My Thought Process When Making Expensive Purchasing Decisions...

I once built a bass with a Warmoth body and USA Custom Guitars neck because a friend who worked at a music store offered me a Seymour Duncan single-coil P pickup at a discounted price due to its having sat there in inventory for a long time. It was cheap, so of course I had to buy it... and as long as I had it, of course I had to build a bass to put it in.

I'm an expert at justifying unnecessary purchases to myself.

--mark

 

I found a Hipshot detuner for a price I couldn’t pass up, so I bought it even though I didn’t have a bass that it would match on.

So I built a bass around it.

 

Pics, friend!

 

Clearly what you really need is an AVRI '62 or '63 P bass to put those TIs on.

--mark

 

Long since gone.



Started with a Hipshot BT-2 that I bought for $10.
Then Schaller tuners that matched the BT-2's mounting pattern.
Mighty Mite P neck finished in Reranch vintage tint and nitro lacquer.
Body, bridge, control plate and neck plate from a MIM Jazz. Originally midnight wine, then refinished in Fiesta Red nitro from Reranch.
Allparts pickguard.
Fender MIJ 70's RI pickups.
CTS pots, Orange Drop cap, Switchcraft jack, series/parallel switch.
Ironically, I had removed the detuner after a short while because I was never using it and wanted less weight up top.