NBD Peterbuilt Dynamite 51 P

[John Schoen]

Peter Boer built this bass for himself last year and got many positive comments about it. The top is made from a 70 year old crate and the body is one piece of African mahogany. The neck is a fat Allparts Tele neck and the pickup is a custom wound 66 Thunderbucker, overwound to deliver a higher output. It growls and barks, a lovely fat vintage sound with a bit of a sharp edge. It reminds me of Entwistles sound on Live At Leeds.

Peter decided to thin out his collection and put it up for sale; I love the look of this bass so I went to try it out and fell in love with the sound and feel too. When I picked it up I had that feeling "this is The One". It felt like a pair of comfy slippers but these slippers have steel capped toes to kick serious butt.

Enough blabbering, now some pictures:









Very nice touch: etched neckplate with slot head screws.


Large ferrules.


Two saddle bridge where the saddles can be tilted and fixed with a set screw, so no problems with the intonation.


I am sorry that I can't post any sound clips because I only have a phone to record and that doesn't do the sound any justice. 

[godofthunder]

Daum! That thing is smoking hot!

[rahock]

I love the vibe of a 51, this is right up my alley .
Rick

[Nocturnal]

That is a great looking bass!!

[Dave W]

Interesting take. Nice that he used a two-saddle bridge.

Better not take a flight with this, that top might freak out the airport security folks.

[John Schoen]

"We didn't find any explosives in your bass and your luggage. Please bend over for a full cavity search. " 

[Highlander]

Clever idea and very nice too...!

I'm wondering if any other "brands" would work...?

[gweimer]

I love that!