roger Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Fender AM/bitsa P bass. After pining after a custom shop relic I decided to create my own. I kinda used Stevie Vai’s strat as a rough model for the level of paint. So……. It’s essentially an American P bass with a new Northwest body, the body was sprayed with nitro paints and reliced accordingly, the back of the neck was very carefully stripped & sanded and treated with tru oil & graphite powder to give that worn/dirty look (I’m really pleased how this came out), it has a gotoh bridge & Kiogon loom. The nut width is 42mm. It has a new set of chromes with around 12hrs of use. There are no gouges or nicks as I personally don’t like that bit of relic’d guitars. It plays beautifully. I didn’t get round to sourcing vintage style knobs before I discovered medium scale basses🤷♂️ Obviously the asking price is far less than the build cost (as with most ‘bitsa’ basses) so I think it’s priced fairly considering it pretty much a standard US P bass. Only trade would be a quality medium scale bass with cash available accordingly. Edited February 19, 2023 by roger 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoBass Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 The neck looks wonderful! I’m not at all surprised that you are pleased with it! I might be asking you for tips on your process! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Does the neck plate have a serial number please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mickeyboro said: Does the neck plate have a serial number please? Hi, on the headstock Edited January 25, 2023 by roger Better pic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, MungoBass said: The neck looks wonderful! I’m not at all surprised that you are pleased with it! I might be asking you for tips on your process! GLWTS No problem 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoBass Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 49 minutes ago, roger said: No problem 👍 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Like that. Can't beat the sight of a real piece of wood.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhbass Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Love this. Is it still on hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 39 minutes ago, alhbass said: Love this. Is it still on hold? Apologies, now sold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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