May Guitar of the Month

[Mel.Burtt]

So, here is what you can finish up with when everything, yes everything, that can go wrong does... Just soldier on...

This kit is a YB-4 bass kit. It has been put together with the following: EMG geezer butler PJ set pickups (for the record if anyone is going to use these, their neck pickup is longer, noticeably longer than standard.. hopefully this knowledge will prevent you from this discovery after you have painted the body like I did. This upgrade was an afterthought), Schaller tuners, Babicz FCH 4 bass bridge, Schaller strap locks, Lake Placid Blue nitro finish with high gloss nitro top coats (was initially pelham blue, I ran out of colour, so did Australia, no more coming out of UK because of Covid, YAY, had to change colour), nitro Tobacco neck tint again with high gloss nitro top coat, more swear words than you can imagine, some Id never even heard before.

[Mel.Burtt]

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[Rabbit]

This kit is a YB-4 bass kit. It has been put together with the following: EMG geezer butler PJ set pickups (for the record if anyone is going to use these, their neck pickup is longer, noticeably longer than standard.. hopefully this knowledge will prevent you from this discovery after you have painted the body like I did.

Good to know. I have a custom YB-4 hopefully getting shipped next week, *and* I have the same pickups waiting in their box here for it. I thought they were the standard size. The P bass pickups appear to me to be the standard size. <shrug> no biggie, since I have them before the build I can always make adjustments during the mock up stage. How do they sound?

[Mel.Burtt]

Good to know. I have a custom YB-4 hopefully getting shipped next week, *and* I have the same pickups waiting in their box here for it. I thought they were the standard size. The P bass pickups appear to me to be the standard size. <shrug> no biggie, since I have them before the build I can always make adjustments during the mock up stage. How do they sound?

They sound really good.. So good I think an amp upgrade could be on the cards to do them justice..