Pea Turgh

I love a good bass renovation thread!  Keep us updated!

That’s exactly what I was thinking, just as you posted 😂

I keep wanting to get one of these, but I have a 40yr old Squier already 😂

GAS - the silent killer…

3 hours ago, Lw. said:

Mad bargain.

I've got the collection down to all I need right now (3) so am going to pass but it's tempting to get one of the P's and leave it in the box just in case I'm in a band that needs a P with rounds again! 

Better to have it and not need it though.  Preparation is key and all that.

In 10yrs time when they’re all £1k+ I’ll be kicking myself I didn’t buy one.

I made a scratchplate from a blank once - it was surprisingly easy.  Made a paper template first, when I was happy with the shape and pickup/neck cutouts, transferred it to the plastic sheet and went at it with a jigsaw.  Then just scraped the edges to 45 degrees with a Stanley knife.  Sanded the edges to finish, and hey presto.

I’ll be there!  And my lad!

It’s like art.  Love it.

18 hours ago, sPiKi said:

 

 

 

 

Lovely looking bass.  Makes me want some Werthers Original, though.

I don’t have anything constructive to add, but I’ll post anyway 🤡.

I hate micing up a kit in a pub.  Total overkill. 

Also @Stub Mandrel, made me chuckle thinking of you with your featherweight GR bass cab, flanked by two big heavy 2x15’s!

For no other reason than being a speaker pervert, any pics of this mammoth haul?

47 minutes ago, philw said:

Yeah converting the bass to passive might be an option, but we’re actually planning on selling it so having it working properly is much the better option.

 

Do you still have the preamp you pulled out of your bass?

 

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I actually can’t remember what I did with the preamp.  I probably recycled it.

I pulled the preamp out accidentally on mine.  Got a Ki0gon loom and wired it passively.  Sounded great!

I’d whip the scratchplate off to see what lies beneath, then replace it.   Maybe even add another pickup if the routing is already present.

Corr, that’s lush!  Familiar but different.  Very well balanced visually.  Damn fine.

I put a mint guard on my old oly white mustang.  It looked awesome.

Love the cab riser!  What is the Stingray?  Headstock looks different.

They did a 30” scale a few years ago - could probably pick one up on fleabay.  Then a couple of Artec pickups and a chisel…

Just get a normal Squier Jag and get to it with a router!  That’s probably what I’ll end up doing 😂

Also had a Starcaster at some point.  My lad is an avid fan, so we’ve watched it twice already 😂

2 hours ago, msb said:

I picked up this Ibanez Talman to be a mod platform , started , but have a lot yet to do.

I looks like it should come with 2 T-bird pups as standard.  Nice 👍 

On 19/06/2023 at 13:45, police squad said:

No it doesn't.

Custom shop '62 fender pickup

This thing sounds amazing

 

Now that, I like!

Don’t think that was the point.  The average audience member doesn’t give a hoot about how much upper mids in the bass they can hear, just “does it make me want to dance?”.

After hearing the 12’s at the SW bass bash, I’m 100% fixed on one of the range as my next cab (might be a while as I’m still trying to build a little studio).

Ooh, nice!  I like the neck/body transition.