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If I don't like them I will swap them out. I need a more vintage voiced set for the relic PJ anyway.
Been a quick build but that was the idea - quick, easy (ish) and a gigging bass. It will (with the other PJ) replace the MiM Classic Lacquer - maple board and don't like it as much. Think I will let it go - I need a semi-acc bass to round off the collection
Fitted strings to check position, spacing etc. Looking ok I think..
They are, of course, temporary until I get a full set of 5 Fender ones as opposed to just 4......
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You should see the bodge job I had to do this weekend to rescue a snapped tuner screw. Had to make my own drillbit to rescue it out of a repurposed 6mm tile drill bit (as couldn't find the correct bit anywhere on a Sunday) and then the dowel I bought wasn't quite the right size so I had to wrap that in paper and superglue it then sand it down to fit the hole.
I'm very much not a professional at this, but I don't really care, it's the first parts neck I've put together and fret dressed on my own, stuff was bound to go wrong. The tuner almost completely covers it anyway and I'm kind of proud I managed to fix it at all really.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
To clarify the position of the J pickup on my PJ - bass bodies. I position my J pickup in exactly the same place as if it was on a Jazz bass body, that is 205mm from the 20th fret to the centre of the bridge pickup. It should be remembered that its 135mm to the centre of the P bass pickup from the 20th fret, a Jazz bass neck pickup is only 115mm to the centre of the pickup from the 20th fret. As a consequence, the J pickup always looks too close to the pick guard on a P bass. (All measurements are approximate)
The Jazz bass pickup measurements were taken from mid sixties Jazz bass about 30 years ago, some of these measurements are not the same as current production basses. You only have to look on the Fender website to see their bridge pickup position varies according to the model. I as all my bodies are made from jigs, I don't actually take these measurements every time I make a bass or guitar. When making vintage Jazz basses that are going have all the covers on the pickups, the bridge pickup should only just be visible under the cover. See photos below.
Regarding the P bass routs I use, you should easily be able to fit three pots on a standard P bass pick guard, with just drilling the extra hole. There is also sufficient room to fit most active control systems under a standard pick guard on my P- basses, see photos below. This particular P bass is loaded with a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder, connected to a EMG active system, volume, bass and treble cut and boost.
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Tho I am now back in indecision mode and am thinking 3 way selector instead of blend. I used to be indecisive, but I'm not so sure now
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You can also do a series blend using a single linear pot, which maintains equal volume throughout the travel - assuming the pickups are equal output - but does sound different from a parallel mix.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Anyone, please feel free to snigger, tell me that you told me so etc etc. Bring it on, I can take it.
Decided to screw all the messing with blend this and switches that and went straight to stack knobs.
Just waiting on the knobs themselves, then, well, it's done.
First impression tho - they are high output..! P is solid thumpy P, more modern voice than vintage - J is pretty well balanced with it.
I think I will like...
Are you sure about that colour scheme though?
I do think they look really cool with the Allen pole pieces