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Ha ha! No I used to be really into a photography lecturer at the college I worked at. Got into taking pictures (but that was all I got into) and was in a group on Flickr which specialised in ludicrous self portraits. This is merely one of the less silly ones.

People here all seem confident this is a fake, so it must be possible to tell

No i don't watch television I'm afraid. I did find someone after the exact opposite and thought maybe we could trade, but they rightly pointed out that they wanted to keep the original neck in case they wanted to sell in the future. I've found a squier on ebay, but I have no idea how to tell if it's kosher or not

Tell me how I know if a neck is what it says it is? I'd rather get a cheap bass and have the neck off it than get ripped off for a maybe Fender.

I may have a cunning plan. ...

It's a minefield!!!!

Thank you.

Ah thats fair enough.

Thank you Mr Gary Mac sir. Just today I noticed a fellow Basschatter is looking to replace a P neck with a J neck. I'm hoping we might be able to get together on this.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/420571-sticking-my-neck-out/

Unless it's a maple board. The person with the jazzy neck might prefer rosewood. In fact I'm pretty sure he would.

What about if someone had a Fender and the neck was too jazzy for them and you and this person swapped?

Calling all modders, builders, choppers and changers. I have a Fender bass I singularly failed to love. So sell it you say. Good plan except its been modded by a previous owner and as such I doubt I'll get much for it. I have put some decent strings on it which has helped. I've dropped a new pick up in, which has also helped. In fact for a few days I thought I'd sorted it. I've come to realise it's the neck. I checked online and sure enough it is a Precision with a Jazz neck. I like something a bit more like a Precision neck. Is it as simple as buying (or trading for) a P neck and just banging it on? Or are there complex and highly dangerous woodworking procedures? I have half a mind to get someone to reverse the mod, return it to its original state and then try to flog it. But if I can make it loveable as it is I would like to try.

If my experience is anything to go by you'll soon be buried in excellent advice from some of the finest Basschatters! Only thing I can say is did he play a five string? Or detune? I never knew...

Wasn't as clear on my phone app just saw the photo.. Too good to be true then.

Never heard of them, I see they do full length strings 5 for 20 quid, but alas only very thin gauge. Many cheap strings on ebay.The Adagio flatwound ones are pretty good. Also https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143544107796

Glad you bumped this, I missed it first time around. Absolutely inspirational. Also great for us HB fans to have someone who really knows what they're talking about to pronounce on their inherent quality. I have a HB Jazz which is heavy but plays and sounds so nicely. Often wonder what could be done about it, and now I know!

This is exciting news but I have to sell to buy and the market is soooo sloooooooow right now. I wonder what you have incoming to make you sell this and a CTM 🤔

Absolutely extraordinary work. Thanks for sharing this project with us. Reminds me of the children's story of the ugly duckling. You should change your name from Maude to The Alchemist.

"don't worry mush we'll be there in plenty of time and I promise we'll stay sober till after the gig" Last time I played with them, sadly. (private b'day party, we're being paid out of the girlfriend's pocket. I think I was there two hours before they fell, rolled and staggered in. They'd used a sizeable chunk of our fee to hire a minibus and pay a mate to drive so they could drink all the way there. A three and a half hour drive)

It's almost as if Norman Watt-Roy is better than us. 😬

I too have been learning (with a lot of help hereabouts) and this looks great Ťhank you

How's this for irrational GAS. I have been getting increasingly frustrated in my search for a small, second hand 1X12 or 1X10 cab to complete a rig I've put together. I want it to be the same dimensions, or close to, as the cab I've already got because that fits perfectly on top of the 15 and below the rack. Not only fits but sounds great. I used to have a BF 1x12 which was wonderful combined with a 15 of the same make. I got to thinking how splendid it would be to have it back and so started looking for one. The search became less focused and then obsessive. And I already have a cab perfectly suited to the job. 🤦🏼‍♂️