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'51(ish) P bass build


Jimothey
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  • 3 weeks later...

This will probably not come as too much of a surprise to people who have seen my builds before but there might be a change to this build...........

I keep on looking at the HB PB-50 SB and I’m gonna purchase one next month so here’s my dilemma...........

Do I carry on with this build or do I change the body shape to a telecaster shape and change the shape of the pickguard to suit the body opinions please

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  • 2 weeks later...

Managed to get time to do a bit on this build cavities are all routed out

Just need to re-shape the head stock then give the body a bit of a sand over then a few coats of danish oil 

Here’s a mock up so far...........

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I'm hoping that when I danish oil the body it will go almost the same colour as the neck............😀

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The body has been sanded and Danish oiled, I’ve reshaped the headstock to a more traditional shape

Now I’ve just got to source and fit the electrics 

I’m going to string it with some black tapewounds

I'm really happy with the way it looks.............😀

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24 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said:

A small detail, but maybe the pickguard screws should be black, the chrome ones seem to stand out too much for me. 😁

I did think the same but the control plate is  Chrome so I thought Chrome screws would look ok but I might change them both to black I haven’t quite decided yet............😀

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24 minutes ago, Jimothey said:

I did think the same but the control plate is  Chrome so I thought Chrome screws would look ok but I might change them both to black I haven’t quite decided yet............😀

Your bridge is black with black screws. 

Your control plate is chrome with chrome screws.

Your pickguard is black with chrome screws. 

If it was my bass I would have black pickguard with black screws. 😁

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2 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

Your bridge is black with black screws. 

Your control plate is chrome with chrome screws.

Your pickguard is black with chrome screws. 

If it was my bass I would have black pickguard with black screws. 😁

I honestly didn’t look look at it like that!! That makes perfect sense!! I’ll think I’ll change them tomorrow..........😀

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