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    Fender AM/bitsa P bass. After pining after a custom shop relic I decided to create my own. I kinda used Stevie Vai’s strat as a rough model for the level of paint. So……. It’s essentially an American P bass with a new Northwest body, the body was sprayed with nitro paints and reliced accordingly, the back of the neck was very carefully stripped & sanded and treated with tru oil & graphite powder to give that worn/dirty look (I’m really pleased how this came out), it has a gotoh bridge & Kiogon loom. The nut width is 42mm. It has a new set of chromes with around 12hrs of use. There are no gouges or nicks as I personally don’t like that bit of relic’d guitars. It plays beautifully. I didn’t get round to sourcing vintage style knobs before I discovered medium scale basses🤷‍♂️ Obviously the asking price is far less than the build cost (as with most ‘bitsa’ basses) so I think it’s priced fairly considering it pretty much a standard US P bass. Only trade would be a quality medium scale bass with cash available accordingly.
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    Bitsa roadworn

    roger replied to roger's topic in Build Diaries

    Hummmm probably visual really, give it that ‘dirty grubby’ look😀🤷‍♂️ I’ve seen some custom shop relic fenders and tried to replicate them really (I read up on the graphite powder tip)
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    Basically an AM P bass with the all important 42mm nut (to me 😀🤷‍♂️) northwestern body, koigen wiring (prob not spelt right but you know who I mean) gotoh bridge. nitro paint (what’s left) satin/worn custom shop style back of the neck with tru oil & graphite powder (really pleased with this). I couldn’t bring myself to put any dings, scratches or nicks in the neck/headstock, or the body really🤷‍♂️ Just some lollipop tuners & knobs to get
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    Hi, yeh I noticed my spell error, apologies (couldn’t be arsed to edit it🤣🤷‍♂️) the serial no. Is on the neck plate and I’m gunna reproduce the logo in gold (I’m in the print business) but thanks for your kind comments, think I’m well & truly into medium scale now.
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    Thank you, thank you all for kind comments
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    Chromes👍
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    It is clear and very noticeable it’s a 2 piece body but the tru oil brings the grain out nice, it was very difficult to get all the blue out🫤
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    I’ve had short scale basses before but I wanted to try a medium scale so I picked up this early Ibanez roadstar in a hideous torquise blue, stripped it best I could, finished with Tru Oil and added some gold hipshot ultralights to match the brass bridge. It’s really comfortable to play, the 32” scale is better then expected beautifully balanced & light, lovely compromise between 30”/34”. Just need to tidy up the wiring.
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    A ‘nats’ under 40mm👍
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    Apologies, it’s a Roadster RS721TB, it was a hideous turquoise blue colour. I added some hipshot ultralight tuners, the balance is perfect and very comfortable to play. I wanted to scratch that medium scale itch and it’s excellent.
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    Is this American or Japanese made?
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    ‘Ludicrously’ why? It wouldn’t have been last year. Because they’re amazing or because he’s stopped making them? (I honestly don’t think I’d drop this into an already nice stingray bass)🤷‍♂️ Just my opinion
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    I’ll take them pls, pm’d
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    If you have any black old style (coming shortly) lemme know cheers
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    Hey thanks, I think I may have a courier covered now, just putting it out there a fellow basschatter may be up and down the country🤷‍♂️
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    Hi all, it’s a real stab in the dark, I’m down south and have done a deal for a bass in Glasgow, any one by chance ‘up and down’ from Scotland regularly OR could recommended a good courier. many thanks Roger
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    👍It’s a stunner, I took quite a while looking for the right one but……’one in one out’ 😕
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    A tad over 9lb on the bathroom scales
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    I’ll weigh in a couple of hours when I get home.
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    Stingray 4 in honey burst with RW board, good condition, I’d give it an 8/10, 3eq, really nice grain to the neck, I’ve priced this to sell as something else has come up, so thanks but no offers or trades and I ideally need to complete this week. I’m willing to travel a bit for a meet/pick up. Dunlop bright light wounds & strap locks (padded case)
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    PM’d hi-beam & sunbeam
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    Pm’d
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