Yard Sale Find!!! $5 Bass Guitar!!! - Restored / 5 DOLLARS!

Found a $5 Fender Bass Guitar at a yard sale... This guy was in rough shape, missing a bunch of pieces... Restored in this video.
Went cheap on this restore, just used what I had in the garage, and sitting around. Did buy a $7 bridge off amazon, and a $7 pickup off amazon. Of coarse, strings... They were the most expensive @ $20. So total restore was $21 bucks + strings.
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/ brianealy

[@kebab_boi]

The finish it had before actually looked really cool and unique, I'm not really into beat up guitars, but that finish was truly a "one in a million"

[@federicocasuriaga8130]

The pickup, stringing and lack of ground wire gave me cancer

[@wastewoodrockers5526]

The Beige Rabbit Ok the gap in the neck, that's really bad, I've got a terrible Satellite for the 70s that even worse than that. For the pickup however, who fucking cares? A pick up is a pickup, why the fuck does it matter that it's for a guitar, it will do that same job, the pole pieces will obviously be out of alignment with the strings but it still works and does it job so who give a shit?

[@rerrian]

Tech Time M.A. well he sure does have a unique bass now

[@safetyman4967]

@The Beige Rabbit also putting a polyurethane on rosewood

[@denboe2894]

I already have Cancer from my own guitars but, I went Chronic here dude. Just kidding as the Dude did a fine job on there.

[@grantkoeller8911]

I give a shit . I would never play this bass. a pickup is not just a pickup, they have different types. Put some bike tires on your car.@@wastewoodrockers5526

[@federicodelcastillo3769]

The old paint was cool! You should have just sand it and polish it.

[@ariasjazz]

We’re do you got it

[@BrandonTClem]

As a bass player, I cringed the entire way through this video. Looks like an original Fender P-Bass you just turned into a baritone guitar

[@dillyflap]

When he broke out that pickup I was done 😆

[@douglascralley7630]

I agree

[@cchan11cc]

I couldn't but agree with you. No need to any real mods if he did some research on parts. No need to cut that pickup cavity for cheap guitar pickup.

[@Jusferr]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@neptunium2378]

for real what is that awful pickup poor precision bass

[@gazcan1]

Little advice: don't wear a green hat when you're in front of a green screen.

[@BrianEaly]

gazcan1 - yeah... learned that lesson.. 😕... just got it back then.... I was stupid af. 🙂🔫

[@p4ullyb]

The miller lite shirt tho... Hahaha. Great video btw!

[@jamescanto6240]

gazcan1 a

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

gazcan1 haha you are too funny but good idea

[@MST720]

I kind of wanted to see the same trashy color stay, would have added character in my opinion

[@prodigalsun1678]

MST720 I wanted the same, the mustard yellow looks terrible

[@WastelandSeven]

My thought would be to get a torch do some burn art on it. If it starts out looking like its been through the apocalypse, you might as well make it look like its been through the apocalypse. (though this one was pretty close to start with)

[@fernandezlapa]

thats gone from a psychodelic bass to a ... sting bass

[@None-ch6zm]

Agreed

[@denkgod2272]

MST720 I wanted it too

[@davidjessee7701]

Ok this pickup isn't for a bass

[@ilpatongi]

David Jessee Well the Tele Bass had a guitar pickup

[@violacola]

@@ilpatongi ummm... no?

[@ilpatongi]

Yes

[@DevunGames]

@@violacola yup. it's true.

[@alti_gottem]

@@ilpatongi No lmao it didnt, it had a single coil bass pickup that looked like a guitar pickup

[@mattuw82]

This is the musical equivalent of stripping an antique cast iron pan with steel wool.

[@fiightmilk]

Surprised you didn’t try to put guitar strings on it too

[@theflatulentfreddy1]

Why hack it up to put a guitar pickup in? Nuts.

[@greenerdays]

I didn't even notice that lmao

[@BloodFals]

I was thinking the same!

