Hi everyone - I'm back with a build!
It's been a little while, but it feels good to have found a project that inspired me. In a local guitar shop here in Sydney, I found some 'junk' they were selling. It was an abused and messed up body from a Tokai MJB50, an incredibly rare bass which I've never seen anywhere else. I found it in the 1989 Tokai catalogue after a little bit of digging https://guitar-catalog.com/guitar-and-amp/tokai/1989-vol15/en_03.html
It is cool because it has 3 pickups, and space for some funky wiring. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the body as I got it, but it was dinged up, pickups missing, electronics seized up. It cost me $50. I've always wanted to make a reggae themed bass, with a rasta inspired colour scheme. We're going with a deep jungle green satin finish, black hardware (all gotoh), and each pickup coloured green, yellow and red (pickups from Herrick). Simple on/off switches for each pickup, with master volume and tone. I found a Tokai neck from an APB57 on ebay from Japan. It's a beautiful piece and fits perfectly- so here's what I've got so far! More updates to come very soon, as hmore hardware and pickups arrive.
Disclaimer: I'm a total novice working in my garden so I'm not going for pro results, I'm just having fun making and spraying on my washing line!
Thanks for looking and I hope you like the result
Body stripped:
Grain filled, primed:
first coats of jungle green, on the washing line of course!
Tuners and string tree fitted, and finish rubbed satin smooth on the back of the neck, musicman style: