Blacktop Precision NBD ish…

[AndyTravis]

Bought this about a both ago…cash converters.

 

Had an unoriginal neck.

 

It was lovely…but then spotted a nice 70s Reissue P neck.

 

Game on!

 

 

[AndyTravis]

And…done:

 

some minor tweaks but seems pretty good.

 

Id played it a fair bit with the 60’s reissue neck on it, but this looks better:

[Pea Turgh]

You’ve got a good eye for a restoration, Andy 👍

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

You’ve got a good eye for a restoration, Andy 👍

Looks loads better than it did…

[BassApprentice]

Nice job! There's a guy I follow on Instagram (@mikepbass) who gets some very nice slap tones out those Double J pickups.

 

[LewisK1975]

Lovely Job Andy!  Looks the business.

 

Always impressed by the sound of these too..

[AndyTravis]

Now then…

 

spanner in the works…

 

traditional P in the middle?

[Pea Turgh]

Ooh, minty.  Noice.

 

You could do, but I would get the hacksaw out and keep the pups as-is.  Different, innit.

[AndyTravis]

6 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

Ooh, minty.  Noice.

 

You could do, but I would get the hacksaw out and keep the pups as-is.  Different, innit.

Well…the “P” sound I desire isn’t as “P-y” as I’d like…

 

so, I might give it a go.

 

if it’s not right, I’ll keep the plate and pickup and I can return it to stock pickup/body.

[PaulThePlug]

Maida Vale 4 Wire P so you can Series / Parallel it to blend with the bridge pup... is the bridge pup splitable?

 

P, PJ, J, PM, JM, M...  £20

 

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by PaulThePlug

[AndyTravis]

1 minute ago, PaulThePlug said:

Maida Vale 4 Wire P so you can Series / Parallel it?

Maybe - @Machineshas a spare P pickup from a mexi standard - he’s hopefully offering it up.

 

If the general sound Is working - I will invest.

[MungoBass]

1 hour ago, AndyTravis said:

Now then…

 

spanner in the works…

 

traditional P in the middle?

 

When I read ‘traditional P in the middle’, my (aged!) mind thought you were moving the existing J pup to the neck and putting the P in the middle!

 

So a HBJ, P, HBJ mega combination!

 

😂

 

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by MungoBass

[PaulThePlug]

Piggy in the middle...

[MungoBass]

7 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Piggy in the middle...

 

Pigs in blankets.....yum!  

 

Dear @AndyTravis I’m not trying to derail this thread! No more from me on food!

 

 

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by MungoBass

[AndyTravis]

Derail away!

[cocco]

P/Jazzbucker is a great pickup configuration in my opinion. I have it in my Maruszsczyk and it sings. 

 

I imagine two of them is the sonic equivalent of a sledge hammer?

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, cocco said:

P/Jazzbucker is a great pickup configuration in my opinion. I have it in my Maruszsczyk and it sings. 

 

I imagine two of them is the sonic equivalent of a sledge hammer?

Hmm. 
 

It’s good - but I wonder if that traditional split P might add in a little warmth 

[Machines]

3 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Maybe - @Machineshas a spare P pickup from a mexi standard - he’s hopefully offering it up.

 

If the general sound Is working - I will invest.

 

I am. 

[AndyTravis]

Bit too much IPA in the blood to start tonight.

 

but…lovely @Machines sent me a Mexican Standard Fender P pickup he had spare.

 

so I’m going to give it a go.

 

Done the approximate groundwork for tomorrow morning’s episode of “woodwork with a brew”.

[Grahambythesea]

Good luck with the project. I seem to recall G & L doing a similar pickup configuration.

[AndyTravis]

Well…after a bit of tidying up, it’s all together - last job is to solder and guess who’s lent out the soldering iron 🙄🤬

[DJ '65]

Looks great, the MXR style knobs look cool too!
 

Edit.

Just noticed the knobs were already there… they just stand out more now…. Lol.

Edited December 30, 2022 by DJ '65