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Also, I'd leave the headstock blank, but I quite like blank headstocks. I know they're not for everyone though.

That looks hot. Great work and good to hear the necks are decent quality. Can't beat a seafoam jazz

Thanks. Nope it's rosewood. Nice and dark and nice figuring on the maple too.

Hi Andy, Sorry for the delay, only just seen this. Might be a few weeks before I attempt this. The neck, along with the body, are going to the tech on Tuesday as there's a gap and I'm getting a veneer put in there so it's all tight. Once I get it back I'll start work. I've put a few pics on to show you the current state of it. Not a fan of tinted necks, so it'll just be clear nitro going on once it's been stripped. Cheers [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0294_zpsb8caa076.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0294_zpsb8caa076.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0291_zpsb23f70e8.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0291_zpsb23f70e8.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Sea Foam Green Jazz Bass? Matching Headstock?

Thanks Roland, appreciate it.

bump - anyone?

Hi all, I've got a jazz neck with a horrible orange David Dickinson poly gloss which I'm wanting to remove. As well as the looks, it feels pretty sticky and I much prefer satin finishes. What's the best way to do this? I'm thinking sanding with about 320 first to get to bare wood, then 1000+ to smooth? The neck has binding which has poly on-would I be ok sabding this too? Rosewood board so don't need to deal with frets etc. Cheers in advance Chris

[quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1406964220' post='2516210'] I was looking for exactly the same thing for my build last month, and nearly pulled the trigger on one of these on their eBay listing - they seem not to be listing at the moment. Looked excellent, other than non-authentically having a separate board. Worked out around £100 incl shipping, so comparable to Mighty Mite (who only do dot markers?) If you could live with rosewood these look good value: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-Fret-Jazz-J-Bass-Guitar-Neck-Vintage-Maple-Rosewood-with-Skunk-Stripe-/261511242840?pt=UK_Collectables_Vintage_RL&hash=item3ce348e458"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3ce348e458[/url] I ended up shelling out a fair bit more for a genuine '78 Fender neck from the States in maple / pearl blocks - still worked out cheaper than a new '75 RI neck from Stratosphere (going on a AVRI '75 body) [/quote] They come and go on ebay, but they have an actual web-shop too. http://www.customworldguitarparts.com/default/gitaar-halzen/jazz-bass-maple-neck-20-frets-pearl-block-inlay-with-binding.html The shop seems slightly cheaper than ebay too

Of course, when I say i've never seen one, I mean in the flesh!

Custom world guitar parts do one. Theyre in the Netherlands. Never seen one, but pictures look good

Hi all, Just listening to the latest album from these guys and theres some great distortion and fuzz tones on the bass. Pics show they have Ampegs and Oranges for amps but can't see any pics of pedals. Anyone help out? Cheers

[quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1406464977' post='2511640'] I've seen those necks on eBay, been thinking about getting one for a while. How is it? Do you think the neck not fitting is down to the neck heel not being wide enough or the routing of the neck pocket being too large? [/quote] Hi Jono, I've packed things away whilst I wait for other bits to arrive, but I measured the body when I first got it and pocket width was 64mm which is standard. So maybe the neck is slighty off. When I got it the guy said it's not the best neck in the world, but not the worst! Not sure what he means by that, but it looks a cracker to me. Maybe slightly too orange on the maple for my liking, so thinking of knocking the finish back and maybe going with a clear satin nitro. Something to think about anyway... Binding, rosewood and the frets are all in great condition though. As I picked it up myself, and paid outside of eBay, the guy let me have it for £80 which was real cool of him. discreet - haha, afraid I'm not much for trans colours, but appreciate your comment. Just thinking aloud now, but wondering whether to go pickguard-less with this. There's something I really like about Jazzes without guards. I guess it'll throw the whole 60's vibe off, but whatever.

[quote name='jetofuj' timestamp='1396965636' post='2419190'] And another GGG Brassmaster. This time deluxe version. [/quote] I know I'm a bit late to the party, but that looks superb. Where did you get the enclosure from jetofju?

