Nova guitar parts headless P bass conversion

I would like it more with some paint on it, but otherwise I dig it. Cool bass.

 

Looks good enjoy playing it .

 

Yes @Passini seems to be a great guy. I ordered a set from him last year and received the hardware from Brazil quicker then some other parts I ordered from Arizona. I believe he also has individual bridges now for custom spacing and fanned fret shenanigans.

Also, that logo on the back looks like it could be several other phrases until you “see it.”



I just realized I don’t have a picture of the whole bass but here’s the body anyway. Yes, the bridge and pickups are straight, it’s just the angle of the picture.

 

What an amazing Job John! I'm glad you liked the system.

 

Headless AND Tort?!?!?!? It feels like 2 worlds colliding!

 

Very nice! I'm also using a Nova system and it's delightful!

 

Gorgeous!

 

My bass has the individual bridges - I wanted specific spacing on it. Works well.

 

Thanks! My Luthier does some very nice work; he's wonderfully talented guy (and a wonderful person as well).

 

That looks fantastic; I'm a fan of headless basses and I think the whole bass turned out great!

 

I’ll keep this hardware in mind if I finally break down and butcher a Squier Mini P to make a little travel bass.

 

Great looking bass. Enjoy.
My hat is of to you, beheading a bass is not a minor mod. Nice work.

 

I love it! I've been wanting to do the same.

 

These changes that you have done in my mind are brilliant. Well done Sir!
I can help you with the weight issue, turn it into a fretless. That is the only thing I would of added to your creation.

 

Thank you for sharing! Looks like a lot of fun. I want to do something similar...

Was the stump of the headstock weak in some way?

Does the weight in the new head piece maintain the original balance, or is the bridge heavy enough that it doesn't matter (as far as neck dive is concerned)? It's hard to tell how heavy that head piece is.

A heavy ash body will probably never have neck dive anyway, so maybe this is the wrong build to judge that.

Are you saying you mounted it flat on the body, with no routing required? Were these standard fender dimensions on the neck and body?

 

I like the bass enough, but I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the term “headless”.

Can we come up with something better?

A Bridgetuner, Chopstock….maybe?

 

It is a nice piece of wood, I’m just partial to painted basses. If it was mine I would probably hit it with some sort of loud metal flake. My taste is not always appreciated though.