hooky_lowdown Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 9 hours ago, TheLowDown said: I don't suppose you have a link to it, do you? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 11 hours ago, PaulThePlug said: think there is a bloke on ebay from scotland iirc... not cheap mind...... Thanks Paul, I will have a search on eBay and see if I can locate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, hooky_lowdown said: Yea I watched this... Pretty poor that their own pickguards dont fit their own basses, unless this was designed to fit a fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Holy crap, I love the look of this bass so I've just ordered one from thoman. I was looking for a precision so this will fit the bill nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, WHUFC BASS said: Holy crap, I love the look of this bass so I've just ordered one from thoman. I was looking for a precision so this will fit the bill nicely. Trust me, its awesome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 50 minutes ago, stewblack said: Trust me, its awesome Do you still have the stock pickups in there Stewblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Bobo_08 said: Do you still have the stock pickups in there Stewblack Yes I do. Can't fault them. At least to my ears, they're great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Cheers Stew, did you make any height adjustments to the pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Bobo_08 said: Cheers Stew, did you make any height adjustments to the pickups? Nope. I have changed a pup in a HB semi acoustic, and I have replaced the tone pots on two HBs with @KiOgon's tone switch. Otherwise I've played them straight out of the box and never had to change any thing. The changes I have made were out of interest and not necessity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Also have the KiOgon kit too, still not got around to fitting it yet. I dunno maybe you got one with hot pickups but mine are a bit on the low side I'm terms of output. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Bobo_08 said: Also have the KiOgon kit too, still not got around to fitting it yet. I dunno maybe you got one with hot pickups but mine are a bit on the low side I'm terms of output. Mine too. Have some EMG Geezer pickups to put in mine at some point.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, cetera said: Mine too. Have some EMG Geezer pickups to put in mine at some point.... That's the setup I'm going for too. It always baffled me why Fender didn't come out with a Precision in this colour scheme. It's my ideal colour scheme for a P-bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, WHUFC BASS said: That's the setup I'm going for too. It always baffled me why Fender didn't come out with a Precision in this colour scheme. It's my ideal colour scheme for a P-bass. Agreed regarding the colour scheme, although maybe the nitro finished Highway one series probably comes close with a few years of playing to create a nice pattina. Edited March 17, 2021 by Bobo_08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that this chap on ebay is doing pickguards for several HB basses, he will soon be doing one for my PB-20. Have a look at this link for any of your Harley Benton pickguard needs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114675042782?ul_noapp=true Happy Friday Edited March 19, 2021 by Bobo_08 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Bobo_08 said: Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that this chap on ebay is doing pickguards for several HB basses, he will soon be doing one for my PB-20. Have a look at this link for any of your Harley Benton pickguard needs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114675042782?ul_noapp=true Happy Friday That's interesting. I'm really after a red tortoiseshell scratchplate but want to see how red the stock one is. it looks pretty dark from photos I've seen, I'm after the lighter red coloured scratchplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Bobo_08 said: Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that this chap on ebay is doing pickguards for several HB basses, he will soon be doing one for my PB-20. Have a look at this link for any of your Harley Benton pickguard needs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114675042782?ul_noapp=true Happy Friday Ha! Three of mine are in that picture (5 string Stingray style MB-5 SBK) Great stuff about the PB-20, I want a black one (my girlfriend's bass) and it looks like I will not have to send the original anymore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, mcnach said: Ha! Three of mine are in that picture (5 string Stingray style MB-5 SBK) Great stuff about the PB-20, I want a black one (my girlfriend's bass) and it looks like I will not have to send the original anymore Three of your's! Then you know what to do 😉. Yes that the great advantage not having to send in you scratch plate in advance. He has a friend sending him one for a PB-20 this week coming and he will give me a shout as soon as he has it in. He's not far from you he's just across the way in Glasgow. Edited March 20, 2021 by Bobo_08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Bobo_08 said: Three of your's! Then you know what to do 😉. Yes that the great advantage not having to send in you scratch plate in advance. He has a friend sending him one for a PB-20 this week coming and he will give me a shout as soon as he has it in. He's not far from you he's just across the way in Glasgow. Please let us know when he tells you that he's got the PB-20 one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 31 minutes ago, mcnach said: Please let us know when he tells you that he's got the PB-20 one Absolutely, I will let you know when he has been in touch 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I stuck a single ply matt black plate on my bitsa SBK it was just a copy from China fits ok but holes don`t line up but I wasn`t bothered about that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Very nice! Thanks for sharing... Tell us about the mods.. looks like different bridge and obviously a different neck. 7 minutes ago, DarkHeart said: I stuck a single ply matt black plate on my bitsa SBK it was just a copy from China fits ok but holes don`t line up but I wasn`t bothered about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Bobo_08 said: Very nice! Thanks for sharing... Tell us about the mods.. looks like different bridge and obviously a different neck. I got the body from Bagsieblue off here, it`s got a Maida Vale Lockdown pickup that I got off ebay, supposedly hand wound and I have to admit that it does sound really good, the bridge is just a generic hi mass affair and the neck I already had lying around, I`ve always liked black and gold together since the Lotus F1 days so just stuck it all together. I`ve got the HB MB4 SBK as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Thinking a gold pickguard instead of black would look awesome. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, hooky_lowdown said: Thinking a gold pickguard instead of black would look awesome. 😎 Anodised Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_08 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, DarkHeart said: I got the body from Bagsieblue off here, it`s got a Maida Vale Lockdown pickup that I got off ebay, supposedly hand wound and I have to admit that it does sound really good, the bridge is just a generic hi mass affair and the neck I already had lying around, I`ve always liked black and gold together since the Lotus F1 days so just stuck it all together. I`ve got the HB MB4 SBK as well. Nice work! Never heard of those pickups will check them out. Do you think the high mass bridge makes a difference, my stock bass sustains for agggeeesss... Much more than my Yamaha TRBX304 which has a bridge like you have here, but is a Mahogany body. Gonna go and checkout those maida val pups. 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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