Jimothey

Thanks its all part of a learning curve! It was a really cheap kit that I got so I was tempted to just leave it as is and just use it as a bit of wall art but then I thought I really want a 5 string P so for a few extra quid and a bit of routing it's worth a little but more effort!! Depending on the quality of the neck I'm getting I am seriously considering buying another one and changing my Jazz to a 5 as well? and use the 4 string neck on my white P bass as I find the Jazz neck a lot more comfortable to play. But my White P needs a refinish as the paint job I did a few years ago is rubbish to be honest!!

Yeah that is exactly the problem, I don't know whether when I change the neck change the pickup aswell? I spose I'd better wait and see how it sounds when I fit the new pickup before I make that decision I'm probably going to use the neck off this one on my Tangocaster project but turn it back into a 4 string 😀

@kodiakblair I thought I'd give the conversion a go but I just couldn't get on with (Damn you sausage fingers!!)🙄

Just a quick update @Woodinblack I can't get on with the string spacing I keep hitting wrong notes and the B and G strings keep falling off the edge of the fretboard so I've decided to order a new 5 string Jazz neck for it 😀

That's why I remade the body because the body felt too small so it seems to me that its nicely proportioned for a guitar? I'll be sorting out the neck pocket and filling all the cavities tomorrow as I'm going to top rout it now

I wish I could turn it in to a 6 string bass but alas its just a guitar! 🙄

I know that I might get run out of town but I've decided not to just tart up the skip find but I'm going to do a custom (aka The B*****d!) using parts off of it and using my first Ibanez bass body It's going to be White with Black neck and Black pickguard, 1 humbucker and 1 single coil pickups and hardtail bridge It's kinda going to look a bit like this:

They do look great when they are finished it's got my creative juices flowing 😀

@Grangur I did what you suggested and attached the pup straight to the jack and still nothing so I've just ordered a new pup nothing special as I'm still not 100% sure whether I'm going to change the neck to a standard sized 5 string and fit some 5 string split coils but they should be here in a couple of weeks so I can have a play about with it and see how I get on 😀

I'll bring my soldering iron in tomorrow and give that a go thanks @Grangur for the advice

No unfortunately I don't have any spares or a soldering iron on me but I've got a multimeter so can I check the pup by coming off the hot and ground and I don't get any readings then would that mean the pup is shot??

I checked all the pins, solder etc and nothing is touching the foil

Sorry its a bit of a rubbish photo! All the blacks (numbered 1) are grounds they go Pickup - Pot - Pot - Jack (Sorry I'm colour blind so I might be completely wrong??) the thicker green (numbered 2) cable goes from the middle pin on the volume pot to the other pin on the jack then the cable (numbered 3) goes from the jack to the bridge I hope that make sense??

Here's the wiring, the ground to the bridge is a bit short so I can't really lift it off too far but that hasn't made a difference My other P is quiet without sheilding the cavity so I haven't done this one as yet

Thanks I'll take a pic and try lifting the pickguard off on my lunch break

I'm trying to finish my 4 to 5 string conversion P bass so I'm trying to set the intonation and it seems like I've got no output? But here's where I'm getting confused when I plug it in to my little practice amp I don't get any sound except for a slight hum but if turn the volume knob down the hum stops then starts again if I turn the volume knob up again Am I being stupid or does that mean I am getting an output??

Here's my contribution a Sun Yellow P bass bitsa that I've done a 4 to 5 string conversion on,

I've still got a little but more setting up and stuff to do then I can have a noodle and see how it performs @Woodinblack I'll keep you updated 😀

But I've always thought that they look better when they pimp the shell up a bit

I love the macassar ebony veneered ones except I prefer the raw state one as you can see the grain colour variations better but they are going to look epic when they are finished 😀

The only time I ever seen it look good was in the bin!! 😁

That's a great colour I would probably go black pickguard as I am a confirmed hater of anything Tort!! 😁

The nut I fitted was the smallest I could find and my string spacing at the bridge is 15mm But the heel on this neck is only 62mm anyway but my Jazz and other P is 64mm but the extra mm each side probably would make a difference, but if I need to change the neck to a standard sized 5 it not a big deal really at least I tried!?! 😳

They are very close and a couple of times the G has slipped off the edge but I'll see how I get on with them? I have been looking for a 5 string neck just in case it turns out to be a big problem

I didn't need to flatten it in the end it was nice and flat but here's it finished!!