NBD — junk drawer/rattlecan content

[higain617]

Nice! A hand in the dumpster is worth two in the bush.

 

[bound'n'blocked]

Looks great.

I've got one of these I just finished and another I want to fix up, but I do have to get a couple of things for it, so that might not count...

Maybe we should start a "Leftover Parts Build" club...?

BnB

 

[Ender_rpm]

Very nize

 

[fhm555]

I haven’t actually checked, but i know i could build one jazz, and if i came up with a few more necks...
Nice bass!

 

[Strung_Low]

Great job, very cool bass! I generally don't like pink basses, but yours look sweet!

 

[mcnach]

I like it!

 

[Lava]

Aw man. That looks great!

 

[bkbirge]

I like how you drilled the aluminum guard for the finger rest and pickup cover but didn't want to ruin the pristine body by doing the same.

 

[Marc DLarosa]

Hey Ma!!! I found a bass in the Junk Drawer!!! Whoddathunk? SCORE!!! I LOVE IT!!!

 

[Fender_Bender]

A cheap anodized guard?. I didn’t know there was such a thing.

 

[jamro217]

Yay!!! There's nothing like a killer mutt!!! Great!

 

[Ronnie681]

Nice bass.

 

[Tommygun_ted]

I once made a bass out of an old squire neck, a gas can and some scrap wood.

 

[Tommygun_ted]

Also nice junk build, stuff like this is Super cool and is generally just crammed full of character

 

[mongo2]

I just finished up a quick build out of mostly garbage and trash cleanup in my shop.

Nice job...Similar story here, made with parts recovered in a cleanup of my secret laboratory:

Allparts neck, Gotoh GB350 tuners, Guitar Mill body, Fender pickguard and strings, no name gold bridge & screws, neckplate & neck screws, string retainer and knobs, Bartolini pickups, Switchraft jack, CTS pots, gold p/g & pickup screws from Kramer "garage" sale.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Stupid P Bass Question:
Is there a good way to reinforce the output jack? I’ve seen a lot of P’s with cracked pickguard around the jack, presumably because they were dropped or whacked with a cord plugged in, which torques the jack and cracks the guard. A metal guard would help of course, maybe a big washer on the back of the guard? My son has a 90’s P with that problem, replaced the guard, but I can see it happening again.

 

[Marc DLarosa]

Stupid P Bass Question:
Is there a good way to reinforce the output jack? I’ve seen a lot of P’s with cracked pickguard around the jack, presumably because they were dropped or whacked with a cord plugged in, which torques the jack and cracks the guard. A metal guard would help of course, maybe a big washer on the back of the guard? My son has a 90’s P with that problem, replaced the guard, but I can see it happening again.

Stupid answer...
Don't drop your bass, or... whack it with a cord. LOL

 

[bolophonic]

I once made a bass out of an old squire neck, a gas can and some scrap wood. View attachment 3134303

DUDE! I have a pile of old tuners and scrap wood and big cans and tanks laying around and I keep thinking about making a giant Fat Albert junkyard 10-string upright out of it, just to make room for the next project. How did your gas can bass turn out? It looks awesome.

Nice job...Similar story here, made with parts recovered in a cleanup of my secret laboratory:

View attachment 3134324

Allparts neck, Gotoh GB350 tuners, Guitar Mill body, Fender pickguard and strings, no name gold bridge & screws, neckplate & neck screws, string retainer and knobs, Bartolini pickups, Switchraft jack, CTS pots, gold p/g & pickup screws from Kramer "garage" sale.

Our basses look like they could be related.

 

[bolophonic]

Stupid P Bass Question:
Is there a good way to reinforce the output jack? I’ve seen a lot of P’s with cracked pickguard around the jack, presumably because they were dropped or whacked with a cord plugged in, which torques the jack and cracks the guard. A metal guard would help of course, maybe a big washer on the back of the guard? My son has a 90’s P with that problem, replaced the guard, but I can see it happening again.

I always loop my cord around my strap before plugging it into my bass in order to take the pressure off the pick guard. And I just try to be careful. An accident with the aluminum guard wouldn’t crack it, but it would most likely bend and then look terrible.

 

[bolophonic]

A cheap anodized guard?. I didn’t know there was such a thing.

I picked it up for an abandoned project years ago. Knowing me, it couldn’t have been more than like, $15-20.