Let's BUILD a FENDER Precision Bass! DIY Fender replacement parts build! - LowEndLobster Builds
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Hey everyone! Today we're building a FENDER P-bass using mostly Fender genuine replacement parts. Last year, we did a DIY P-bass build using spare parts I had laying around, but I got a lot of questions about where you guys could get similar parts. This time, we're building a bass that YOU can build too! Let's do this!
See this bass in action in Lobster & Dale's Silk Sonic Leave the Door Open playthrough (with tabs/notation)- • Silk Sonic - Leave the...
Sorry for the mic quality! Had an issue with my mic extension cable which resulted in a TON of hum, had to use a denoiser which messed with my voice a little. Bass audio is NOT impacted.
Also sorry for missing the zelda theme and explosion ;P
Parts list:
P Bass Anodized Pickguard shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/e...
Fender P bass Roasted Maple Neck shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/n...
Fender P bass Body- Sunburst shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/b...
Fender Fluted Bass Tuners shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/e...
Fender Hi Mass Bridge- Brass Saddles shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/b...
Fender Knobs shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/p...
Fender Neck Plate (Mine does not have 5th hole) shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/e...
Fender String Guide/Tree shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/j...
Fender Strap Buttons shop.fender.com/en-US/parts/e...
DiMarzio Split P www.dimarzio.com/pickups/stan...
Screw Kit www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Triple Socket www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
This bass and all my other basses with rounds are strung with MJC Ironworks Nickel Plated Stainless Steel 45-105(125) unless otherwise noted. Check them out at www.mjcironworks.com
Info on my signal chain, setup and more: • FAQ: My Signal Chain, ...
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Probably the greatest into theme song I've ever heard.
Thank you!
Grammy material right here!
He is a legend amongst mere mortal men.
This song is in a league of it's own
🔥
It's always fun to build your own bass, and make it yours. I've done 4 so far, and am getting to the point where I'm ready to make my own body from a blank. Wish me luck on that one!
Wooo! Good luck dude, you better show us the result! :)
Making it real, working from the couch! This is where I do all my upgrades. That beautiful bass should be in Fenders lineup, a Lobster custom shop special..
Yes, .... I would definitely buy a Custom 🦞 special P
Thanks John! Hopefully they'll see this ;P
to me, the roasted neck matchs the pickguard perfectly good job
Thanks Jacob!
Need a Fender bakeoff! DIY vs. MiA vs. MiM.
Definitely going to do this!
@@LowEndLobster Yeahhhhh!!!!
Good call!!!
Yes, but throw in the upgraded Glarry for good measure... 😉
@@sergioleonardo8837 If you're going to stick with the Fender bakeoff, a Squier would likely fit the mold better. :)
Pro-level intro sequence - check
Pick guard grounding tip - check
Taco t-shirt - check
P Bass without neck dive - check
Another great video from 🦞. Only thing missing is a close-up of the soldering process.
Thanks Abouc! I'll absolutely make a separate video specifically focusing on soldering and soldering tips.
FYI, you don't need to add shielding tape to an anodized pickguard. It's already conductive. You just need to adequately shield the body cavities with shielding tape or shielding paint, run ground wires to connect the shielded cavities to the metal pickguard via a potentiometer ground or alternatively, leave some shielding paint or tape up a bit up over the edges of the cavity, and mount the pickguard.
Indeed, but I wanted to demonstrate for those who would be using a regular one. Also.... Shiny! ;P
The body was already shielded with paint BTW
@@LowEndLobster Fair play! Missed your reply, dude. Love the content.
The paint doesn't do much imo
Thank you!
I can say that's one of the best looking and sounding PBasses I've ever seen, if not THE best itself. Great job!
Thanks! I looooooooove it!
Awesome build! This is my favorite bass channel,..always have the best demos and information.
Thank you! :)
The bass really sings. Nice job. Pickups are full and even sounding. Cool
Thanks Rich!
this pbass is sick. my pbass: Mex maple neck, mex sparkle blue body with white pickguard, delano Pickup, black gotoh tuners, black kickass bridge
Thanks Ricardo! Yours sounds sweet! Which delano did you get?
