Lowe Shop Notes

BTL · December 13, 2015, 08:49:45 PM

CHIMERA Series LSP Bass #6 - 2 Tone Sunburst

nofi · December 15, 2015, 08:45:09 AM

a handsome bass, indeed. i never did like the split pickups on the p bass.

BTL · December 15, 2015, 07:22:56 PM

Thanks!

I feel exactly the same way.

Dave W · December 15, 2015, 07:57:41 PM

That's why Leo put a chrome hand rest right over the pickup!

BTL · December 15, 2015, 08:32:33 PM

Exactly...I just put the chrome back under the strings where it belongs.

BTL · December 16, 2015, 05:51:30 PM

What's this?

The last piece of the puzzle:

Pilgrim · December 16, 2015, 06:44:47 PM

NIIIIICE!

slinkp · December 16, 2015, 07:42:44 PM

You know what would be cool? A P body with 2 thunderbird pups

Hmm where have I seen that...

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1956 fender precision bass
thunderbird pickup replaced stock one, another added at the bridge
has a 'v' neck and "thunderbroom" carved into the back of the body
opened up a beasties tour using this w/fIREHOSE
got it in hermosa beach, ca

Dave W · December 16, 2015, 07:51:12 PM

Quote from: slinkp on December 16, 2015, 07:42:44 PM
You know what would be cool? A P body with 2 thunderbird pups
Hmm where have I seen that...
[image]http://hootpage.com/56pbass.jpg[/image]

Didn't Carlo build a Precision with Thunderbuckers? IIRC it had no pickguard and both pickups were moved further from the bridge.

slinkp · December 16, 2015, 07:53:39 PM

Oh yeah! Carlo made a J-ish bass. I prefer the P body shape though.

Dave W · December 16, 2015, 07:55:16 PM

You're probably right about it being a J body.

dadagoboi · December 17, 2015, 09:36:21 AM

Quote from: Dave W on December 16, 2015, 07:51:12 PM
Didn't Carlo build a Precision with Thunderbuckers? IIRC it had no pickguard and both pickups were moved further from the bridge.

Mine's a mashup of 51P (slab body), 60 J, Godin Zeta and Guild Pilot. There's '63 ThunderBucker in the Trad TBird neck sweet spot and a hot single coil in the closer-to-the-bridge position.

drbassman · December 17, 2015, 10:02:22 AM

How did you wire that Guild pickup? 250 or 500k pots? How's it sound?

BTL · December 17, 2015, 06:38:32 PM

I've always loved that Thunder-J, and a two pickup P is something I have daydreamed about.

I haven't had a chance to play the DS1 model yet, but my holiday vacation from the 9 to 5 starts tomorrow.

On electronics, my standard harnesses are 250K, but I bought a bulk pack of 500Ks, so I'll probably wire up a few and trey them out.

One of the things I'm really proud of about my builds is the fact that all of the parts can be swapped out in a matter of minutes.

Dave W · December 17, 2015, 10:01:53 PM

Brad , apologies for the temporary thread derail.

Carlo, what's the difference in location of the Thunderbird neck pickup sweet spot and the Jazz Bass neck pickup location?