my first parts bass

[ricktim83]

Just got this baby back from the shop today. Didn't trust myself doing some of the work soi took it to a local guy with a good rep. Mahogany body from bhefner.com, 57 reissue neck, fralin pickups, 500k pots and orange drop cap. From wymoreguitars.com. Had to cheap out on the bridge due to funds but I shall be swapping it before too long. Thanks to matt for the neck and rodent for helping me realize I shouldn't do this on my own. Lemme know your thoughts.

[Rodent]

winner!

I'm not normally a fan of white p/u covers ... but I really like the look with this color combo

ya done real good there

p.s. now's a good time to firmly decide whether or not you're going to build other basses. once bitten, the building bug is very hard to shake free of

all the best,

R

[ricktim83]

Haha I've already been eyeballing some bodies and necks going real cheap on eBay. Gonna be doing some touring starting after thanksgiving so I don't think time will allow it but I don't think I will go any other route from now on unless I see a deal I can't pass up. I can see why you do what you do, rodent. Now if only I can get the talent to finishmy own projects

[fivebass52]

Wow, great looking bass! Especially like the color, and the pearloid pick guard looks awesome against the paint. What is the color called... looks like butterscotch to me!

[ricktim83]

The pic really doesn't do the color justice. I need to get some in the sun shots of her. It's really a creamy dreamsicle orange. Funny thing is, the builder actually took a dreamsicle Popsicle to his painter to get the color right.

[andrew]

Wow man, that looks great!

[reynoldbot]

wow that is sharp! Most of my bass came from Warmoth. They aren't cheap but they do top-notch work, and the variety of woods and paints they have is downright ridiculous.