DONE! Bronco to Musicmaster bass conversion

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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endsjustifymeans wrote:
Malik wrote:Looks good, even though I think that's one of the stupidest pickguard designs ever.
really?
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Malik wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:
Malik wrote:Looks good, even though I think that's one of the stupidest pickguard designs ever.
really?
lol, read that to quickly.

Either way... I like the musicmaster pickguard.
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I'm thinking it might look cool with a white thumbrest... do they make bass thumrests that aren't poo brown?
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astro wrote:I'm thinking it might look cool with a white thumbrest... do they make bass thumrests that aren't poo brown?
buy a "poo brown" one and paint it white.
Problem solved.
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Were there ever holes?
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astro wrote:I'm thinking it might look cool with a white thumbrest... do they make bass thumrests that aren't poo brown?
You can definitely get them in black. I've not seen white though.
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silly_rabbit_band wrote:Were there ever holes?
No. His is a custom shop Squier Bronco without the holes that would be in the normal pickguard, designed to be converted into a musicmaster style bass with a pickguard change.
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endsjustifymeans wrote:
Malik wrote:Looks good, even though I think that's one of the stupidest pickguard designs ever.
really?


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Those are both fantastic. I've toyed with the idea of owning both at seperate times but I've never been able to justify it.

Also, pink dot inlays are very sexy.
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James wrote:
silly_rabbit_band wrote:Were there ever holes?
No. His is a custom shop Squier Bronco without the holes that would be in the normal pickguard, designed to be converted into a musicmaster style bass with a pickguard change.
I was giving a compliment to a job well done.
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good shit right there.

i like it alot
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silly_rabbit_band wrote: Were there ever holes?
I think the sunlight was bright enough outside to wash out the scars of the old screw holes, but in person you can still see where they were, up close, because the paint I bought is just a little bit darker than the body colour.
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James wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:
Malik wrote:Looks good, even though I think that's one of the stupidest pickguard designs ever.
really?


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Those are both fantastic. I've toyed with the idea of owning both at seperate times but I've never been able to justify it.

Also, pink dot inlays are very sexy.
I would totally rock the Hello Kitty strat!
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That and the Avril Lavigne Tele.
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astro wrote:
silly_rabbit_band wrote: Were there ever holes?
I think the sunlight was bright enough outside to wash out the scars of the old screw holes, but in person you can still see where they were, up close, because the paint I bought is just a little bit darker than the body colour.
good job,
Still a very good job the only one I could even try and notice was the one on the bottom horn, and I had to look very very close to my screen. All together you did a good one.
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the_dude wrote:
astro wrote:I'm thinking it might look cool with a white thumbrest... do they make bass thumrests that aren't poo brown?
buy a "poo brown" one and paint it white.
Problem solved.
Well, since it's a thumb rest, painting it wouldn't give long lasting results. The physical contact from having my thumb on it would probably wear the paint off pretty quickly.

I guess I could try and get a block of white plastic from something/somewhere and just carve it into a thumbrest. Would be cheaper, too.
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Yeah. What do you call those things that you find next to the raul plugs in DIY shops? You know, the sort of plastic blocks that you might put on the inside of a joint to hold the two pieces of wood?
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BacchusPaul wrote:Yeah. What do you call those things that you find next to the raul plugs in DIY shops? You know, the sort of plastic blocks that you might put on the inside of a joint to hold the two pieces of wood?
I don't know what they're called, but I know what you mean. That's a good idea, they're pretty cheap too.
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Needs a black robroe cover to finish it off imo.
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looks great man! I'm glad I could help!
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