[@Aarlog]

He probably just had it laying around and decided to put it to good use. Didn't sound too bad either.

[@juanmendoza2993]

Aarlog he buyed for 7 bucks Btw sounds cool

[@Jettonx]

protip: don't string a bass like that. clip the string about 4 inches past the tuner it's going into, then put the string into the hole inside the tuner and tune up to pitch. You'll find it won't slip out of tune

[@Banana_bread_]

Thats a good idea. What I find gets me a perfect length is to wind around the peg twice the wrong way, then clip it just past the tuning key. Hasn’t failed me yet.

[@JasonCaldwellBufferkiller]

I pull the string taut through the peg, then grab at the nut and pull back about two frets, sometimes 2.5 if the gauge is thick. Then clip at the peg and insert into the hole. That gives me the most consistent amount needed.

[@andrewkoontz01]

Plus a string buzz

[@lit_likeric]

i kinda spit my water out when i saw that.... now my shits all wet haha

[@randydavis941]

Just way too AWESOME!!!

[@walterwhite7468]

i died a little inside when he started playing money

[@sneakwater0693]

yung grasshopper he went out of time on it as well, like really

[@2002nkpB]

Yea it was pretty bad.

[@aribones9435]

Some say it's still out of tune to this day

[@craigdamage]

Looks good. As a dedicated bassist I cringed at the guitar pickup and crappy cheap bridge.

[@brodensmith8754]

craigdamage fucking critics....

[@craigdamage]

No. I'm a bassist, not a critic. He did a very good job....except putting a guitar pickup on bass.

[@blakedanner5911]

I'm a guitarist and I cringed at it, but like you said beside that it's fantastic.

[@craigdamage]

"Who cares?" Who knows? Why are there comments threads? Why do people post videos in the first place? Any more questions, fuckface?

[@CASHXRAT]

+craigdamage Yes dude you watch the video then you forget it ever happened. Erase all opinions you had about it from your mind and share them with no one.

[@fUP420babe]

why didnt you use a bass pickup? you could have gotten a cheap p bass pickup and electronics for the same as the guitar pickup you used

[@lachlanshelley6336]

agreed, if you're doing a bass repair then repair it as a bass

[@joecinder]

fUP420babe personally, I think it sounds really really good, it's not a super thick thick sound, and kinda would sit in a mix pretty well imo

[@michaelmatthews2126]

Jazz basses have single coils

[@michaelmatthews2126]

Had a Fender Musicmaster bass once, that had a strat single coil, 6 pole from factory....sounded good!

[@fUP420babe]

if i was going to use a guitar pickup, i would have went for a humbucking singlecoil sized blade pickup, then at least the poles wont matter.

[@puppykicker6701]

Excellent. Love that color, too.

[@javierfonseca-sg7ku]

The best intro ever! As a guitar hunter myself I hear you. The joy of getting a crappy guitar knowing the glory you are going to give back to it when restored... Priceless! Well, I'll get back to continue watching the video.

[@melatonin8025]

Despite the guitar pick-up, I liked this. Very creative

[@Zee-br8xf]

Did you notice he strung it for right-handed playing but left the thumb rest on it for left-handed?

[@jdch28]

That's not a thumb rest, that's a tug bar. It's for resting your fingers while plucking with your thumb.

[@Zee-br8xf]

i stand corrected. its my teachers in school that call it a thumb rest so i apologise for my incompetance. :D

[@FingerBob]

I think they sounded pretty allright. Wouldn't use guitar pickups myself, but it worked

[@whynot548]

Zee it's either for resting your fingers on to play with your thumb, or vice versa. It's either below or above the strings depending on which.

[@BigJBeats]

You bought a $5 bass and made it a $6 bass. This tele bass had so much potential.

[@kaseymcbee3248]

Justin Alvarado it made me sad when he trashed the scratch plate

[@milonso650]

Yeah, a big wast right there

[@grungical]

why what do you mena? he could have upgraded it better or something?

