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Fender Precision-Bird?
- Thread starter BTL
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Man...thanks for the bump.
I totally forgot about this thread!!!
Here is what I came up with...I call it the P'Nobird
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That's pretty killer.
Damn you for making such an awesome looking P.
I'd like to see you do another like that with your headstock, hex bridge/pickup ring and lollipop tuners. Really make it yours. A tele style one would be pretty nice too.
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it also needs a bullet at the headstock to complete the look.
Damn you for making such an awesome looking P.
I'd like to see you do another like that with your headstock, hex bridge/pickup ring and lollipop tuners. Really make it yours. A tele style one would be pretty nice too.
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it also needs a bullet at the headstock to complete the look.
Now, photoshop a precision ashtray over the bridge and a Tele headstock in place of the P bass headstock and you've got a winner!
I'm amazed by the looks of these. Two questions:
- does the tbird pickup fit in a standard P-pickguard with a cut/sanded hole or do you need to ask for a tottaly new and custom pickguard?
- what's the sound of this pickup in the P position? I'm not very familiar with the TBird sound, but I know how a P-Bass should sound.
Thank you a lot!
- does the tbird pickup fit in a standard P-pickguard with a cut/sanded hole or do you need to ask for a tottaly new and custom pickguard?
- what's the sound of this pickup in the P position? I'm not very familiar with the TBird sound, but I know how a P-Bass should sound.
Thank you a lot!
My Dynamite P has an overwound Thunderbucker; it sounds fat and raunchy.
Unfortunately it doesn't fit in a standard pickguard, you'll need a custom made one.
Soundwise I think it's close to the bass sound on Satellite by The Hooters. I don't know what kind of bass they used on that track, but that's the sound I hear...
Thanks!
All of that is doable, and really wouldn't add much to the cost (except for the US bullet neck).
This was an experiment to see if I could put together a more economical instrument that still offered something different and unique.
I'm pretty happy with how it all came together.
My Dynamite P has an overwound Thunderbucker; it sounds fat and raunchy.
The Instrument Peter makes are simply insane! If I had the Money, I would buy one from him. Can you pm me how much u paid for it?
heres my cabronita with a pickup wound as Close to 60s Thunderbird specs as possible in that small toaster Format
ThunderJag I put together a few years ago:
So you can have both? I have two vintage Ps already. More flavors...
Nice!ThunderJag I put together a few years ago:
Two more P'Nobirds have taken flight:
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- Jun 30, 2010
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Sweet! Built one just like it. We have an oddly similar taste in basses @Rip TopazYup. Not black, though.
I call it the ThunderPea.
This one and the 60th anniversary!
