stereoplayer Posted April 24, 2021 Author Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) I did shielding, and got the neck installed. The PU's are installed too. Each PU has 3 wires. The wire routes were tight but I did it. Edited April 24, 2021 by stereoplayer 4 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 24, 2021 Author Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) A few more pictures out order. Edited April 24, 2021 by stereoplayer 2 Quote
TheGreek Posted April 24, 2021 Posted April 24, 2021 Wow.... You must feel like a kid on Xmas Eve... 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 24, 2021 Author Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) On 24/04/2021 at 07:00, TheGreek said: Wow.... You must feel like a kid on Xmas Eve... I am having fun. Being retired, I need projects to keep busy. After coffee and waking up a bit more. I’ll be working on it again. Edited November 3, 2022 by stereoplayer 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 24, 2021 Author Posted April 24, 2021 I mounted the neck, bridge and pickups. I put an old set of strings on it, did a quick set up. Plays nice so far. Just the controls and strap locks to go. And lots of tweaking the setup. I only get one chance to put the controls where I want them... 6 Quote
BassTool Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Those pickup positions remind me of 70's Kramer basses 👍🏼 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, BassTool said: Those pickup positions remind me of 70's Kramer basses 👍🏼 Yes - the whole thing has a real trad look about it. Looks great. 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Is there not a risk of the bridge pup being overwhelmed? There’s going to be a massive difference in the amount of string movement.... 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Is there not a risk of the bridge pup being overwhelmed? There’s going to be a massive difference in the amount of string movement.... It will be wired stereo, and eq/vol will be set by me. Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) On 25/04/2021 at 05:17, BassTool said: Those pickup positions remind me of 70's Kramer basses 👍🏼 Yup , Ric 4005, some Hofner basses and others too. I was shooting for the 4005 configuration. Edited May 30, 2022 by stereoplayer Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) I put the switches in and wired up the stereo output jack. I have to enlarge the hole for the jack...it’s way to tight and it shorts out the jack if crammed in. I did give it testing though. It ROARS! Very distinctive sounding. Pics to come as promised. Edited April 25, 2021 by stereoplayer 2 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 26, 2021 Author Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) I finished it today. It still needs a little more tweaking though. First impressions, it roars! Those custom Tom Brantley tapped PU’s are powerful! And the PU locations are very distinctive. FULL bassey gobness! And treble crunch snd punch for days. With both PU’s on in stereo a very separated sound field. I still got minor problems, I have to expand the output jack route a bit...the stereo output jack is just crammed in there. Wire and connections are shorting. And...I did put in the stereo/mono switch. Very useful so far. Pics will come eventually... Union Break, sit in the sun, and maybe an adult beverage...where have I heard that before? Did I say it ROARS?! It’s just what I wanted! Edited April 26, 2021 by stereoplayer 10 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted April 26, 2021 Posted April 26, 2021 5 hours ago, stereoplayer said: Did I say it ROARS?! It’s just what I wanted! Good to hear...and I bet it is! 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 26, 2021 Posted April 26, 2021 Very nice finish. Uncomplicated yet eye catching. 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted April 29, 2021 Author Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) On 25/04/2021 at 06:59, wateroftyne said: Is there not a risk of the bridge pup being overwhelmed? There’s going to be a massive difference in the amount of string movement.... Actually, the bridge PU is surprisingly powerful. The bass plays and sounds fantastic! edit: I did fix the string spacing too! Edited May 1, 2021 by stereoplayer Quote
Richard R Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) On 25/04/2021 at 19:16, stereoplayer said: It ROARS! Very distinctive sounding We need a new emoji-thingy to say: This Thread Urgently Needs Sound Clips!! Anyone capable of making one?? Like this. Edited May 27, 2021 by Richard R Typo 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted July 24, 2021 Author Posted July 24, 2021 Ya, still no sound clips. But…easily my favorite bass that I have! 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Ya, we’ll… I tried to replace the stereo/mono switch. I had to make the control cavity a little larger for the switch. It broke the top of the bass… I’m very POed at myself. This was my solution…for now. I’m not really happy about this. Edited February 13, 2022 by stereoplayer 4 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 Ouch. Hard luck mate. I hope it doesn't put you off for the next one. 1 Quote
stereoplayer Posted May 30, 2022 Author Posted May 30, 2022 I am playing in a band again. It’s been almost 10 years since I last played out. This bass is playing and sounding great! No regrets in this build! 3 Quote
stereoplayer Posted June 10, 2022 Author Posted June 10, 2022 On 29/05/2022 at 22:18, stereoplayer said: I am playing in a band again. It’s been almost 10 years since I last played out. This bass is playing and sounding great! No regrets in this build! Everyone seems to like it including myself. Sounds great! Cut through the mix good. Lots of compliments. I love playing it! 2 Quote
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