My Bronco Bass

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:20 am

Hi I am new to this site. Over the past summer I took my cheap Squier Bronco Bass (with a 30 inch short scale

) and repainted it and changed the Strat single coil pick up with the neck humbucker from my friend's broken Epiphone Les Paul. It was originally a black body with white pick guard. I painted the body light metallic blue and the pick guard and headstock flash red (these were the names of the spray paint). It looks and sounds great.

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:23 am

WOW.. that thing looks real cool man! Im a new guy as well but welcome to shortscale!

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:26 am

Thanks man. It is pretty sweet, and I've gotten several compliments on it. I'd say buying one of these cheap for like $100 and putting another $100 in upgrades will sound better than the $300 Squier basses. I think I might put bigger tuning posts on it cause the string gets all coiled up on the E string tuning post.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:52 am

Looks FRESH mate, especially that blue, very convincing ice blue metallic [fender colour]

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:56 am

Haze nailed that one.. Fresh it is!

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:07 am

Pretty interesting . In a good way . How's that 6 string humbucker work in a bass ?

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:13 am

IIRC the bronco bass just has a ceramic strat pickup under a robroe cover so i imagine about the same but hum-cancelling

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:55 am

Looks awesome dude! That color combo kinda reminds me of those flea basses. Sweet.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:09 am

Haze wrote:IIRC the bronco bass just has a ceramic strat pickup under a robroe cover so i imagine about the same but hum-cancelling

you would be correct.

bass has got balls.
love the matching the headstock to the pickguard

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:39 am

Really nice custom jobby there! Colours work great together.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:12 am

That's pimped!

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:17 am

dig and a half.

moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:59 pm

The humbucker makes it sound heavier. Kinda like the difference between a single coil Stratocaster and a humbucker Les Paul. But it still has that vintage sound which I love.