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| Author: | LeftyClover [ September 18th, 2013, 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Recently bought an ash P body on eBay, made by a Belgian luthier (EG custom). I put together a fine PJ bass with this body. I used the following parts: Warmoth neck, maple/maple. SD SPB-2 / SJB-2B pickups Babicz bridge Hipshot tuners and string retainer. Strings are d'Addario Chrome flatwounds.   
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| Author: | andrew [ September 18th, 2013, 7:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Looks great. I'm a fan of natural finish basses. |
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| Author: | bobjones2260 [ September 18th, 2013, 7:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Congrats, looks vintage but with a modern vibe. How does it play compared to a standard Fender P? |
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| Author: | Brett Zeppelin [ September 18th, 2013, 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
LeftyClover wrote: Recently bought an ash P body on eBay, made by a Belgian luthier (EG custom). I put together a fine PJ bass with this body. I used the following parts: Warmoth neck, maple/maple. SD SPB-2 / SJB-2B pickups Babicz bridge Hipshot tuners and string retainer. Strings are d'Addario Chrome flatwounds. That looks like a great axe right there. Real sexy. Nicely done. What was your total build cost? How did you finish the body, neck and fretboard? |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ September 18th, 2013, 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Top-quality parts, combined into a very nice looking bass! imagine it sounds as good as it looks... nicely done! |
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| Author: | Matt R. [ September 18th, 2013, 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Looks wonderful 
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| Author: | LeftyClover [ September 19th, 2013, 2:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Thanks everybody  The bass plays very easy, thanks to the low action and the high string tension. It is quite heavy though, abt. 5.1 kg (don't know how much that is in ounces or pounds, lol) I finished both the body and neck with Danish oil. I put 5 layers of oil on body and neck, also on the fretboard. I polished everything afterwards with steel wool and then rub it with hard wax. Although Warmoth says the warranty would become void if one uses oil for a finish, I just did it. No problems with moist or whatsoever. Total build costs are about 600 Euro (615.USD), most expensive part being the neck (Warmoth showcase model, incl. shipping costs to the Netherlands abt. 250 Eur). |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ September 19th, 2013, 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
LeftyClover wrote: Thanks everybody It is quite heavy though, abt. 5.1 kg (don't know how much that is in ounces or pounds, lol) Total build costs are about 600 Euro (615.USD), most expensive part being the neck (Warmoth showcase model, incl. shipping costs to the Netherlands abt. 250 Eur). 5.1 kilograms to pounds = 11.25lbs 9 my ATK305, and Carvin SB5000 both weigh that much!)... 600 Euros to Dollars is $811.00 - still a great deal considering the parts used.... 
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| Author: | Basshappi [ September 20th, 2013, 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Beautiful bass, congratulations. |
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| Author: | blablas [ September 20th, 2013, 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made PJ - top brand parts |
Where have I seen this one before... It looks good in English as well!!
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