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51 P bass (sort of)


Cuzzie
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So........Started with a slab of ash

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Did some shaping by hand with a spoke shave, Shinto saw and finished off with a router and orbital sander To 3000 grit (not even though) - belly cut and forearm contour to my spec for where I rest my hands - thanks to @Jabba_the_gut for telling me how to do a neck pocket.

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Dartfords black grain fill and sealed so when it naturally relics older looking wood will come through.

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Decided on doing a blood orange colour - again Dartfords have awesome nitro spray cans, I deliberately wanted some grain to show.

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Hipshot B style bridge, Seymour Duncan 51 P stack pick up (same as in fender dusty hill bass and their 51 P reissue Custom shop), tonestyler bass ten to be fitted. Pickguard is a normal white P one shaped to what I fancy, @Deedee kindly sent a black 51 pickguard which I may also use but I will have to shave back the neck pocket part (no hassle), or bare, I can choose depending on my outifit.

Maple neck from same factory as Allparts get theirs, but cheaper and will be Hipshot ultralites (again thanks Deedee for the trade)

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Thats the latest parts bass - should pop it together this weekend hopefully!

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That looks handsome, I love the grain bleeding through the nitro, looks & feels organic. Personalised  belly & forearm  body contour is just such a great job. I do think white pickguard has the most dramatic appearance. Please share some sound clips when you have a chance as I'm really interested to hear the SD 51'P stack Pup. As you know I've used the Lindy Fralin split 51 & Jess Loureiro split 51 so I'm eager to learn more about the SD stacked '51P. 

Great work, good job, well done!

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Just now, JohnDaBass said:

That looks handsome, I love the grain bleeding through the nitro, looks & feels organic. Personalised  belly & forearm  body contour is just such a great job. I do think white pickguard has the most dramatic appearance. Please share some sound clips when you have a chance as I'm really interested to hear the SD 51'P stack Pup. As you know I've used the Lindy Fralin split 51 & Jess Loureiro split 51 so I'm eager to learn more about the SD stacked '51P. 

Great work, good job, well done!

I certainly will do, thanks for your kind words - happy to admit that some contours were a happy accident - if you see the one on the top horn on the Painted rear shot, that was slightly over zealous chiselling!

When I get her/him up and running, I’ll try to compare with my ‘58 P (sort of). That one is a mighty mite body (alder instead of Ash), all parts neck (so should be similar), 4 bolt play instead of 6 bolt ferrules, Hipshot A instead of B bridge and it’s a Creamery 58 - I know a lot of variables, but it’s a sound I love.

Will try to get done ASAP - the terror of homeschooling aside

 

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Yeah of course, it’s a guy on eBay blackstar-guitars

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303518152681

on message comms with him he says they are made in the same Japan factory as Allparts necks.

It feels and looks very similar to an Allparts neck I have so I can only take him on face value and he was quick and efficient with comms and delivery.

Its not the fattest P neck you will see, it’s defo a P and fatter than a jazz and seems to hit the right spots, but will let you know when it’s hooked up

I have done some rear relic, which I know is not everyone’s taste, but I will leave the finger board alone despite wanting to get the acetone out and see! I like a more bare wood feel anyway.
Fret work is good, you’ll see in the pics the nut I fitted is slightly too small, but I only had a jazz nut sitting around, and couldn’t be bothered to order another - heel access truss rod.67B246B8-E0E0-4BB9-BCED-26863AC97761.thumb.jpeg.36954bee2b3a75b6d157d519cd02c4f4.jpeg6E5D6B35-CFE2-4BE2-8A46-692CE1DFD0F2.thumb.jpeg.326f3e17dd78f49bbd8935f9952db967.jpeg

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There are a fair few imperfections on this thing, and I have already provided relic features by wafting a soldering Iron too freely and burning some finish, couple of chips already, intentional not smooth sand finish - it’s a living piece set out to get a few scars

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1 hour ago, Cuzzie said:

There are a fair few imperfections on this thing, and I have already provided relic features by wafting a soldering Iron too freely and burning some finish, couple of chips already, intentional not smooth sand finish - it’s a living piece set out to get a few scars

Looks wonderful. Been eyeing up a red old style p with white plate. This has done nothing to put me off the idea. 

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8 hours ago, stewblack said:

Looks wonderful. Been eyeing up a red old style p with white plate. This has done nothing to put me off the idea. 

 Cheers
Can’t say I am a pro by any means, but you are not too far down the road and if you want to do a refin on what you have, happy to pass on anything I have learnt.

I will say so far as paints, grain fillers, sealers etc spray cans go - Dartfords from the Rothko and Frost website are very good, better than the northwest guitars ones I used previously 

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Okee dokee for @JohnDaBass I have recorded the bass for people, it’s 9 mins worth so be prepared to use it for sleep purposes.

Its a really versatile warm sounding pick which chugs nicely I believe, and is quiet as a church mouse.

The pick up recorded

The order Is always finger then pick
Stellartone Bass ten Tonestyler always 4 clicks From wide open, which will give a flavour of a decent tone roll off.

Straight into Logic Pro X via a focusrite 


Flat
Flat and Tonestyler 

SVT setting on Tech21 PSA 2.0
SVT and Tonestyler 

DP3X 
DP3X and Tonestyler 

If that makes sense

Same REM song 
 

REM Telebass.m4a

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