Bitsa PJ Bass - £150 ONO £150 Fleet, Hampshire

[Silky999]

My first foray into modding a bass which I have dubbed “The Paiste Bass “ due to an old Paiste sticker on the rear.. This is an old plywood body that had been rough painted by the previous owner. It had Warlock shaped horns which I have taken off and rounded into a more traditional shape.I have sanded back the paint, oil finished the bare wood and then clearcoated with gloss nitrocellulose.

It features a new gloss maple Chinese neck which I have rolled the fretboard edges dressed the frets so they have lovely smooth fret ends. The decal is blended in.with. Polyurethane clearcoat. I can guarantee that there is not another bass in existence like this one. You can see from the photos, which form part of the description, that it has a heavy relic vibe.
 

The action and sound are lovely and it plays far above its price point. It was not created to look perfect but to be a no-nonsense gigging beast that performs brilliantly without the worry of it getting knocked, dinked or dented. I have tried to make it something that really works for the gigging player. It is truly more than the sum of its parts.

As I built this bass, I can bore you in great detail with its journey along with photos as well .

SPECS:

Bass weight 8.7lbs
Wilkinson PJ pickups 
Wilkinson Bridge
Bloodstone Guitars upgraded PJ electronics - volume/volume/tone
Nitro gloss finish on body
Gloss poly Maple neck
No fret wear as neck is new
Truss rod fully working 
Schaller type strap buttons
D’Addario EXL165 strings 0.45 - 0.105
Fully set up and intonated ready to go

Again, this bass plays like an absolute dream and I would be happy to keep it in my collection and to gig with it. The bass comes with a new 10mm padded Donner gig bag.

 

Any questions or queries, please message me and I can send more photos as well if you wish. 

Collection from Fleet, Hampshire and you are welcome to give it a trial play on collection to ensure that it all works and you are happy. I am absolutely open to sensible offers.

Edited Saturday at 20:34 by Silky999
Added details