AndyTravis

Cool, that was my plan.

Which tool/end for the dremmel? @Geek99 i have a hole to cut in a pickguard tomorrow

It’s fine, I’ve found my dremmel thing with sanding belts - thank god.

Exactly. I’m half way between “yes I’m a hero” and “why didn’t I just pay someone else?”

Oh no it isn’t 😂😂😂 (It will be neatened up obviously.)

Well. Lovely guy as he is, don’t think my Luthier bloke understands. To be honest, how he stays in business I’ve no clue. so. I’ve just gone for it. Have done Swiss cheese to chisel to sanding before. But...I’ve got new chisels. So this should be better.

The mitre join is only on the LTD3, Yamaha have a very expensive looking jig to do it as well. the “wife” is just standard 4 bolt.

I think the missing bits of pickguard on the original mean it’s mounted right onto the body.

Stumbling block 1. will have to cut the pickguard out for the pickup, or have ridiculous action. Would rather have a playable bass. Looking at the state of the original wife, I assume this was how it was done anyhow.

No going back now 😂

Probably, it’d be a neck off job, I can live with that - once it’s set, it shouldn’t change about much. And I use the same strings on all basses so there won’t be that to adjust for.

Correction on the P-Bass pickup, it’s not a 1/4lb as first thought, it’s an SPB-2 Hot for P Bass. Better for me 😉

The neck is just a spare 21 fret job (21st is an overhang so the heel is Fender width etc - the 68 tele bass neck is delayed - but wanted the strings on for two reasons. 1 - to have the pole pieces under the octave harmonic 2 - to check spacing, the ebo pickup means it’ll never be spot on perfectly aligned under the strings, but won’t be far off.

well, this is wonderful. Cheers @Slappindabass Light, lovely genuine age (looks like it’s been gigged to death in a previous life)

Ballpark idea is ok though?

Haha, I know. But, I want it to be done nicely - if for whatever reason I’d want to sell it on - I’d like to be able to confidently say it was tidy inside and out.

And our very own @Slappindabass is sending the 40 year old body today...along with the pickguard and Duncan pickups...(thanks mate, really appreciate it!)

Not to scale, obviously. But just sent this to the guitar builder who operates beside my rehearsal studio.

This will be my fourth or fifth 😉

I’m going more for tribute than replica. I’ve used nice parts without going silly - I think that guy chopped up an original 1960s tort pickguard, I haven’t got that money. i am outsourcing the routing too - it’s been too long since I used a router, I’m not getting into “having a go”.

Sheehan’s original bass was a 68 tele neck which was like a baseball bat. The full fat attitudes have a big neck like the 68. This one has a slightly slimmer neck. Thinner like a small P bass (Nate Mendel).

Well. Long story short. This arrived with me yesterday. I like the way this looks and feels. I love the way it sounds in a band setting (was at rehearsal last night). The purchase wasn’t a pleasant experience, the dealer is someone I’d never use again. I didn’t pay what he was asking for originally, nor did I accept the bass for the price we’d agreed based upon images he’d sent me. Apart from him. The bass for the price, I’m pleased with. If I hadn’t have enjoyed rehearsal so much last night, I might’ve been less polite about the dealer.