Vintage Modified ... Modified

[LCW]

true that post some more pics later

 

[bh2]

Yes... nice job... keep at it.

 

[Darkstrike]

Aghatis works like butter, I understand why it is used so often for budget instruments!

Its basswood, but if anything works even easier.

 

[gonzilla]

Looks like a winning idea. They remind me of Alnico Les Paul pickups.

 

[newbold]

I'd have just swapped out the fender split single for a darkstar and thrown on a piezo bridge, but hey - this is a killer project.

rock and/or roll.

 

[T-34]

Its basswood, but if anything works even easier.

It is pink, it has this typical mahogany-like grain and it smells like aghatis. It is aghatis
And very fine ash veneer on top.

 

[Darkstrike]

Aghaitis body with very fine ash veneer on Squier TB.

Agathis is the Fretless, and the P Bass, Maple the Fretted Jazz, and Basswood for the TB, here, check the specs yourself.

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[LCW]

Squier by Fender Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB Features:

Body: Basswood with Ash Veneer on Top and Back
Neck: Maple, C-Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: 1 Fender Designed™ TEB 101B Humbucking Pickup
Controls: Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching: None
Bridge: 2-Saddle Vintage Style Precision Bass Bridge with 2 Brass Saddles
Machine Heads: Standard Open-Gear Tuners
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black, ( 70s Tele® Bass Style Pickguard)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.6" (40.5 mm)
Unique Features: Ash Veneers,
Large Chrome Covered Tele® Bass Humbucking Pickup,
51 Headstock Shape,
51 Slab Style Body Top with Sharp Radius,
51 Style Control Plate,
55 Style Front Arm Contour,
55 Style Pickguard Shape,
Dot Position Inlays,
Knurled Chrome Dome Control Knobs
Strings: Super 7350M, NPS, p/n 073-7350-006, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)

 

[Darkstrike]

It is pink, it has this typical mahogany-like grain and it smells like aghatis. It is aghatis
And very fine ash veneer on top.

Mine wasn't pink when I routed it, looked exactly like my Basswood Squier Delux V's wood, when I routed that.

 

[T-34]

I know the specs but mine is 100% aghatis, maybe they use it when basswood is out of stock?

 

[Darkstrike]

I know the specs but mine is 100% aghatis, maybe they use it when basswood is out of stock?

Dunno, but mine was defo basswood, having a few Agathis basses, and a few more basswood ones to directly compare it with.

 

[T-34]

Anyway, why do we argue, who cares basswod or aghatis. Just us two

 

[Darkstrike]

Honestly, I don't know, I care about that big a** mudbucker you're putting into it!

 

[T-34]

Yep, this is the whole point of the project

 

[thobbinghotrod]

Anything new with this? I need constant updates.

My TB's wood was very white when it was routed, it's a pretty lightweight bass. How heavey is yours.

 

[SPYD3R #9]

use a DARK STAR for neck pickups and a Humbucker EBMM for bridge pickup, then use a BadAss II for bridge

 

[julo]

Curious to hear about the music this baby produces.

I would add a couple JB pickups for good measure

Keep the pics coming.

J

 

[T-34]

Hello, some updates:

Well, this was an epic fail, guys Well, almost.
The mudbucker clone from Artec happened to be a really weak link here. The distance between poles and the width of magnets is not enough for the G and E to be picked up properly. You know, this typical problem of weak E on Ricks? I have it, multiplied by two

Now, I am a little bit stuck here: the route made in the body is too large for any other pickup to fit nicely (thanks god it is Squier, not some $1000+ bass!).

I have two solutions, the first one one is easy - fit another pickup (PB, MM, whatever) and cover the route by the bigger pickguard like on the Telecaster Lotto bass.

The second is more interesting and I think I will go this way even if it is harder: change the mudbucker pickup guts so it works nicely with this string spacing. Maybe will try to fit the split PB coils there, faking the existent mudbucker pole peaces...


P.S. Don't even ask me to consider the Darkstar, unless you are ready to offer it to me Feel free to send me as much money as you can

 

[KarateKid25]

i had one sold it yesterday i liked it but i dont like to mod cheap basses cuz i hate losing money but it was a well built bass i dont miss it cuz i got a classic vibe jazz but still those tele basses are nicely done excellent body finish FOR the price

I managed to say that without taking a breath!

 

[Stealth]

The second is more interesting and I think I will go this way even if it is harder: change the mudbucker pickup guts so it works nicely with this string spacing. Maybe will try to fit the split PB coils there, faking the existent mudbucker pole peaces..

Modding the pickup might be a bit tricky, I think. In theory, you could redrill the metal bar and realign the polepieces to match the string position, but you'd need to make a blank pickup cover of your own - of course, you can ditch the metal cover and use hard plastic or thick circuit board plastic.

Or, you could take a pair of SCPB ('51 P-bass) coils and wire those in series like a humbucker; in theory they should fit in the existing route and the output should be very interesting. Note, however, the SCPBs should be reverse-wound and reverse-polarity, so it might be a challenge.