M.R. Ogle...I had my name engraved on the brass plate, along the E string.....Way cool.....Do it.
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Modded, hot rodded, customized and stripped
- Thread starter fenderfunker
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Don't forget to post it after it's done, so I can see it. I was quite nervous while it was being done. Can I suggest 'cursive' writing, as in a signature...or your signature. good luck.
VIVA LA BARTS!!!!
most killer basses ever are P/Js with barts of some sort.
they make such a versitile sound but keep the characteristics of the original
^^^ I have to agree. My bart Ps' sound like the original '77 Ps'..only on steroids.
BTW, Nice instrument...your on the same track as me. Is that a 3 way toggle switch?
BTW, Nice instrument...your on the same track as me. Is that a 3 way toggle switch?
Screw original. I much prefer shoddy home-done workmanship ie. my Fenderbird:
Actually, that's a lie. I'm saving for a new Stingray right now
Actually, that's a lie. I'm saving for a new Stingray right now
Screw original. I much prefer shoddy home-done workmanship ie. my Fenderbird:
Actually, that's a lie. I'm saving for a new Stingray right now
WOW! That is....ummm....unconventional. But I do admire the 'to hell with the purists, I'll do what I like', attitude. I think the 'mixed race bass' is cool.
yes it is a 3 way toggle. ill never have a PJ without one, ive played plenty of different setups for PJ and p/mix/j is the only way ot go. nothing isolates the tone of a single pickup like actually isolating the pickup..BARTS are totally old school P on steroids hands down. whenever someone wants a killer replacement for a weak P pickup this is the way to fly
Nice basses Seamus and your idol..The personalized/customized basses look like they've been designed to do a job, like the working tool they are. A lot of love and thought goes into modding ones 'pride and joy'.
I have one of the original Steve Harris Ps that I bought new. Graphite nut, chrome plated brass p/g, black Quann BAII bridge. I powdercoated the tuners (it was cheaper then replacing them). Ditched the Duncans soon after getting the bass. I ran EMGs for a long time, both 9 and 18 volts, with and without an EMG pre. Currently with Fralins run passive.
My #1 to be sure. Heck, my only one actually
My #1 to be sure. Heck, my only one actually
^^^^ Sounds very nice Stu. I'd love to do a comparison with all these modded Ps, in the same room. I remember in the 70s and early 80s, weight was a good thing, for sustain. Now it's 'light' for ergonomics. Bass players must have been tougher back then.
I have my marshmellows ready for the flaming from the 'light bass' crowd.
I have my marshmellows ready for the flaming from the 'light bass' crowd.
I wouldn't give you as much for that bass as I would if it were stock.
Like a numbers matching car is worth more than one put together out of pieces.
I think it's the "they're only original once" mentality that makes the unmolested anything worth more.
By the way, I bet your bass sounds killer.
Like a numbers matching car is worth more than one put together out of pieces.
I think it's the "they're only original once" mentality that makes the unmolested anything worth more.
By the way, I bet your bass sounds killer.
Thanks Norton, it does sound killer. I know they're only original once, and I can understand the appeal...if I had a museum mentality. But as a working musician, I like my tools to be as sharp as they can be. I'm recouping my investment in them by using them.
Oh well, my bass has only been bastardized once, I guess. Not like I'm selling it in this lifetime anyway. I think I'll be buried with it. Maybe my kids will curse me for being a tinkerer.
When I was younger, there weren't so many boutique basses around, so I had to improvise with what I had. Alembics etc, were just a pipe dream. I've since had an Alembic, but gone back to my 'Meat and Potatoes' Fender.
Oh well, my bass has only been bastardized once, I guess. Not like I'm selling it in this lifetime anyway. I think I'll be buried with it. Maybe my kids will curse me for being a tinkerer.
When I was younger, there weren't so many boutique basses around, so I had to improvise with what I had. Alembics etc, were just a pipe dream. I've since had an Alembic, but gone back to my 'Meat and Potatoes' Fender.
I totally hear where your coming from, I like to tinker too!
Especially with old motorcycles. When I pick one up that's a POS, (which is about 95% of the time), I do whatever I want to it. However, If it's stock and only needs repaired, that's what I do.
I've always made more off of the stock ones.
you could always just:
Get famous playing it and it'll be worth something.
Like "the Tractor" is.
I just saw Carl Emersons (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)1963 P bass on Ebay, for $40,000. (18,000 Euros)Guess I should get famous.
