Custom 1978 Musicmaster short scale bass (30” scale)

Rewired with Curtis Novak H22 gold foil bass pickup, Sprague vitamin Q cap, Bourns 250k pots, pure tone jack, vintage cloth wire. (Sounds fat. Good beef to the tone.)

Rotosound Monel flats

Hipshot bridge installed and fully intonated.

Schaller tuners.

Upper frets leveled, crowned, and polished.

All frets polished.

If you find this to be sacrilege look away now and please forgive this.

To the people who like to play instruments and want them to play and sound good -

This is a labor of love, and a player that stands tall with any boutique instrument out there.

The neck is great, the action is tight, and it plays like room temperature butter.

This pickup blows away the stock musicmaster bass pickup - the stock pup is as thin as paper in comparison to the H22.

The stock bridge is antiquated, ineffective and obsolete compared to the tight string spacing and intonation of this Hipshot bridge.

These Schaller tuners are also a tremendous upgrade from the stock tuners. They turn freely and stay in tune perfectly.

So again - vintage purists look away, hold your nose, find an instrument that suits you.

If you’re looking for vintage character with quality of life upgrades that plays perfectly and works every time…

Maybe this bass is for you.

Please examine the pictures carefully, sold as described.