I love fender P basses, and intend on getting one of the new american standards. MY problem is, though I love the look, I find they all tend to be the generic bass. Any ideas on how to make the bass a little flashier? (Note: I think Steve Harris's bass looks amazing. Unfortunately the signature is not what I'm looking for in a bass.)
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Generic P-Bass
- Thread starter Dgarrr2
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You can do all sorts of things to personalize a standard P.
Swap out the pickguard to another color.
Change the hardware to black, gold or whatever you like. Get flashy knobs.
I wouldnt recommend altering the bass in any way so as to damage it's resale value like painting it or carving into it or stickers & the like.
always be able to return it to it's original state.
keep the original hardware, pickguard ect so you can put 'em back on later
Swap out the pickguard to another color.
Change the hardware to black, gold or whatever you like. Get flashy knobs.
I wouldnt recommend altering the bass in any way so as to damage it's resale value like painting it or carving into it or stickers & the like.
always be able to return it to it's original state.
keep the original hardware, pickguard ect so you can put 'em back on later
