DarkHeart Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 So i bought a maple neck from Hong Kong before xmas for what was to be a natural finished precision, anyway at the weekend i noticed tommorichards had a cheap Stingray body for sale that A: had the same neck pocket dimensions as my neck and B: wouldnt sound like my other precision and whats more he wanted a speaker i was selling so the deal was done. it arrived today at 1.30pm by 3.30pm it was wired up, strung, plugged in and playing and sounding very nice on a set of flats, its got a remarkably low action considering it was a brand new undrilled neck. Im chuffed with how its turned out for such a small outlay this is definitely my `Budget` budget bass oh yeah i had a spare headstock logo so it would have been rude not to use it [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/SNV80342_zps34670e1c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/SNV80343_zps693ab817.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/jeffhop/SNV80344_zps58e5e59d.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 wow you are on a roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 That works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I want a Funder Jeffbass!! ( On a budget, of course). World domination next , surely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_olie Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Very nice indeed. Great decal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Really impressed, although I think we should have a contest for the best name.... I'll start with 1. Pringray 2. Stincision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellonyou Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Nice Precray! Please tell, what is the third knob for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Its got two tone controls but dont ask me why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenitram Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Why shouldn't we ask you why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Cos i dont know why ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenitram Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Shyeah right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 it now has 2 volume knobs ive wired both coils to different pots as it seems to make more sense than 2 tone controls one of which didnt influence the sound one jot! i know the coils are next to each other but at least the middle knob now has a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peponbass Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Wow great! If I were you, I'm adding a Hipshot "D-Tuner"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just ordered a ceramic magnet pup to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peponbass Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Can you record some samples please? I'm really curios! Edited February 11, 2013 by peponbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr M Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1360330548' post='1968720'] it now has 2 volume knobs ive wired both coils to different pots as it seems to make more sense than 2 tone controls one of which didnt influence the sound one jot! i know the coils are next to each other but at least the middle knob now has a job [/quote] I've always thought an interesting option with a passive 3-control stingray-style bass would be to use the 3rd knob as a rotary switch. Series, parallel, single coil, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'd be tempted to add P bass pickup too add to the hybrid theme - working on a jazz type control setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 I could go for the rotary switch that sounds like a plan if i could work out how to wire it and which one to get i have a jazz pup i could pop in the neck position as i have a spare but unfortunately i dont have the tools to either chop up the scratchplate cleanly enough or route out the pickup cavity and as its limited by budget constraints i cant justify sending it to a luthier to do the work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Oh that is very neat. I like your thinking there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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