Dropping a comment of great appreciation for the series, thank you!

Thanks for taking us along on this journey. It was entertaining and informative. All the best.

I love clicking on the link to see new content. Wonderful series with your studio backdrop to make results more consistent. Not simply modding a short scale (although this part of the market is under represented), it covers most practical ‘if I changed’ mod options! Cheers!

Great series, and I really enjoy your playing. Much appreciated.

It is always a good day when you upload, man. Thank you sm

Thanks for the series. I've changed my bridge and pick up (Dual rail humbucker) and really enjoying the new fuller sound. Thanks again..

Thanks again, Jonathan, especially for the summary. I might yet give it a try, but in the meantime, I found a CV Mustang bass under the tree, and I like it a lot, perhaps even more than my Player Series. (Guitar Center had it on sale for $350 US.) Keep up the great work.

I thoroughly enjoyed the series. For the most part, all the mods did pretty much what I expected, but you did do a few mods I wasn't expecting. As for me, this summer, I plan on setting my Sonic P's neck out in the Florida sunshine for a few days. It is supposedly the UV light that yellows the maple in the neck. I will use a low cut box about the size of the neck, lined with foil to reflect the light further around the edges.

My Bronco now has a 51 P style pickup. LYWS is the brand and less than $20.00 US. Sounds good, very woody. Added a black pick guard on the black body. Maple board contrasts nicely.

I saw another KZfaq video of a Bronco mod where they just smoothed out the neck finish using a Scotchbrite pad. I’m planning on trying that just to see how it will make the neck on the Bronco I just bought feel. Seems like a relatively easy way to make it feel a little better. Thanks for making this series!

Very useful, thanks.

Thanks! 🙂😎

Love all the work put into this humble bass just for these helpful videos! I do not have the woodworking skills you have to try so much stuff out (for instance, making the pickup cavity larger, or this filling up of wood in the neck pocket-BTW, my Sonic Bronco did not have that issue, thankfully.) Also my soldering skills are quite suspect-have done so successfully, but more than a decade ago, and one of the times it was a bit of a noisy mess, and all my fault, not faulty electronics. I just wanted to add that the worst repair person in the multiverse-myself-had no problems fitting in USA Hipshot 3/8 ultralite tuners (I did prefer the look of lollipops, but found ol' clovers at a great price, so I settled for the "standard"-also, I actually like the "bulgy"/fat look of the stock originals!) I did not need to modify the wood, or otherwise I wouldn't have been able to pull it off. Now, it took some pressure, but never too much that I felt I needed to be a "strongman", nor did I ever feel I was harming the headstock in any way. Also added an ultralite Xtender as I do on most of my basses. Worth all that money because I *love* the bass despite the low price (purchased at sale price-you can imagine the tuners/Xtenders are more expensive than the Bronco even at a discounted price!) Added the Babicz Z series bridge as well, super easy upgrade/sidegrade. My point is not to counter your statements-it may very well be your particular model would need modification for the Hipshot Ultralites/Gotoh Resolites. In mine they looked normal! I loved the result-just think the factory standards are not super tight due to the low budget, but I assure you that in my bass, one could say my Hipshot tuners came stock with the bass the way everything looks installed. Also love the stock nut, but may ask for an opinion from my favorite luthier to see if a graphtech would be a nice addition. Sincerely think stock works great (as did the original bridge and tuning machines quite frankly, but I must modify stuff! And the Xtender is something I always have use for. The Babicz Z Series bridge also changed the tone a bit, and I did enjoy the difference.) I definitely do agree that it's worth it, especially if you love the sound and results. *Very* hard to find a bass customized for *you*, even at $599.00/799.00/1099.00. It's easier to make a bass one's own-as long as it's not utter cr*p-on a budget. When I see a bass I like at a higher price, I already am thinking "what would i change?" So this affordable price is even more ideal for myself. I am sure with all your mods, you have a bass you love and can use professionally as a "mini-P" at a cheaper price point than, say the Schecter shortscale Banshee P clone ($799 retail). But EVEN if you had to pay overall more, isn't it worth it if you love the results of all your hard work and research on making your bass be, look, and feel the best it can? Thanks so much-BTW, finally having someone soldering my DiMarzio Fast Track 1 and new 500k pots + output jack at long last!

You seem to like this little bass. She is endearing and yet so simple

Great series! Try Birchwood Casey Tru oil on your neck. Just sand lightly and apply. The feel and color looks great. I put a Bill Lawence HB PU in mine.

I have ordered a black one with dark fretboard here local. Can’t wait to have it in my hands 😊 Thanks for feeding my GAS. Going to try a MM style bridge on it and make it stringthrough. Refinishing a maple fretboard is a lot of work. It can completely change a neck though.

I very much enjoyed your Bronco series, Jonathan. You are thorough and meticulous and your delivery is so calm and pleasant. You're the only person i've seen on KZfaq putting Pbass pickups in the Bronco. I've been wondering for quite a while how that would sound... thank you for doing that! My two-saddle Bronco bridge spacing is about 17.5 mm, and i noticed the replacement bridges you tested are all 19mm. Does the Sonic Bronco come with a 19mm bridge? If so, do the E and G strings end up kind of close to the edge of the fingerboard? Thanks for a great series, keep up the good work! 😊

Hi Jonathan-inspired by your Bronco upgrade series, I have bought a Sonic Bronco (in white) to do my upgrades. I am looking to use all gold hardware, so hoping to use a Hipshot Kickass 4-string Bridge (5 holes). Also a set of Gotoh Compact Bass Tuners (or something like it). For the pickup, I think I will go with one you suggested, the Seymour Duncan Hot Rail SHR-1N.(neck pickup), an easy option-I would like to go with something like the Geezers pickups, but the pickguard and routing would be too much work for me at this time. Looking to create a kind of "Atelier Z babyZ" tribute (on a budget). Wish me luck! Thanks for all the references!

About color shade of the neck. I also find them too pale (I don't have a Bronco but have a Squier DuoSonic) and was obsessed with having it tinted. Then I just exposed it to winter morning sun and it turned perfect!

Hi!! I love this series!! I got one like a month ago and I love how it sounds. I would like to see how it would sound with a set of mustang bass pickups

When you put the rails humbucker in this bass, did you change the pots to 500k? Wondering if that would take the tone back closer to the original pick-up, but without the noise.

You know weight is very important, my Bronco Sonic is light. Great for my 73 yrs old back. Also I went with a Seymour Hot Rails. It went in just fine but when digging in I sometimes hear a high pitch sound that is loud. Any thoughts, my solder work, pickup height, or string height? Love you channel and your teaching method. Thanks Mike

Where did you find the pickguard ? Is it pearl white ?

So are there drop in tuner replacements available that don’t need drilling? 🧐

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