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Show me your white P's!!!
- Thread starter BornboreD
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The bass on the left is my '58-style five string P-bass. The body and neck were carved by a local luthier who was also a neighbor when I was a kid (decades ago). He also acquired the parts, sprayed the nitro finish, assembled it. I requested a chunky neck with asymmetric profile and he delivered beautifully; it plays like a dream. It has a Nordstrand NP5v pickup (alnico magnets), and Stellartone Tonestyler passive tone control -- sounds killer, too. I wish I could have made it more vintage-looking -- e.g. nickel hardware, Kluson-style tuners, fully-threaded bridge saddles -- but there aren't many vintage replacement parts for five string bass. I was lucky that the luth already had a gold anodized guard for it. The bridge is thru-body only which I don't care for, but that's not a big deal.
The other bass is a Benavente 51 model fiver. The finish is transparent butterscotch blond, doesn't really qualify for the thread, but I wanted to capture my two most vintage-looking fivers.
The bass on the left is my '58-style five string P-bass. The body and neck were carved by a local luthier who was also a neighbor when I was a kid (decades ago). He also acquired the parts, sprayed the nitro finish, assembled it. I requested a chunky neck with asymmetric profile and he delivered beautifully; it plays like a dream. It has a Nordstrand NP5v pickup (alnico magnets), and Stellartone Tonestyler passive tone control -- sounds killer, too. I wish I could have made it more vintage-looking -- e.g. nickel hardware, Kluson-style tuners, fully-threaded bridge saddles -- but there aren't many vintage replacement parts for five string bass. I was lucky that the luth already had a gold anodized guard for it. The bridge is thru-body only which I don't care for, but that's not a big deal.
The other bass is a Benavente 51 model fiver. The finish is transparent butterscotch blond, doesn't really qualify for the thread, but I wanted to capture my two most vintage-looking fivers.
Thread resurrection! 
(always willing to display one of my FrankenFenders)! 
Oly White FrankenP... along with my (recently refinned/assembled) Sonic Blue FrankenP
- American Special body
- Amer. Spec, J neck (w/P waterslide)
- Hipshot Lollypop tuners (HB7)
- Lindy Fralin 10% overwound pu
- American Deluxe bridge
- Celluloid Tort guard
Currently string w/Chromes
(always willing to display one of my FrankenFenders)! Oly White FrankenP... along with my (recently refinned/assembled) Sonic Blue FrankenP
- American Special body
- Amer. Spec, J neck (w/P waterslide)
- Hipshot Lollypop tuners (HB7)
- Lindy Fralin 10% overwound pu
- American Deluxe bridge
- Celluloid Tort guard
Currently string w/Chromes
