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Special Edition Build Off - I Gotta P

#63
Well, I finished this one up today. Two months to the day! That is definitely a record for me. :D I'm very happy with the way it turned it. It's exactly the vision that I had in my head. I wanted a bit of a twist on a late 50's Precision bass and I feel like this one fills the bill.

OK here are the relevant stats, etc. about the bass.

Scratch-built Precision Bass
  • 34" scale
  • Poplar body
  • Figured maple neck
  • Birdseye maple fretboard
  • 9.5" fretboard radius
  • Two way truss rod at the heel
  • Fender reverse tuning machines
  • Fatter profile neck
  • Bone nut
  • Jescar stainless steel frets
  • Fender anodized gold pickguard
  • Fender knobs
  • Fender vintage style bridge
  • Fender "Original" Precision pickup
  • Fender pickup and bridge covers
  • Candy apple red nitrocellulose lacquer finish (candy red over gold pearl flake)
  • Rotosound flatwound strings
Here are some pictures taken on the workbench. I'll try to snap some better ones in the next few days with a nicer background. :thumbsup:

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Honestly, I could not be happier. The bass plays and sounds great. I feel like I've learned a lot and expanded my skill set on this build for sure. I've never sprayed flake before, but now that I have I think I may be hooked!

I'm very proud of this one, I wish you all could take it for a spin. :)
 
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#65
Awesome! :woot:

I'm not a p bass guy, a 4 string player, or a fan of red guitars and basses, but I'd rock that all day long :bassist:

Not only is the work super clean and tight, but that finish looks like you could swim in it!

Really impressive take on a classic :thumbsup:
 
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Reedt2000 said:
Awesome! :woot:

I'm not a p bass guy, a 4 string player, or a fan of red guitars and basses, but I'd rock that all day long :bassist:

Not only is the work super clean and tight, but that finish looks like you could swim in it!

Really impressive take on a classic :thumbsup:
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Jeff Siddall said:
Amazing work, as always. That neck is killer, and the body is probably the nicest looking candy finish I have seen.
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. :) The finish really came out nicely on this one. I wasn't sure about the shade of red, but I'm glad that I left it a little lighter than normal. In certain light when more of the gold pearl shines through, it looks like candy apple rust! :roflmao:
 
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5tring said:
Awesome! You may have converted me into a bridge-cover-lover
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Haha! Yes, I know what you mean. When I was young, I thought those old basses with the covers looked so old-fashioned and ridiculous. Now, I think they just look classic. I would definitely argue that in terms of functionality, they are certainly a little ridiculous... but hey... CHROME! :smug:

At this point, I have not installed a thumb rest, but I may do that just to make it a little more functional for me. I really want to leave the pickup cover installed.

thisSNsucks said:
Not sure how I missed this but this one checks off all my buttons:

P-Bass : CHECK
Poplar body : CHECK
Deep Contours : CHECK
Chunky Neck : CHECK
Stainless Steel Frets : CHECK

Thanks! Part of the reasoning for certain materials was just to use what I had on hand. I am very happy with the way it turned out. I think that certain choices, like the stainless frets brings a nice update/upgrade to a classic. I know some don't care for them, but I tend to go through frets like crazy, so they suit me well.

I'm loving that chunky neck, btw. It's the thickest neck in my collection and I really like it. Super comfy. :thumbsup:
Nice work!
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Gary_M said:
Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. :) The finish really came out nicely on this one. I wasn't sure about the shade of red, but I'm glad that I left it a little lighter than normal. In certain light when more of the gold pearl shines through, it looks like candy apple rust! :roflmao:
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My wife was a desktop publicist at one time.
She taught me the difference between warm color tones and cool color tones. You basically want to stick with one or the other

For you bass, you have it set up to be dominantly warm color tones, which is one of the things that makes this so appealing.
Had you used a cool color tone for your color under the candy coats, this would look different

So the warm colors of the neck, body, and pick guard really all work together very well. Some cool color thrown in for accent (chromed parts) is like the cherry on top
 
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Scoops said:
My wife was a desktop publicist at one time.
She taught me the difference between warm color tones and cool color tones. You basically want to stick with one or the other

For you bass, you have it set up to be dominantly warm color tones, which is one of the things that makes this so appealing.
Had you used a cool color tone for your color under the candy coats, this would look different

So the warm colors of the neck, body, and pick guard really all work together very well. Some cool color thrown in for accent (chromed parts) is like the cherry on top
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Thank you very much, I appreciate the comments. I have always liked this color combination. I've seen a few examples around that were pretty close to this, but not quite what I wanted... so I finally did one "my" way and it makes me grin every time I look at it. :D
 

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