@@LowEndLobster PMVC 4AL/M2, sounds fat. specially with some labella flats, wanna get the roasted maple neck tho :3
Had to watch this beauty come alive again!! I really enjoy watching you build and mod I want to learn to solder and mod so bad!!
You are the man. Your reviews are great and this is exactly what I was trying to find! Thank you good sir!
Best sounding p bass I've ever heard. Well done lobster. 👍
Lobster strikes again with an amazing vid, and badass bass build.
This is just great. I have been waiting for you to do this again. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Epic Video! Amazing sound on that P BASS! WOW
Best p bass tone I've ever heard. Love the color scheme. Great content lobster 🦞
Thanks Trevor!
Nice looking and great sounding P Bass you made here. I have made one myself some years ago. I have an old '68 genuine P Bass that I usually have strung with Thomastic Infeld flatwounds. In my younger days I often used round wound RotoSounds for the grittyer sound for hard and symphonic rock. I wanted a second bass, so I didn't have to change strings so often, so some years ago I bought a Harley Benton DIY P Bass kit and replaced everything little by little to genuine Fender parts, all except the body that I found very good looking and has kept in natural finish. The neck is a '70's maple neck, the tuners are '70's big "F" and the pickups are Fender Custom Shop '60's.
I have mounted a Fender bridge with "String through body", which have given much more sustain, at least to my ears. I have mounted the "ashtray" over the bridge and the shield over the pickup. I have used CTS pots and old school wiring and made the cavity copper insulation as you. It is a fantastic bass that I mostly use when playing gigs and jam sessions.
The quality of the Harley Benton parts are surprisingly good and precisely made and the body is a bit lighter in weight, which will be good for all the people that think the originals are too heavy.
I have finished a Fender Telecaster as well with all Fender parts and Fender DeLuxe Tele pickups and I am in progress with finishing a Fender Jazz Bass. I just need the '70's American neck that is out of stock for the moment. Living in Denmark i buy my parts at Thomann in Germany and they deliver in a couple of days, their service is excellent in case of spoiled or missing parts in delivery and for good advice and service along the building process.
I am also in the process of making a Stratocaster emerge from a HB kit. I have an original 1973 American Fender Stratocaster so I have a good comparison object.
Thanks for sharing Johnny! Your Parts/HB P-bass sounds killer!
Beautiful bass 🦞 love the aesthetics, colour scheme, neck, and it sounds real good 👍
Thank you Ryan!
this is the prettiest bass i have seen. when i'll have the money to build a custom one, i'll get this exact one
Sounds great!
Very inspiring. I’m gathering courage and gear to refurbish/ refinish my old Washburn MB4.
You’re giving me hope!
The biggest hurdle is getting started! I believe :). Thank you my friend!
Nice, old-school grooves. Thanks for everything.
Thanks Terry :)
Great job Lobster! Keep up the good work. Big fan talking here...
Beautiful! Great playing too! Just built one almost identical but a regular Fender maple board instead of roasted, Hipshot Kickass bridge and a 1996 Fender USA pickup - oh, cream colored pickguard.
That thing sounds awesome. Excellent work on putting that beast together.
Thank you Skank!
The bass came out awesome as well!
Thanks! Super pleased with the result!
I have what used to be P-Bass by Vintage guitars. The neck was bent beyond repair and had to be replaced with a cheap Chinese version bough on e-bay. I had it re-wired with DiMarzio Split-P. I have it strung with DR DDT 55-115 (stainless steel) and tuned to D standard. The overall sound is quite similar - rather warm and dark. Quite usable for playing metal with a hard pick.
Thanks Lobster, that gives me some excellent intel for my own P bass build. Looks Fab!
Thanks Philip! Best of luck with your build :)
Wow! That's a great custom build!
Thanks Luigi!
I have the same HiMass bridge in a sunburst Johnson PBass copy - it added loads of sustain and it's now my "go to" (no pun) bridge for all my projects
Thanks Chris! It is quite a solid bridge
That sounds amazing!! Great demo and playing!👌🤘
Thank you!
Awesome video Lobster. That bass is "Smackin"!
Thanks James!
