Summer Build Off 2024 : Bartender Precision Bass

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Okay so having time on my hands and patience, decided to start another project : The Bartender Precison Bass

Material used will be as follow :

Body : old/used body of my first bass a MIJ Bacchus p bass, probably made of bass wood
Neck : Chinese import made of dark roasted maple wood
Tuners : old MIM jazz bass open gears I have in hand
Pickups : Nordstrand Blades
Bridge : old Squier MIC bent plate I will age myself
Control plate : Telecaster style I will also age myself
Laminate : vintage wood crate of Scottish scotch/whisky liquor

 

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[Dark Horse]

Very cool !!!

I built this one quite a while back from a dynamite crate…. It’s a very cool look ! I can’t wait to see how your turns out !

 

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Very cool !!!

I built this one quite a while back from a dynamite crate…. It’s a very cool look ! I can’t wait to see how your turns out !


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I really like the bad boy/ bad ass look of these basses. That should create a a shock wave when I will bring it in my blues bar………………..

 

[turcmic]

Ahhhhhhh Drambuie…… brings back some good memories lol​

Have fun with the build!​

 

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Okay so tuners are installed on the neck :

 

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And the back of this neck looks nice to me, not curly maple but an in between :

 

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Very cool !!!

I built this one quite a while back from a dynamite crate…. It’s a very cool look ! I can’t wait to see how your turns out !


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Does that have a Nitro finish?

 

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Does that have a Nitro finish?

Better be handled with care if so !

 

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Home made string tree :

 

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Gotoh relic neck plate :

 

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Aged bridge done by me :