Since buying the stock sunburst ’66 in 1969, I have modded it all along its journey. I invented the Bass Brace so in 1985 I had it majorly rebuilt to attract attention visually. <\/p>\n
Mike Tobias made a neck to fit 5 in the space of a P neck (nut 1+3\/4″), with 4 truss rods and 24 frets. There is a removable hatch in the fretboard between frets 21\/22 to access nuts to adjust 2 pairs of truss rods.<\/p>\n
John Carruthers cut down the lower horn and painted it a stock 1958 Oldsmobile color. The Starz bridge was the only 5 string Mike could find with 17mm spacing.<\/p>\n
The pickups are Barolini P and soapbar fed into a Barto HR 4.7 AP preamp with an NTuner for convenience. There are two 9 v battery compartments in the back.<\/p>\n
You can see about 5″ of the Bass Brace, which attaches to the 4 original screws, sticking out past the upper horn. It provides any playing angle you desire without manually holding up the neck. The hole by the bridge is a Straplock set into the hole that was for the original bridge cover. That allows the bass to face more upward for better viewing if needed. <\/p>\n
The gears are Schaller, the input jack is a Stratocaster on the edge of the body. <\/p>\n
The bass feels like home after 31 years in this configuration. I will probably experiment with different pickups and preamps as so many better brands and sounds are available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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