This looks like something i would buy for myself. I love the pickguard color. Excellent choises in this build man.
Thank you Georgie! I'm super happy with how it came out as well!
@@LowEndLobster Actually the more i listen to it and look at it it seems like a dream bass in my book. So yeah! I am a total sucker for a classic p-bass.
Lovely job, love that neck, looks like a quality workhorse you've created there.
Thank you Darren!
You became easily my fav. Bass-CZcamsr
Thank you :)
You are a legend amongst men Lobster!
Thanks Zachary!
I put the roasted maple neck on my '75 P last summer! It also has a Kickass bridge on it with "80's vintage EMG PJ combo meaning they were installed in the '80s. The only original items are the body and the registration plate and grommet underneath ti! Gold tuners and string tensioner as well as the bridge. It plays better than the original neck.
Nice job. Love the look and the sound! The Dimarzio's make perfect the look!
Awesome! Great to hear :)
Greatest intro ever
It deserves a grammy
Thank you XD
Fantastic result! And, oh, that neck
Thank you!
Amazing project. That roasted maple neck is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen 😎
Thanks Mark! Glad you liked it!
Wow! Good job! Awesome bass tone as well 😍
Thank you Ej!
Man that pbass looks and sounds sharp🤩 you have good taste!
Thank you Oscar!
A little late to the party here, but thank you for uploading this! I've been looking for a demo of that specific pickup for a few years now.
Thank you Dr. Lobster, for the most educational video. I'm waiting for my own Frankenbass, a jazz clone with dual "bumhuckers". Waiting on the pups to arrive.
Awesome! That sounds like a fun project, Martin!
I'm glad you used that model of the Dimarzio pickup. I'm doing a China parts PBass. Those pickups looked very interesting on their website and you have now proved the Sonic portion. That's a very nice P pickup
the golden pickguard matches the sunburst body so nicely.
the sunburst body white pickguard combo has been done to death and it's been done to death mostly by cheap clones and now it feels cheap seeing it even on an ultra deluxe special professional custom shop (whatever the big word fender is using for their top of the line products nowadays).
but this, this is just so pretty. probably the fact that the pickup is white also plays a part.
Nice video Lobster. Nice choice of pick ups as well, love the tone on them. I am still in the middle of my set up. Need a all maple neck as the one i currently have is a little rough (squier neck with rosewood fretboard)., the neck bass had been badly treated prior to my purchase. Hope to be up and running with new bass by summer. Keep up the good work as always.
Great video Lobster!! I learned a lot. 👍👍👍👍pls continue with this kind of video. You are a monster!👊👊 grande video Lobster, aprendi muito. Continue com esse tipo de video, por favor.
Gracias amigo! Yo appreciado mucho :)
I love the Fender replacement necks.
Indeed they're nice!
Sounds great man. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Mo!
this is still one of the nicest basses in your channel for me, at least tone wise
Yesss I love this serie
Thanks Mees :)
I just built the same bass only with a tortoise shell guard, Fender '62 pickups and Labella flats. I wanted a "blues brothers" Duck Dunn-ish bass as I play in a 6 piece horn rock/r&b band. It turned out really well and for the money I am really happy.
Awesome! That's great!
Looks like a custom shop made
All of it sounds sick 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Thanks Ivan!
When done, tone wise, it was your finest sounding bass to date. You could pretty much sell all the others and use this for gigging.
Thanks Grant! It really came out so solid. The best Fender P you can get for the money is the one that you assemble yourself! Seriously, a hair under $1000 and you get so much more than the $849 player plus precision. Better pickup, better neck, better bridge (though if I wasn't doing the 'all Fender' thing, I would have gone with a different one), better tuners, and a better pickup. I recently lent this out to a friend who makes youtube videos on basses as well (Kevin Johnson, check out his channel!), excited to see his vid on it :)
No expense spared title card :) Love this!
XD Thank you!
