Harry K

On 12/06/2020 at 18:51, CameronJ said:

Nice. What are the controls?

Hi CameronJ,

regarding controls:
- at the end side it has bass, treble + vol (active preamp diy of the old MM-preamp with the old chip)

- at the front end vol and tone passive mode

1 switch for active/ passive channel

1 switch for pickup selection

1 switch for Humbucker/single coil mode of MM-pickup

Basically too many possibilities .... 

I use 3 settings: Pbass passive, mm-Aktive and Pbass with MM parallel active.

Well, honestly...I did not really compare the sound up to now. The front PU has the original HB-sound which is not bad. I have to compare the MM-sound with my 2005 Stingray. Interesting are the in-between sounds ( both and /or the mm splitted) . The seam to be JB-like. Really great is the sustain which comes from neck joint and bridge.

Regarding paintwork/ Aging: The hardest job was getting off the Chinese plastic primer coating. Very hard and  very thick! A really hard job to get it off...
I'm satisfied with the result... and... it feels really woody and word.... as if  you used it since decades! 😉. And I love the slim but thick neck.

Greetings from Bavaria..

By the way: Another aging project of mine regarding a Fender combo amp will be documented here: https://pin.it/6ls4Lls

Hi folks,  great modding examples!

My HB one seems to be a "bit" different... more "heavy relic style". 
The original bass was sunburst and brand new...
Here some features:

All hardware aged
Neck 39mmm at nut ( I made it more slim) & waxed
Bone nut
Headstock with personal logo
Body through bridge + additional screws for better body/bridge connection.
Brass saddles with larger diameter
Additional neck plate (6 screw connection)
Additional shaping
MM- Pickup + mm-style preamp
passive & active mode for both pickups
Tele-style Control platewith Sandberg knobs (slightly smaller than usual JB-Knobs) 

Have fun complaining my "art-work"  😂