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[quote name='neepheid' post='19981' date='Jun 18 2007, 11:59 PM']Some of you may recall me putting the feelers out for a beat up old bass body, and I managed to get my hands on one. It's not quite a P-bass, I was told it was a Squier Bullet bass (thankfully not the short scale version), but in any case it'll do the job.

I'm going to pair it with a Mighty Mite ebonal fretless Precision neck, probably stick a Badass II on it and use Schaller BMFLs again. Dunno about pups yet.

So, to sanding!



That's 1 hour's work. This is going to take a while.

Anyway, the whole point of this otherwise completely unremarkable and somewhat straightforward project is that my sister is going to decorate the bass. A graduate of Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, she jumped at the chance to collaborate on this project. Some examples of her work:





I wonder what she'll come up with. Whatever it is, I fancy a repeat of the design on the headstock as well for good measure

As ever, will keep you up to date on developments.[/quote]
Did the same as many years ago. A long job isn't it! I ended up just sanding down. The bright yellow sandpaper found selling in rolled lengths about 4" wide is rough but effective. 3M paper lasts pretty good. A friend gave me some Canadian made sandpaper once which lasted ages. Maybe a light wood veneer on the front might finish it off nicely.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='26075' date='Jul 2 2007, 03:44 PM']I have a black 5 string ABM bridge unit if you're interested - the finish is a little worn but it works fine. You could get a Steinberger headpiece off Ebay which allows you to anchor the strings either using an allen key and nut, or using DB end strings.[/quote]

Thanks for the reply Crazykiwi. I need a 4 string setup for this next bass. Must look at ABM's site to see what style they do. I take it your bridge is a single unit 5 string?

[quote name='RIM Basses' post='25493' date='Jul 1 2007, 07:53 AM']Hi Mybass,

You could try ordering thru Enrico at www.woodandtronics.com in italy, other wise maybe check out ABM or Status. My last order with ETS took a while to get to me.

Cheers,

Robbie.[/quote]

Thanks Robbie, I may look into the Italian connection though the Status link is looking easier.
Cheers, Pete

[quote name='skelf' post='25035' date='Jun 29 2007, 05:57 PM']You will have difficulty getting ETS hardware at the moment as production seems to be a bit erratic. I have read of few threads that say they have went under but others that say he is still in business.[/quote]

Thanks Skelf, I'll keep my ear to the ground on that one. Seems though that Status may be the answer.

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='24954' date='Jun 29 2007, 03:41 PM']No idea for ETS.

Status hardware can use normal strings (status-graphite.com), as can ABM (from Allparts.co.uk) though.[/quote]

Thanks Alpha, I thought Status only used the double ball end system. I'll make enquiries there as it could be much better to use "local" supplies. cheers

Would anyone know where I could get ETS (German) hardware from in the UK. Specifically for a headless design. I'm looking for headless bass hardware that will use normal single ball end strings. I got the idea from a previous post on a previous bassworld site but cannot find that builders post any more.
Cheers all.

[quote name='Gizmo' post='19885' date='Jun 18 2007, 08:43 PM']Hey Cail thanks for your kind words glad to see someone else is digging the single cut vibe

UPDATE: i got a bit more done today on the control cavity and back plate as well as some work smoothing out the heal and lower horn there still not where i want them ut better than they were

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Thats a fine piece of dedicated work. I was looking at the backplate. Matching piece but how? Did you cut a veneer off that half body section before routing the control cavity on the body and then use the veneered piece to make the matching backplate?

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Top man, good communications, nice to do business with.

[quote name='Weird War' post='10651' date='Jun 1 2007, 04:57 PM']I'm thinking of installing some noiseless pickups in my Jazz, and am looking at these: Fender Samarium Cobalt Noiseless (SCN), Fender Vintage Noiseless, and Nordstrand NJ4SVs. Have BCers tried any of these?[/quote]
I have a near new pair of Bill Lawrence jazz pickups for sale at £40 +post. Have a look at Bill's site www.billlawrence.com ( 3 letter l's in there!) where he goes in depth about his pickups. Bill designed the pickups for Fender that I have on my Roscoe Beck bass's. These that I have for sale are noiseless, have multiple magnets in them and the camber of the fingerboard/strings is followed by the centre magnets curving up towards the centre strings. I have a for sale post on this site for them with photo so contact me if you want further info. cheers, Pete

I think the guy at Watford valves is a "tube head" bassist himself.

Wow, sorry to see that damage, looks like it has been caught out by a forklift or something. Jeez, I cannot look at that photo too much! As a part time luthier, I can envisage how much pressure is needed to snap a neck with truss rod in it. Perhaps you can get a pro luthier to write a "report" on how difficult it must have been for a parcel force worker to snap the neck with their bare hands. In other words, this was done by mechanical means and then a blind eye turned on it. The worry is now sending basses off myself. Probably best to buy a cheap hard case and encase it in toughened steel and titanium! I know when sending stuff thru the PO I can insure over the "usual" amounts by paying extra. As I have yet to try parcel "Force" (!!!) to send stuff, I will surely check out all the print.