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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:




Here’s a link to the shop I am getting this from:
http://reverb.com/ca/shop/michaels-shop-4139

I’m going to put this in it:

Looks positively feral! Got a neck in mind?

MattK wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:47 am Looks positively feral! Got a neck in mind?

Thanks! I have a Squier CV Mustang bass neck with maple fretboard that’s going to be perfect on this.

Black pickguard, I sincerely hope!

Yes, I have a cheap one ply black guard coming in from eBay. It’s got a switch hole as it’s actually a Fender Player Mustang Bass pickguard,

I would like to get a 3 ply black/red/black guard made at some point, but this one was cheap.

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.

That’s so cool.
Enjoy!

Wow thanks!

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.

Body arrived yesterday! It’s beautiful!

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.

Needs a setup but it plays and sounds great! Now what to do about the switch hole in the pickguard…

Fantastic work! No idea what to put in the hole other than a black plug …

Thanks!

All I know is I don’t want a sticker. Not sure what I can use though.

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!

My pbass has had a piece of black electrical tape on it for like 30 years.

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.

Such a cool pair

Thanks!