Bronco bass mods

I took a Bronco bass and made it like I wanted it. In my opinion the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails humbucker pick up is a great way to give your Bronco a quiet full sound. Thanks for watching.

[@SisterRose]

That's a really cool looking Bass! A friend is thinking of changing the pickup in their Squier Bronco and I recommended a Hot Rails type pickup, thanks for posting this!

[@robbieheight3374]

If you do decide to build another custom Bronco would you please video the work ? Especially changing the bridge and intonating it ! I'd love to learn more about this ! Thanks for an awesome video !

[@sj3802]

Me: trying to mod my squier bronco Stupid Einstein: doo doo dood do doo do

[@mccypr]

Thanks! I play with a pick. Cleaner & faster for me. 🙂😎 Nice job!

[@MarcG7424]

I truly believe in making a instrument your own doesn't matter what you start with or how much the mods cost it's one of a kind and it's yours

[@upuetz007]

what size bridge did you use cos your G string is right on the edge of the neck and is incorrect and possibly unplayable there The bronco bridge is 17mm is your replacement a 19mm ? what ever you may need to move the bridge left a little cos you have plenty on the E side

[@socarrones]

The bass sounds and looks great. Now all that's left to do is oil the seat. : )

[@baroqueguitarist5673]

I'm debating making a custom "OJ" themed white fender Bronco for fun. Once I had the idea I feel like I must build it now. Great work on your bronco

[@larryn2682]

Did you take a stab at it by now?

[@barrygoodson4952]

Great ideas for a budget shorty. Well done all the way !

[@77clem]

Epic bass! I love what you did with it. I have a Squire Bronco and may do some modding as well. I agree that the tuners are good and won't change those either. Thanks for sharing!

[@ryanrogers8923]

Loving that sound man, killer!

[@AllAboutBasses]

Pretty cool! What kind of spray paint did you use?

[@stupideinstein5771]

something I picked up at walmart. I put about 5 coats of clearcoat also.

[@Chris-sd8mk]

Love it sounds like the stranglers bass.

[@stupideinstein5771]

Everyone that hears it loves it. It a one of a kind.

[@felpa9742]

Great comment about the technique, many people dont know you sacrifice low end if you hit the bas too hard, you gotta respect the beasts natural sound

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

So many nuances to apply when playing.

[@isidroantonio1522]

Nice paint job in the body. I’ve never seen a purple done like this.

[@stupideinstein5771]

Thanks. I saw a picture of a purple bass and I knew that I would make over this guitar.

[@mcarney4430]

What kind of bridge did you use on this, and was it a straight swap, or was there some new holes involved?

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

It's a no name bridge off of eBay. About half of the holes lined up. Had to drill a few. Super easy to upgrade.

[@stupideinstein5771]

I'm sorry for my mistakes like Musicman instead of Musicmaster and 3 barrels instead of 2 and a bunch of others. I was just a little hyper a guess.

[@danablett]

if your tuners are good, you got lucky.

[@tysonblake515]

Who can blame you? You turned a great bass into a beast of one! That's definitely exciting! Great video. :)

[@markbrodie7491]

Awesome mod on the Bronco there! I'm going to be doing some work on mine soon. Can I ask how you did the design on the headstock? Is it waterslide decals or something else? I'd like to do something similar, but haven't decided what design to use yet! Thanks for showing your work!

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

Thanks and I used a white felt pen.

[@thecrossroadcafe7291]

The purple isn't really my color, but I love it!

[@guillaumefortier6910]

youre nailing that peaches sound by the stranglers with this one lol

[@guillaumefortier6910]

just so you know immediately after this video i went to the store and got a red bronco and switched for a hot rail, changed my life man, thanks!

[@Owendoesstuff]

Very stranglers tone! Awesome

[@witmal99]

8:40 I just bought this guitar and I'm also twisting and turning trying to get rid of this horrible buzz. Now, at least I know where that noise is coming from and how to fix it. Thanks!

[@stupideinstein5771]

The Hotrails pickup took care of that and made the guitar sound awesome.

[@BassClubKing]

it looks like a Bronco Bass - you shoud use a smalle bridge with 17-18 mm string spacing...

