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Finally...finished my parts p-bass.
- Thread starter HowieD72
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congrats!
it looks perfect to me --- i'm sure you're gonna have some fun with this one! 
Well, Howie……….
You created me a big problem : all of the basses I will now see in any music stores will look totally uninteresting !
Stunning build and color match that will definitely stand out on a stage.
TB members often impress me a lot…………….
And if I may ask : do you know if those dark brown necks are rather stable lets say compared to maple or roasted maple ?
You created me a big problem : all of the basses I will now see in any music stores will look totally uninteresting !
Stunning build and color match that will definitely stand out on a stage.
TB members often impress me a lot…………….
And if I may ask : do you know if those dark brown necks are rather stable lets say compared to maple or roasted maple ?
I'd like to try a wenge neck, but worried about neck dive. How does your bass balance?
I love it and especially the Wenge neck. I've been on eBay looking at Wenge necks and there are a lot of 20 fret ones from China . Did you get yours from China and if so which vendor? Since you've had such good luck with them I'd like to try one.
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I most certainly will.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!!
It's a nameless black P which my friend found at a flea market. It has a maple neck and fingerboard, so I am most likely going the black & gold look. Black tuners, gold bridge, anodised gold pickguard, EMG system and gold Pachyderm pickup. Definitely going with flats.
Very stable. I had a few Warwick's with wenge and they were solid. I've tried maple and roasted maple (my 2nd fav) and in my limited experience, Wenge is just as stable if not more stable then Roasted Maple. I would say more stable, but that's my opinion/experience but I only play and occasionally record at home.
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Yes, wenge is a heavier wood, so I normally balance things out with lightweight Gotoh or Hipshot tuners and put a heavier bridge on. The Gotoh 201B is my "go to" bridge for that and looks cool. I also use a 3" or wider leather strap with suede underside and the balance is perfect. No neck dive. And the body on my Jazz parts bass is Poplar, so it's fairly light. I hope that helps.
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I have built /parted together a couple P basses lately and there is a passive tone circuit on ebay made by Kelling Sound. Top shelf pots and jack, an a push/pull tone pot that is out of this world. You will think it has an extra pickup. No soldering either! I know you are done with your build but this is a great upgrade for $50. Passive P Bass Harness CTS , Bourns Deluxe Mid Control Tone Pot KellingSound | eBay
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Thanks for that.
I've used a few of the Kelling Sound harnesses before and on some jazz basses. He makes great stuff! I actually looked at the one you suggested, but I had already bought the Custom Shop and a Lollar harness off TB and I still have a Kelling Sound P-bass harness in my parts bin. But not the one you highlighted.
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I'm not 100% content with the Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage P Bass Pickup so I'm installing a AG 4P-60 .
