donslow Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) I'll keep this brief as I can Decided I'm gonna sell all my basses and custom build one Things I've decided on...... Precision bass it is as that's the one I pick up most 3tsb body in a Matt finish Pickups Bridge gotoh 201 (or the 203, the vintagey looking one) pick guard red tort The one thing I can't decide on is the neck I'm torn between the "classic" rosewood and white dot inlays or........ Rosewood with blocks and binding....... Opinions, not sure where to head with this one Edited October 12, 2015 by donslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 [quote name='donslow' timestamp='1444693809' post='2885185']... Opinions, not sure where to head with this one [/quote] 'Seasy, shirley..? The high 'E' edge bound, low octave dots, high octave blocks. Sorted, no..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donslow Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1444695415' post='2885186'] 'Seasy, shirley..? The high 'E' edge bound, low octave dots, high octave blocks. Sorted, no..? [/quote] Original, I'll give you that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naetharu Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Hard call really since it's a pure matter of personal taste. I'm keen on the block & binding look for the most part - it just looks a bit more classy and finished to my eyes. I find this especially true with sun-burst and natural finish basses. Anyhow, looking forward to seeing your finished bass soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) At the risk of sounding a little controversial, If your ultimate bass is a P bass I wouldn't bother going custom unless you wanted an otherwise unavailable colour combo. I think you'd be paying a premium for a bass you could easily buy off the shelf. Having said that it's your money and you don't have to justify it, just buy what you want Edited October 13, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donslow Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1444718074' post='2885216'] At the risk of sounding a little controversial, If your ultimate bass is a P bass I wouldn't bother going custom unless you wanted an otherwise unavailable colour combo. I think you'd be paying a premium for a bass you could easily buy off the shelf. Having said that it's your money and you don't have to justify it, just buy what you want [/quote] It's a fair point, maybe I've been a little misleading when I say custom, what I really meant is, buy a body (think I already own the one I'm gonna use on one of my existing basses) buy a neck, buy hardware, throw it all together, not EXACTLY custom but still works out that I'll pretty much get what I want! Just can't decide what neck "finish" to go for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) [quote name='donslow' timestamp='1444721199' post='2885239'] It's a fair point, maybe I've been a little misleading when I say custom, what I really meant is, buy a body (think I already own the one I'm gonna use on one of my existing basses) buy a neck, buy hardware, throw it all together, not EXACTLY custom but still works out that I'll pretty much get what I want! Just can't decide what neck "finish" to go for [/quote] Well that makes perfect sense... I thought you we're talking about having the whole thing built from scratch. There is another thread where a guy had a bass collection P bass built. He specified colour, neck wood, picups etc. and I seem to remember it was very resonably priced. Not sure how much control he had over the inlays etc though. I totally get the buying various bits and putting it together yourself thing though... it'd be like you've created a bass from nothing. Edited October 13, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Identical measurement necks but one in each finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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