Duarte

Hi all - I just uploaded my first EP to YouTube. I actually finished this in 2018, but never gave it a proper release outside of the film it was part of. The documentary was all about the Congolese Sapeurs - a much larger story about filming in the Congo is for another time! The soundtrack is a collection of pop, rumba, afrobeat, swing and funk. It sounds like chaos on paper, and it was admittedly too ambitious, but I feel we managed to just about pull it off. Listening now, there's stuff I'd do differently, and mixing choices I'd change, but all the original files are long gone. Anyway, thanks for checking it out + Would love to hear feedback. Cheers!

You mean 12th fret isn't considered upper?!

Please go and check it out, for all our sakes! I still these basses so compelling so I'd love to know.

Bit of sparkle!

I didn't make it in time. The guy did manage to sell me a nice Tokai Hard Puncher though. It's cool, but I really wanted to try that Greco.

It's gonna be stunning!

Came here to say this. I always know if it's me playing if it is littered with mistakes, and not in a good way.

I made an executive decision... We are going firey orange with a hint of gold pearl. Looks like Fender's Torino Red in the picture but it's definitely orange!

I had good results up to 500 on the neck, with just 2 or 3 wiped coats of tru-oil. Never felt a slicker neck in my life.

I'm on it. The neck is in a bad way, need help replacing the truss rod and things, but I will be stripping it soon. May I ask for opinions on the headstock? My gut says to leave it original, but I could be talked into something else.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread about resurrecting an old bass! I did make a new thread forgetting I had this one already - I'll post updates in here from now on!

And we're off! Sanded and base coated. Undecided what colour to go for, I'm torn between metallic purple or some kind of firey orange. I have a great space at a friend's workshop, but tracking down paint isn't easy. I'll just end up using whatever I can get my hands on.

I wholeheartedly agree with your decision! My tru-oiled jazz neck is the best thing I ever did to that bass. I'm gonna do all my basses like that!

Apologies for possibly derailing the thread, but these are amazing. Are the pickguards stock or custom? Never seen anything like it.

Yamaha Pulser. Excellent bass!

Agreed - now I'm thinking it's a veneer/laminate. Guess we are going to find out soon enough!

To me, the body looks as if it might be a one-piece with attractive grain - maybe consider going for a natural finish with oil? I did a similar thing with excellent results.

*double slanted P ...maybe?

I remember this - Although I don't recall how this build ended up? Last I remember you were unsatisfied with the swirly paint job I think! I'm going to try and keep this simple, and going with a solid colour, possibly orange. I will have my friend route a pocket for a truss rod wheel, and maybe chuck in a push/pull series parallel switch to the original TBX circuit design. New hardware across the board and strip the neck - voila! I've been keen to start this for so long, but I spent a year doing my masters in Australia, leaving my projects unfinished in Thailand. Now's the time!

Nice to reveal a 3-piece neck - a great little surprise. If you've gone through the finish on the neck at all, I'd just remove it all from the back of the neck, down to bare wood, and just finish with some tru-oil. I did the same to my fretless J bass a while ago and never looked back.

Stage 1 has begun:

So, I've had this bass sitting around for a year or two. Picked it up for around £100 in Bangkok. It is in a bad way. The electronics are shot - although the pickups work. The truss rod is broken. The finish is peeling badly. It's unplayable. But I have big plans. We are going for a full rebuild, which will hopefully end up with something pretty unique. Follow this thread for updates! Before pics....

The classics had some modern appointments, such as 6 bolt neck plate and truss rod wheel, and new (to musicman) finishes. Plus they made a big deal out of having figured necks. They had vintage appointments like slab bodies and mute bridges too. The classics were reissues of basses that never existed, essentially. I'd seek out an old 'classic' over the 'retro' for those quality of life improvements.

Trying to get youtube shorts to make a perfect loop - fails every time https://youtube.com/shorts/-9e2JE8rZ-c?feature=share

Cheers mate!