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

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 Fenderbird sound samples.mp3

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!