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What to do with free bass?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:56 am
by jfrey
So a while back I ordered some cheap knockoff brand P-bass and when it arrived in the mail it looked like this:
The company sent me a replacement for free, and never took back the broken one. So I have had this broken bass sitting in the corner for months, and I figure it's time to do something with it (aside from fixing it obviously). So what should I do? I'm thinking about building in an effect or two or.... I don't know, ideas?
(Note: I'm a beginner in effects modding/building so nothing too insane please. I have done a lot of trade work though so I am very competent with tools of any kind, so while my knowledge is limited, the work itself isn't an issue.)
Re: What to do with free bass?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:07 pm
by elbandito
It's just the headstock that's broken? The body and everything is in one piece? If so, you can just get a new neck and boom! New, functional bass guitar. If you still want to fix it, it's a great opportunity to try a headstock repair with nothing to lose.
Re: What to do with free bass?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:52 pm
by devnulljp
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Re: What to do with free bass?
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:14 am
by elbandito
jfrey wrote:So what should I do? I'm thinking about building in an effect or two or.... I don't know, ideas?
Fuzz is always a good thing (obviously) and CultureJam posted his dead easy fuzz circuit here a little while back... it's a super easy build. Also, why not turn it into something fun and different? A crazy slide bass or something, maybe??
Re: What to do with free bass?
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:24 am
by jfrey
Yes it's just the headstock that's broken off. Everything else is fine. I'm thinking about fretless neck + fuzz + Feedback looper. If that's possible. I have only seen fb loopers used, I have never used one myself so I'm not positive on the workings.
Re: What to do with free bass?
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:46 am
by Mudfuzz
Ok what I would do about the bass....
salvage the tuners off the neck, and toss the neck or turn it into art, a cheap neck is always a waste of time to fix, the wood will be shit and the time you spend to get it right will be wasted... I speak from experience, so inless you want to lean repair don't bother with the neck... get a new [or used one] off ebay you should be able to find something for around $40 and up that is usable. Other then that the sky is the limit, you could go fretless, you could get a guitar bridge and two more tuners and have a long scale bass VI, you could build a fuzz into the bass...