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Can I turn my 4 string P Bass into a 5 string if I change the bridge and neck? Lol this is a serious question
I don't see why not. The neck might be wider and you would have to router the body to fit it. Marko I think would be the guru to ask on guitar building stuff
And pick up, and widen the neck socket, what's the point though? I've found dozens of 5 string basses on eBay for under £150, good uns as well, just save and buy the genuine article, plus, a five string neck and tuners, pick up and bridge and the work on the neck socket won't come cheap
Yeah I forgot about where the neck and body connect
I dont see why not. My boyfriend and I made a franken-guitar. He took the neck/pickups off of a guitar he liked, but the body was too light for him, so he used the body of an old bass that was heavier, that he preferred. I think we picked it up from a pawn shop, or goodwill (he has good luck finding good ones, he got me my beetle bass from a pawn shop for cheap).
But like above, I know ee drilled some extra holes in it and routed out the pickup holes, i dont remember what else he did to it.
hahahahahaha
I'm with Marko - save yer pennies and buy a 5 string.
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I'm with Marko - save yer pennies and buy a 5 string.
Yep, there's too many things to go wrong on a perfectly nice bass.
Another question: How do I clean the body of my bass? I rest my arm on about 2 inches of the body and it's just filled with sweat after I finish playing. And there's a bad spot under the strings at the bridge. Ideas?
I use baby wipes to clean my bass and guitar. Huggies Sensitive Skin brand, to be precise. They clean great and the aloe makes them shine like brand new.
On my painted G&L I actually use car cleaner & wax (McGuires Gold). Makes it shine and protects it. On my woody 6-string, I use a damp cloth and then dry it with towel. It's unfinished, so I don't want to use anything with chemicals or cleaners that can discolor or mess up the wood grain.
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