Nice work Lobster! I like to use shielding paint for my basses. You can get either carbon or nickel based paint, although the carbon based paint usually takes a couple of coats. The nickel paint doesn't usually. Still - been there, done that on building, although if I had a couch like you have in the background - it would probably take me twice as long to get the job done (naps!). Cheers
Thanks Chris! I like shiny things :P
This is how I should have built my J bass clone, mine came with el-cheapo tuners, bridge, pickups and pots which I've changed out. Aguilar AG 4J-HC pickups, CTS 250kk pots, Fender high mass bridge, and Hipshot tuners. Thanks Lobster 🦞
Hell yeah! Thanks Sparks :)
Wow, sounds really good, and looks *great*!
Thanks dude!
I want that music man pink champagne sparkle in the back so badly 🥴🤩🤩🤩
Very informative. I've been playing around with doing a DIY build for a bass, and it's good to see other examples.
Thanks Clint! Glad you found this helpful. What kind of bass were you thinking about building?
@@LowEndLobster Looking at doing a P-Bass (my collection is currently an Ibanez SR870, Ibanez EDB400, and a Fender Jaco Fretless J-Bass). I may end up buying a Tagima or a Harley-Benton and modding it (looking at throwing in a DiMarzio Relentless P-pickup). Part of me also wants to work with a friend at a local maker station and build out a custom body to do a BC Rich style double P-pickup set-up.
Timely video and given that I am currently gathering parts to do a P bass build only exception being that a very talented friend is making the body and neck himself. Totally digging the tone that you got and want to go with that Dmarzio instead of the Seymour Duncan pickup I was leaning towards. Great sounding bass; I'd gig with that any day.
Thank Keith! I am also very happy with how it came out :)
There has been a gritty P bass sound playing in my head over the last couple months. Now I don't know how to get one without my wife finding out. Great video, but it's going to get me in trouble
Thanks Joe! Best of luck staying out of trouble ;P
I see I’m not the only one who ignored playing with a pick for way too long 🤣😂 not laughing at ya brother, I’m right there with you, although I’m making an active effort to use picks more! New bass is a beauty, I may go this same route!
Thank you Nathan! Indeed I'm trying to use it more! A new challenge indeed :)
My name is Stacy and I am a late bass pick user. Welcome to pick users anonymous
That tone is badass. That DiMarzio DP127 is really kicking it in your face. You could do some good Billy Idol songs with that. Like white wedding. Good job Lobster.
Thanks Rick!
Awesome bass, great video!
Thanks Briman!
A long straightedge is handy. Like a yardstick. After you initially bolt the neck on, run the stick from the 1st fret to the bridge saddle. Now you know if you need to shim the neck or not.
I NEVER use micro tilt. Shim or sand the pocket.
Thanks Jeff! Amen on the micro tilt, glad that stuff is in the past haha
Bass sounds great!
Thank you Landroid!
We need more builds, lobster!
Thank you Dez! This was a lot of fun, and definitely not our last build :)
Good old hot rails, they sound amazing!
Thanks Hector! I agree, I'm very happy with the tone of this bass and the finished product overall :)
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Gonna finish this after dinner but I'm excited for you Lobster!
I did this with my Fender PJ because I wanted to make my not a Fender more Fendery than some Fenders.
Too bad they didn't do the roasted necks back then though. Good choices!
Thanks Brock! Indeed, these new roasted maple necks definitely have me thinking 'what if' for some past builds hahaha
@@LowEndLobster No problem! Sounds like we might see more projects in the future.
I’m thinking of doing some changes to my already modified squire to make it a so called ”super squire” to be on par or even better than actual fenders. This video deffinitely gave some nice tips, so thanks for that! Also I gotta say, you really seem to like that bass judging by the faces😂
Hail Lobster!
I've been refurbishing a 1972 Horner P bass which had a broken neck. I replaced the neck no problem. Changed the paint to seafoam green but I've had alot of trouble with a bad batch of polyurethane which just will not dry. It's been over six months now and it will still mark if left on any surface. Looks like I'm going to have to strip it all off and start again....aaaahhhh.
That's no space station... That's a P Bass! :) Fantastic video LEL! :) Very informative. Makes me wish I wasn't the least handy man. Best wishes-Brent
Thanks Brent! :)
Absolutely awesome stuff!!! I’ve been thinking about doing this. I was leaning towards Warmonth (spelling?). Thanks! 😎
Body wise, yeah warmoth is cool if you want custom. But for necks, it's hard to beat the fender roasted maple necks in terms of value especially if you can snag em on sale
Those blade p'ups sound great. Only ever heard them before on the Wattplower by Reverend. But they are fantastic. Nice twist on the classic for a custom bass.
