Design your own P Bass

[John Schoen]

Two P pickups and a camouflaged Model One near the neck should cover all bases.

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[theyellowcar]

Meet the 'Surf Dirnt'

[tom1946]

I must be dense, I can't get it off the burst colour, I want shades of yaller, how do I get that?

[namefail]

Go: Switch Part / Body / Body Material.

[NancyJohnson]

This is great fun and another hour wasted! It does make you wonder why manufacturers don't offer a degree of configuration/customisation even in a limited way...it's 2014 kids.

Fender (for instance) must be producing hundreds of bodies/necks globally on a daily basis; this isn't a case of following through an instrument or keeping it in house from start to finish (a la their Custom Shop), it should simply be a case of 'simply' stockpiling parts and screwing them together to satiate the desires of their customers, rather than force feeding them a limited number of standard models plus artist editions.

Edited March 2, 2014 by NancyJohnson

[theyellowcar]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1393755094' post='2383945']
This is great fun and another hour wasted! It does make you wonder why manufacturers don't offer a degree of configuration/customisation even in a limited way...it's 2014 kids.

Fender (for instance) must be producing hundreds of bodies/necks globally on a daily basis; this isn't a case of following through an instrument or keeping it in house from start to finish (a la their Custom Shop), it should simply be a case of 'simply' stockpiling parts and screwing them together to satiate the desires of their customers, rather than force feeding them a limited number of standard models plus artist editions.
[/quote]

This! My biggest bug bear is that I'll probably never be able to buy a Surf Green/Sonic Blue Fender Precision off the rack for less than a couple of grand because they're seen as 'obscure' finishes.

[discreet]

Just the one split pickup doesn't seem to be enough for me these days...

[UglyDog]

Ideally the headstock would be finished to match the body.
Apologies to all you gold-hardware-haters

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What I appear to have done is faithfully recreate an '80s Elite II

Edited March 4, 2014 by UglyDog

[LiamPodmore]

Nice and manly of course. I'd also have the same in white probably too.

Liam

[Jono Bolton]

This Nash.

[Jono Bolton]

I think I post that picture a lot. It haunts my dreams with it's beauty.

[Evil Undead]

I can't make the link work!

[Cosmo Valdemar]

This is the best thing ever.

[SolomonHelsing]

A P bass by shape only



Partly want to build this.

Edited March 10, 2014 by SolomonHelsing

[merello]

[Evil Undead]

I finally got the link to work, and maaaan have I had some fun with this! I'm not as creative as you guys, but I like these.

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[Noisyjon]

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1394491343' post='2391997']...I'm not as creative as you guys, but I like these.[/quote]

Don't know about that, liking the last one with the MM pickup.

[Mr Anthony]

Ooh, this is fun. Here's a couple.

[Evil Undead]

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[/quote]

That's awesome

[bartelby]

Here's a couple.
A Billy Sheehan and a Jeff Ament influenced pair

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[Mr Anthony]

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1394735686' post='2394648']


That's awesome
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Cheers. I actually quite like it. I swear if they cost literally pennies, I'd have every single bass I could. But then I guess most of us would, haha!

[Evil Undead]

[quote name='Mr Anthony' timestamp='1394756040' post='2395016']


Cheers. I actually quite like it. I swear if they cost literally pennies, I'd have every single bass I could. But then I guess most of us would, haha!
[/quote]

Yup!

I'd love to make my own one day.

[Noisyjon]

I would like the stacked Jazz knobs on this, but they're not an option on the list...

[karlfer]

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1393756662' post='2383958']
This! My biggest bug bear is that I'll probably never be able to buy a Surf Green/Sonic Blue Fender Precision off the rack for less than a couple of grand because they're seen as 'obscure' finishes.


[/quote]

Ahem, £680 sovs new guv, from a retailer near you. I would have preferred the green to be more Attitude Surf Green mind.
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[Biaeothanata-Bassist]

Here's mine, it's actually something i'm part way through building, had the image in my head then after mapping it out on that builder, could finally see what it's going to look like when it's finished. I can't wait for it to be done!
(ps, yes, i did photoshop the reverse P pick up next to the bridge but that's what's going on it and i'm not having a logo on it so i got rid of it on the picture)

Edited March 17, 2014 by Biaeothanata-Bassist