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New build: how about a Precision this time?
- Thread starter joeyl
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Gotta ask, as you split time between N.O. and El Paso, where do you spend the summer (brutal)? Lived out west and worked in the desert a bit. Everybody down South says "It ain't so bad; it's dry heat." I try to tell them that 113 degrees is hot without humidity, but they all think they're tougher than the desert folk.
loving that paint on copper stuff; nice head up!
fnord!
loving that paint on copper stuff; nice head up!
fnord!
Joey. That's a very neat solution to pickup placement. Why didn't I think of that.
I have a precision with a MM pickup in the bridge position behind the 'guard. I still have the original precision pickup in place as well which makes for a very versatile bass. I can split the coils on the MM which makes blending pickups easier but I have the full balls of the MM when I need it. The bass is passive.
I have a precision with a MM pickup in the bridge position behind the 'guard. I still have the original precision pickup in place as well which makes for a very versatile bass. I can split the coils on the MM which makes blending pickups easier but I have the full balls of the MM when I need it. The bass is passive.
I usually spend the summers in EP, except for a couple of weeks in August. Yeah, in EP the heat will kill you if you are working outside. Only advantage is that when it is hot here, you can find shade and get a respite. When hot in N.O the heat follows you everywhere because you are so sweaty.
Copper shield underneath pickguard
Smoothed out a bit and used an exacto to trim the edge and the pot holes
No copper showing on the front, good
Smoothed out a bit and used an exacto to trim the edge and the pot holes
No copper showing on the front, good
Wow, looks better than I thought it would, and I was already pretty curious to see how it would turn out!
Being completely nit-picky, I would probably have gone with different knobs, but I think your placement of the extra pot is really nice. I've always enjoyed the front-loading input jack, so glad to see you didn't push it off to the side of the bass, as seems to be standard
Also, what kind of EQ section does it have?
Being completely nit-picky, I would probably have gone with different knobs, but I think your placement of the extra pot is really nice. I've always enjoyed the front-loading input jack, so glad to see you didn't push it off to the side of the bass, as seems to be standard
Also, what kind of EQ section does it have?
Thanks
Very happy with the sound, to my ears sounds just like a regular classic Stingray. Need to see how it does at gigs and how the sound sits in the mix. I think it will be just fine
The maple neck is truly gorgeous for a run of the mill Fender neck, the shape of the recent Precision necks feel just right to me. It also looks good with some slight flame pattern to it. I was lucky to snag this here for a good price (hey Black Bart) It is also pretty strong, the truss rod nut is just snug and holds the neck straight under tension
Yeah but I had a good deal on Sadowsky-like Kilo International knobs and I could not pass it up.
Thanks for the compliment. I also enjoy the front jack because you can sit down on your bed or couch and stay plugged in, as compared to squishing and moving the jack around when it is on the lower side.
the preamp is a John East MMSR model which mimics the classic Stingray preamp, 2 band one knob bass and one knob treble, just like it was intended
