mad]

hello friends, are there any pieces in the body of your blacktop bass ???

Do you mean "loose pieces rattling around inside the pickup routes"? If so, not that I can tell from my bass. Nor have I heard anyone else talk about something like that.

If not, please tell us what you've heard or seen so we can better answer your question.

 

[dodokns]

sorry friends,


i mean, whether pieces in the body fender blacktop p.bass indeed there ?

sorry in advance I want to join.



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[dodokns]

It's very difficult to understand what you're asking. All Fender blacktop precision basses are made in Mexico, and I'd be surprised if the body wasn't entirely a fender blacktop precision bass body. Do you mean that there are marks or scratches on the body? If so, I'd put that down to rough handling, not fakery.

thank you friend

 

[Stranger Danger]

I think he wants to know how many pieces the body is made of. It's two or three or four. Probably 4 because they are solid colors not bursts or transparents.

 

[Graeme D]

Can I be a member?

Here's my Blacktop Jazz that I got at the start of October 2011. Been really happy with it for the past couple years, and have no intention of parting ways.
Although upgrading might be something I'll think about!

Just came across this thread, so I'll need to read through it later for some info and tips.

 

[voodoomagicboas]

Can I be a member?

Here's my Blacktop Jazz that I got at the start of October 2011. Been really happy with it for the past couple years, and have no intention of parting ways.
Although upgrading might be something I'll think about!

Just came across this thread, so I'll need to read through it later for some info and tips.

That's awesome!
I really envy you guys with the black ones. That's what I wanted, but couldn't turn down the deal on my silver one.

 

[dodokns]

I think he wants to know how many pieces the body is made of. It's two or three or four. Probably 4 because they are solid colors not bursts or transparents.

yap, I intent it,
so, there are many pieces in body fender precision bass blacktop ?

thanks StrangerDanger

 

[dodokns]

Can I be a member?

Here's my Blacktop Jazz that I got at the start of October 2011. Been really happy with it for the past couple years, and have no intention of parting ways.
Although upgrading might be something I'll think about!

Just came across this thread, so I'll need to read through it later for some info and tips.

what there pieces in body fender blacktop you ?
sorry, I am still curious