Hey, now!I know Macs are almost like real computers.But I'm sure it has something similar.
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That's it. It's over.
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Conttroversial? Using a Fender neck plate with a Fender USA neck? Not in my book! Hell yeah, it's your bass!
HaI know Macs are almost like real computers.
I know most don't like Mac's but I've had several over the last 15 years and never had a virus. Less then ten minutes after my antivirus was up, virus. All the PC's I had (mostly laptops as they are pretty cheap compared to Mac's) slowed to almost a halt due to antivirus programs. Even after adjusting them, still dog slow. My wife uses one and all I here is $&@&!!! I'm in the other room with my Mac with absolutely no problems. I hated them too at first as it was foreign but after given some time to acclimate, nothing but smiles 
I love how all my recording interfaces over the years were just plug and play.
Been Mac since the late 80's. Pretty much flawless performance.
Ha
Try Webroot or AVG. I had Norton before, and it was really effective, except it was a resource sponge. Took like 30% of my available RAM to keep running, even after I had shut down parts I didn't need,
The list of parts will create a beauty, that's for sure!
I see no retainer for the D and G strings on your list. How's that work?
I see no retainer for the D and G strings on your list. How's that work?
Give us some details! That's a knockout!
1. What neck are you going to use? Most of the 51ish bodies available use a square heel neck, which mostly have the older "tele" head.
2. What are those pickups? From the placement I'm thing G&L MFDs? or MM? Or something completely different? Active?
3. How about the finish? Olympic, trans blonde, or again, something completely different?
I totally love the concept! I am subbed to this thread, so keep us updated as the parts roll in, etc!
I built a much less ambitious version of the early 50s thing, really just a parts assembly, so when I see somebody move the idea forward, I'm a fan!
Mine:
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Dirnt body, Cabronita neck, pretty much standard Fender parts throughout. I have a black 51 pickguard, but it would cover the grain, so I never put it on!
I'll be watching!!
What year is that Dirnt body? I didn't know they lacked the CNC hole. Very cool.
The neck came with the usual round string tree and the stealth retainer is an additional retainer just for the A string
Thanks for the clarification.
Looking forward to seeing the completed bass!
Looking forward to seeing the completed bass!
I didn't put the pictures on full view because my pictures are HUGE and I don't know how to make them any smaller
And you didn't ask the guy who did all that free Photoshoppery for you? Oh how easily we hard-working artístes are forgotten.
Seriously, PM me and I'll pass on some tips, software recommendations and maybe even do some quick resizing for you. Resizing is super-quick compared to the work I did on your earlier concept piece.
I know Macs are almost like real computers.
Can o' worms, Dude…Can…O'…Worms.
Fortunately, others have already addressed this incroyablement insensibles faux pax.
Those with a sense of humor had a chuckle and moved on.And you didn't ask the guy who did all that free Photoshoppery for you? Oh how easily we hard-working artístes are forgotten.
Seriously, PM me and I'll pass on some tips, software recommendations and maybe even do some quick resizing for you. Resizing is super-quick compared to the work I did on your earlier concept piece.
Can o' worms, Dude…Can…O'…Worms.
Sweet!
I'm doing a sort of quasi '51 build myself. The pickups should be here today. I waited a couple months to get everything so I get what you mean about the waiting!
The only change is I went with a Butterscotch blonde body, and have a 2-way switch on the control plate.
I didn't use Squier parts. I had them custom built, this was a mockup.
Switching will be :
1. Neck + Middle (rwrp)
2. Middle (rwrp) + Bridge
The pickups I got have large 1/4" magnets and are wound a bit hotter than 51 P pickups would be.
Then there's a treble-bleed volume, series/parallel switch and varitone. I tried for the most filters in two controls basically. The varitone does mid-scoops and treble-cuts, the volume is a volume knob but also functions as a bass-cut for a little bit of a turn. I rarely use volume for more than a "kill switch" of sorts so it's useful for me that way.
The series/parallel switch is used to have some control over the low-end and mids. Parallel should be a flatter response, Series should fatten the low-mids up and I've found with other basses that it works well with the treble-bleed volume if you use that to dial in the tone.
The main idea was to get two base tones. Neck + Middle is a sort of "sit in the mix" P-bass style tone (more of a G&L L1000), then the Middle + Bridge is a MusicMan Stingray cutting tone. Theoretically that should work at least. The final coil locations are very close to where a Split P or MusicMan Sweetspot Humbucker would be at.
Long story short this is my attempt at a bass that can hit the MusicMan tone, or a P tone. A P/MM. It's impossible to make a real P/MM with the MM in the right location because one P pickup coil is normally in the way.
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I just crappily did it in the equivalent of MS paint!
could've sworn it was @Malak the Mad!
Just got word from Justin at Warmoth that the body has been in paint and should be done sometime this week/next week. The wait is almost over just a couple more weeks...
