Fender gold anodised aluminium P Bass scratchplate

[Jono Bolton]

Does anyone have any first-hand experience of fitting one of these to a MIM Standard P Bass?

I have the scratchplate, and had been looking at a MIM P Bass body I'd seen for sale, but my concern is the position of the screw hole between the volume and tone knobs; on my Squier Matt Freeman, the screw hole sat over the control cavity, and a plug had to be fitted to allow a screw hole to be drilled. Can I expect the same with a MIM body? The routing on a Classic 50s/Vintera P Bass is different to the Standards/Player Precisions.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Jono Bolton

[AndyTravis]

Yeah. 
 

Get a drumstick. Saw it to the depth of the cavity.

Then split it (saw it) down the middle.

A bit of wood glue where there’s no place for the screw to go.

Clamp it. Put a cloth between the finished portion of the body and the clamp.

Guide hole it...screw in.

You could use double sided tape I guess.

Robert is your mother’s brother...

Edited April 14, 2021 by AndyTravis

[AndyTravis]

Totally misread the post.

Yeah, only the 50’s reissues have the “right” spacing for the gold pickguard.

 

[Reggaebass]

If I’m reading this right, couldn’t you just glue a small block of wood to the side of the cavity to take the screw 

[Reggaebass]

I didn’t know the gold anodised ones had different screw holes, this is my one 

[AndyTravis]

17 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

If I’m reading this right, couldn’t you just glue a small block of wood to the side of the cavity to take the screw 

That’s what I said 😆

[Reggaebass]

4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

That’s what I said 😆

Oh yeah 😂 I must pay more attention 

[AndyTravis]

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Oh yeah 😂 I must pay more attention 

To what?

[Jono Bolton]

43 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah. 
 

Get a drumstick. Saw it to the depth of the cavity.

Then split it (saw it) down the middle.

A bit of wood glue where there’s no place for the screw to go.

Clamp it. Put a cloth between the finished portion of the body and the clamp.

Guide hole it...screw in.

You could use double sided tape I guess.

Robert is your mother’s brother...

Bugger. That's what was done to my Matt Freeman, but I was hoping to avoid having to do it again.

[Reggaebass]

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

To what?

To what you said above 🙂

[Jono Bolton]

21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I didn’t know the gold anodised ones had different screw holes, this is my one 

On the 10-hole, "original" pickguards, there isn't a screw beside the volume and tone knobs as there is in yours; there's just one screw in the middle of where those two would be.

[AndyTravis]

1 minute ago, Jono Bolton said:

On the 10-hole, "original" pickguards, there isn't a screw beside the volume and tone knobs as there is in yours; there's just one screw in the middle of where those two would be.

I reckon that pic is a California series or mexi deluxe series p/j from between 1997-2002

[AndyTravis]

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

To what you said above 🙂

Why, what was it?

I really should pay more attention...

[Reggaebass]

4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I reckon that pic is a California series or mexi deluxe series p/j from between 1997-2002

1998 P bass special 🙂

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

1998 P bass special 🙂

I’m sure I’ve said before that I want that bass. Mucky.

[Reggaebass]

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I’m sure I’ve said before that I want that bass. Mucky.

It’s a nice one to play, and it very rarely goes out of tune, the neck profile is different from my jazzes even though it’s jazz nut width, it’s very slim back to front , and it’s aging nicely 

Edited April 14, 2021 by Reggaebass

[AndyTravis]

1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

It’s a nice one to play, and it very rarely goes out of tune, the neck profile is different from my jazzes even though it’s jazz nut width, it’s very slim back to front , and it’s aging nicely 

I had a sunburst one. Would kill to have it again...

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

I had a sunburst one. Would kill to have it again...

That’s a cracker 👍

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s a cracker 👍

It was. Was playing 5’s at the time “didn’t need it anymore” 🙄

[Reggaebass]

3 hours ago, Jono Bolton said:

I have the scratchplate, and had been looking at a MIM P Bass body

I think it would be worth the bit of extra work jono, they do look nice, what colour is the body 

[Jono Bolton]

36 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I think it would be worth the bit of extra work jono, they do look nice, what colour is the body 

The one I was looking at is sunburst 

[Reggaebass]

1 minute ago, Jono Bolton said:

The one I was looking at is sunburst 

Yeah nice good match 👍

[AndyTravis]

3 minutes ago, Jono Bolton said:

The one I was looking at is sunburst 

Yeah. Works well with maple or rosewood too. Classy.

[Jono Bolton]

10 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Yeah nice good match 👍

 

10 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah. Works well with maple or rosewood too. Classy.

Settle down now lads, you'll make me end up doing it.

[AndyTravis]

52 minutes ago, Jono Bolton said:

 

Settle down now lads, you'll make me end up doing it.

G’wan get it done