LukeFRC Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 (edited) Right not sure if this should go here but the 'build diarys' bit just seems to be about sukers or stukers or summit. I have a body from an old vox standard bass from the 80's. Its a nice lump of 2 piece something. Weighs a ton. routed for P style pups. Volume, tone and coil tap holes. and side mounted jack. The bridge holes are really close to the pup too, not as far back down the body as you would expect. Originaly it had a long scale 24 fret neck. The guy who gave me this said if i put a standard fender style neck on and move the bridge back it would be fine. im not sure ? what do yo u guys think i should do with it? im thinking fretless. (and where does one pick up old bass necks? Edited October 7, 2008 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='85193' date='Nov 8 2007, 12:02 AM']Right not sure if this should go here but the 'build diarys' bit just seems to be about sukers or stukers or summit. I have a body from an old vox standard bass from the 80's. Its a nice lump of 2 piece something. Weighs a ton. routed for P style pups. Volume, tone and coil tap holes. and side mounted jack. The bridge holes are really close to the pup too, not as far back down the body as you would expect. Originaly it had a long scale 24 fret neck. The guy who gave me this said if i put a standard fender style neck on and move the bridge back it would be fine. im not sure ? what do yo u guys think i should do with it? im thinking fretless. (and where does one pick up old bass necks?[/quote] If you're building it, it should be in the Build Diaries. Don't be put off by all the Shuker related noise, personally I find those threads rather boring and I'd rather read about the man in his shed/spare room on a building oddysey. My threads have been quiet of late due to illness (tonsilitis - fun) but I'm hoping to get back on the building trail soon. Regarding the neck, as long as you can get 34" back from the nut (assuming you're using a standard Fender P or J neck or equivalent) to the saddles of the bridge then you'll be fine. Get the measuring tape out. This tool will help: [url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fret_calculator.php"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fret_calculator.php[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Saying that, you could make a short scale bass if you can source a neck that's the right size as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I suggest you contact Allan or Roberto at Brandoni - Brandoni have lots of old necks including NOS vox. Not sure if they have any vox ones from this era, but if anyone has anything that will fit they will. [url="http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk"]www.brandoniguitars.co.uk[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 If that were mine, I'd be looking for a Status graphite P neck, some Schaller hardware and a Wizard or SD pup with an SD active circuit in the back ( I presume its a large triangular rout at the rear?)..... However thats just my (wanna build, next project) kinda views..... trawl fleebay for 2nd hand necks or better still order exactly what you want form Warmoth...... (lined fretless 2-a-side P neck would be kinda cute!) Oh and yes keep us updated with what you do, as its potnetially a cracking build diary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I have a complete Vox Standard in black. It's incredibly heavy and quite awful to play!! I have swapped out the pickups for Fender ones and it's still bad, so next up is the electronics. Lucky you don't have any of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 ta for the help guys the pups are in quite a random place originally, they seem way too close to the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 right question time 1: How is best to strip the finish off? I would have thought a chemical paint stripper but a lot of folk on here seem to be sanding bodies. What do you recomend? 2: the body is routed for a P pickup. Now my guess work (as in i dont have the neck yet) is that for a standard fender style neck the P pickup is 2cm further back than my p bass. I was thinking Jazz pups and routing two new holes but how far from the bridge would a MM style pup go as if i can recycle the hole it would be great! [url="http://pulvoweb.chez-alice.fr/mavox/voxstandard.html"]http://pulvoweb.chez-alice.fr/mavox/voxstandard.html[/url] thats what the body was like originaly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 any advise? what pups would you put in it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 If you're willing to get the router out then you can put in anything you like. If you're not happy with the position and you're going to refinish the body a solid colour, rout it out square and glue a filler of wood in the hole, plane/sand flush then rout wherever you like. As for stripping, I've only ever sanded. Hard work, time consuming, but strangely theraputic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) I put an MM pickup in a Dearmond Jetstar special that originally had a P pickup near the bridge- there were gaps left which I covered up with a scratchplate. Edited August 5, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 update.... so i have a cheap neck on the way and started stripping the body, it seems to have about 3/4 of a milimeter of varnish on it! its really thick. Paint stripper is lifting most of it with a bet of scraping and then i think i will sand the last paint layer off to save scratching the wood. (Ive already had a wee accident with a chisel. remeber boys and girls scrape with something blunt.... it also looks to be a one piece body which is quite nice, think it looks like maple (way too heavy for basswood) pictures some time. will start getting a wee shopping list of things i need. Pups, bridge, and machine heads being the main things, but trying to do things fairly cheaply so will be keeping eyes open in the sale bit of the site. Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 some stripping photos. what wood is it????????????????????? ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 probably hard ash, hence the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 thanks SJA! So i currently have a standard 34 in (864 mm) scale neck i just got off budget bassist. The routing for the P pup is therefore too far back on the body. the neck end of it being aproxamatly 725mm from the nut. Now it would be nice to be able to use some of this rout for new pups but for the life of me cant find anywhere on net which pists standard pup positions. I guess a Jazz bridge pup is quite a bit further back. but what about stingrays? can someone tell me where you would pup a stingray pup? please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I've just found a clipping of an article on the stingray from Guitar mag, that has a measurement I used for reference when I modded my Dearmond with an MM pickup- "the centre of the neck facing coil is 764.5mm from the fingerboard side of the nut". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 hey, that looks like it could be a fairly cool build, does the neck i sold you fit alright? I'll be posting photos of a smallish project that i was going to use that neck for soon (got a neck that SHOULD fit off kevbass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 it fits like a glove. its going to be a fretless. I was just going to put woodfiller in the holes where the frets are now but just found a load of different very thin vaneers of wood at one of my jobs i can use. Im thinking a dark wood so i can see it but from a distance it looks unlined with possibly the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th etc in a lighter colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ah sounds pretty sweet, good luck with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 pup arrived, neck and bridge here. Just missing machineheads and electrical gubbins. Screwed the neck on today and will begin to work out where to put things. then make holes for things. The body is stripped down and im thinking will be refinished in british racing green. Have to learn how to paint a guitar now! photos soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 so rich folk use a router to make a pickup cavity. i use a hammer and chisels.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) arrrgghhh screws for bridge heads break off! now will have to gouge large bits out my body to get them out! EDIT: much filler later and their out and you (hopefull y wont notice Edited August 29, 2008 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 oops, i hate when that happens! I sheared a screw head off the bridge on my tobias, it's alright though so i'll leave it as it is for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) I broke a couple of Badass bridge screws when I was putting together my Warmoth P - hard ash is tough stuff. Edited August 29, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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