First Bass Build! (Well… assembly)

JoeDoe

JoeDoe

Drummist turning bassist.
Jul 21, 2018
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Well, after months (maybe years) of consideration, I finally decided to pull the trigger on assembling a P-style bass with parts and specs that I’ve come to prefer. Have perused the ‘verb, ebay, and TB for a while just eyeballing what comes up, what I like, and what general impressions are of different specs and combinations and ended up going with the following:
  • Warmoth alder body, painted charcoal frost, tort pickguard
  • Warmoth roasted maple next with Indian rosewood fingerboard
  • Neck is ‘standard’ P spec - 1 11/16” width, vintage tall frets, steel support rods, and cream dots
  • Schaller tuners and Gotoh vintage bridge
  • Benson Custom Split Coil pups
  • 920D wiring harness
Didn't take too terribly long and I’m happy to say that I didn’t have to re-drill a single hole!

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Happy to answer any questions or field any other feedback - this was a fun project! Whatcha think TB?
 
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2saddleslab said:
You should be proud of that! Now top it off with a custom headstock decal.
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Ooh good call! How does one go about making a custom decal?

musicman556 said:
Wow! That is GORGEOUS!

How does it play and sound? Is it as you were hoping? Even better?!?
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So far so good! Neck fitment is better than expected and I’ve been able to dial in a very playable action purely through bridge adjustment. Neck profile reminds me of an AVRI 63 I had for a good while. Had to adjust pickup height a bit, but I’m very taken by these Benson pups. Definitely vintage flavored, but with a bit more overall clarity (less woolly) than many ‘vintage’ voicings I’ve heard.

Looking forward to getting to know this girl over the coming weeks!
 
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