anyone bought one of these bodies???

[pal1972]

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The guy emailed me and said they were definately NOT ply, so i reckon basswood? anyone on here seen these or bought one of this guy? just curious as considering buying one

[geoffbyrne]

Haven't done it yet, but I'm about to buy a Telecaster body for a project. I'll report back when I've done it.

G.

[pal1972]

nice one keep me posted cheers

[bumnote]

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The guy emailed me and said they were definately NOT ply, so i reckon basswood? anyone on here seen these or bought one of this guy? just curious as considering buying one[/quote]


Yes I did although I didnt finish it as a project and sold it on on e bay
I bought a complete body with pg, pickup and scratchplate. The pick up was the usual cheapo job but the body was wood and not ply or mdf [which some of the squiers are,] and the paintwork was excellent. The neck joint was pretty good too with an un numed precision neck so i think you will be reasonably pleased. If you think it would cost you probably more prepare and paint one of these bodies than he charges its a good deal.

No affiliated etc etc

[Prosebass]

I am sure I have used one with a de-fretted Squier Neck and seem to remember it wasn't basswood (Lime) The finish was very good but the body was a little slim compared to a Fender. The pickup I used was an Artec Giovanni Vintage.

A note of caution though, lining the pickups and scratchplate up with the body cavity and neck may prove interesting as it did with me so don't expect everything to fit together without some work trimming and routing but you may be lucky.

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[Musky]

He's got a few natural tele bodies for sale. I don't recognise the wood, but it's definitely not basswood. Anyone recognise it?
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[maxrossell]

[quote name='Musky' post='700339' date='Jan 4 2010, 11:59 AM']He's got a few natural tele bodies for sale. I don't recognise the wood, but it's definitely not basswood. Anyone recognise it?
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Probably some form of light-coloured cherrywood.

[pal1972]

prosebass - thats exactly the look i'm after! how does/did it sound when finished? worth while project or not?

[Prosebass]

[quote name='pal1972' post='700377' date='Jan 4 2010, 12:40 PM']prosebass - thats exactly the look i'm after! how does/did it sound when finished? worth while project or not?[/quote]

I built it for a customer who wanted a bright red fretless Precision with Gold hardware. As for the sound it was really good , similar to a Squier but darker (probably due to the Artec pickups which are much better than stock Squier)

Give it a go, you never really know what a bass will sound like until you have built it , and a decent Pup will make a bigger difference than different body woods...

[pal1972]

Cheers, thats pretty much how i figure it! I was thinking of an SD pup or a wizard thumper!