Berserker

1 hour ago, JPJ said:

Those pickups sound great and very little volume difference between the neck and bridge pickups. I also like the finish, looks like one of those early eighties Washburn's 

Thanks, I had to play around with the pickup heights, but pretty happy with the levels. 

@Adee

Oh man, my dream cab! You sure you can't take organs as payment?

1 minute ago, MichaelDean said:

It's all come together really nicely and sounds great! I bet it'd love a bit of dirt too...

Thanks! Yeah, it sounds monstrous with some distortion... really thick and meaty!

Here's some quick and dirty sound samples. Really like the sound of both pickups together. There's a real growl to this pickups, I thought the input was clipping at first. 

1. Pick - both pickups

2. Pick - Neck pickup

3. Pick - Bridge pickup

4. Fingers - both pickups

5. Fingers - Neck pickup

6. Fingers bridge pickup

All finished except strap locks. Plays really well after a quick setup. The sound is very different from my usual Spector tone as you can imagine, but I really like it, especially with a pick.

1 hour ago, Pea Turgh said:

What were the import duties & wait times like, @Berserker?  I love the look of Thunderbird pickups and see some in my future.  The link you sent had them at the most reasonable price I’ve seen.

I honestly can't remember, I bought them years ago. I don't recall a long wait though. 

3 hours ago, RichardH said:

Ahhh, yes, they are the ones I have an eye on for a potential Grabber/tbird style build (thundergrab?)

Cool, I'll post some sound clips when it's done so you can get a feel for them.

36 minutes ago, RichardH said:

What pickups are you using? 

I bought them years ago, after reading loads of recommendations on Talkbass. Pretty sure it's these ones:

https://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Thunderbird-Bass-Pickup-Vintage-Style-for-GibsonChromeNickel_p_2287.html

12 minutes ago, Richard R said:

I like the  "busted burst" effect.   It looks as if it's been used a lot over many years, but well looked after on the journey. Not artificially reliced, just well played.

Thanks. Yeah I like it, a little head start on the aging process!

Bridge and pickguard screws arrived... and I've lost the pickup screws! Pickguard modified to accept the Tbird pup, just gotta wait for new pickup screws now.

Bit of progress. The oiling process seemed to soak up a lot of the black stain so the burst doesn't look great, but I'm pretty happy with it. Waiting for the bridge and pickguard screws to arrive, I thought I had some in the shed! Then just need to modify the pickguard and install/wire the pickups.

7 hours ago, mrbacco said:

I like the idea of combining the different "brands" under the same umbrella 🙂 !

Thanks, oil should be cured enough to start assembling in the next couple of days 👍

Going for a Thunderbird type burst finish, but I like pretty rustic finishes so it'll be a little less precise. Bit of progress this weekend, filled the grain with black filler and sanded back, then started the stain and oil process:

Amber stain base layer

Black edges blended with a little brown

First coat of Crimson Guitars penetrating oil applied

Decided I need a passive bass, but then realised I'm skint. Went out to the shed and realised I have enough parts to probably build several basses! I love the sound of Thunderbirds, the body of Jazz basses, and the necks of P basses... so I thought, why not combine them all!

Thought I'd document the process, and my inevitable cockups!

Jazz body made from a very sought after tonewood called Uruguayan Mahogany alternative. Freehand routed for the neck pickup, but thought I better make a template for the bridge one.

Like a glove!

Ebay Precision neck with Jazz style inlays

I have a Fender high mass bridge and some Gotoh tuners to finish it up.

Bought a Tech 21 Bass Flyrig from Bill and have no complaints at all. Great communication and very quick postage. Top seller!

If only it was in the UK!

Any pics?

@Supernaut

Simple to use and effective MIDI drum pads. Just needs a mini USB cable, no power supply required. Price includes UK shipping.

Edit: pics would help!

https://www.akaipro.com/lpd8

Great sounding guitar pedalboard amp. Great for practicing your 6 string chops without having to have a full set up. Will also power a speaker cab. Comes with original power supply, price includes UK shipping.

https://orangeamps.com/terror-stamp/

Great pedal in the same vein as the EHX Freeze, but does a lot more. Price includes UK postage.

Some great info and videos explaining what it can do way better than I could below:

https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=P0EBA

Glad you're enjoying the amp, Dave 👍🏻

Dave bought my Ampeg SVT 7 Pro, and was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Payment was swift and comms were excellent, couldn't ask for better. 

@kingforaday