[@milonso650]

grungical he basically downgraded it

[@juanmendoza2993]

Milonso why?

[@shuhadabasheer]

GORGEOUS!!!!

[@whitegriffin92093]

Beautiful!

[@majesticmaricachicken6022]

Am I the only one who liked it better before he painted it

[@fatimapalacios2966]

MajesticMarica Chicken nah, I thought he would preserve the paint. It gave it some punky aesthetic.

[@ajrockel3838]

I liked it so so so much more

[@Jeff-wt5pb]

MajesticMarica Chicken yes u are

[@josephgrande5759]

I liked it better the way he found it...Should have just clear coated it and buffed it to a mirror shine. Would have been awesome. He should have put a cheap hot rails pickup in it. Would have been more appropriate than a pup designed for 6 strings.

[@eclipsingnoiseify]

It's punk rock

[@sammathis]

It's his bass, who cares about what parts he put in it? It's a cool video, thanks for sharing.

[@BrianEaly]

Samuel Mathis - thanks man, really appreciate it... that’s what I’m saying. Take care.

[@TheMinersMinors]

Brian Ealy i see all this hate and I'm like, but why? I honestly really enjoyed it. Great job \w/ \w/

[@WastelandSeven]

I agree. Its HIS bass, not theirs. Bunch of damned snobby pricks trying to sound authoritative. "But, you didn't use the right pickup!" Its HIS property. "But, you didn't use the right amp" Its HIS property. What part of it being his property to do with as he pleases do they not understand?

[@tribblebooth1224]

What a fantastic Job! Perfect!

[@andrewtubalinal]

That guitar is fabolous. Real beauty

[@theflatulentfreddy1]

Not Fender, not with the truss rod cover and nut. The decal is fake. Nice job restoring the bass though, and it is a deal for 5 bucks.

[@Brastius]

Its obviously a Frankenstein. The neck isn't stock, its been added later.

[@bpwoods97]

You're both wrong, it's a Fender Telecaster Bass. They were first released in 1968 but were changed to a humbucker from the single coil in 1972, so this one is 1971 or older. Edit: apparently it's a fake one.

[@Lazy_eye_blobFish]

bpwoods97 this is going to sound like a stupid question because I've only owned one acoustic bass in my life, I'm a drummer. But I always thought bases and I understand this is a really old Bass so they might have been made differently, but I always understood of bases being there like plastic and Metal. Am I wrong?

[@bpwoods97]

Are you asking me if Bass guitars are made of metal and plastic? The body of the guitar is always wood. The neck is almost always wood, but I believe there are some with aluminum necks. The bridge is always metal (afaik), the pickups are just magnets with casings really.

[@Lazy_eye_blobFish]

bpwoods97 i learned somthimg new, thank you. Again i know more about drums then anything else and even then im still learning.

[@glennselwitz6598]

No ground wire.....Brian was electrocuted on his first and last real gig as a bass player on New years eve..RIP Brian........

[@WastelandSeven]

*sigh* I've used those pickups in CBGs. They're grounded to the jack. More than one way to wire a guitar harness.

[@fladification]

He's talking about the bridge ground wire, it's used to ground not only the bridge but the strings and tuners also because they can act like a radio antennae and introduce noise into your signal with out being grounded.

[@WastelandSeven]

I'm not defending the way they hook them up, just telling you that it is possible to ground to jack.

[@fladification]

Again, he is not talking about the pickup ground, the pickup wouldn't work unless it's ground wire is connected to the jack but there should also be a wire connected to both the jack and the bridge for the reasons I mentioned above.

[@johnbarlow1234]

just said the same thing to my girlfriend as he put the bridge on the bass

[@jadecastro7193]

Its awesome!

[@DanielOrtiz-ri1uh]

This is awesome!!!!

