boabskiboab Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) So I bought a Squier Affinity P with the plans of really meesing around with it as a learning experience as most skills needed for this kind of thing I have never used before (Woodworking, Soldering Etc.). So I stripped the neck from the body and removed everything from the body itself. I then covered in in masking tape to ease marking out as I decided to try to fit it with a MM pickup as close to the MM sweetspot as possible. I found out that there was a slight issue as the MM sweetspot slightly overlaps the Split P's position. So i decided to just put the MM hard against the split P's, to limit the stress as I said this is my first try. Next came the part I wasn't looking forward to doing, the routing. It wasn't as difficult as i expected, but i did learn a few valuble lessons. It would have been much easier if i could have found a routing template, but I couldn't find one for a MM. I should have made the cut out a few mm smaller than my marking out, then slowly removed more material, I could've got the cut out much more snug. The last thing I did today was to give the guitar finish a good scuff with 400/800 grit sandpaper. I have decided to paint it as well, the colour i will keep to myself just now. A friend is a car painter and he has agreed to paint this for me, so hopefully it'll be a good finish. Next job, give the body a couple of coats of primer and fill all/any dings and chips. I'll update as soon as i get the thing primerd and filled. Edited August 16, 2009 by boabskiboab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Nice job - especially for freehand. Are you making a MM clone or are you beating your own path with this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Would be interesting if you put that P pup in. Odd look and i wonder how it would sound with both up full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabskiboab Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 I intend on putting the split P back in and using either a VVT setup or a VBT all passive, that is my next headache as i've never done this before either, any wiring diagrams/advice is more than welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I reckon the VBT would be best since they are so close though i dont know how much it will affect the sound either way. I just prefer blend since it gets some nice tones between that a VVT doesnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I'm looking forward to seeing how this ends up, this was my trusty back-up bass for a few years and I loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Gonna follow this thread with interest. Always wanted a P-Bass with an MM pickup (think Sandberg California PM), this looks like a really good route to having tone nirvana! Let us know how it goes Ian PS any thoughts on how you're going to wire the MM pickup - series, parallel, coil tapped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Im not sure but having the pickups against each other may have some strange effect on the magnetic field ( and sound ) Could be interesting! Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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