My P-Bass Build

[Matt R.]

Hey guys I'm keeping track of the steps in a build I'm doing. If you have a high threshold for boredom, check out my blog for updates.

http://mattrisme.tumblr.com/

[Matt R.]

I have a couple more boring posts on this blog. The bass should be done this week sometime I'm hoping. The rest of the parts are on the way.

[Carmine]

I'm digging it Matt, looks great!

[NoXX]

Nice!!.... Jealous on two counts - 1. Nice P-bass in your future... 2. You have the skills to put together said nice P-bass. Good job.

[AllroyPA]

Mint green is sooo hard to photograph and see it right. Looks tastey~!

[Matt R.]

Mint green is sooo hard to photograph and see it right. Looks tastey~!

Haha true on both counts

[bajito]

That is some nice stuff !


Is that a reflexion or there is a black plastic pickguard on the junction between the body and the chrome neck plate ?

[Matt R.]

It's a plastic neckplate cushion.

[Matt R.]

New blog post.
http://mattrisme.tumblr.com/

[AzWhoFan]

As we all know, the eyes are the first thing to go ...
For the life of me, i can't see where the finish chip was in your original blog post. Can you point out where it was for us visually impared lefty bassists?

[Matt R.]

In the post "PBass Build Pt 3" look at the headstock pic. There's an outline of a large chip between the G and D string tuner bushings. You can see the chip line going through the top of the 'F' in the Fender decal.

[BassMastaBen]

Matt that is such a gorgeous bass I think I could EAT it, lol!

I haven't gone through all your blog posts, but the neck, did you salvage that from an older Fender?

[Matt R.]

I bought that neck from a board member here. It's a 2008 Precision neck

[AzWhoFan]

Thanks Matt. I would never have spotted it if you didn't point it out.

[Matt R.]

I'm hoping to get the rest of it together tonight. Parts should get here today I believe.

[Matt R.]

Final blog post with pix. It's done

[reynoldbot]

Ooh boy that is sweet. I'm putting together the funds for a P-Bass build from Atkinson Basses, and I'm looking at different pickups. Those Seymour Duncans look pretty promising. Would you recommend them over, say, the Fender '62s or Nordstrands?

[Matt R.]

Never played a Nordstrand. I have played the Fender pickup, but it's been years. I don't remember why I didn't like the Fender 62, but I do remember it was a good pickup. I think i just wasn't knocked out by it. The Seymour is cheap and sounds amazing. I generally gravitate toward Seymours anyway. I've always been happy with their stuff.

[AllroyPA]

Now that's classic ... HNBD.

[Matt R.]

What's HNBD?