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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: gweimer on February 25, 2009, 06:39:50 PM
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Well, my next project bass is starting to shape up. I've been mulling over what I want done with it, and I seem to have most of the important parts gathered up:
Les Paul mahogany body
NOS Gibson neck (which will need a fretboard, probably ebony, and is also set neck)
Schaller 460 bridge
Dark Star pickup (for the neck position)
I've decided to do one of my back burner projects on this one - I'm going to drop a Ric bridge pickup in this. I figure I'll finish it in cream/white, possibly with some binding. If my powder coating hobby comes to fruition (signed up for support, and have a few parts coming), I may try to coat the hardware in a dark purple. Otherwise, it's chrome all the way. I'm still looking at tuners. I may not want to spend the dough on Hipshot, so will look around for a decent set. Bone nut.
I figure this will be something that I will have my luthier put together for me by Christmas.
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Long or short scale?
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Probably short scale. I wonder if I should do a fretless to keep the cost down a little.
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Fretless? Say it ain't so! ;)
I wouldn't think there would be much difference in cost.