[@tracyc7813]

There is a guy here in Ohio who makes picks covered in leather that work really well for playing bass. Bass isn't my primary instrument so when I play bass I use a pick and use the ones he makes. They are called Skin Tone picks and they are available from his website or from Sam Ash. :o)

[@robbieheight3374]

What type of paint did you use and did you sand it down to bare wood ? Beautiful bass ! I have one in the Dakota red finish and have a Dimarzio Fast Track strat humbucker plus a push pull pot for tone. I bought a custom Musicmaster bridge from Hipshot but I may try to find one like yours it appears to be an easier installation. Again that is one awesome Bronco you have there !

[@stupideinstein5771]

I don't recall the brand but it came from Walmart. Purple paint/primer then purple glitter. I didn't sand the paint off but I scuffed it up real good.

[@unabonger777]

You might investigate the felt covered picks, they cut down on the pickin' clickin' , so to speak.

[@stupideinstein5771]

It doesn't come through live or on recordings but at bedroom levels I can hear it.

[@blablablabla8613]

That's a pretty cool bass man!

[@stupideinstein5771]

Thanks!

[@febybias88]

What seymour duncan hot rail series you are using

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

Hot rails neck pick up.

[@blandiblood]

​@@BranlandadventuresGamingHot Rails Strat Neck?

[@michaelvaldez204]

Bad ass!

[@douglasyee2315]

What bridge did you use? With the new bridge were you able to keep the string spacing the same? Was SD pickup a tele neck pick up or strat? Great color by the way.

[@stupideinstein5771]

www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Bridge-Tailpiece-for-4-String-Bass-Replacement-Accessories-Guitar-Parts/263616805968?hash=item3d60c93c50:m:mZcRsgqgDR1l2h8O3b58ZxQ is close. The seller did not have anymore. Great fit. 2 holes closer to the pickup on the bridge were a perfect match and then I drilled pilot holes for the rest. You would have thought the bridge came with the guitar. Perfect spacing. The SD is a strat hotrails and man does it sound good. A guitar tech played it and loved the sound plus the short scale so much that he said he was going to buy and mod one himself. I paid less than $7 dollars for it.

[@DolganoFF]

Great colour :)

[@hugocorrea8202]

Which pots are you using for that hot rails? Any recommendations?

[@stupideinstein5771]

I didn't change them and all is well

[@iliasliakos6692]

the original bronco bridge with all its flaws is the most comfy bridge fro palm muting.

[@ravelitschimo]

how did you wire the bass? like a guitar? which pots have you used inside?

[@larryn2682]

It only has one pickup, a volume and tone. What would be different?

[@redskysaturn75]

very nice hope u demo more cheap basses

[@muddymudhoneymud8789]

May i know what kind of pick that u used?

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

Medium fender guitar pick.

[@blandiblood]

​@@BranlandadventuresGaming Hot Rails SINGLE COIL SIZED HUMBUCKERS FOR STRAT Neck?

[@MrNDUDE16]

Driving me insane

[@stupideinstein5771]

From now on it's parents not teachers.

[@Bassmangamer123]

Is the pickup a neck pickup or bridge pickup?

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

It's a neck pickup.

[@stupideinstein5771]

I'm sorry I rambled on. I just winged it.

[@Darksidetripper]

What Bridge did you use?

[@stupideinstein5771]

@@Darksidetripper random eBay bridge.

[@badkid3686]

What is the song?

[@stupideinstein5771]

Lies by Stupid Einstein. I played bass on that guitar.

[@mattiasjp]

Reminds me quite a bit of Paul Westerberg.

[@ravelitschimo]

is going a little to rik sound

[@craigdamage]

Dude. Thank you and I appreciate you doing this video. Your upgrades are superb. That said....jeez, will you please stay on topic? The title of this video is "Bronco bass mods" but you are all over the place. Nobody is going to find this video and want to hear about your skin condition, picking and positions, finger plucking, Carol Kaye, technique "lesson"....etc. You don't need to make a ten and a half minute for basically 4 minutes worth of actual details.

[@stupideinstein5771]

It is what it is at this point and you are rude. Make your own videos so rude people can pick you apart. This is also my music channel and some people might like to get to know me some.