Fenderwater

[Davetbass]

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Started with a piece of tree that hung in the the forrestry dept of Edinburgh uni for 70 years. The other bits have been scavenged from you lovely people :
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[joegarcia]

My word! That is fantastic!

[bigjohn]

FENDERBIRD!

[BigRedX]

Is there a build thread for this?

[ezbass]

[quote name='bigjohn' post='1197700' date='Apr 13 2011, 01:03 AM']FENDERBIRD![/quote]
My thoughts exactly. Nice work!

[TheRev]

That is exceptionally cool.

[Davetbass]

Thanks for all the kind words gents. This is my second attempt at a fenderbird. The first one had a reverse headstock and I wasn't happy with the way it sat or the Bart stingray pup. Got a photo somewhere. The body was templated from an overwater c bass and the neck courtesy of waynepunkdude modified to look a bit more thunderbirdy no build diary as it has been about a year doing bits and pieces to it. The back pup is a dummy. Had two humbuckers in but didn't like them so went with active pbass mec. Filled the space with a highly polished piece of black granite. Handy to sit your thumb on for a different tone.

[BigRedX]

Nicely done! Any chance of a photo of the back showing the neck joint?

Did you have to modify the body shape at all to incorporate the shorter Fender-style neck?

[Gust0o]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1197799' date='Apr 13 2011, 09:06 AM']Is there a build thread for this?[/quote]

That would be nice!

Dave, stunning bass - can you tell us a little bit more about how you put it together?

[TheRev]

[quote name='Davetbass' post='1198946' date='Apr 14 2011, 12:17 AM']The back pup is a dummy. Had two humbuckers in but didn't like them so went with active pbass mec. Filled the space with a highly polished piece of black granite. Handy to sit your thumb on for a different tone.[/quote]


Shame - I like the idea of the big humbucker by the bridge.

I'm sure it reminds me of the Fingerbone Fastback bases from the early 90s. Buggered if I can find a picture of one though.