greghagger Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 Find out how I turned my £30 cheap bass into a pro instrument. This P bass sounds excellent and is really nice to play too. Get some tips from the video so you can do the same thing yourself. 2 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 £200 neck.. £100 pickup... Triggers Broom? 6 6 Quote
greghagger Posted April 3, 2021 Author Posted April 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: £200 neck.. £100 pickup... Triggers Broom? What a great sketch! You are the third person to mention that today! yep £200 neck, £100 pickups, £30 body - what a bargain for a great bass! You tempted to have a go putting one together? 1 2 Quote
greghagger Posted April 3, 2021 Author Posted April 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Doctor J said: You won't just tell me? Watch the video if you are keen to find out! 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 'Prolly just go for a Harley Benton or a Squier... 3 Quote
Doctor J Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, greghagger said: Watch the video if you are keen to find out! No need, the next post told me to spend big. Problem solved. Quote
greghagger Posted April 3, 2021 Author Posted April 3, 2021 Just now, PaulThePlug said: 'Prolly just go for a Harley Benton or a Squier... Good plan, you can pick up a good instrument if you shop carefully! If you happen to have an old bass laying around and you are adventurous, you could end up with a bespoke instrument for similar money with pickups of your choice! 1 Quote
greghagger Posted April 3, 2021 Author Posted April 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Doctor J said: No need, the next post told me to spend big. Problem solved. Ha ha! If you have the cash, then why not! Obviously not the video for you then, leave it to the ones who are interested in this sort of thing. Quote
jrixn1 Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 2 hours ago, greghagger said: This P bass sounds excellent and is really nice to play too. Get some tips from the video so you can do the same thing yourself. 1 hour ago, greghagger said: Watch the video if you are keen to find out! How different people choose to upgrade their instruments could be an interesting topic, but your posts are against the spirit of a forum, which is to discuss and share ideas and information openly. You use it only a place to spam your YouTube channel. 12 4 Quote
Bassassin Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) This is like that "Are YOU A Boring Bass Player?" guy all over again. Looks like the OP's been a member here for 12 years - surprising then, that it hasn't clicked that we're largely a bunch of middle-aged, highly experienced, frequently pro/semi-pro musicians, many of whom will have been knocking up bitsa basses for the last three or four decades! Oh, and here's one I made earlier. Edited April 4, 2021 by Bassassin 10 Quote
Maude Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Doctor J said: You won't just tell me? Watch the video. The answer will amaze you!!! 2 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, Maude said: Watch the video. The answer will amaze you!!! I watched it. You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next! 5 Quote
Guest Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Bassassin said: This is like that "Are YOU A Boring Bass Player?" guy all over again. Now I'm tempted to click on the link to see if this guy's ears stick out just as much Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Bassassin said: This is like that "Are YOU A Boring Bass Player?" guy all over again. Looks like the OP's been a member here for 12 years - surprising then, that it hasn't clicked that we're largely a bunch of middle-aged, highly experienced, frequently pro/semi-pro musicians, many of whom will have been knocking up bitsa basses for the last three or four decades! Oh, and here's one I made earlier. Nice bass! Obviously the video wasn’t meant for someone with such experience as you have, but I am sure others don’t have as much experience as you and judging by the response to the video, on YouTube, this is an interesting topic for many. Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Now I'm tempted to click on the link to see if this guy's ears stick out just as much Oh we have another mature bass player here 😂 Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 4 hours ago, jrixn1 said: How different people choose to upgrade their instruments could be an interesting topic, but your posts are against the spirit of a forum, which is to discuss and share ideas and information openly. You use it only a place to spam your YouTube channel. Thanks for your perspective, I’ll run my posts through with you first to ensure that they are suitable for you! 1 Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: I watched it. You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next! Don’t spoil it 😜 1 Quote
LukeFRC Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 4 hours ago, greghagger said: Thanks for your perspective, I’ll run my posts through with you first to ensure that they are suitable for you! you realise we have a whole forum dedicated to exactly what the video is about? https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/15-build-diaries/ 4 1 Quote
ped Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 Hey @greghagger there’s no rule currently against people coming here to advertise their YouTube channel although it does look a bit like spam when it’s the only thing you post. You’ll see that the demographic here is quite different from the sort of audience you might need to attract via YouTube itself. 4 1 Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: you realise we have a whole forum dedicated to exactly what the video is about? https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/15-build-diaries/ No I wasn’t aware of that forum. Thanks for letting me know, as that’s a much better place to talk about bass mods 👍 Quote
Guest Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 8 hours ago, Bassassin said: Oh, and here's one I made earlier. Instead of being happy to concentrate on the transparent body and the pg-matched headstock, I find myself with three questions: what does the little switch do? is that a Di Marzio PAF? does anyone ever use tort for the block inlays on a maple fretboard? Quote
greghagger Posted April 4, 2021 Author Posted April 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, ped said: Hey @greghagger there’s no rule currently against people coming here to advertise their YouTube channel although it does look a bit like spam when it’s the only thing you post. You’ll see that the demographic here is quite different from the sort of audience you might need to attract via YouTube itself. Cool, point taken and great that there is a forum for bass mods as I found out from @LukeFRC Thanks for your reply as it’s good to get a mature discussion rather than some of the earlier immature, slightly trolling comments! Also I am always happy to get involved and help out when one of my posts raises a discussion as what has happened with some of my earlier topics. Good advise though, much appreciated. 1 Quote
Guest Posted April 4, 2021 Posted April 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Doctor J said: No need, the next post told me to spend big. Problem solved. CLICK HERE to find out how I turned a cheap £1 bag of flour into a pro wedding cake 🍰 Quote
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