Thank you!
I'm glad to see you are doing some more techie stuff. I have had the burning need to build a P bass, either a kit or preferably an old Japanese P bass like a Fresher, Greco or Fernandez that I can strip done and hot rod. However that project is on hold for a minute, while I was browsing the marketplace a stray Yamaha Super Bass 500S caught my eye and begged me to take it home with me. Anyway, good stuff to know and keep in mind when I get that project going.
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Oh yeah, try the black pick guard.
Thanks Quincy! Oooh, congrats on your Super Bass! Those things look cool, and I've always been curious about em! I think the black one might go on my regular MIM P as I need to fix the jack on that one before doing a comparo :)
Dude, I'd definitely go with a Greco or other vintage Japanese P replica. Those have good bones. And mad mojo. I have 3 Grecos from the 70's and early 80's. I like the original pickups so much that I had one rewound at the ESP factory custom shop. Can't recommend them enough. And here's a link to a modded Greco P: czcams.com/video/QXrMPRtQ7Z4/video.html. Pretty mean sounding. Good luck whatever you choose!
Nice Video Lobster much appreciated 👍
Thanks Paul!
Nice job bass sounds great.
Thanks Colin!
Very cool, as always.
Thank you Eugene!
I can tell your very happy. I want to build one now.
Thanks Strat! Indeed I am :)
Great job . Love the neck and the sound of that pickup . I'm trying to learn how to swap pickups myself but I'm in trouble if I destroy something . Because I don't know how to repair shot out wires . Lol
Thanks Dane! All it takes is baby steps. Just don't cut the wires too short and you're good ;P
Looks great! 👍
Thank you :)
Lobster 🦞... That's a very cool and comfortable workshop 😉 great sound... 💙👊😎
Thank you! This was a lot of fun and I LOVE the end result
Thanks for this video, man! I was thinking of building my own partscaster out of Fender parts, but hearing that the $300+ neck had sprout issues is making me reconsider cheaper brands. If I'm gonna deal with sprout issues no matter what, I might as well save a few bucks.
Thanks Timothy! Sprout is definitely more of an environmental/storage issue than a QC/production issue, especially in dry climates. It's pretty much a one and done fix.
Basically made the same bass with OBL rails and Emerson Custom P wiring. Prefer the classic Fender bridge though for that good ole THUD! Very similar vibes all around. A+
I have a pj bass that I built many years ago from a Warmoth body and Mighty Mite jazz bass neck. Emg pickups before the solderless connectors. I have thought about doing another build or maybe replacing the neck with a roasted maple one. Your bass looks and sounds great! I really like the sunburst and gold pickguard combo.👍
Thank you Marks5s! Parts builds are so much fun :)
this is my dream to do. I would love a Black P bass Black pickguard with maple jazz neck. Wish fender would offer that combination from the factory but I am not opposed to building my own!
I was super impressed with everything you put in the musician sterling 34 a lot better sound than the original dark glass preamp with built in distortion
Thank you!
I think I liked a lot this pickup :D
Thanks Jorge! Thank Adam Neely, his tone on his P bass is what inspired me to use this pickup here :)
Funny that you should post this, because I just did a parts P-Bass build this week, down to the anodized pickguard and Fender High-Mass Bridge.
Suhweet! There was something in the air! How'd yours turn out?
I guess I need to build a P Bass! Awesome video
Thanks Kitsune :)
Well done!! One point I would love you to film that would be VERY helpful for me, is how you addressed the frets. You mentioned it only took about 15 min... with tools from StewMac(?) This is something I need to learn how to do. Now off with me to price what a parts bass would cost me... Thanks again!
Thank you Monahan! I think that's a great idea! :)
This is cool!
Awesome sound.
Thanks Manuel!
Really cool!
Not bad, Mr. Lobster... Not bad ! 😎
Thanks Ricardo :)