Wil Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) This is a project I've been documenting elsewhere, but thought I'd share the finished result with y'all. Its the body of my first bass, a mid 90s Encore P, with a Status neck, new black pickguard and knobs, a Wizard Thumper P pickup, new black bridge, and black gotoh tuners. Sounds and plays great, a vast improvement! And yes, the neck is set a bit wonky (neck pocket was too big) but it doesn't affect playability, just looks a bit off in the upper register. May shift the bridge to the treble side by a few mm to even it up. Edited November 28, 2007 by Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 That looks really good actually, what's the sound like with the status neck and wizard compared to a "normal" P? And as for the pocket being too large, could you not do a sideways shim with a bit o'card / wood ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sounds very fat, warm and thumpy. How a P bass should sound When I was fitting the neck I decided to keep it flush with the top edge of the neck pocket for stability, as it was at least 2 mm too big for the neck. Shouldn't cause a problem to shift the bridge slightly I think, as because the neck is already drilled I dont have much scope for movement there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Now with a John East BTB01 and Kent Armstrong humbucker at the bridge - still waiting on the active/passive toggle switch to arrive so haven't fully screwed the pickguard on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Nice work bud, that bass is looking great! How'd you tweak the neck in the end? Cheers, Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) I whacked a bit of card in to tighten up the neck pocket, and shifted the bridge 1 or 2 mm downwards All lines up now! The Kent Armstrong humbucker was custom wound by Aaron Armstrong for Skelf of ACG guitars (I bought it with the preamp from him). It sounds great, with it soloed its like a cross between a Thumb and a Stingray, a bit darker than a 'ray. The pot nearest the neck is a 4 way rotary switch, which gives me neck pup solo, both pups in series, both in parrallel, and bridge pup solo. The humbucker itself I wired in parrallel. Edited November 28, 2007 by Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Excellent. Have often wondered about putting a MM pickup in a P. Can't see the second pic though unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pablo Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [quote name='joegarcia' post='95566' date='Nov 28 2007, 12:24 PM']Excellent. Have often wondered about putting a MM pickup in a P. Can't see the second pic though unfortunately.[/quote] that makes two of us then i thought it was just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Pics are showing fine for me on both my home and work PC, so a bit confused as to whats wrong there I'm afraid! Here are some soundclips - all of these are with the preamp switched in with a slight bass boost, slight treble boost: [url="http://media.putfile.com/StatusEncore---Bridge"]Bridge pickup solo[/url] [url="http://media.putfile.com/StatusEncore-Bridge-and-Neck-1"]Bridge and Neck in Series[/url] [url="http://media.putfile.com/StatusEncore-Bridge-and-Neck-2"]Bridge and Neck in Parallel[/url] [url="http://media.putfile.com/StatusEncore---Neck"]Neck[/url] I really love that Kent Armstrong Also, here's the cavity just before I put the active/passive switch in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Nice sound clips! The bridge pickup sounds really unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 [quote name='ped' post='96421' date='Nov 29 2007, 11:14 PM']Nice sound clips! The bridge pickup sounds really unique.[/quote] I can certainly see it being the setting I leave it on most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 It might be nice to be able to blend the front pickup in rather than just having it on or off maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Oh, I've had my fill of wiring for now methinks - I'm having nightmares about solder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't blame you - that last pic brings back horrible memories or panicked sweating fits over a hot iron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Fabric softener helps, Ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 That bridge pickup sounds like the kind of tone I could play on for hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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