tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Hi all, just thought I'd show you my bitsa P bass that weighs 6.1 lbs, no neck dive, schaller tuners and an SPB-3 pickup with a KiOgon loom. Sounds very loud plays really well: I also made a blue one except the pickup is a Dimarzio 127 and the tuners are Wilkinsons, also no neck dive and the same weight. Happy boy. Edited December 23, 2017 by tom1946 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 So you finally got the lightest P Bass in the world! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 No... I actually have 3 of them, red, blue and just finishing a black one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I don't really know what that is tbh, but I'm guessing it's a lot lighter than my 6.5kg bass :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, tom1946 said: No... I actually have 3 of them, red, blue and just finishing a black one. What do they weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 6.5 kg? They all weigh the same, 6.1 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 16 minutes ago, tom1946 said: They all weigh the same, 6.1 lbs. Wow, so two of your P Basses = one 70s boat anchor P Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 6.1lb?! What’s the trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Have you been drilling holes in them, or are they made of balsa wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 No holes and not balsa wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, tom1946 said: No holes and not balsa wood. ...and no neck dive? I'm intrigued Tom🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Clever innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Are they full size / scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 hour ago, tom1946 said: Clever innit? Yes. Are you going to tell us then, or what..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Hi Tom, It would be great if you did a 'Build thread' Really interested in the source of necks. Great looking basses. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Ok guys I'll tell you what I did. I discovered by accident that Gear4music do what is called the LA bass for about 90 quid, it comes with a rosewood neck which I hate but I bought one anyway to see how bad it was. Imagine my surprise when it arrived and it was as light as a feather! When I checked the spec' the bodies are made of Paulownia wood which is very light so I wondered if they had a maple neck that was also 61mm. They had so I bought one to try out and it fitted! very tight but some very light sanding made it fit spot on. There was a little neck dive, nothing much so I bought some wilkinson schaller stylee tuners which fixed it. I bought a loom from John (KiOgon) and a pickup of choice to finish it and it's brilliant. Issues with doing this job. The first one I did the neck wasn't exactly straight and the strings ran off a bit but it was easily fixed by using a Schaller 2000 bridge that has lateral adjustment so the strings could be lined up exactly. There are other cheaper ways to sort that though. The fret edges can be a bit sharp but that's easily filed and smoothed, also the maple necks are a bit paddle shaped, my friend Dave on here very kindly made me a headstock template so shaping it was just a jigsaw and a bit of sandpaper away. I'm very pleased with my cheap lightweight basses, my gas is now satisfied. HTH Tom. Oh the necks are only £35 Edited December 23, 2017 by tom1946 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) I can verify that Paulownia is very light, having just put together a Jazz using a body made of it... thanks for the info. Edited December 26, 2017 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Can you say where you got the jazz body from? I only have precisions and I'd like to make a jazz. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Great to see them finished Tom Hopefully Santa will give you reason to lose the jigsaw. BTW I picked up a couple of those "guided " template/trimmer bits. Will let you know how they do when I use them in anger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Will this be the next 'Sue Ryder Bass' craze?? 1 hour ago, tom1946 said: Can you say where you got the jazz body from? I only have precisions and I'd like to make a jazz. PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Just noticed, G4M also do a Jaguar style (the Seattle) with P/J pups also in Paulownia. Nice in white... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Definitely going to have a go at one of these. A finished, painted, lightweight P body for £90? Plus a free neck and a few bits and bobs to move on? Bargain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) @kodiakblair: You've already got your eye on that neck, Davie?? Edited December 24, 2017 by discreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 On 23/12/2017 at 22:23, kodiakblair said: Great to see them finished Tom Hopefully Santa will give you reason to lose the jigsaw. BTW I picked up a couple of those "guided " template/trimmer bits. Will let you know how they do when I use them in anger Yes, let me know how they are Davie. It was me who started the Sue Ryder thing, I bought quite a few of them and passed them around here for cost. The G4M's are a bargain tho' Have a great Christmas everyone. I hope God's peace will touch you all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 17 hours ago, discreet said: @kodiakblair: You've already got your eye on that neck, Davie?? I've gotta be careful Mark. There's that many rosewood boards here I reckon I'm responsible for CITES not the Chinese furniture industry @tom1946 Will know by tomorrow. I've a control cavity needs to go deeper,didn't get a chance to buy slug tape for shielding yesterday. I'll be at B&Q 1st thing Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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