Byo

B3K all the way. I have the "vintage" Finnish version and it still blows me away.

I purchased a kit from John a few weeks ago for my bitsa P-Bass. Amazing customer service from John and great tips too regarding other hardware. The kits are idiot-proof and they even include a mini-screwdriver for the solderless connectors. The tone of the stock electronics was ok'ish and to be honest, I did not think that the pick-up could be improved but boy was I wrong... the tone pot is very versatile and you can go from rock to dub and everything in between. I have just put some flats on the P-Bass and rolling the tone half-way down gives me that Motown tone we all love, but you always have some extra juice if needed in both directions which is welcomed. I have always been full-on or full-off with tone controls, never bothered but with this kit I seem to play a lot with the pot and can fine tune the bass with surgical precision. Great product with top quality parts at an unbeatable price. Thank you John!

I think it looks pretty cool, quirky pup configuration for a P-Bass that I am sure sounds killer in Pino's hands

Where's he based in SE?

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1435257887' post='2807102'] Sell the P and buy a Squier VM Fretless [/quote] +1 on the Squier. I have one and it's a really nice bass out of the box.

Totally agree with the OP and specially about the new Squiers. I have the fretless P-Bass that was great out of the box, super light and really loud for a passive bass. I decided to mod it to my specs, but just because I am a little picky too, and attached an All Parts fretted J neck and a KiOgon wiring kit. The bass has greatly improved, but the stock version was very well put together and priced at only £299! Squier is catching up with Fender and I would not hesitate to buy a modern one versus a pre-2008 MIM Fender standard.

For the price of the work done, you could probably pay a little more on top and have a custom ACG built to your specs.

Hi guys, Thomann has the "Volo" in stock for just over £600. http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_btb33_ntf.htm I would go for it if it had a SR or even an ATK body, but I just do not like the BTB shape at all...

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I know CNC routers are very expensive and I cannot justify the price of one. A pin router with a template, like the old Fender´s may be a possible alternative. I am going to do further research as I am very interested. Keep the comments coming!

Nobody?

Hi y'all, Question oriented more to luthiers and amateur builders. I am currently attending Guitar Building evening classes at the London Metropolitan University but they focus only on hand made acoustics, which I am really enjoying and has become an amazing learning experience. They do have an industrial CNC machine and I have seen several Telecaster bodies and builds in the workshops as it is part of their BSc degree but as mentioned above, it is all hand made guitars focused and hardly any power tools are used (nice). I would like to hear from your experiences with CNC machines and what would you suggest. To give you a context, I would like to start working mostly on classic Fender shapes and move on from there. Cheers, Byron.

My MIM's are amazing basses and I will put them against any MIA or MIJ any day of the week. I have a Reggie Hamilton Sig Jazz Bass, RW Jazz Bass and a rare Precision Bass Jr (short-scale) and they all kick some serious butt.

[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1434384765' post='2799102'] I'm planning on going for a creamery pickup for my P build when I get round to it! [/quote] Let us know how it sounds!

That P-bass looks amazing Si. Let us know how the CMT pup goes!

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1434372593' post='2798968'] I was about to suggest Entwistle I heard a P copy bass with the cheaper of the 2 Pup versions recently It sounded great, and I'm left wondering how much better the more expensive (PBXN?) pickup is EDIT: I say "more expensive" - but they're still really cheap, compared to most other makes [/quote] A lot of love on BC for Entwistle! Does anybody know the tonal qualities of a "regular" magnet Vs a Neodymium one? I have never played or heard a Neo pup.

Just found this on one of the classifieds in the forum regarding Squier CV pickups probably being made by Tonerider. If true, my current P-pup is a Tonerider. https://tidywords.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/tonerider-pickups-vs-squier-classic-vibe-pickups/