[@judithzummo7115]

If you don't know that's not a "real" fender then that's your first of many many problems! But it's cool you brought a old bass back to life. Good job

[@drumsNstuff79]

This looks to me like a seventies Ibanez type copy of a fifties Fender p- bass. They call these "tele " bases because they match the 50's telecaster look all fenders had back then. eventually they changed the shape and look to match the Stratocaster when it came out. I can tell it is a cheap copy because 50's Fenders had the truss rod adjustment screw at the other end of the neck against the body. You had to remove the neck to adjust it. This one has a wide cavity and truss rod cover which is what the cheaper Ibanez copies had. The Fender logo is a decal someone put on, you can get those everywhere. Fender didn't do a truss cavity at the headstock until the late '80's maybe? Anyways I would have modded it differently made it look more stock and used a bass pickup. But as long as you like it, it's a cool knock around bass for jamming on.

[@BrianEaly]

drumsNstuff79 - dang man, thanks for the info! I really appreciate it. You know your basses! Thanks again, take care.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Has the same Gibson type nut that Ibanez used on their early 70s Fender copies

[@heffe8056]

wouldn't a guitar pickup be authentic to the time anyway?

[@EarlofBaltimore]

drumsNstuff79 Spot on. Ibanez Tele bass from the 70's. Not a bad find at all. Interesting enough the standard equipment on this bass was indeed a single coil guitar pickup - a Tele style blade pup with chrome cover.

[@phillippasteur3904]

Ben No. It's a copy of a 1951 fender precision bass which had a bass pickup. Basses have never had guitar pickups with 6 poles.

[@drewamaro4086]

Loved it!

[@maxwellthorpe8004]

So inspiring!

[@watermelonhelmet6854]

One of the great things about the internet. Everyone knows better and can do better...but they never do.

[@leocastro2005]

I agree with you, bro!

[@drewjohnson4794]

Some do. But you just admitted you wouldn't. It's called projecting.

[@randallgoguen3463]

The fun involved in doing this = Priceless.

[@vampireiero6469]

it looks and sounds great!

[@garywright5112]

Pretty awesome!!!

[@alexburton4113]

New video... how to ruin a 50’s p bass, call it a 70’s and put a guitar pickup in it

[@owens7807]

It’s a japanese copy p bass

[@marbles2223]

The body isn't the right shape to be an actual pbass

[@rexanimate7]

That is the body and headstock shape that was used when the p bass was created in 1951 up until late 1954/55 when the shape changed to what the p bass has been ever since. The early 50's ones also used a single coil. Sting plays one.

[@Dronesword123]

It looks lols a 50s body and neck. Heck, the OG bridge looks like one of the early 50s ones

[@theflatulentfreddy1]

Alex Burton, this is not a 50's bass. Never was, never will be.

[@beninglis8097]

The contrast between this mans beard and his teeth is mesmerising...

[@briansimpson8116]

Loved it. Except for the guitar pick up on a bass.

[@opkill6]

Thank you Brian Ealy!

[@Not.The_Gallery]

Very well made!

[@74dartman13]

I like how you showed tou can make a usable guiyar for cheap! It looks cool! My first electric was an $8 yard sale find. Ugly as a bedbug! A little paint and some hard work and I was jammin! You don't have to spend thousands to have fun!👍😎🎸🎶

[@donovandasilva9968]

I LOVE for my bass to have the right “annotation”

[@MushroomVortex]

I can’t believe how gorgeous it looked

[@jessphiliprodriquez7381]

That was pretty cool. Sounded good.

[@rickyramos2182]

When I first saw this and I saw the pickup route I was all, “cool! It’s one of those 50’s style telecaster basses!”.....and then then the bondo came out....HaHaHaHa!!!! Seriously tho, the bass looks waaay better than it did before AND it’s playable now so it’s gonna get some use that’s the important part

[@DJPhree330]

And this kids, is a precise example as to the difference between a luthier and a dude who knows his tools really well, but is clueless as to the art of guitar building.

