Bucket Head Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 hi there, i recently bought this body which was advertised as a bass les paul style body from the 60's/70s (im sure its probly not). the guy said it might be gibson but he didnt have any idea as he found it in a loft which i guess means its not. anyway i got it the other day and after looking at it, it seems to small to be a bass body and also the neck slot seems very small in width. so im wondering if maybe its a guitar body? or maybe les paul basses have very thin necks. also the bridge suggests that it is a bass but i really dont know wether to try and find a neck or just turn it into a guitar. so yea any help wud be great ;D cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 This looks like a piece of vintage jap crap to me, maybe Antoria - I think we need Bassassin or Spinynorman to give us a hand though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 ah ha thats it nice one then as if im ever gonna find a neck for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 ill just put a guitar neck on and put some heavy strings on and tune to a and play some sludge. thanks for the help, such a wealth of knowledge on here its unbelevable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 This is an early 70s (not 60s) JapCrap Les Paul bass copy, it would've been shortscale (probably 30 - 32") so you'd have real trouble finding a bass neck to fit. If you put a guitar neck on, you will have to reposition the bridge fittings to suit the scale length, which should be around 25". If you do a conversion & put 6-pole guitar pickups in, I'll buy the bass 'buckers off you. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Epiphone EBO neck might be somewhere near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 would we even bother posting these "what guitar is this" threads if bassassasin wasn't on the board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hondo is my first instinct. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 [quote name='andy67' post='975454' date='Oct 2 2010, 09:56 PM']Hondo is my first instinct. andy[/quote] Nah. Johnston was probably right - I'd say Antoria. I don't think Hondo ever did an LP bass, and the pots look MIJ, not Korean. And yes - an Epi EB0 neck might very well work. I think it'd probably be too wide to fit without modification, though. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Thunderbird necks are a lot narrower at the heel than Fenders and the like. There's a seller in th US sells Epi parts. Pm me the width and I'll measure my thunderbird if you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='975940' date='Oct 3 2010, 01:26 PM']Thunderbird necks are a lot narrower at the heel than Fenders and the like. There's a seller in th US sells Epi parts. Pm me the width and I'll measure my thunderbird if you like[/quote] He'd have to move the bridge back to compensate but this with a T-bird neck would actually be pretty cool... Would need a forked stick to prop the headstock up, though! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='975940' date='Oct 3 2010, 01:26 PM']Thunderbird necks are a lot narrower at the heel than Fenders and the like. There's a seller in th US sells Epi parts. Pm me the width and I'll measure my thunderbird if you like[/quote] cool yea ill give it a measure and give u a pm dude cheers i recon that might look rad actually cool, and yea if i change the pickups ill give u a pm about selling them or what ever but yea thanks for letting my know guys much appreciation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 its just slightly over 56mm at the widest point. a standard Fender heel is about 64mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='976079' date='Oct 3 2010, 03:53 PM']its just slightly over 56mm at the widest point. a standard Fender heel is about 64mm[/quote] the gap is very sligtly over 5.5cm which is grim, but not much mod to fix it i guess wudnt be to hard, is there any decent places to get those necks from? also wud a epi one be just as thin u rec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Bucket Head' post='976082' date='Oct 3 2010, 03:58 PM']the gap is very sligtly over 5.5cm which is grim, but not much mod to fix it i guess wudnt be to hard, is there any decent places to get those necks from? also wud a epi one be just as thin u rec?[/quote] That shouldn't require much work to get a thunderbird neck on. Its an Epi that I have This one is already sitting at £60 including postage - may be better off waiting for a japcrap neck to come up? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird-IV-Bass-Guitar-Neck-Project-/400158926219?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item5d2b54a58b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird...=item5d2b54a58b[/url] Edited October 3, 2010 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tino Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='974943' date='Oct 2 2010, 01:05 PM']This is an early 70s (not 60s) JapCrap Les Paul bass copy, it would've been shortscale (probably 30 - 32") so you'd have real trouble finding a bass neck to fit. If you put a guitar neck on, you will have to reposition the bridge fittings to suit the scale length, which should be around 25". If you do a conversion & put 6-pole guitar pickups in, I'll buy the bass 'buckers off you. Jon.[/quote] NO NO NO sell me the buckers BEST PRICES PAID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='976085' date='Oct 3 2010, 04:02 PM']That shouldn't require much work to get a thunderbird neck on. Its an Epi that I have This one is already sitting at £60 including postage - may be better off waiting for a japcrap neck to come up? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird-IV-Bass-Guitar-Neck-Project-/400158926219?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item5d2b54a58b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird...=item5d2b54a58b[/url][/quote] ha cool thats quick work nice one well ill keep an eye on this actually i recon it cud look well nice, ha tino ill give u both a message but i might not sell them at all so yea cool cheers delberhot man ill let u know if i get it and cheers for all the help and shizzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Brandoni probably might a neck to fit [url="http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/necks.asp"]http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/necks.asp[/url] give 'em a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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