Here's my latest attempt at a "crate bass." I needed a project at the woodshop where we spend the winter months. It started as an eBay $20 dollar crate. Bill Lawrence P-46 pickups.
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Moosehead Crate bass
- Thread starter k31bassman
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Yes, I like it! A simple idea, executed well. It's too bad that the pickup had to end up in the moose's face, but how you positioned the logo is probably the best you could. Nice work.
And there's a sentence you don't see every day!
That should probably be the last line of a verse in a Country song involving a drunken moose in a bar. Then you jump into the chorus, where the moose cuts loose on the dance floor. The rest of the song would write itself.
The Ballad of the Moosehead Bass, by @k31bassman and the Luthier's Corner Boys
Great results, congrats! But this build deserves a custom headstock decal to really finish it off.
It would be pretty sweet to find a piece of another crate and make a pickup cover that matches the missing section.
Caps for the knobs and maybe the string retainer. Or, really confuse people and use Bud Lite caps for the knobs. 
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HERESY!Or, really confused people and use Bud Lite caps for the knobs.
That was the first name that came to mind. Insert confusing bottle cap name of your choice.
I did add a small Canadian flag pin to the headstock. But, I like the label idea. I'll have get a 12-pack and think about it, eh?
I wouldn't clutter it up with a bunch of little themed details. I like it clean and simple like it is. I think it looks great overall. The statement of the design is right there, plain and clear. As subtle as, well, a moose at the bar. No need to overdo it.
I appreciate your opinion! I was really just looking for an excuse to go buy some beer! The flag pin I put on it is pretty low-key. I'm not sure anybody would even notice it from more tha
I'm pondering the reaction I'd get showing up to play at church with that thing. We welcome all sorts of folks to our services - there's a guy who's a front row regular in his Harley Davidson leathers, but I'm not sure what reaction I'd get from a Moosehead bass on stage.
It does look good as is. I like it also. Mostly just being a smart ass.
Some kind of logo on the headstock wouldn't hurt but is not completely necessary either.
Some kind of logo on the headstock wouldn't hurt but is not completely necessary either.