[@DJPhree330]

JR's Random Videos right on 😂✊

[@lookoutpiano8877]

This may be true, but I think we should at least appreciate him for vastly improving an instrument that appears to have been through a war.

[@DJPhree330]

Lookout Piano I didn't mean to throw shade. I was just stating a very biased observation 😂 If the goal was to make it "plug-in-able" then sure he saved it. But if that was really anywhere between a 60s to even 80s real Fender telebass he did cripplingly irreversible damage. I think he knows that too though.

[@Fektthis]

I think the damage was done prior to his owning it. It plays now as opposed to it sits in a garage garbage pile. It's a better quality of life for the bass itself. Personally with all that real estate available on it without the pickguard, I'm thinking he could go with a graphic decal and enhance the look 1000 fold.

[@DJPhree330]

Fektthis ...Brian? 😂😂

[@SpeakerRel]

that was so awesome

[@FieroKyle]

This was really cool

[@ClearAdventure]

I heard this in the car and he said "The right annotation" and I figured he put something on the screen, then watched it later and he meant INTONATION. 😂😂😁🤘

[@reiniervanzwieten7092]

i mean i don't care what you do to it but i am confused why you put a guitar pickup in it you can get a bass pickup for just as cheap. Also in most basses you can put the string inside the tuning pole so it doesn't stick out

[@RobertNolan]

Reinier van zwieten came here to say this.

[@CRESPOPAGETUBE]

I also dont understand why put a guitar pickup in a bass?

[@heffe8056]

to be fair, that bass originally just had a guitar pickup in it (fender 50s pbass)

[@mikeyseney6570]

Ben no, it had a single coil bass pickup. Different pickup pattern

[@philreid984]

Actually, you are thinking of the Musicmaster Bass variant was introduced in the mid-1960s and was originally marketed as a student model. Rather than the split-coil design of the Mustang Bass, it featured a single-coil pickup, which was actually a six-pole Stratocaster guitar pickup under a solid plastic cover. Production ceased around the same time as the Mustang Bass. The Squier Musicmaster Bass was reissued briefly in 1997, however it was discontinued after only one year of production and was ultimately replaced by the Bronco Bass.

[@johnpick8336]

Looks great .....you scored !

[@jburghardt7381]

Well done!

[@josephrains9940]

Honestly don’t comment too much on KZbin, but great job on making your instrument man. 5$ cheap as hell, and you got yourself a bass guitar or of it. Don’t understand why people are getting so butthurt over it. Cool video, keep rocking 🤙🏼

[@BrianEaly]

Joseph Rains - Thanks man, I appreciate it! 🍺 Take care!

[@phillippasteur3904]

Joseph Rains And you obviously don't understand basses either.

[@chrisbouve846]

for starters he used a 6 string guitar pickup for a 4 string bass...

[@PendulumEffect]

Which part of ‘I want to fix it in the cheap so I can plug it in when a friend comes round’, who cares if there’s a guitar pick up in it and a cheap bridge. It works and is fit for purpose.

[@BrianEaly]

PendulumEffect - thanks for that! That’s what I’m saying... much appreciated. Take care!

[@Xubuntu47]

Good enough, since you're not planning to gig with it. I paid $75 for an Ibanez bass that sounds and plays like crap; looks like you gor the better deal. I am surpised how well the guitar pickup works.

[@addisonshinedown]

But the complaint is that you could have gotten a bass pickup for just as cheap and be able to actually hear the bass frequencies.

[@rickeyryan303]

Fendor in the 60;s up the 7-'s would put tele pup pick ups in some basses..

[@graeme1744]

Awesome buddy

[@birdie399]

Brilliant! Great music at the end.

[@ellismorgan8910]

Should have clear coated the original sanded paint job. That gold/yellow color...not so good. Maybe, put a bass pick up in it too.

[@dcx45]

I was so hoping he would've left the sanded paint on ...

[@Officialshayne]

Yes!!

[@TubeDupe]

That original yellow-blue colour scheme was sick! Almost worth trying it on purpose!

