PDX Rich Posted February 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 That's so weird that they do that. Aren't Denmark and Sweden goofy like that as well? I recall something like that when I was in København about 5 years ago. Oh yeah, I forgot you can roll your own pickups. I'll have to give that a whirl one of these days. I am sure I can find a cheap sewing machine to take apart and convert to a wire bobbin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Great build thread, @PDX Rich and great, great result. Enjoyed reading that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pizza Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 nice finish @PDX Rich, thanks for describing the process. If i can find Tru-oil in Holland I'll give that a go for my Zebra-caster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hey Rich - @Norris is another member who I've furnished with an SB-1000 pre-amp. Did you see his restoration thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Rich Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 13 hours ago, 10pizza said: nice finish @PDX Rich, thanks for describing the process. If i can find Tru-oil in Holland I'll give that a go for my Zebra-caster. That will look really nice! If TU is not available in Holland, tung oil may be an option. Let us know, as I am sure someone will be able to help. If you can get TU, I have a bunch of links I can post on your build thread that are helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Fantastic bass! It's fun to get to see these a project come together in time-lapse mode. How's the final result in terms of playability and tone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Rich Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks! Playability-wise, it sounds great with big mids as you'd expect from a MB repro pickup. Series and parallel have good differentiation and good range with the tone knob. Split is nice, but I need to pull it apart and shield to get a better tone there. The neck is a jazz/Ric hybrid so it's like a narrow baseball bat (modern 4003) fat neck with jazz taper. It's hot for sure with the 18v pre and Rautia pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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