Henrythe8 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Hello y'all. I had a few assemblies already made, usually involving cheap Harley Benton/Stagg/Squier parts. Feeling pretty much secure with this level of craftmanship, I found a Japanese P-bass body, one of the crappy style I like as it has already been stripped, refinished in red NitroCell, used, and then resprayed with Daphne Blue, then played again. The result besing a relic'd Daphné Blue over red with the distinctive crackling of the Nitro finish. I had a very precise idea of the neck and had to buy it from Warmoth, as I wanted a reverse Tele P bass, non maple fretboard. I went a bit over the top as I ordered a Roasted Maple neck, Goncal Alves fretboard, mandolin Stainless Stell frets and Turquoise dots. The big surprise was when I received the neck, as I did not expect such a frivolously figured fretboard... I already had a heavily modified P-Bass assembled from a Harley Benton kit. The aim is to strip the Harley Benton from all the great parts (Hipshot Lollipop Tuners, DiMarzio Model One, Fender CustomShop '59 P Pickup), and install those on the new build, and recycling the HB kit with a Twin EMG P-Bass setup. For Bridges I have two "Epiphone Japan" string-through bridges, both solid brass. Pictures will follow 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamboy Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 OK, interested to see what you've got, particularly the Warmoth neck with the "frivolously figured fretboard". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Here's the Neck and Daphné Blue body. It's a really light blue, almost white. https://photos.app.goo.gl/W1Y29QZoWrAB8cVE8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Nice... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamboy Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I've got to say I like your fretboard, I've always been a fan of wild and irregularly figured wood. Certainly not conventional, but it is striking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 It's like I hesitated between Rosewood and Maple fretboard and decided to have both. Thanks @TheGreek for the pictures. It seems I'm lacking basic skills 🙂 Waiting for the pickguard and ferrules to arrive and it'll be drilling and routing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 So, first bass is done. (I'll upload pics ASAP). It's been quite the effing nightmare, and I'm not too proud of what lies underneath the covers. I made a lot of rookie mistakes, as the body, Neck and bridges were from different origins. First assembly left me with a misaligned bridge, and strings that were not centered on the neck and pickups. OF course, it's a string through bridge. And OF COURSE, the holes were already drilled. The Routing for the DiMarzio was, then misaligned, so I had to redo a bit. Anyway, it's been sorted out, now, and after a quick setup it's... Wow. Great sounding. Very P-bassish with a load of oumph. with the DiMarzio. Te Warmoth neck is truly a great buy, well worth the money. Installed on the bass, I didn't even had to use the trussrod. o_0 Onto the next one, now, with a single EMG P pickup and EMG BTC, simple straightforward active P-Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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