NBD project build. A bit bling New Photos added. It's finished. Photos now up!!!

[police squad]

[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.

Edited March 5, 2016 by police squad

[uncle psychosis]

I very much approve.

Keep the pictures coming.

[police squad]

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1453305874' post='2958291']
I very much approve.

Keep the pictures coming.
[/quote]
I can't upload the picture from photobucket. It shows it, nice and big but when I hit 'post' it fails to load. Maybe the file size is too big.

[cocco]

[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.
[/quote]

That is cracking. I hope you've got some serious sun-glasses to go with it

[ezbass]

Ooh, colour me intrigued.

[paulnb57]

Subscribed...

[Coldflows]

Is the bass a renegade? If so il be interested how it sounds with P bass pups. I just can't get on with the set up of the pickups on mine!

[Bassassin]

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.

[police squad]

[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.
[/quote]

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

[police squad]

[quote name='Coldflows' timestamp='1453331296' post='2958614']
Is the bass a renegade? If so il be interested how it sounds with P bass pups. I just can't get on with the set up of the pickups on mine!
[/quote]
yes it is. What pickups have you got?

[Marc S]

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

[police squad]

[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
[/quote]
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

[Coldflows]

My Renegade has the stock pickups in it. So like mini Stingray pups.

It sounds good but its a bit harsh. I fancied something I can dial back that's a little more forgiving.

What pups are you using?

Edited January 21, 2016 by Coldflows

[police squad]

I've not heard the stock p/ups. I know they've worked on hi-gain clones, which apparently, sound good

[paulnb57]

Any chance of a link to where you got the body and neck from please?

Paul

[police squad]

[quote name='paulnb57' timestamp='1453373609' post='2958810']
Any chance of a link to where you got the body and neck from please?

Paul
[/quote]
There was only one available, it won't be a production thing

[police squad]

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


What pups are you using?
[/quote]

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

[police squad]

[attachment=210270:headstock.jpg]
headstock reamed to accept the tuner ferrules

Edited January 21, 2016 by police squad

[Coldflows]

[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
[/quote]

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!!

Edited January 21, 2016 by Coldflows

[police squad]

sounds great, go for it

[Coldflows]

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1453469004' post='2959765']
sounds great, go for it
[/quote]

I think il watch how yours pans out and then give it a go! Trying to find a ric bridge style surround is almost impossible on a budget anyway!

[police squad]

I can't upload any pictures, I've no idea why



And it sounds like a Precision which was pretty much the brief

Edited March 4, 2016 by police squad

[Cosmo Valdemar]

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And it sounds like a Precision which was pretty much the brief
[/quote]

Links aren't working for me...

[police squad]

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1457085367' post='2995088']
Links aren't working for me...
[/quote]

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

[tauzero]

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?