You ain't never seen MOJO like this!

[monkeyland]

depending on how deep you want to get, you might send that old pickup to someone that can do the work and see if it can be salvaged somehow.

 

[mcarp555]

Zombie bass has come back from the dead. Excellent! Not even a hurricane could stop it!

 

[Spidey2112]

Brings to mind an '84 hit song by the Scorpions...

... 'Relic'd You Like A Hurricane'...

... nice story, @billiam5billion .

 

[Eilif]

Excellent work.

I'm of the same opinion however, that just maybe there's a way to save those pickups.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I'm not surprised at all. It's a P Bass. They can survive anything, even hurricanes!

 

[BusyFingers]

Well, since the finish is trashed, maybe a sticker would be o.k.?

 

[BusyFingers]

 

[MVE]

Brings to mind an '84 hit song by the Scorpions...

... 'Relic'd You Like A Hurricane'...

... nice story, @billiam5billion .

...Or SRV’s Texas Flood.

 

[Novarocker]

+1 on the trying to save the original pups. I think Lindy Fralin does it all the time. The warped bobbins may be a different case, but get in contact with him, IMO.

Otherwise I'd go with some custom shop pups like someone else mentioned.

 

[johnson79]

Wow, it looks great! I’d look into getting the pickup repaired, or possibly get a new one wound to the same values if possible.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

I’m thinking fender custom shop 62 pickups are the way to go here.

you should check out the nordstrand
NP4V VINTAGE!

 

[Engle]

That’s really cool!

 

[keto]

Did you pull the trussrod nut off and oil things up in there?

 

[billiam5billion]

Did you pull the trussrod nut off and oil things up in there?

Yup. And I worked it back and forth every day as it dried.

 

[MVE]

Why don’t you post some photos of the pickup and maybe we all might be able to suggest some ways to fix them up.
Here’s a link to stewmac for the flat work pieces I was talking about.

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[Watchootognbout]

Like it or not.
Your bass's name is Harvey.

 

[Five String]

Why don’t you post some photos of the pickup and maybe we all might be able to suggest some ways to fix them up.
Here’s a link to stewmac for the flat work pieces I was talking about.

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This.

All kidding aside, you did a great job with that bass. It looks like Sting's actual '56 P. I am absolutely not a 'relic' type of guy but I would love to get my hands on a bass like yours (or Stings) It deserves whatever you can install to make it it what you want it to be.

 

[billiam5billion]

This.

All kidding aside, you did a great job with that bass. It looks like Sting's actual '56 P. I am absolutely not a 'relic' type of guy but I would love to get my hands on a bass like yours (or Stings) It deserves whatever you can install to make it it what you want it to be.

Thanks buddy, it means a lot coming from the TB community. Been coming here for darn near 10 years now and I don't think I would've had the confidence and know-how to take this project on without y'alls advice throughout the years.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

The very definition of a " Labor of love"....
Couldn't be cooler... Nice Job

 

[Feral Feline]

I'd put the old knobs back on.

Bass looks great.


Hmmm we get regular Typhoons here, maybe I should leave my Jaguar up on the roof during one...