Jono Bolton
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Hopefully a straight forward question. I've got a P Bass neck and the screw holes in the heel are 3mm across; should I widen the holes first before trying to fit the screws, or should I leave them as they are and just go straight in? It's a new Fender neck so hasn't ever been fitted to anything before, hence why the holes are currently the size they are.
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Those would normally be tuned to standard guitar pitch, and used on something like an archtop or Jazzmaster
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I decided to keep my Bass VI and had the headstock painted black to match the body. I also had a custom decal made, based on the 60s 'Fender VI' logo, but using the original Squier JV logo. It's not 100% right - 'Electric Bass Guitar' should be a touch longer and the Pat numbers below should be indented, but it's close enough. David Wilson did a cracking job on the headstock and the turnaround was only a week. The stand is angled so the light catching the headstock makes it look a different colour to the body, but they match! It's got a Staytrem bridge and trem arm, Gotoh tuners, and La Bella flats. I might upgrade the wiring at some point and maybe add a Fender trem, but neither are priorities just now.- 105 replies
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I recently bought a Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus; it all works fine but only one of the original screws in the baseplate exists. Does anyone know where I can get suitable replacements? I know bugger all about this. It's got a domed top and the thread length is 8mm, but I've no idea what the thread itself is. It looks like this:
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I haven't come back to this for a while, but I'd actually found his website and he made me up the decals I was looking for. Very good service, and very good quality as far as I can tell.
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Squier Classic Vibe? Although I'm not sure about weight; I had the old Chinese white-blonde one and it weighed a bloody ton.
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Scimitar is a great name for a bass
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The Staytrem might not be suitable as it's set it a 9.5" radius, which I'd hazard a guess won't match the fretboard radius. I'm sure I also read that the Staytrem isn't compatible with the Jaguar mute.
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No worries Dave, and thanks for your reply on here and eBay. I've tried a few other places but if I can't get it sorted I'll just plough on with having the headstock sprayed and left plain black.
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I had a response back from Rothko & Frost, but it transpires that they're the company that the luthier was using to create the decals, which I discovered when I opened an attached mock-up to be presented with the same decal I had already rejected 😂
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I've sent them an email with the spec, I couldn't see an appropriate option on the site but they seem to do quite a few options. For context, what I'm after is this: With (preferably) the JV Squier logo in place of Fender:
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I don't know if this is more appropriate to this sub-forum, or the Accessories one, but I'm looking for recommendations for custom Headstock decals. I'm looking to get my Bass VI headstock sprayed black to match the body, but I'll need a new decal to put on it. Ideally, I'd like a replica of the 60s Fender Bass VI logo, but with the Squier one in place of Fender. The luthier who is doing the work had sent me over some mock-ups, courtesy of his own decal guy, but they weren't quite what I was looking for and we hit an impasse. Has anyone got any recommendations for who can do this sort of work?
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My Bass VI. I'm torn between having the headstock painted black, or just selling it because it's not getting used. The Staytrem bridge and trem arm/collet make a huge difference in the way the trem functions. The pickups sound really nice as well; they got a lot of compliments from the staff in the shop when I took it in for a set up.
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I assumed they'd come to Anderson's at some point. I'd need to see it in the flesh, but there's something off about the LPB colour for me. I had a Chinese Squier CV 60s FSR Strat that was the right shade of blue for my liking; somewhere between LPB and Ice Blue Metallic. I think I actually prefer the Walnut out of the two, and I say that as someone who hates black blocks and binding on a maple neck. I wonder if these will be like the Shell Pink ones that were on pre order for the best part of a year before they reached the shops.
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I've got a Squier CV Bass VI in black. I swapped the tuners for Gotoh Vintage-style machine heads, added a Staytrem Bass VI bridge, and a Staytrem collet and trem arm that I had left over from an old Jazzmaster. I tried the Newtone strings but I didn't think they were much better than the stock ones. I bit the bullet and bought the La Bella flats and they're much better in terms of tension and I can get a much nicer action on it now. I did all that and promptly put it under the bed. I get it out from time to time, but I never really know what to do with it. I do like both the Lake Placid Blue and Walnut versions from CME: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpYdezO8ua/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Wouldn't that mean it's no longer exclusive? 🤔
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1983 Squier JV PB-57 Precision - *SOLD*
Jono Bolton replied to Shepster8316's topic in Basses For Sale
Looks smashing. Wouldn't this be a PB-57 as it has the maple board? -
Bump. Away til Wednesday, can organise postage from Thursday -
Sorry, I hadn't seen this reply until I was browsing through this section. I've decided not to go ahead with trying to restore the pickguard; I'd had the body resprayed and the tort looks rubbish with the new colour, so I'm going to stick the off-white one I've got.
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I'd also consider trades/part exchange against a P Bass, or even a nice P Bass body (cash either way)
