Fender Japan Ash Modification

[allyn]

Hey there, tis been a while since ive posted here but thought a few of you may appreciate a piccy of a mod ive been meaning to do for ages.

Thanks to the guys at greasygroove creating a clear pickguard, my bass now looks like this!

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[sockdeluxe_mike]

 

[WRXbase]

That. Is. HOT!

--[edit] - and I'm not a general Fender/P-Bass guy.

 

[sean.1986]

That's one hell of a sweet looking P you got there, mate. Well played.

 

[sean.1986]

Did the bass start out with that colour/finish? If not then how did you get it looking so cool? What steps did you take to change it and how? What was it like originally?

 

[Jeff K]

Beautiful grain! Just my opinion, but traditionalist that I am, I think I'd prefer a black or tort pickguard. Maybe it's because I don't like the visible control cavity. But I can certainly understand why you'd want to show off as much of that wood as possible. Sweet-looking bass either way.

 

[p0werslav3]

That's a cool look. I was also thinking about getting a new pick guard from them for my P bass.

 

[OneMoreRobot]

Word to Jeff K.

But I'm amazed at the cleanliness of the rout! It must be the Japan-ness, cuz my MIM P has an ugly rout that goes all the way up to the pickup.

 

[allyn]

Did the bass start out with that colour/finish? If not then how did you get it looking so cool? What steps did you take to change it and how? What was it like originally?

yeap, bass was exactly as above except with the standard 3-ply black guard fitted.

after i realised the japan models have that clean routing plus the sweet grain was continued all over i felt the need to do it. Plus in a strange way, seeing the electronics is quite a cool side effect.

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[Mikio]

well... that is indeed very Japanese.... for right or wrong xB

I don't like it too much, specially because you can see the eletronics lol

 

[sean.1986]

I think a see-through black pickguard would be cool, so you could see the electronics if you looked close-up.