hooky_lowdown Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I'm interested in people's thoughts on something I've been thinking of doing. My first ever bass was an old Kay KB-1 (sg style) bass from the 70s. A cheap, nasty bass, but have fond memories. Liked the short scale neck, fast to play, was super lightweight - good for my back, and was generally a fun bass to play. Although the microphonic pickup sounded really bad. Anyway, I've been thinking of buying one from fleabay, putting a Dimarzio model one pickup into it, and changing the electrics. Then I'd have a fun, lightweight bass, which should sound pretty monster, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Apparently so! I asked a similar question with regards to upgrading my Epiphone SG bass, and one of the best suggestions seems to be to swap out the big mudbucker for a Model One: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/312566-epi-eb-3-varitones-and-other-mods/ If you get round to it before I do, let me know how you get on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 I did see your post EliasMoosebaster. I've owned an Epi EB0, and to me the old Kay has a nicer neck to play, and is significantly lighter (probably less than half the weight of the Epi), plus the Kay didn't have the neck dive of the Epi either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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