Fender Lotto project

[PeterB]

Well, my last name might explain why I'm so attracted to the Tractor, and use one in a band 

[Highlander]

My wife became "Jackie Stewart", but she doesn't want to drive Formula One's... 

[drbassman]

This isn't the one Dave's referring to but it didn't neck dive either............

[Dave W]

I remember that one.

I was referring to Tim Armstrong's recent bass made from a Fernandes Tele body, a vintage Musicmaster neck and a GFS MusicMan type pickup.

Tim's a member here but since he became a moderator at the TDPRI he doesn't have the time to visit other forums. Too many people like me keep him busy over there. 

[PeterB]

Thanks for sharing that bass. Looks beautiful, I guess that's also a Musicmaster neck on it?

[drbassman]

Thanks for sharing that bass. Looks beautiful, I guess that's also a Musicmaster neck on it?

Yep, I put the Musicmaster neck because I wanted short scale with no neck dive.  It worked.  I probably should have kept it.  It was my very first build.

[PeterB]

  Recieved the Warmoth P body in Charcoal Frost for the Lotto yesterday. It's really beautiful, and some pics of it "fresh out of the box"

[Nocturnal]

Love the color!!

[Dave W]

Whoa! I like that!

[Pilgrim]

I like it, too....GREAT color.

Wonder if they make Crimson pickguards? 

[PeterB]

First picture to get the feeling after a check if the neck fits in the body firmly and it does. Very tight fit, and after a first install of the bridge I checked if the strings will run equally over the neck and line up straight. Just perfect 



Next step: design of the pickguard since I don't have an example, besides a load of pics.

[drbassman]

Very cool.  Mudmaina.

[Pilgrim]

Are those the pickups you plan on using?  You'll have routing to do and need a pickguard to cover the standard P-bass route.  Seems like an odd choice.

I was looking at those pickups as an outside possibility for the bridge PU my EB-3 project - are they essentially a P-style pickup in a chrome cover???

[Basvarken]

You'll have routing to do and need a pickguard to cover the standard P-bass route.  Seems like an odd choice.

Doesn't seem odd at all if you look at what Peter is aiming for:

[Iome]

I was looking at those pickups as an outside possibility for the bridge PU my EB-3 project - are they essentially a P-style pickup in a chrome cover???

They're humbucker with only to poles per line exposed, the other two are under the cover