[@haveguitar]

Nice restoration, looked good when done in my eyes 👍

[@BrianEaly]

Have Guitar - thanks! I appreciate it. Take care.

[@j.smitts9541]

yeah- turned out pretty cool man-

[@rubenc.wya6972]

Have Guitar iii

[@ActivityPhoto]

Great job....

[@sinisterfame622]

That color was awesome.

[@joeallen8523]

This was painful to watch for a number of reasons

[@outerspace9392]

Joe Allen bring them then

[@ChiliDUDE27]

Firstly, The guitar pickup. Secondly, the way he strung it. Thirdly, MONEY. Not that what he made is a piece of crap or anything, it's interesting, but also I don't think he could've made it any more obvious that he's never touched a bass in his life.

[@denniscontreras]

was that a guitar pick up on a bass

[@ChiliDUDE27]

Yes. Yes it was.

[@thisseagamer8165]

@@ChiliDUDE27 chill, he just started bass at that time

[@jamesjesus1828]

*casually hangs guitar in tree*

[@BassTesters]

I personally feel the color fits perfectly! Glad you went with that instead.

[@JCSHIN2015JULY]

Brilliant!

[@BrianEaly]

JCshin - Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@timba271]

Bro hymn intro

[@nevertheexpert]

Man good job making all these people angry! For real I dig the project, this was a fun video to watch, real good vibes, I think people are forgetting the fact that it cost 5 bucks! Good shit dude. Sick beard too.

[@BrianEaly]

NeverTheExpert - lol, thanks man! I don’t know why some of them get so mad about my guitar. I love it, and it’s not going anywhere... thanks bro! Take care.

[@roberttalada5196]

Doesnt matter, decisions alone could have made this a much better guitar.

[@HonkerinoXD]

@@BrianEaly because you put a guitar pickup in a bass and stringed the bass wrong

[@benitolopez2639]

Y’all getting too bent out of shape. He simply set out to prove you can take a mostly gone bass and still make something of it. I thought it was a great video. Anything I didn’t like I can do differently

[@oliverbowen17]

Yes but if he had done the restoration correctly AKA used the right parts it could’ve been worth so much more than what it’s worth now we are more upset about the fact that he’s lost out on money not that he’s done the restoration wrong

[@tim8767]

Great choice on the color.

[@michaelbalazki2809]

Awesome !!

[@BrianEaly]

Michael Balazki - Thanks man! Appreciate it.

[@vhateg]

Why did you paint that cool thing!!!!!?

[@VSPhotfries]

I know, right?

[@itsmombo8066]

Right?

[@mrswimmyboy]

It had a beautiful relic look. All it needed was a few coats of clear finish.

[@hairycat6095]

aic check my brain, great group

[@robinlepioufle]

hairycat yes

[@danielgriffith3633]

Nice job, looks great

[@that_demonswathe73]

Love the shop music!

[@madladmyles]

Did.... did you buy a guitar pick up for a bass?

[@Andyjpro]

Really doesn't matter. Fender Musicmaster basses had a strat pickup in the same place with a solid plastic cover

[@sly5999]

+Andy Prokopyk No it wasn't. It had a single coil pickup with 4 magnetic poles made specifically for bass guitars. It wasn't a single coil guitar pickup. Research Fender Precision bass 1951.

[@Andyjpro]

Sly yes it was. It's smaller than a 51 p bass pickup. The whole bass was considerably smaller. You can watch this dissection video and see for yourself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWWVY3eBZtxmqZY If you do a little additional digging elsewhere you'll see the same thing too. Musicmaster basses were low end student guitars, it was considerably cheaper to use a guitar pickup considering how many more they made and how much less wire they used. Adding on to that, Rickenbacker did the same thing back in the day. Toaster pickups had six pole pieces too, one of the most loved bass pickups of all time.

