NBD-ish fenderbird

[lel]

I've been building this for a little while and today i finally got it wired up and playable. It's a Goth Thunderbird body and a Squier Affinity P neck which has surprisingly very good fretwork thankfully! I got rid of the 3 point bridge and screwed a fender bridge in place, this was mainly to solve the string spacing and action issues i was having. The paint is Citroen Alpine White with lots of lacquer.




I plays wonderful, the action is nice and low and it growls, all it needs to finish it off is a set of knobs and a Fenderbird logo making.

[ezbass]

Smashing, looks so right. Well done Sir!

[Number6]

Like the look of that.....and a great idea for a project.

Well done

[Subbeh]

Love it, always liked the idea of a Fenderbird and that one looks great, especially in that colour.

Gonna have to get a tokai and make a lefty version, I'd want it to look exactly like that, nice job!

[lel]

thanks! This is the first time i've done any significant work to a bass and i'm pleased with it.


I think i need some lighter tuners as its still neck heavy, i'd like to put the Gotoh style Thunderbird tuners on but they're a totally different size unfortunately.

[inthedoghouse]

Great looking bass - well done!

Was the neck/body an easy match for neck height and pocket?

[lel]

thanks

the neck height is perfect, with the standard 3 point bridge it required a small shim but with the fender bridge you can leave the shim out. The width needed to be widened by a few MM and the neck had to go roughly 10mm deeper into the body to get the scale right.

10 minutes with a tape measure and router and the neck fits on lovely.

[inthedoghouse]

[quote name='lel' timestamp='1418557828' post='2631106']
thanks

the neck height is perfect, with the standard 3 point bridge it required a small shim but with the fender bridge you can leave the shim out. The width needed to be widened by a few MM and the neck had to go roughly 10mm deeper into the body to get the scale right.

10 minutes with a tape measure and router and the neck fits on lovely.
[/quote]Great info - thanks!

[lel]

update

New white Gibson style bell knobs are on, just waiting for a Fenderbird logo now and then i can get the head lacquered!

[Number6]

Looking good! I'm so tempted to do one of these in Silver Metal Flake.

[lel]

I would love to do one in Gibson Silverburst but my painting skills don't reach that far, i think its a gorgeous colour.

[Number6]

Silverburst looks cool!

Interestingly i am a fan of the Gibson/Epi 3 point bridge which i know to most isn't popular.