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[attachment=210222:Rickenf***er.jpg]Hey chaps, I hope I'm allowed to post this.
I've always fancied a 4003 shaped bass but sounding more like a P Bass. So I've got this as a project.
It's a bolt on neck (6 screws)
It's not routed so I'm going to put a P bass p/up in the P bass position. A normal BBOT bridge and a mirror guard, the same shape as the template.
It's got chequered binding.

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[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1453302366' post='2958255']
[attachment=210222:Rickenf***er.jpg]Hey chaps, I hope I'm allowed to post this.
I've always fancied a 4003 shaped bass but sounding more like a P Bass. So I've got this as a project.
It's a bolt on neck (6 screws)
It's not routed so I'm going to put a P bass p/up in the P bass position. A normal BBOT bridge and a mirror guard, the same shape as the template.
It's got chequered binding.
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That is cracking. I hope you've got some serious sun-glasses to go with it :)

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[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1453333473' post='2958632']
Looks like one of David Konig's Retrovibes to me. :) Is it completely unrouted? I'd like to do something 4002 or 4004-ish with one of these.

Jon.
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It's unrouted yes apart from a control cavity and where the neck pocket is.
It's off to my mate at Crockett guitars to be put together

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[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1453369027' post='2958746']
Very intrigued. would like to think you could get this to sound very much like a P
.... hmmm, wouldn't mind one of these, with a P/J pickup arrangement myself :)
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Well we have a basswood body with a bolt on maple neck and a P bass p/up in the right position. It's got to get close hasn't it?
Plenty of basswood P basses sound decent enough

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[quote name='Coldflows' timestamp='1453370005' post='2958759']


What pups are you using?
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I'm putting a Kent Armstrong Hot vintage in it. They're usually ok. If I don't like it, maybe a tonerider. I've got allsorts at home I could try. I've got a fender reissue p/up in one of my basses, I might try that too

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[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1453370326' post='2958765']
I've not heard the stock p/ups. I know they've worked on hi-gain clones, which apparently, sound good
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I have heard the same, but havent tried the high gains.

Im not sure what im looking for, I just really dig the look of the original pickups for the 4003 with the big surround and cover. If I could find one of those id be tempted to mess around a bit and do a Yamaha attitude style with a massive humbucker at the neck and a ric style bridge pickup... Lots of routing for that!!

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[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1457002186' post='2994323']
[url="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/Rickenf***er%20back_zpsv82leozw.jpg"]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/Rickenf***er%20back_zpsv82leozw.jpg[/url]
[url="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er_zps8oifprvl.jpg"]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er_zps8oifprvl.jpg[/url]
[url="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er_zps8oifprvl.jpg"]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er_zps8oifprvl.jpg[/url]

[url="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er%20body_zpszaubegjf.jpg"]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/rickenf***er%20body_zpszaubegjf.jpg[/url]

And it sounds like a Precision which was pretty much the brief
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Links aren't working for me...

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1457085367' post='2995088']
Links aren't working for me...
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I can't post anything. When I go to photobucket and click on the direct link, it shows me the picture in my post, untill I actually post it.
any help is welcomed

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What steps do you take?

See if this works - I've got a photobucket piccture, I click on the direct link http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc258/dipterror/compact_gig_rig.jpg

then click on the Image icon and when the popup comes up asking for a URL, just paste the link in:



So, has this shown up?

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