Fenderbird Club

[Ric5]

And here's a link to a guy who makes fenderbirds.

http://cataldobasses.com/

 

[BigBassBob]

Here's a pic of my recently completed Fenderbird:

The neck is actually from my first bass (a black Fender MIJ 62 P... its body is waiting to be fitted with a Status fretless neck.) The body I picked up cheap from Warmoth's showcase.

Specs:
EMG PJX set (wired at 18v.)
Warmoth Mahogany body with cocobolo top (and matching control knobs.)
Fender MIJ P-bass neck
Schaller bridge.
Hipshot machineheads.

I was debating whether or not to put a preamp of some sort in but this bass just doesn't need it. Currently set up with DR Sunbeams and this bass is TASTY. Definitely has that modern sound associated with EMGs but it's a sound that was missing from the stable.

I'll post better pics sometime.

Oh, and with the strap buttons where they are I get NO neck dive at all (my biggest concern.)

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I am taking a black epip body , adding a fender strat football style jackplate to it , and then a maple P bass neck with light weight tuners

 

[Ric5]

does anyone actually make these?

One of our talkbass members here makes Fenderbirds.

http://cataldobasses.com/

I have not played one of these but they look cool.

He has added more basses to his line since the first time I posted the link.

I have been considering buying one for myself.

 

[cornfarmer]

Necro thread revival bump whatever.

I found this guy on craigslist. Chinese Epi Fender-chicken with a Squier P-bass special neck. Was strung BEAD. Terrible pickups, but interesting pickguards were included. Going to put a Novak Bisonic/Darkstar in it, fill the other hole, Supertone bridge, probably paint it too.

 

[godofthunder59]

One of our talkbass members here makes Fenderbirds.

http://cataldobasses.com/

I have not played one of these but they look cool.

He has added more basses to his line since the first time I posted the link.

I have been considering buying one for myself.

I highly recommend Cataldo basses. I own two

 

[Ric5]

I may have to buy one someday ...

 

[Ric5]

Here's a different kind of Fenderbird.

I call it a Thunder-Jag

 

[hover]

Mahogany body, Bart passive TB coil, Warmoth wenge neck / Ebony fretboard. Hipshot A bridge. Schaller BML tuners. Neutrik jack. The middle pot is *empty* right now, as I will someday add another pup at the bridge. Prolly a big single.

 

[cornfarmer]

Here's a different kind of Fenderbird.

I call it a Thunder-Jag

For a second I was like 'this doesn't belong in this thread'.......are those pickups any better sounding in that position?

 

[Ric5]

The bridge and middle pickups are in the thunderbird/jazz bass positions. It had great mids that way. But I wanted a true neck pickup so I added another epi t-bird pickup about where the 24/25th fret would be

 

[cornfarmer]

Behold....the ThunderSquier

 

[godofthunder59]

Behold....the ThunderSquier Is that a Darkstar in there? or a original Bisonic?

 

[cornfarmer]

Novak BS-DS

 

[Ric5]

For a second I was like 'this doesn't belong in this thread'.......are those pickups any better sounding in that position?

They work quite well when I use lighter strings.

 

[9mmMike]

Behold....the ThunderSquier

That's the same bass from post #25? Wow!

 

[StreetScenes]

Here is my Telebird

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[Ric5]

Good to see this old thread come back to life.

I love fenderbirds.

 

[Ric5]

Here's a guy who makes Fenderbirds

http://cataldobasses.com/

 

[cornfarmer]

Behold....the ThunderSquier

The new blackness