Let's see your period inaccurate, scrapped together, whatever fits and plays Frankenstein's Monster basses. I want Peavey heads shimmed onto Fender bodies, weird tuners, crazy pup routing jobs, all that!
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Show us your Frankenstein's Monster!
- Thread starter billiam5billion
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A few of several I've cobbled together:
Squender Mustonco: Mustang neck on a Bronco body, EMG Strat pickup, covered pickguard, Musicmaster bridge, Jazz knobs, and Hipshot UL tuners
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Another similar to the above but with Gotoh Res-O-Lite 350 tuners, modded Bronco pickguard, and a Mustang controlplate.
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Dano Convertible bass: Convertible guitar body with a Longhorn neck and Longhorn Pro bridge.
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Dano U3 bass: U3 guitar body with Longhorn neck and bridge.
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P bass with Bronco neck, Bart 8s pickup and J knobs:
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Squender Mustonco: Mustang neck on a Bronco body, EMG Strat pickup, covered pickguard, Musicmaster bridge, Jazz knobs, and Hipshot UL tuners
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Another similar to the above but with Gotoh Res-O-Lite 350 tuners, modded Bronco pickguard, and a Mustang controlplate.
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Dano Convertible bass: Convertible guitar body with a Longhorn neck and Longhorn Pro bridge.
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Dano U3 bass: U3 guitar body with Longhorn neck and bridge.
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P bass with Bronco neck, Bart 8s pickup and J knobs:
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Me and my Franken-Hoppus. Carvin SB-4000 neck, custom headstock shape, on a Fender Hoppus body.
Last weekend another bass player thought it was some sort of custom job, and a guitar player I know asked me if it was a Moserite.
If by custom you mean "Cobbled together" than yes, it's all kinds of custom.
Last weekend another bass player thought it was some sort of custom job, and a guitar player I know asked me if it was a Moserite.
If by custom you mean "Cobbled together" than yes, it's all kinds of custom.
My green P bass
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Squier VM body and pickguard
ESP Black Knobs
Mighty Mite neck
Wilkinson Tuners
Hipshot String Tree
Squier MB4 Bridge Plate
Fender Vintage Saddles
ESP Black Strap Buttons
Seymore Duncan SPB-2 Pickup
CTS Pots,Switchcraft Jack
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Squier VM body and pickguard
ESP Black Knobs
Mighty Mite neck
Wilkinson Tuners
Hipshot String Tree
Squier MB4 Bridge Plate
Fender Vintage Saddles
ESP Black Strap Buttons
Seymore Duncan SPB-2 Pickup
CTS Pots,Switchcraft Jack
Me and my Franken-Hoppus. Carvin SB-4000 neck, custom headstock shape, on a Fender Hoppus body.
Last weekend another bass player thought it was some sort of custom job, and a guitar player I know asked me if it was a Moserite.
If by custom you mean "Cobbled together" than yes, it's all kinds of custom.
I have had a few hoppus' basses, was there a reason behind the neck swap?
I can see how it looks kinda Moserite.
I dug everything about it except for the P-neck. Beat up Fender jazz necks are called "vintage" on E-bay, and are expensive as hell. I heard good things about the SB-4000 basses, and after doing some research online decided the chunky narrower profile sounded about right. I hate inline tuners and string trees, but I don't like a 2X2 setup that makes the strings go through the nut at a crazy angle either. So instead of having Carvin do any shaping of the headstock, I got it with a paddle head, and had a friend of mine that builds guitars finish the neck and mount it for me.
It's a bad ass mofo!
I really, really like the colour scheme on this bass. You have an admirer haha
How much are those mighty mite necks? Their website doesn't tell you anything...
Okay I'll play. At one point this was a Squier P bass, but what I wanted was the Stingray tone with the low end of a p bass. Did I mention that I wanted it cheap too?
This is actually one of my better executed bad ideas! The pickguard was cut to fit the new pickup using a small hacksaw blade that just squared it off, hence the notches for the original P bass pickup
And we don't have time for no stinkin' battery compartment. 13 screws for a battery isn't my idea of fun, so I just taped it to the strap!
All the routing was done with a drill press and a chisel and hammer, I could take the pickguard off and show you the hackjob underneath but I'll spare you
this is actually my main player for the band I'm in, I named him Dr. Funkenstein (hence the mustache) 
This is actually one of my better executed bad ideas! The pickguard was cut to fit the new pickup using a small hacksaw blade that just squared it off, hence the notches for the original P bass pickup
And we don't have time for no stinkin' battery compartment. 13 screws for a battery isn't my idea of fun, so I just taped it to the strap!
All the routing was done with a drill press and a chisel and hammer, I could take the pickguard off and show you the hackjob underneath but I'll spare you
this is actually my main player for the band I'm in, I named him Dr. Funkenstein (hence the mustache)
Okay I'll play. At one point this was a Squier P bass, but what I wanted was the Stingray tone with the low end of a p bass. Did I mention that I wanted it cheap too?
This is actually one of my better executed bad ideas! The pickguard was cut to fit the new pickup using a small hacksaw blade that just squared it off, hence the notches for the original P bass pickup
And we don't have time for no stinkin' battery compartment. 13 screws for a battery isn't my idea of fun, so I just taped it to the strap!
All the routing was done with a drill press and a chisel and hammer, I could take the pickguard off and show you the hackjob underneath but I'll spare you
Seriously, when I created the thread, this is pretty much exactly what I was thinking.
Glad I could help. I couldn't help but realize your description of what you were looking for summed up my bass.
Epic.All the routing was done with a drill press and a chisel and hammer, I could take the pickguard off and show you the hackjob underneath but I'll spare you
Build thread here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=683882&highlight=
Reader's Digest version:
- All parts bought seperately online and then "persuaded" to fit together.
- Reversed stagger Dimarzio neck pickup and MIM Fender bridge pickup centered roughly over the Rickenbacker pickup positions.
- Neck pickup cavity done with a forstner bit and a chisel.
- Bridge pickup reverse-stagger route done freehand with a router.
- Pickguard work done freehand with a dremel.
EDIT: Just realized I need to take some new pictures. It now has three knobs (VVT), the jack on the side, and a series/parallel switch.
Reader's Digest version:
- All parts bought seperately online and then "persuaded" to fit together.
- Reversed stagger Dimarzio neck pickup and MIM Fender bridge pickup centered roughly over the Rickenbacker pickup positions.
- Neck pickup cavity done with a forstner bit and a chisel.
- Bridge pickup reverse-stagger route done freehand with a router.
- Pickguard work done freehand with a dremel.
EDIT: Just realized I need to take some new pictures. It now has three knobs (VVT), the jack on the side, and a series/parallel switch.
...I named him Dr. Funkenstein (hence the mustache)
Is that a 'stache or a nappy dugout?
