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Ahoy.

I picked up a "vintage" Hondo bass over the weekend, a P bass copy. With the removal of the scratchplate I was unpleasantly suprised by a plywood body, but for R 300, I really can't be too dissapointed.

Anyways, it's got a lovely maple neck. A bit worn, but fine other than in need of new tuners , a nut and new frets. Pickups will have to be replaced aswell .

Can I assume that there's a difference in guitar and bass guitar frets and if so, is there anybody out there who have this type of fretwire in their posession? I'd rather get it locally than have to wait 6 + weeks again for delivery.

Thanks
    Dude... let me get this straight...

    You bought a bass, the body sucks and you wanna replace the tuners, frets, nut, pickups..................

    I may have a better plan for you; since it sounds like you will really be replacing the whole instrument anyway, you may as well throw it in the trash now and buy a different one. ?

    Either way, I'd like to see how this goes. Will be watching.
      I know, I know... :-[

      The plan is to replace the body at some stage, as I'm looking for a smoother sounding bass than my BTB470. Also, this is all just to get some practice again on set up, finishing etc etc.
        ...a R300 bass is a great thing to learn on. Even if you mess up completely, it's no great loss and you learn from the process.

        No real difference in bass and guitar frets, but you usually find the bigger frets are used on basses as they wear a lot harder. So any jumbo fret will do.
          Speaking of Learning... One piece of advise....do not attempt to use a heat gun to get the finish of a plywood guitar...at first I thought it's the finish that's bubbling of...closer inspection showed that it's one of the "ply's" that's coming off ?...thank goodness for good ol' wood filler and that that part will be under the scratchplate. ?
            Good advice - also for Mex fenders as they use veneer front and back to hide the multiple laminates. Of course you have to be careful of plastic bits like binding and dots, etc too.
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