My latest plans for a mini bass mod. I few months ago I was in Guitar Center in West Los Angeles and saw a re-issue Rickenbacker 325 guitar, the one John Lennon used often in the Beatles. It's unique in that it's 21" scale and 33" long, smaller than the normal 25" scale, 40" long. As soon as I saw the guitar I knew I wanted to make it into a mini bass like I did for an Epiphone Les Paul Express 22" scale guitar. The only problem was the 325 cost $3200, no way.
But yesterday after reading a post on the Talk Bass forum about knock-off basses, I decided to see if there were any made of the 325, and hey, I found one on AliExpress for $290, so I bought it. I also ordered a Rickenbacker style bass tailpiece.
I'm going to have it painted blue by Pat Wilkins, it should be ready in a few weeks. Really looking forward to this one.
But yesterday after reading a post on the Talk Bass forum about knock-off basses, I decided to see if there were any made of the 325, and hey, I found one on AliExpress for $290, so I bought it. I also ordered a Rickenbacker style bass tailpiece.
I'm going to have it painted blue by Pat Wilkins, it should be ready in a few weeks. Really looking forward to this one.