mckin Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) yo my dream bass is the fender 51, as played by the legend that is Lou Barlow of the mighty Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh, but there's no way in hell i can afford £500 and a ticket for Leeds so i'm thinkin of buildin my own possibly... Basically what could go wrong/is it a good idea? Could i sand the edge off a precision headstock to make it look like a 51? could i put a different pup in the routed hole? am i creative genius or perverted psychopath? help please!!! peace out oh yeah and i'm not on a huge budget right now i'm thinkin £200 max but that may not be realistic? help! Edited January 24, 2010 by mckin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 what about a Squier classic vibe 50s thingy bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckin Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='723547' date='Jan 24 2010, 09:04 PM']what about a Squier classic vibe 50s thingy bass?[/quote] i was thinkin that but i've had enough of squier. my dad's got this sweet fender 78 precish he's gonna give me sometime and i want to demote the epi thunderbird to practice and then a respectable 51 precision for drop c and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 You can sand a later headstock to look like a '51 and you might, with a bit of chisel work get a single coil into the routing, but it'll take allot of work (and body filler ) to turn a contoured body into a slab sided '51 style body. It would probably be easier to find a bit of wood and make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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