PaulThePlug

I think that may of been me... sorry about that... although, It's turned out rather stunning and very understated, and those black strings set it off nicely. I'm currently undertaking my first P Bitsa Build...

Very Nice... Strange that those knobs are also on the Premium and Prestige SR models...

bay - Pair of CLOSED PICKUP COVERS in BLACK, CREAM or WHITE to fit USA P Bass guitar - and drill ya own holes?

Anyone do 3D printing or know their onions? So my Rear Rour P Bass Body Arrived... but with a 'knock' on the corner of the Split P Cavity. I took the offer of a tenner discount, as i'ts a budget and first build... anything to keep the cost down... and a likelyhood of making a mistake or two along the way... But perhaps i'd of been better off sening it back for a repacement... Oh well! Searching the net for some sort of surround or bezzel to cover the gap... Found this pic - custom made in metal from 'frets on the net', US and Big $ - looks nice though... Next up is this from Allparts but £30 plus p+p... Nice, practical... Ideally without the mounting holes. Found this, looks like ya BWB 3 ply, but Jazz Only... without mounting holes would look better. I message our favourite custom pickguard guy 'earlpilaz' following the love for his Harley B scratchplates... but gonna be £25ish due to the work involved. Anyone 3D printing that has any ideas... Black, 5mm wide surround bezzel to cover, Thin profile-wise 2mm? preferably without mounting holes... More like the ones round the ears of the EMGs, but if it needs be squarer like the allparts one for substance and ease of making. I also found this £25ish... 'prolly 'good for metal' but a NO from me... I'd rather the gap! Any help would be most welcome, otherwise it will have to stay as is, edge painted in screening paint, and just hope it's not to visable when the pickup is fitted. Sticky Back Jazz ones could be a 'thing' for PJ's...

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Had a @KiOgon P Bass loom for my bitsa... quick, neat and tidy job...

^ was the BLS115 1x15" @ £60 any good for ya needs, following ya bass cab post?

The Thin Ice - Pink Floyd

Sounds like a great project, if its just the pots, worthy of a £20 odd Kiogon PBass Loom, fret n fretboard clean, strings Winner!...

looking good and using good are sometimes a little different, No Dots can look great, but dots can be handy (see what i did there!) perhaps rosewood dots on mapel, to match the skunk stripe n truss plug would look nice rather than black, and maybe or mahogany or ash on rosewood... dont really like pearl or abalone of fuss, although the little snow flakes on the Harley B Acoustic look nice, but you can see the wood grain underneath so i think they are paint... so may think about taking the 3 of them off above the 12th...

Have a Cup of Tea... Have Another One!

^ You can get a fret foil - credit card with a slot in... or cut an old reward / loyalty card in half and tape together a fret width apart! 😉 But i tend to masking tape the whole fretboard, (hint... run a length down each edge of the neck, then go across the fretboard on to these runs... whole lot easier when it comes to removing... pull of two strips and all the across strips come off!) Then Duraglit wadding or 0000 wire wool the frets... as mentioned mask the pickup magnets... If realy tarnished i apply a thin smear wipe of Autosol chrome cleaner (halfords) this dry's blackened... them 'mop off" with a dremel, or buff of with a micro fiber... honestly, old socks! great as you can get ya hand in... Then remove the tape then lemon oil if rose wood. So Ibanez are like sheep? not Ibanezes or Ibanezez or Ibani...

@SpondonBassed Reminds me of the plug on the back of Hawkwind PXR5... Neverheard of Visitor 25... but gonna check em out - there was a thread a while back about albums purchased on the strength of the cover... Nowamowa was mine... but i'd of bought the above.

Oh... and one of these for the headstock... 😉

...and just 'won' a Jazz Bass 38mm nut, 20 fret, slim maple neck with a flattish radius fretboard in light Vietnamese Rosewood, (make a nice change from the usual darker rosewood, and pair nicely with a light coloured natural body...) Gonna get Lemon Oil on the fretboard and Danish Oil on neck n head... Fingers crossed they are a nice fit at the neck heel...

Prefer plain... Don't mind Dots, or small equivalent... Don't really like blocks, but Fancy isn't me.

Couple of pics of my P Bass Body from Ricky @ Luthiers Warehouse... Emailed to discus what i was after and ordered on Thursday... should get sent out Today!

Motorhead - Overkill.

Wiring harness... @KiOgon is ya man on here... I have just ordered one for a P Build... Recommend ya drop him a line...Lots of happy Basschaters have his looms... Pickup... The 'bay shows a '1PC Bass Guitar Pickup for Bass Guitar Replacement Accessory Parts'... anything like the dimensions?.. could get ya going for a tenner!.. Or maybe squeeze something 'MusicMan-esq' in if the rout under the plate allows...

Nice... and i hope ya back is on the mend... Kmise neck? What are they like? Was looking at them, a jazz 38mm for my P Build, but they are 21 fret on an overhang, and still look a little longer than a 20 to the heel. Can you get a Fender P / J headstock out of the original shape, or just a tele?

^ but might end up down the gold hardware route, which clashes with the frets n strings.

pm sent... bay link content Budget Gotoh-a-like...

Tannocks P Bass Wafer... with a single layer of cream... 😉

To give the sniffer dogs a hard time...

Just been in to my Yongest's Son's (13) bedroom, it's the smallest bed room... to open the window while he is out - he doesn't like the window open becouse of the bugs! Used to smell of new carpet, now it just smells... with overtones of Rightguard if ya lucky... vinegar sweat from the school sports socks if ya not!.. Wonder if he wants to try my spare bass?