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Pilgrim

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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #30 on: April 20, 2018, 03:29:16 PM »
Nice way to assure there's another project in your near future! 
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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2018, 03:48:02 PM »
Quote from: Pilgrim on April 20, 2018, 03:29:16 PM
Nice way to assure there's another project in your near future! 

Oh, there always is.

For years I've been thinking of building an active P around a 1980 Fender Precision Special PCB that I bought NOS many years ago. Back in the 80's I loved the P Specials and even owned one (LPB/rosewood) for a very brief period, but they were all boat anchors, 11 lbs. basses. Plus I have always disliked the matching headstock, gold plated hardware and high-mass bridge. So a lightweight P with that PCB would be nice. I could never install it in a vintage body because it requires additional routing for a battery compartment and under the guard for a 3rd pot.

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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2018, 05:34:56 AM »
Still waiting for the P pickup, this is what it looks like now.

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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #33 on: April 26, 2018, 04:27:42 AM »
Fully assembled

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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #34 on: April 26, 2018, 07:48:27 AM »
I'll bet that sounds nice. I've been digging the P pup lately since I got my Hamer Blitz. Hasn't been my "go to" sound since the early 80s (John Wetton inspired), but it's nice to have in the arsenal.
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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #35 on: April 26, 2018, 01:18:49 PM »
That is downright pretty. Classic colors, classic look.
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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2018, 10:28:52 PM »
That must be as nice as a P/J can get!
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Re: Advice needed - 70s P neck on a new Aerodyne body?
« Reply #37 on: April 27, 2018, 09:26:33 AM »
my thoughts too,
 if I absolutely had to fender it would be something like this
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