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Cherry Fenderbird

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For those of you who thought my Stratocaster bass was an abomination, feast your eyes on this. The MusicmanBird. ThunderJazzRay. FenderManBird. I just call it FenderBird #2.

Specs:

  • Body: Thunderbird, cherry, Danish oil finish - someone's abandoned project from eBay
  • Neck: Mighty Mite Jazz bass, 34" maple
  • Logos: inkjet-printed waterslide decals under satin lacquer - hobby shop
  • Tuners, neck plate, misc hardware: GFS
  • Pickup: MusicMan-style, alnico, 2.5k/coil, 4-wire - Guitar Jones ?
  • Bridge: MusicMan-style cheap Chinese knockoff, top-strung - eBay
  • Pickguards & control cover: scrap material from old project
  • Fasteners: bright stainless steel - marine supplies store
  • Knobs: Precision bass dome style, Rickenbacker layout - parts box
  • Electronics: Guitar Fuel SBK-2 active bass & treble + 4-way pickup switch & dead-battery passive switch
  • Strings: d'Addario 50-105 roundwound

As oriented in the picture, the controls are:

  • North: volume, pull for passive output (dead battery)
  • East: bass 12db boost/cut, center detent
  • South: treble 12db boost/cut, center detent
  • West: pickup mode, 4-way rotary switch

Basses, Body - Bought, Body - Solid, Electronics - Active, Gibson, Long-Scale Basses, Neck - Bought, Projects,

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July 25, 2020

Radiatabacker Part IIe

July 25, 2020

The first side came out good, now I am installing the second side. I trimmed both pieces so that I could use the short clamps. Using long clamps for a job like this would be a pain in the butt.

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