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Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:07 pm**

Nice P-bass mod. It's much more distinctive now.

Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:28 pm**

I could see George Jetson playing that.

Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:36 pm**

somehow my stuff seems rather mild next to that one ...

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:27 am**

That Fenderbird looks great, Jeff.

You build that from Warmoth parts?

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:53 am**

I bought a used epiphone t-bird 5 string bass at GC ... it was a factory 2nd ... the neck was s-curved ... so I frankenstiened it with a mighty mite p-bass neck and changed the bridge, pickups, and wiring ... I put the neck a little farther into the body and moved the bridge back a little ... this puts the pickups in a slightly different location ... it changes the harmonics of the bass a little especially on the B and E strings ... it is an interest bass ...

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:00 am**

I'll second that! The T-bird looks great!

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:54 am**

Always wanted to build a Fenderbird- but I would use the HB1 RIC pickups

Nice one!

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:54 pm**

Mark, you really gonna build that thing? (am a little late sorry)

It is interesting in a kinda boomerangy sort of archers bow/ submachine gun way

Posted: **Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:24 pm**

Dave ... I was thinking the same thing make a 5 string fenderbird and a 5 string iceman with hb1 or hb2 pickups ... and a 5 string explorer/exploiter ... or all of the above hmmm 3 new basses ... I like it ...

Posted: **Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:05 am**

When the new Cii/5 pickups come out, that sounds like a good candidate for them.
I've never tried a 5 string (I have a long way to go in mastering 4) but if I did get a 5 banger it would have to have a wide, thin neck....

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