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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Squier Precision Bass restoration project. Before Shots.

I have just been given this bass by a friend to see if I can make it a bit more presentable for its lucky new owner. There is quite a lot of dents and loads of stickers. It is missing the scratchplate and all the wiring.

The first step has been to take of the stickers and give the body a light sand. I am gradually filling the dents with laquer, which is not difficult but it is incredibly long winded. Will post more pics when it looks like I have done something.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Custom Bass for Gareth @ Mind Overtime

This bass was made for a friend of mine, when he was playing for Mind Overtime (the band is no more, but you can listen to their stuff here).
He picked the parts and I made the body and set it up. The neck is an old Eko from Brandoni, which I refaced in walnut and branded with a W.
The body is totally hand carved from solid walnut, finished in a natural soft laquer.
The scratch-plates were all hand cut to match the lines of the body.
It has a Jazz bass bridge pick-up and an Epiphone humbacker by the neck.
The wiring was a bit tricky, as it has a separate volume and tone for each pick-up, a three way switch and a pick volume mix on the top horn.
All in all, a striking looking little short scale bass.






Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mini Bass

Here are a few pics of a finished project. Unfortunately it did not ocurred to me to take photos while I was building it.
I accidently bought a short scale Squier Bronco bass neck on e-bay for £30 after a few beers. It sat around for a couple of years while I was waiting for inspiration. Eventually, I decided on a little cross between a Mustang and a baby Jazz Bass.
The body was hand carved out of a slab of sapele (wich is practically the same as mahogany). This was sprayed surf blue, to which I added a hand-cut brown tortoishell scratchplate, and fitted a Jazz Bass style bridge pick-up and bridge.
After a few more beers I decided to add a Fender decal on the headstock. Very naughty, I know, but this bass was never meant to be for sale.