mcnach Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I bought this bass a few years ago for not much. It wasn't bad sounding at all, it was VERY light, the neck was comfy, it was cheap... it was the ideal bass to take busking where it's more likely to get the odd knock. I have ended up replacing the pickup (first an Entwistle neodymium PBXN, and yesterday a Fender Original) and the neck (I'm a sucker for maple, and the right neck came up with glossy lacquer... similar profile...)... so how much this reflects the original bass is debatable but I love this thing. I've used it as my bass to try strings on, and finally I strung it with my usual DR Fat Beams (same as in my Classic 50s Precision)... I can't wait until the initial zing dies off (I hate new strings). Anyway... I thought I'd use a slow Sunday to post a few pictures of this beast... just because. The alternative is reading a paper I need for work tomorrow and, I really don't feel like doing that I can't find pictures of the bass how it was when I bought it... so that's a picture of an identical one I found online. Then I replaced the pickup. That's an Entwistle PBXN, with replacement white covers... and I put a white pickguard on it: And I found a maple neck for it... and a mint green pickguard too: A sticker with my main band's logo now covers the black star, and changed the knobs, because if I don't change things in this bass from time to time it feels wrong Yesterday I changed the strings and installed the Fender pickup... I like the routing on these basses. If you can ignore the pickguard screw holes, it looks pretty cool: And this is what it looks like now... the original pickguard returns, and changed the knobs once more... I adjusted the action and this thing plays so smoothly now... I just now have to use it regularly to kill the 'new string zing' I dislike, and see how it compares to my Classic 50s... I was toying with the idea of selling the Mike Dirnt (downsizing!) as it's redundant, but I'd get so little for it that I might just keep it. Hmmm, Labella white nylon tapewound strings could make this bass glorious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I like the chrome top knobs with black plastic round the sides. Reminds me of the hifi we had when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Ditch that crap black scratchplate Jose. And sell it to me Good work (as ever) by the way. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I had the Mex Road worn Dirnt and the Squier Dirnt and much prefer the Squier. Sold the Mex which was very disappointing. Its a great bass for upgrading and plays as well as any P's I've ever owned. Looks great in White! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPiKi Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I still have the Road Worn Dirnt and use it for most of my gigs; just curious as to what you found disappointing about it. Hoping not to detail the Op thread. Thanks for posting, very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 The Squier I had first and the neck and weight is just perfect for me, I did Mod the Bridge,Tuners and PU to better stuff too. I thought I'll buy the Road worn seeing I liked the cheaper one so much, but found the neck was a totally different shape and the weight was a lot more than the Squier. I would not have bought the Roadworn if I had tried it in a shop, One of the perils of buying blind. Horses for courses and all that I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, karlfer said: Ditch that crap black scratchplate Jose. And sell it to me Good work (as ever) by the way. Thank you, Karl I can't sell you that pickguard, this bass likes to change dress from time to time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Just now, mcnach said: Thank you, Karl I can't sell you that pickguard, this bass likes to change dress from time to time So do I. Oh well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 5 hours ago, uk_lefty said: I like the chrome top knobs with black plastic round the sides. Reminds me of the hifi we had when I was a kid. Those knobs were for an amp, in fact... but they never got used. I saw them in my box of bits and thought "why not?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 8 hours ago, mcnach said: Those knobs were for an amp, in fact... but they never got used. I saw them in my box of bits and thought "why not?" They look just at home on the bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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