[@Andyjpro]

Sly here's a StewMac article that shows it too. www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Resources/Learn_About_Guitar_Pickups_and_Electronics_and_Wiring/A_curious_fact_why_the_1970s_Musicmaster_Bass_had_such_a_thin_sound.html

[@sly5999]

+Andy Prokopyk Well, you're right about the Fender Musicmaster's pickup. It was a 6 pole single coil pickup. But it wasn't the case on the 50's Precision basses which had the 4 pole single coil pickup, the '51 P-Bass or the Split '51P-Bass (2 coils humbucker single spacing fit). That's why I'm saying that indeed it does matter. The Stew Mac article is also mentioning a mod that can be done to the 6 pole pickup to make it half decent for the Musicmaster. But the best way to improve that bass was to switch for the 4 pole bass pickup, whether it was for the split or the standard single coil model. Many people did go with this simple inexpensive mod with their Musicmasters and never looked back. If I can get my hands on a short scale beater like this for cheap I'll go for it. photos.imageevent.com/firstflight/fendermusicmasterbass/websize/MusicmasterBass.JPG I'm a Fender Precision fan. I like the full warm sound of the P-Bass pickups. I never really liked that much the sound of these vintage Rickenbackers which seems to be coming out of a vibrating pipe. Very specific sounding and a bit too narrow and dry for me. It's always subjective when it comes to personal taste though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIbcpYpjpquBmdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/mF7FhnyPgrFkkKs

[@jackonj9050]

''Looks a little bit nicer'' Little bit? Hahah, you’re funny

[@EC-zv4kx]

Jackon J he said that right as I read this comment. Spooky.

[@StevenEspaniola]

Great DIY vid!!!

[@gustavobf5030]

great work

[@adakhochalai]

isn't that pickup for acoustic guitar?

[@brodyh2895]

Alexander yeah

[@ethanmcgillan8140]

7:39 Dang son

[@lukather78]

i loved the old paint!

[@charliedurham1954]

Good video! Thanks for taking the time to bring it back to life.

[@BrianEaly]

Charlie Durham - thanks man! Much appreciated!

[@davecooper4207]

that looks like an old tele bass.. like sting uses

[@theflatulentfreddy1]

They do. They don't look like this though. Especially at at the nut where the truss cover is missing with 3 screw holes. A Jap Fender does not have a truss rod cover. Do some research and educate yourself. Otherwise, shut the hell up.

[@linuscore]

Why didn´t you put the end of the string inside the whole of the tuning peg? I saw that you you made a knot like the one you would make on a guitar string but I don´t think it will stay in tune that much like that.

[@BrianEaly]

Carlos Anaya - These tuning pegs are some weird kind I've never seen before, they don't have a hole... just split open down the middle. I've never had a guitar with that kinda pegs... not sure if I did it right or not. Lol 🤔 thanks man, have a good day!

[@linuscore]

Brian Ealy Oh ok. They do look weird.

[@AlexPereira-xh4rn]

Hey guys, this is just a normal bass tuning peg. you'd normally cut the string to length and then put it down the middle hole of the peg and wind it around. there are plenty of vids on youtube on how to string a bass.

[@EarlofBaltimore]

except for the fact that, as I read it, there was no hole. Probably some ultra cheap tuners that just look the part and barely do the job.

[@blackbird1234100]

Oswaldo Delacroix you would do it as if it was a hole. Use the slot like a hole. It's not that hard.

[@anthonyweathersbee8750]

bad ass!..i love buying cheap guitars and doing the same thing. very cool video

[@JamieFVidz]

I have a fender bass from 1971, has a guitar pickup in it too, sounds fine!

[@fiightmilk]

You didn’t even put both strap buttons on or intonate it dude the project had potential but you really screwed it up with most of it, I’ve done it too on projects so I’m not trynna be an ass just stating my opinion

[@1337million]

I think he put the "front" button on the neck plate instead of the top horn

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Yeah but he put the thumb rest below the g s string

[@barlitone]

To be fair, that's where they originally were located. They were there for your fingers so it'd be easier to play bass "properly" with the side of your thumb.

