ROBR Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I wanted a medium scale headless bass for just slinging in the car when I am out and about. This GIO came up £100 - so maybe a little expensive, but in good condition. So new bridge (hohner), pick up Kent Armstrong, hard ware - black, new switch series/parallel, tone circuit, finger ramp - I am in the process of making a new one. Frets levelled, neck refinished, new strings. The Gio went from a neck heavy bass to now better balanced on a strap, and plays ok, vs Plek'd SR1400 - so maybe I am not really comparing like to like there. Same weight - bridge is soooo heavy. Nice bass now - but still only worth - £100 quid, oh well - next project. Rob 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Nice work...I'm waiting to find a Westone Thunder 11/111 with a broken headstock to do something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Handsome enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Who me??? Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Who me??? Thanks Andy You’re Too gorgeous, not just handsome enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Liking the Mark King vibes off this one, good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is the body made of marble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBR Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 The Geek - if you haven;t used a router before, I would buy a cheap bass and practice first. It's very easy to make a mess, ( I got a carpenter to do that bit) and check out different string holders for the head. The cheap ones are intended for guitars, so wont take a full E string binding/diameter, and can easily break a bass string. (That's why I had to put posts in and put a single string wind in before the holder/clamp). Andy "enough" - yep your right, I would have preferred the red or black version to start on but, this marble came up close and cheap so.... The trouble is this is a laminate coating, so to get the coating off to repaint would be a nightmare. Laminate because the body is made up of three pieces of wood, a hard mahogany type, a composite ?? More glue than wood, and a soft wood (pine ???). So Pea it's not made of marble, although it does weigh a ton. BassApp. For the mark king look I would need about another 30 knobs and switches, but yep I know what you mean. thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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