So I have assembled this P bass and it turned out exceptionally well.
Light weight, good balance, neck plays like butter, I have the bridge cover with the mute underneath and I like it a lot.
Plays and sounds like a dream. Really. Can't put it down.
Basically ALL Fenders are parts guitars, right? It's not like they built a specific Strat neck to fit a specific Strat body.
Also it's my first Fender that did not need a neck shim.
Parts list:
'70-'71 alder body, stripped and refinished in natural. Pro job
'75 rosewood-board neck that I bought from a friend. Very dark rosewood
'78 (I think... not sure now but mid- to late-70s for sure) grey bottom pickup
F neck plate with '75 serial number that I had in my parts drawer
Old Fender strap buttons
New Fender tort guard, 70s style bridge, Tele barrel knobs
New CTS pots and Switchcraft jack
Wilkinson tuners
Ernie Ball Flats, 040
Vintage 70s chrome bridge cover w/rubber mute
Does anyone make new thumb rests in semi-transparent dark maroon, like vintage rests? All I find are either $5-6 new black ones or $100-150 vintage maroon bars, and I'm not paying that.