I have been craving a mustang bass body with tummy and forearm contours, like a vintage 70’s one. I find the bodies more comfortable than slab bodies. I found a guy on reverb who makes them, so I ordered one right away. So now I have this which should be here in a couple of weeks:
I haven‘t used that EMG pickup since the mid 90s. It was in a cheap p bass copy. I am curious to hear how it will sound in a short scale bass.
When I unearthed the box I had stored the pickup in, I discovered a long forgotten relic of the past: an unredeemed ticket to go see Teh Kurdtz.
It was only $22.25 Canadian dollars. I had to foresake seeing the show because of some last minute thing that came up, I can’t remember what that reason was though.
I did not think anybody had recorded it, as the tickets say “pas de caméras” which is French for “no cameras allowed”. I wonder how anybody snuck in a video camera, they weren’t exactly small and easy to conceal back in those days.
I also have all the parts I need except the foam to put under the pickups. Plus I’ll have to slightly widen the pickup cavity as it doesn’t line up exactly with the pickguard.
My Harmony bass I just posted the other day had a few metal hole plugs covering some of the controls (which I've since removed)....I would probably do something like that. Wouldn't bother routing for an on/off switch or anything.
Nick wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 12:03 pm
My Harmony bass I just posted the other day had a few metal hole plugs covering some of the controls (which I've since removed)....I would probably do something like that. Wouldn't bother routing for an on/off switch or anything.
Looks great btw!
I will probably get a custom guard cut that omits the switch hole, I was thinking of going with black/red/black 3 ply.
Here it is with my other mustang bass, also made from a mish mash of parts.
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