[@TantricConvulsions]

From what I can tell, he's a hobbyist guitarist. This bass isn't going to get much use, and he did a good job with everything for the purposes he intends to use it for. The only thing I took issue with was the way he strung it up, because it looks like the tuners are the ones you put the string ends in (as most bass tuners are) to avoid the clipping and knotting bs.

[@Wynorrific]

Yeah, that's what really bothered me since the only bass tuners I have seen are the ones you put the end in

[@lixnix]

You powder coated the base of the bridge !! So now the bridge has got no metal contact to earth to. Strange

[@Liberty4Ever]

In theory, the bridge in this hollow body could have been grounded via one of the five mounting screws, but he apparently opted not to ground the bridge.

[@joelbautista9557]

Maan. That base guitar is so cool. So oldies. It's alive.

[@TheNewbornChampion]

The finished Bass looks amazing. Tempted to try this myself!

[@8toesleft]

Looks like a Tele Bass made a re-issue back in the 2000's but the single coil variation is way older that the humbucker model. They are pretty good basses,Mike Dirnt had one built for him(Fender ) Keith Ferguson ,Dusty Hill and a few others laid down some tone with the Tele Bass,bad ass with a single coil....

[@BrianEaly]

Tom Dodds - thanks for the info man, much appreciated!

[@MrTonifreelump]

It's not a Telecaster.

[@pistolgoo]

Anthony Freelump I think it is

[@RobsterDude]

Sting has one too

[@Morgan3000]

Pennywise rules bruh

[@davidAll5]

excellent job !!! well done !

[@notaparrot3426]

Besides the guitar pickup I loved this

[@bassworship50]

I swear, you did a fantastic job on that thing of a bass. Great work man, really!

[@BrianEaly]

Anderson McCant - thanks, very much appreciated. Take care man.

[@qdaveq6597]

Whether or not they needed a different type of aggregate. It would depend upon what was available in the area, thought Simon.

[@mistermoonlight1719]

qdaveq he can add good pickups to it and it'd sound exactly the same as a high quality real fender. a bass is a bass. doesn't matter if it doesn't have a precious logo on it or whatever , swap out the pickups and he can record with it! Won't be any difference sound wise from a real fender ;) I agree with you that before he can do that, he'd need to change the pickups

[@mistermoonlight1719]

I'm not saying its the only thing, but the main thing that really makes any real difference between a cheap and expensive guitar is the pickups. I'd rather buy a cheap guitar and great pickups. get the same sound as a $2000 but save a fuck load of money instead of wasting it like an idiot.

[@mistermoonlight1719]

cheap guitar - whatever cheap as fuck price , great pickups - $200 , fretwork and stuff if you do it yourself - free. $2000 bass or guitar sound right there for less than $400 maybe even less depending on how much you spend on the guitar.

[@mistermoonlight1719]

Idk if you were trying to tell him he needs to change his pickups or where just trying to make yourself feel better about wasting money but its true. Buy any guitar or bass for any price. Even $5 , do fretwork yourself for free, change pickups for around $200 , won't sound any different from the thing you wasted so much on 😂 pickups are what make a good guitar or bass sound mainly. Not the wood or logo haha.

[@silviaanelotti9522]

Wow!! Super interesting!!! 🤙🏻

[@freedom6046]

I liked the way it looked before you painted it. It had character.

[@tommesheijnis2892]

Whats that black block next to the pickup and the knobs? Never seen that before... I don’t play bass by the way so don’t get mad at me.

[@tommesheijnis2892]

Java Monsoon thanks!

[@wmdbassplayer]

Why in the world did you put a guitar pickup on it?

[@trents3544]

Great video Brian. Thanks for sharing!

[@BrianEaly]

Trent Stephen - thanks man! Appreciate it.

[@manbearpig2164]

Fricken sweet job, looks great