Hi all, I recently started a thread looking for colour inspiration after deciding to put together a bitsa Jazz. Whilst I'm still undecided, I really love the 60's colours like Seafoam Green and Ocean Turquoise so I can see this ending up as one of those two. I call it a '60's ish' Jazz as there's a few themes from that era that I love; the colours of course, but also the 60's thumbrest position, a dot and bound neck, and probably some of the Gotoh Res-o-Lite tuners which have the long shaft bit [oo err]. Here's a few pictures I've been using as inspiration for the colour and style... [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/01585_front_zps7a6d203b.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/01585_front_zps7a6d203b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/110193765_el_zpsdaa4d34d.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/110193765_el_zpsdaa4d34d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Some not-so 60's things are the Schecter Monstertone pickups that'll be in it. These bad boys pack a punch and are extremely rare, although after constant searching I recently found a bridge pickup on eBay and won it for £2.50. Turns out after getting it that it needs a rewind, so that's currently being done by Jack's Instruments Service in Manchester. Found a neck pickup for £60 so all in all not too bad for prices. It'll also have an old control plate from my previous Jazz, which has 2 white strat knobs. Not everyones cup of tea, but I dig it. I'm wanting to stick with one company for the hardware, so probably looking at a Gotoh bridge, either the 201 or 203. I picked up the body last week from Guitarbuild. Went with a 3 piece Swamp Ash and it looks superb. I was half tempted to do it natural, but love those 60's colours too much! I've not weighed it, but feels nice and light, and Guitarbuild were great to deal with. It's based on a 1960 Jazz, so one thing I wasn't expecting was a lack of hole between the bridge and control cavity. This was left out so the old copper strip can be used, but they look pretty ugly imo. Don't have the tools to drill it myself but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. The 3 piece body ran at £100 including shipping which I thought was a steal for a quality UK made part. If you're looking for bass [or guitar] bodies, they're the people to go to. Here's some pics of the body... [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0297_zps5f86fc2c.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0297_zps5f86fc2c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0296_zps1bf22fa4.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0296_zps1bf22fa4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I've also just picked up the dot and bound neck this afternoon. Found it on eBay, and luckily the seller's shop is 10 mins from work so I called in for it. I love the dot and bound necks, think they look really classy and it's a shame you don't see too many around. No idea where the neck was made but it looks great and has really lovely grain on the back of the neck and the rosewood is lovely and dark. Fretwork looks spot-on so I should be good to go. The plan is to do a matching headstock when I paint the body. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0295_zps3f7bb5b8.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0295_zps3f7bb5b8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0294_zpsb8caa076.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0294_zpsb8caa076.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0291_zpsb23f70e8.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0291_zpsb23f70e8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] One small issue is that the neck and body aren't the best fit. There's a fair gap of maybe 1-2mm in the pocket so I'll probably need to stick some veneer in it - again, I'll cross it when I need to. So that's about it for now. I'm just buying odd bits every pay day, so will get the pickups back probably later this month, then the next step is to start with the nitro. Never done anything like that before, so if it goes to pot, you'll all be able to laugh! Will then get hardware last whilst I'm waiting for the nitro to cure then get it set up and rock out. I'm not expecting some custom shop quality, just a good sounding bass one [relatively] low cost that I can beat around a bit. Updates might be few and far between as I don't want to rush it and balls it up, but appreciate any comments or do's and don'ts along the way! Cheers all [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0292_zpsa27af4d0.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0292_zpsa27af4d0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0290_zps12119e9a.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0290_zps12119e9a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/DSC_0289_zps32495d99.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/DSC_0289_zps32495d99.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Promenade is my local and always get great service from the staff there, especially Gary. He's a real gent and always happy to talk bass without a sales pitch. Great player too. Glad you've had a good experience.

...but with a matching headstock.... [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/goat_punisher/media/110193765_el_zpsdaa4d34d.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/goat_punisher/110193765_el_zpsdaa4d34d.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Loving those Kevin. I remember reading the build threads when you did them, great job.

Definitely agree bh2 on the tort issue. Seen that Sonic Blue Jazz a few times and always think it looks great. Kind of thinking of going Seafoam and rosewood at the moment. Ash body from Guitarbuild came in the post today, but missed it so probably pick it up this weekend. Stoked!

Looks great man, good job

Thanks all so far! Yellowcar - agreed that the OTM isn't as good as it could be. It seems to be a pretty difficult colour to capture just right. Pastel's currently winning - I'm unsure which way I'd go with that. I love the Seafoam and Surf Greens, so probably that way. Keep votes coming, build thread to follow in a few months!

A tort guard!?

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1405373268' post='2501425'] All of those colors look fantastic, I thing the Orange just takes it. Have you ever looked at the Peterbuilt facebook page? that man knows how to finish a bass... [url="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peterbuilt-Basses/300518246647095"]https://www.facebook...300518246647095[/url] [/quote] Oh wow