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Look Familiar??? Your thoughts???

MeHitDrum

MeHitDrum

May 6, 2014
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This is one of my project basses. It started its life off as a 70's PJ. Look familiar????
Don't ever let me get board "cause this is what happens.
It plays and sounds wonderful. I'm not finished with the mods to it. Plan on putting some Aguilar pups in it, then I'm done and on to the next project. This one will never be up for sale though.

Your thoughts???
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MeHitDrum said:
Really love to hear your thoughts...good or bad.
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Purely my own personal opinion: I wouldn't have gone so heavy around all the edges(body and headstock), there's not many hard edges left and the treatment is very uniform. I dig the white over red, I probably wouldn't have exposed the body wood so much though as the variety of tones make it appear that it may be laminate.
 
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I'd buy it and never sell it if it sounds as good as it looks.
Nice pickup combination, nice color combination and I almost always prefer black hardware.
Being a fan of East Gloves Customs I think it's a rather mild relic...just about perfect.
Sure, some people don't like relics, but I'd take a nice MIM relic, for instance, over almost any similar off-the-rack MIM that I can find on ebay or at Guitar Center any day of the week.
 
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Ka-ching, we have a winner! And thank you for posting the picture from Scott’s site. Me and another guy in my band got the idea from Scotts re-issue ’69 heavy relic P-Bass.
It basically started as an art project that we could work on together. It’s not for sale; it’s just been a lot of fun to work out mimicking a pre-existing Fender Custom Shop piece. His is about as “heavy-relic” as I’ve ever seen; It’s a love/hate thing for sure.
Of course the black hardware is not at all “period”, it’s just what I had to work with. I took off the Fender chrome hardware and have kept it safe. I’ve been experimenting with Muriatic acid, on some cheap chrome hardware. When I have it right, I’ll relic the original hardware and put it all together along with the new pup.
So… it’s the Fender PJ bass that never was. Just the way it is it’s got tone for days and we like it…so there you go…
 
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wvbass said:
You based this off of Scott Devine's Custom Shop relic bass? I really like the looks of that bass, and your version isn't too shabby either. Clearly, it won't be loved by everyone, but that is what art is, right? Something that evokes an emotional response - good or bad.

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Ok.. now I'm gassing for a P-bass... I've never been a Fender guy, maybe because I've been playing bass no where near as long as I played guitar.. but wow that thing's tone is simply amazing.
 
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OK a couple of you guys mentioned the black hardware. All I can say is I'm a sucker for black "Black is the new black".
I find myself torn between making it a complete period peace by relicing the hardware and leaving it with the black hardware which I like even more now that it's on there.

I think this thing is a rescue puppy!
I'm sure a lot of you guys have basses that of been giged and plain beat to poopie. You put nice hardware on them and they plays even better. This is the same deal. Examp...I got a solid black Badass IV bridge I'd like to put on it; I just know it'll feel and sound better than the vintage bridge.

Should've been presented as a pole...
 
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For a second I could have sworn that was the bass my ex-wife hit me with back in 79' so yeah it looked very familiar :) I have to say you really did a nice job on that replica congrats and those Aggie pups should sound really nice.
 

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