G-3 conversion

[tommorichards]

So i picked this up from a chap on here as the basis for a cool project. i bought some NOS g-3 pickups from ebay for a dam good price with the idea of making a G3 from scratch. But i saw this bass and decided, lets do it this way as its got pretty much all the stuff i need including the cool dots on the maple board.

It sounds awesome as is, but i bought/traded for it for a reason. So im awaiting a G3 plate from BassDoc so i can route out the necessary space.

So i will try and update with changes. And hopefully it shouldnt take too long. ( i may have a go at stripping it back to natural to look more like dirnts)

Heres what it originally looked like:

Edited April 22, 2013 by tommorichards

[umcoo]

So that's where my old pickguard got to!! Haha, looks like a great project mate. I'll be watching this one.

[skater dan0]

I'll be keeping an eye on this then to see how you butcher my old bass

[neepheid]

Nice, the original G-3 was a great bass, this should end up being very similar. Looking forward to seeing it develop.

You've maybe got this sorted already, but I found this very useful looking diagram from this thread on TB: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/cadfaels-collection-bass-wiring-diagrams-945744/"]http://www.talkbass....iagrams-945744/[/url]

[attachment=133344:g3wiring.pdf]

(it's a PDF by the way, so be sure to rename it when you download it, comes down as .ipb for some reason)

Edited April 24, 2013 by neepheid

[tommorichards]

yeah, ive come across something similar on the awesome flyguitars website, but this one is quite black and white.

@dan0, im thinking about having a second plate made so it can be reversible

[tommorichards]

Just got the plate made and kitted out by bassdoc. Its awesome despite my crazy instructions. I had it made to the epi plate dimensions, so it can be converted back. All thats left now is to remove material to allow the pickups to have room. That should be done tomorrow. So almost there!!!

pics:

Edited May 23, 2013 by tommorichards

[tommorichards]

So i routed out some room for the pickups:



Put them in and soldered it all together:


And now this is in my life:

[neepheid]

Excellent stuff, looks really good. How are you enjoying the G-3 sound?

[tommorichards]

excellently. Comes alive with a pick.