NBD Fender P SB1

[gary mac]

Put this together last week, final tweaks, shielding and set up finished yesterday.

Fender P, with G&L SB1 pick up.

Babicz full contact bridge from Discreet.

One of Kiogon's marvelous wiring looms.

Fender Japanese neck.


Turned out exactly how I wanted, nice and light at just over 8lb and very loud and punchy thanks to the G&L MFD pup.


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[discreet]

Super. I can just imagine how that G&L pup sounds... sweet! Can I have my bridge back now, please?

[Basszilla]

Can I ask what difference the wiring loom has made to the sound?

I've got a pbass and was wondering what the upgrade actually does so that I can have a go as well. Do you replace the pots as well as part of the upgrade?

Gorgeous bass btw

[miles'tone]

I love it, but I think the neck needs loosening a tad and the headstock moved down in the G string direction. You seem to have alot of fingerboard showing under the G and not much at all on the E string side. It should bring the strings over the pole pieces into alignment too.
I say this as I'm not only a geek with OCD leanings, but a serial bitsa builder who has learnt that little tweaks like that can bring it all together. No pi$$ing on chips intended!

Your bass looks killer and I'm sure it sounds it too! 👍

[gary mac]

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1458072460' post='3004476']
I love it, but I think the neck needs loosening a tad and the headstock moved down in the G string direction. You seem to have alot of fingerboard showing under the G and not much at all on the E string side. It should bring the strings over the pole pieces into alignment too.
I say this as I'm not only a geek with OCD leanings, but a serial bitsa builder who has learnt that little tweaks like that can bring it all together. No pi$$ing on chips intended!

Your bass looks killer and I'm sure it sounds it too!
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The neck has been adjusted since taking those pics but actually the bridge needs to be moved slightly.

[gary mac]

[quote name='Basszilla' timestamp='1458071826' post='3004465']
Can I ask what difference the wiring loom has made to the sound?

I've got a pbass and was wondering what the upgrade actually does so that I can have a go as well. Do you replace the pots as well as part of the upgrade?

Gorgeous bass btw
[/quote]

The wiring looms from Bass Chatter, Kiogon, come complete with pots, input socket and the cabling. The whole thing drops in, with no soldering required. Opinions vary as to whether the sound is improved, I think it does make a difference, particularly when replacing really cheap components. That aside though, to me it just makes sense to use quality components, that will be reliable over a long period of time.

[Bassman Sam]

That's a real looker Gary, some sound clips would be nice.

[gary mac]

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1458116746' post='3004766']
That's a real looker Gary, some sound clips would be nice.
[/quote]
Thanks Al.

The best I could do at the moment is a video clip but not sure that the sound would be captured and/or reproduced accurately. I'll have a try tomorrow.

[Basszilla]

Thanks for the info Gary, I shall look into upgrading my pbass with one of the looms.

[gary mac]

[quote name='Basszilla' timestamp='1458199860' post='3005433']
Thanks for the info Gary, I shall look into upgrading my pbass with one of the looms.
[/quote]
No worries and I'm sure it will be money well spent.

[Grangur]

Hey Gary, that looks great. The bridge position is frustrating, when it only moving such a small amount. It'll be interesting to hear the tone.

Let's hope this is "the one" for you after the long search you've gone through.. The journey's fun though.

[gary mac]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1458203436' post='3005463']
Hey Gary, that looks great. The bridge position is frustrating, when it only moving such a small amount. It'll be interesting to hear the tone.

Let's hope this is "the one" for you after the long search you've gone through.. The journey's fun though.
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Yes it is a nuisance rich. It only needs moving a knats, quite a lot of faffing involved but it's got to be right.

[gary mac]

I've finally sorted a very irritating buzzing when playing the E string. It was a real mystery and had me checking screws, springs, bridge, tuners, truss rod etc.
Turned out to be a duff Rotosound E string

Problem solved with a set of DR Highbeams that I had in my box.