The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: Grog on January 21, 2014, 06:48:40 PM
Hi Rino, I'm on a few threads...... We get into deeper discussions on low impedance stuff here than any of the other threads I participate on. More basses (Hobbits) than guitars. Thanks for posting those good gut shots............. we've been curious as to what made this thing tic.......... Please keep the info coming & welcome! 

Thanks for the welcome. I've been checking out the forum and it seems like a great bunch of folks w/ a ton of information. I have in the works a P Bass that I'll be converting into a Berry Oakley Tractor style bass. I'll post in the bass forums when I (finally) get around to it.

Quote from: Basvarken on January 21, 2014, 02:22:58 PM
Where's the impedance transformer? Is it the round metal thing that is bolted to the body?

Yes, I believe so.

Thanks, I was searching for info on the Jensen transformer that is used in this and stumbled on this thread. Very surprised as I just posted the pictures last night.

From what I have seen wiring shots of originals, this is pretty tidy in comparison. I've posted about this on other forums but I'm planning on doing some modifications to the wiring. I'd like to move the switches over to push/pull pots which will free up the switches for all sorts of experimenting. There seems to be enough room in there for a 9V battery and some small boosters and such. Not sure yet. I figure that, while it's not a faithful recreation of the original model, Les himself would be happy to see a soldering iron and curiosity applied to it.

That's my Les Paul in the flickr set Grog posted. I've never had the chance to play an original so I don't have much to compare this one to. Let me know if you have any questions.