NBD: A Yellow Shortie

[Telebass]

So, I did a thing...

 

Then I did another thing...

 

 

Oh well, sod's law and all that!

 

[Telebass]

I'm already thinking of mods, probably nothing radical. But I have a Tonerider P-pickup and a Kiogon loom to suit, and pickguards with the right cut-out are fairly easy to come by, so...

[42Hz]

Happy NBD !

Just as the song goes (Summer of '69) or unrelated ?

Happy healing, anyway 👩‍⚕️

[Telebass]

26 minutes ago, 42Hz said:

Just as the song goes (Summer of '69) or unrelated ?

Soup can lid...

[42Hz]

Instant soup in paper bags is my friend. Just add hot water 👨‍🍳

[BillyBass]

So what do you think?  I like yellow basses, this seems a bit mustardy?  But still looks good.  Was this bought to mod or have you decided it needs it?

[Telebass]

On 16/01/2025 at 17:05, BillyBass said:

So what do you think?  I like yellow basses, this seems a bit mustardy?  But still looks good.  Was this bought to mod or have you decided it needs it?

Uncertain...I may get a Mustang PJ pickguard (it it will reasonably fit) and upgrade the electrics as I have all the other parts to hand. The only slight gotcha with that is the guards have a hole for a selector switch which I do not need.

I've been using the bass to practice, and having messed with the setup to my satisfaction, I'm happy with it.

[fretmeister]

I really like the look of that.

[Telebass]

UPDATE: Well, after the March 2025 Outlaws reunion gigs (ridiculously successful), Sam has returned for Dec 27th. The Wharf awarded us NYE as soon as he said he was coming back, and it sold out pretty much instantly.

Decided I needed to get the Yellow Little (sorry, but it really is a dim name for a Bronco Knock off...) sounding better. Already plays really well. Had a small-pots P loom from wiremaster @KiOgon, got a cheap Musiclily rails humbucker.

Put 'em altogether, and BOOM, away we go.

A bit of context to these gigs: both the earlier ones and the upcoming NYE and Jan 10th at the Wharf are really because Sam has to come back to see his Dad, who is losing a battle with Parkinsons. The family came last time. This time, Sam's alone and the gigs will help in some way to offset the cost of an Oz/UK return ticket at the most expensive time of year.

I need to go practice!

[Mickeyboro]

Good to hear you’re back!

[Telebass]

New Years' Eve a total hoot, although unavoidably direly under-rehearsed. No-one minded! We'll do a bit better for the 10th despite not much extra rehearsal time even for that.

Back on topic: the modified Little Yellow (KioGon P-bass loom meant for a Squier Sonic P, Musiclily rails humbucker) played the entire NYE gig except for the 20-minute post-midnight finale. That went to the Squier CV70s P.

One painful lesson learnt: after all this time, don't do extended gigs using rounds when you've barely touched a bass for nearly seven years. It hurts. Back to flats for the 10th Jan, using the FrankenFender P that's been my main bass for lo, these many years.

[Telebass]

On 03/01/2026 at 14:17, Telebass said:

New Years' Eve a total hoot, although unavoidably direly under-rehearsed. No-one minded! We'll do a bit better for the 10th despite not much extra rehearsal time even for that.

Back on topic: the modified Little Yellow (KioGon P-bass loom meant for a Squier Sonic P, Musiclily rails humbucker) played the entire NYE gig except for the 20-minute post-midnight finale. That went to the Squier CV70s P.

One painful lesson learnt: after all this time, don't do extended gigs using rounds when you've barely touched a bass for nearly seven years. It hurts. Back to flats for the 10th Jan, using the FrankenFender P that's been my main bass for lo, these many years.

The above gig was done entirely on rounds, and I don't gig regularly enough to cope with that, so the next gig was all flats, either Cobalts (long scale) or Chromes (on the shortie).

The gig on the 10th even more of a hoot, but the FOH was a bit too loud for my liking, rendering my flat-out rig inaudible. The FOH rig at the Wharf is a Court Acoustics 20k setup, meant to use with lots of headroom, not wound up. Audience didn't suffer any obvious damage! Back on topic: The shortie just wasn't cutting it, so the FrankenFender did most of the gig, and very nicely, too, when i could hear it...