Finally...finished my parts p-bass.

[HowieD72]

Hi all. Just finished my parts p-bass. It's not perfect, but I'm happy! It might not be everyone's "cup of tea" but here it is!

Parts are:

-Squier CV 60's Precision body
-Wenge neck/fretboard
-Gotoh P201B-4 Chrome Bridge
-Hipshot Ultralite LIC Tuners
-Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage P Bass Pickup Alnico
-Fender Custom Shop 58 Precision bass harness
-DR Nickel Lo-Riders 45-105

Now......time to try it out!

 

[Killing Floor]

Cool! That guard looks great with the neck.

 

[banikek]

Nice twist on a classic!

 

[tangentmusic]

Loving the MOP style pick guard

 

[Kubicki Fan]

Man! Your bass looks delicious: like a stick of chocolate in whipped cream.
I love wenge for necks.

 

[StevieMac]

Looks great, nicely done.

 

[HowieD72]

Man! Your bass looks delicious: like a stick of chocolate in whipped cream.
I love wenge for necks.

...a stick of chocolate in whipped cream! Funny, I always reference basses like food. In order....Not bad, yummy & delicious! Yes, wenge is my favourite for necks also! Let's get that wenge neck club up & running

 

[SharpCat]

I would subscribe to a wenge neck club, as @HowieD72 suggests. Never tried one, but I am wenge-curious. Sure looks great.

 

[Drzejzi]

Wow, it looks great. Where did you buy this neck?

 

[Yahboy]

Look great !!!

 

[HowieD72]

Wow, it looks great. Where did you buy this neck?

Ebay

I took a chance buying one on Ebay on my first build & got a good one. The fret ends were a bit sharp (fret job cost me $40 NZ/ $24 USD) but everything else was fine. So that went on my first jazz parts build below. So this time I bought again from the same seller. Another $40 NZ/$24 USD fret job and good to go!

 

[HowieD72]

I would subscribe to a wenge neck club, as @HowieD72 suggests. Never tried one, but I am wenge-curious. Sure looks great.

Beautiful necks IMO. Smooth, fast & looks like a million bucks!

 

[RiskyFvck]

Man, this parts P looks fantastic. I bet it sounds great too.

I'm also working on a P-Bass fixer-upper but you're really flipping me on the look of that pickguard..

 

[HowieD72]

Man, this parts P looks fantastic. I bet it sounds great too.

I'm also working on a P-Bass fixer-upper but you're really flipping me on the look of that pickguard..

Thanks man! It sounds pretty good, but I think I'm going to change the DR Nickels to some Dunlop Flats. I play around a lot with different strings & pickups to try get the specific tone and output I like & I'm pretty sure the Dunlop Flats will get me there. Plus, I'll play around with the pickup height.

When you get your P-bass fixer-upper sorted, don't forget to share it with us!!

 

[MaxSpinrun]

Nice! Both look awesome! Good job.

 

[dune]

They both look great. Excellent work.

 

[dustinymichaels]

Noyce

 

[prndltech]

That. Bass. Is. SICK!!!


Well done.

 

[Brian Patterson]

Hi all. Just finished my parts p-bass. It's not perfect, but I'm happy! It might not be everyone's "cup of tea" but here it is!

Parts are:

-Squier CV 60's Precision body
-Wenge neck/fretboard
-Gotoh P201B-4 Chrome Bridge
-Hipshot Ultralite LIC Tuners
-Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage P Bass Pickup Alnico
-Fender Custom Shop 58 Precision bass harness
-DR Nickel Lo-Riders 45-105

Now......time to try it out!

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That is one classy looking instrument - you nailed the cosmetics - clearly deserves that custom decal too. Hope it sounds as good as it looks!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Hi all. Just finished my parts p-bass. It's not perfect, but I'm happy! It might not be everyone's "cup of tea" but here it is!

Parts are:

-Squier CV 60's Precision body
-Wenge neck/fretboard
-Gotoh P201B-4 Chrome Bridge
-Hipshot Ultralite LIC Tuners
-Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage P Bass Pickup Alnico
-Fender Custom Shop 58 Precision bass harness
-DR Nickel Lo-Riders 45-105

Now......time to try it out!

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Very nice. Congrats!