rochie555 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Hi, Well I thought I would share this Custom Bass I hade made for a 50th Birthday present to myself. It started life as a Moosehead Beer crate from 1963. The crate joints had to be soaked in vinegar to try and break down the glue to separate the corner joints as they had to be kept intact as the side panels were too small to make a full size bass.. The neck is from a 1979 Fender jazz bass, Geddy Lee pickups and fender relic machine heads The faceplates,bridge etc. were new fender items so I did some patina on them just to give them an old look. The Moosehead facing was then placed on a custom made mahogany body and assembled by Gerry in Haze Guitars here in Ireland. The workmanship and attention to detail carried out by Gerry was fantastic. It was an idea I got from Grove Guitars in America ,who use loads of old crates to face their bass's with and I think it turned out very well. Might not be to everyone's liking but I am chuffed with it. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elom Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I think this looks great. Really original and the kind of personal specification that a big birthday deserves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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