Hot Pink SX Gypsy Rose . . . well sort of

[Danger McLovin]

Back in 2015 I bought my daughter a
hot pink sx Gypsy Rose bass guitar .
Nearly a decade later (2021) it was time to upgrade:

Today we just received it back from the guitar shop where it has had a few upgrades:
- new bridge pickup: DiMarzio DP148 Ultra Jazz
- new middle pickup: DiMarzio DP127 Split P
- & it now also has a neck pickup installed: a DiMarzio DP145 Will Power
- each pickup has its own volume knob
- 3 new DiMarzio 500k ep1201 volume pots
- new black bridge
- the bridge pickup has a black pickup cover
- custom black pick guard
- black tuning pegs
- and lastly all new hot pink strings.

The whole bass was gutted and rewired fresh with the 3 new volume pots and 3 new pickups.
It is like a whole new instrument.
And it sounds amazing, my daughter loves it.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

That looks great. As another female bassist , Im so glad she stuck with it and is still playing.

 

[lug]

I have a lefty pink and purple Gypsy Rose just because finding a lefty 32" scale was hard at the time. Now the Pink is a reserve for any grandkids that turn out left handed.

 

[A9X]

Looks good.

- and lastly all new hot pink strings.

One of my SS is going to get the bright pink treatment next year when I set up the paint booth.
Where'd you get the strings?

 

[Danger McLovin]

@A9X
Just at my local guide store

 

[A9X]

@A9X
Just at my local guide store

Sorry, should have been more clear, I meant what brand but remembered they must be DR Neons.

 

[Danger McLovin]

@A9X
They are

 

[JC Nelson]

Wow! That looks awesome!

 

[Ethereal Thorn]

Looks amaizing nice mods

 

[themickster]

How much did it cost to do

 

[themickster]

$1000 Australian dollars.
That included all parts and paying to get the work done. The 3 pickups cost half of the total cost.

It's bought your daughter a one of a kind, mate. One happy Sheila.

 

[Eilif]

That's a very sharp set of mods. The smaller pick guard shows off the 2 tone pink much better now.

I like the idea of 3 pickups with just volumes. You should be able to dial in a wide range of tones and not even miss the time knob.

What's the Will Power sound like?

 

[Danger McLovin]

@Eilif
What's the Will Power sound like?[/QUOTE]

The Will Power is very deep,
like for when all you want to do is play fat open strings. Probably the most bassy / low end pickup I have heard

 

[Eilif]

@Eilif
What's the Will Power sound like?

The Will Power is very deep,
like for when all you want to do is play fat open strings. Probably the most bassy / low end pickup I have heard[/QUOTE]
Thanks for that.

There's a big route under the pickguard in the neck position on my MIM P where I long ago tried unsuccessfully to install a Peavey super ferrite. I might have to put a Will Power in there.

Can you comment on the output balance just between the P and the Willpower?

 

[Mustang Surly]

Great pup choice: I put a DP-127 in an SX shorty I had and was quite pleased with the results.

Unfortunately, the bass was later stolen. I was pretty bummed because it had an unusual (and, for me, particularly comfortable) neck carve and the "old style/lawsuit" headstock.