montereyjack66
Joined: Jul 23, 2014
Posts: 645
LA -ish
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Posted on Apr 26 2018 03:46 PM
I have a Squire Bass VI already and I'm quite enamored with it. However, I wanted a back up, and I was curious to see how a VI would sound with p-90s, so last night I patched it all together. I'm waiting on a Staytrem bridge (cuz the bridge I'm using as a temp barely cuts it with bass strings)and it needs a detailed set up, but you get the general idea here. I grew up in the era of Big Daddy Roth, surf music, and Nuke drills, etc so I went with a sort of SoCalbeat up beach shack theme (Beach shacks are now an extinct species in these parts, but they were actually here at one point). Just thought I'd share.
— mj
bent playing for benter results
Do not attempt to adjust your TV set.
https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/
https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/
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Pablomago
Joined: Mar 23, 2017
Posts: 85
Fort Collins, CO/Moonstone Beach, CA
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Posted on May 01 2018 04:27 PM
That's boss, bitchin' and cool with a course of groovy on the side!
— All opinions expressed by this poster are well thought out and based on actual experience and/or scientific experimentation, except for those which are knee-jerk reactions or good sounding fantasies.
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4542
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on May 02 2018 12:12 PM
That should sound great. P-90s and low frequencies sound like a perfect match.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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montereyjack66
Joined: Jul 23, 2014
Posts: 645
LA -ish
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Posted on May 02 2018 10:55 PM
synchro wrote:
That should sound great. P-90s and low frequencies sound like a perfect match.
That was my theory. The initial tests are encouraging. Stay tuned.
— mj
bent playing for benter results
Do not attempt to adjust your TV set.
https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/
https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/
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J_Durango
Joined: Oct 15, 2017
Posts: 91
Ulverston
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Posted on May 03 2018 08:00 AM
Looks fab.
What are the origins of the parts you've used - Fender body, from where did you get the 30" scale neck?
— The Spiratones - Instro/Surf from the rain-soaked north-northwest of England
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montereyjack66
Joined: Jul 23, 2014
Posts: 645
LA -ish
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Posted on May 03 2018 08:39 AM
J_Durango wrote:
Looks fab.
What are the origins of the parts you've used - Fender body, from where did you get the 30" scale neck?
A guy by the name of DC Kunkle. He runs his "store" out of ebay, which sometimes disappears but comes back again. it's 30.25 and a really nice neck! It came to me in a bleached oak (which I'm not too fond of) so it got a laquer job. He does good work. Not super fast, but he's upfront about that and communicates well. The body came out of ebay also, mystery origin but likely Chinese. It was already cut for dual p-90s, which is what I was looking for. Standard Fender old school tuners. Wilkinson pups, Stratosphere electronics (I forget the specifics) and a Chinese Bigsby (not too bad for the bass!The spring is over sized but that may be a plus with the heavy strings. Haven't tried one on a standard six string). I 'm new to building and this was an experiment on many levels so I low balled on many of the parts. I can upgrade later on if I want to.
— mj
bent playing for benter results
Do not attempt to adjust your TV set.
https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/
https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/
Last edited: May 03, 2018 08:41:41
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