Modding a '66 Mustang (really?? really???)

[Andyjr1515]

Sounds great @ped!  

 

Excellent band to use for the track too 

 

[Aidan63]

sounds great, you and the instrument 

[ped]

Thanks 😊 I definitely cringe at some of the mistakes but I’ve now found an awesome way to record using the Moises app to remove bass from the source track and use my work laptop for the video, then sync in GarageBand (which I didn’t realise let you add video!)

[ezbass]

29 minutes ago, ped said:

then sync in GarageBand (which I didn’t realise let you add video!)

Really? Interesting!

[ped]

16 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Really? Interesting!

Yeah I used to export the audio and sync in iMovie which was a real pain. But I tried dragging the video into GarageBand and it worked!! Syncing is much easier as you’re able to drag more accurately. Then you export as a video. I looked it up and it’s for adding soundtracks to films so it makes sense. Mine is an old version of GarageBand too. 

[ezbass]

1 minute ago, ped said:

Yeah I used to export the audio and sync in iMovie which was a real pain. But I tried dragging the video into GarageBand and it worked!! Syncing is much easier as you’re able to drag more accurately. Then you export as a video. I looked it up and it’s for adding soundtracks to films so it makes sense. Mine is an old version of GarageBand too. 

Excellent!

[ped]

Just adding these pics to keep the story going. Just playing ahead of us now

 

 

[ezbass]

Check out that, er, checking.

[Twincam]

Fantastic.

Great work by Andy there. 

 

Nice playing and it's sounds great! 

Only thing is, i would of liked to of heard the bass in isolation, maybe before and after the work too. 

[ped]

10 hours ago, Twincam said:

Fantastic.

Great work by Andy there. 

 

Nice playing and it's sounds great! 

Only thing is, i would of liked to of heard the bass in isolation, maybe before and after the work too. 

 

He's good isn't he? (Andy, not referring to myself in third person!)

 

I do have a claim of it before somewhere, it sounded very similar to be honest - the aim was to keep the 'mini P' character and I found the thunderbird pickup with one hot coil was a great mimic for the P sound whilst also filling the existing cavity/cutout. Now I've had time to get properly cork sniffer with the pickups I'm hearing a really nice almost stingray like top end from the pickup which adds a lot of definition.

[Ralf1e]

On 22/11/2022 at 16:19, ezbass said:

 

So how can you play that nice interesting Jazzy style when wearing a Rolling Stones T-Shirt? 🤣

[ezbass]

6 minutes ago, Ralf1e said:

So how can you play that nice interesting Jazzy style when wearing a Rolling Stones T-Shirt? 🤣

Just like that. I play a Mustang while wearing a Precision T Shirt sometimes.

[Ralf1e]

On 23/11/2022 at 13:34, Andyjr1515 said:

For plugging the drill holes that I'm just about to make for the new bridge screw holes, dowelling is no good.  Why?  Because the grain runs along the length of a dowel and the circular bit is therefore end grain - which has insufficient screw-pull-out resistance.

 

And so I use a plug cutter on some similar strength/softness wood to the body.  For this one, I'm using mahogany which is closer in hardness to what is probably an alder body than, say, using maple.

 

With a following saw cut, it releases the 'across the grain' dowels:

 

 

And the plugs are in waiting for the wood glue to fully set. 

 

All being well, tomorrow I will be able to drill to refit the bridge in its straightened position and then I can string it up with a couple of spare strings so that the pickup positions can be accurately marked

 

 

 

I have plug cutters but never thought about using dowels cut across instead of with the grain unless to match an existing grain in a body someone fd up.

Thanks for sharing this priceless tip.

[Waddo Soqable]

7 hours ago, ezbass said:

Just like that. I play a Mustang while wearing a Precision T Shirt sometimes.

Anarchist

[ezbass]

10 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Anarchist

Living life on the edge me.

[vates]

What a wonderful thread! Thanks for sharing!

[ped]

Here's a sample of the bass in context - a snippet of one of my band's songs. Only recorded at home on GarageBand along with a less than perfect backing track but it gives you an idea  I have gigged this bass a fair bit now and it sounds great every time.

 

 

 

 

[ezbass]

Short scales seem to fit into a mix so easily; sounds great.

[Andyjr1515]

2 hours ago, ped said:

Here's a sample of the bass in context - a snippet of one of my band's songs. Only recorded at home on GarageBand along with a less than perfect backing track but it gives you an idea  I have gigged this bass a fair bit now and it sounds great every time.

 

 

 

Splendid! 

 

[Marc S]

16 hours ago, ezbass said:

Short scales seem to fit into a mix so easily; sounds great.

Yes, I'm coming around to thinking this more & more lately.

[ped]

Yeah it does really sit nicely between the keyboards and guitars. Some of our songs have quite bass heavy keys which gives me some freedom to do little chords and fills which sound really meaty even up the neck.

 

I did some videos which I posted on another thread but I'll put them here to keep this 'master' thread up to date, because it tells the story from the start, all through @Andyjr1515 's excellent work, what an exciting time that was. Nearly 2 years ago!

 

Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock

 

 

..and the vids:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, ped said:

Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock

 

Hmm, a Gene Simmons signature bass, with an NS EUB headstock; interesting. However, he's captured you nicely and the Mustang's 2 thumb rests too.

[ped]

13 minutes ago, ezbass said:

...he's captured you nicely and the Mustang's 2 thumb rests too.

 

Yes I only noticed that now, good attention to detail 😄

[Velarian]

2 hours ago, ped said:

Yeah it does really sit nicely between the keyboards and guitars. Some of our songs have quite bass heavy keys which gives me some freedom to do little chords and fills which sound really meaty even up the neck.

 

I did some videos which I posted on another thread but I'll put them here to keep this 'master' thread up to date, because it tells the story from the start, all through @Andyjr1515 's excellent work, what an exciting time that was. Nearly 2 years ago!

 

Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock

 

 

..and the vids:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome, I absolutely love everything about that. The bass sounds incredible. 👏

[Andyjr1515]

Bass sounds great!  Some nice playing there too...