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I've been super busy and haven't had the chance to update this step by step, I'm now very very close to completion and I'm very happy with how its turned out! I stripped the body back to bare bones, I'm not sure what the finish was but it came off very easy which was a delight. The few tiny dings it had were filled and the pickguard holes were given a final once over with a touch of filler just to make sure they wont show through. The hole for the toggle switch was also drilled at this stage. Followed by a quick shoot of primer.. Which was then followed by Olympic white Nitro and clear, one tin of each seems to be just enough to get nice coverage on a P sized body. I ordered a black high mass bridge, just a cheapy but they do the job, used them a few times now and I've been more than happy! Along with that was the TBX pot, black strap buttons, black knobs (I accidentally only ordered 2, 3rd one is stolen off another bass for now ) and a black jack plate. Obligatory bed shot And in one piece I still have a few jobs left to do, I want a proper set of black tuners and I need to wire the volumes independently so I can blend them when both pickups are selected, at the moment turning the P pup down also takes the jazz one with it and vice versa. I'm very happy overall, I love the nitro finish especially

oh thats pretty!

Cheers chaps! I've debated a few colours especially the lovely sea foam/teal blue they did but I'd probably regret it if I didn't go white. The pink would probably stay if it wasn't for the sanding and routing I had to do!

Well I've had a busy day! Body arrived this morning and its exactly what I needed. I test fit a few parts to make sure everything was alright, the P pickup holes needed widening slightly and the pickguard holes had to be filled so out came the router and the toothpicks. I've got a bit of filling to do on the body before the finish goes on but thats nothing major, I would like to lose a bit more wood from the forearm contour but again thats nothing major. I also tried the neck on which is a very nice snug fit and even the screw holes line up Then I may have got a bit carried away... It plays and sounds wonderful! It has to come apart again for the refin and the change of electrics but I couldn't resist Next week I'll be ordering Olympic white paint, some bits of black hardware, a TBX pot and pickup selector

Second part of the puzzle arrived today, its pink!

I've always had a hankering for one of these old Japanese jazz bass specials being a big Duff fan. The Fender one is a ludicrous price for a MIM bass and every time an original one has popped up I've been skint, so I've decided to make my own I'm doing this on a budget for now, I'll probably upgrade parts in the near future but for now I just want it playable. I had this Squier PJ that I'm using as a neck and electronic donor, someone has slotted a set of Tonerider pups in so it sounds kinda nice. [url="https://flic.kr/p/Xmu7bT"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/Xmu7bT"]DSC_0082 (2)[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146318847@N03/"]Lel Atkinson[/url], on Flickr First job was to refinish the neck while I was waiting for a suitable body to pop up for sale. The JBS has a gloss black neck and headstock along with all black hardware so a trip to the shops for some paint was in order. excuse the mega messy garage! The neck with a few coats of paint before wet sanding and lacquer. I stripped the tuners down, gave them a good roughen up and a couple of coats of primer and black too I'll probably replace these at a later date with some proper black anodised ones, I'm sure the Wilkinson ones are a reasonable £30 or so. The neck paint was cured today so I've gave that a final careful wet sand and polish and it's came up a treat Also got myself a decal made and fitted today, I didn't want to label it as a Fender as its not and it never will be, so now it's the Fecker Lelbass Special I have a rear routed PJ body en route that I picked up off ebay for a hair under £50, I'm still undecided what colour its going to go. Pearl white is the obvious choice but I'm also swaying towards an aged olympic white, we shall see. I'd like to add the TBX control and pickup selector like the original eventually too, I can't find much information about wiring the TBX control so I'm going on the hunt for some wiring diagrams. Pickup wise I will be sticking with the Toneriders for now but I do want to experiment in the future, a set of quarter pounders will probably fin themselves in at some point. I shall update as it goes along

I don't have an exact figure but it isn't heavy, I've played it for an hour or so at a time without it being uncomfortable.

It's become my go to bass at home now, I'm even starting to prefer it over my P basses! I think I'll order a HB JB-75MN jazz soon, you really can't go wrong

Thanks chaps! [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1498158402' post='3322899'] Does it sound like a Ray..or does it have its own thing going on? [/quote] If i'm honest I have never played or heard a Stingray in the flesh, but it does have a very nice gritty growl going on. Thomann have some sound clips which give you an idea- [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_mb_4_sb_deluxe_series.htm"]https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_mb_4_sb_deluxe_series.htm[/url]

So the posty dropped this off today And what a punchy little beasty it is! The fit and finish are superb, I'd honestly be happy paying 5x of what this cost for this sort of quality. The body is blemish free as is the neck and matching headstock. The neck is thick, almost like a baseball bat but it isn't uncomfortable or a hindrance, it sports well dressed frets that are buzz free and I dig in quite hard. The passive pickup is quite hot, there is a slight singlecoil hum when you roll down one volume (wired VVT) but that is to be expected. Even the strings are nice, no idea what they are but they'll be staying on until they're dead. I feel like I've robbed Thomann for £112 delivered. 3 day delivery from Germany is very good too! HB jazz next I think.. [url="https://flic.kr/p/VMmPyW"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/VrW7tj"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/VrW7tj"]DSC_0136[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146318847@N03/"]Lel Atkinson[/url], on Flickr [url="https://flic.kr/p/UKJWqj"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/UKJWqj"]DSC_0137[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146318847@N03/"]Lel Atkinson[/url], on Flickr [url="https://flic.kr/p/VQznxx"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/VQznxx"]DSC_0138[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146318847@N03/"]Lel Atkinson[/url], on Flickr [url="https://flic.kr/p/W372Gr"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/W372Gr"]DSC_0140-2[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/146318847@N03/"]Lel Atkinson[/url], on Flickr

[color=#000000]1993 Squier P bass [/color] [color=#000000]Squier Affinity PJ [/color] [color=#000000]1988 Charvel 2b [/color] [color=#000000]Fenderbird [/color] [color=#000000]Harley Benton PB50 [/color] [color=#000000]1987 Aria Proii XRB [/color]

Gorgeous, white and maple is the best combination in my opinion!

I have a tiny list compared to everyone else! Previously owned: Squier affinity jazz Squier vintage modified P bass squier vintage modified jazz bass Currently owned Epiphone thunderbird goth (now a fenderbird) Squier P bass 1993 Fender precision lyte

give it time, i'm still finding out what these knobs do

Picked this up today, its my first TE amp and i'm very impressed. Nice size EQ and plenty of little features to keep me occupied for a while, i've already spent all afternoon twisting various knobs and buttons The compressor is a nice touch and is quite handy for my playing, as is the pre-shape control. I've never had these in an amp before so its a big learning curve. It sounds absolutely huge compared to my little Fender Rumble and should see me through a few small gigs with ease. I'm a sucker for pretty lights