NancyJohnson Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 For a while now, I've had a load of bass bits sitting around in my garage...essentially enough to make a Precision bass. Everything was a bit knocked about, so it seemed only right to knock it about a bit more and screw it together. The basic neck/body are from an old Sunn Mustang; an Indian built Fender-licensed Precision bass copy. The neck was covered in a really think varnish, so I sanded that back and oiled it. It was originally black, I'd sprayed it red years ago and done a matching headstock (which I also rubbed back). The bridge? Dunno, It's roughly a BadAss II in size, heavy...it's been in a box for years. I bought some Wilkinson tuners (£25) and a Warman pickup (£13) - I've used Josi Warman's stuff on other guitars, it's cheap and top notch. Old set of Dunlop Straploks. Bought a pre-wired loom (£10, incl. knobs) and a minty-green scratchplate (£17)...broke out the soldering iron and it lives. I was considering putting in an MM pickup, but to be honest, it was more hassle than it's worth, so Josi helped me out. It doesn't sound too bad really. Neck is nice and straight, action is good an rattly. I might put a decal on the headstock (not a Fender one). Dunno if it's a keeper, but it plays nicely, so maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looks good, nice and road worn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Ooh, I just found a chrome pickup cover. That's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Jimothey said: Looks good, nice and road worn!! It certainly does. Proper random damage. The neck looks a bit clean in comparison. Nice job though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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