Chiliwailer

The Flea Jazz was one I’ll remember - hope you got commission!

Jeff Lebowski was a CCR kind of guy, upsetting Eagles loving cabbies along the way. In fun - being a CCR fan too, listening to Eagles recently made me think about Lebowski, the dude. I’m not into all their stuff, but I won’t knock Eagles as the proof is clearly in the pudding, great talented band. Our rabbits love them, but not CCR 😂, which made me wonder what BC thinks?

My best tip is to cut the wires from the old pickup, that are on the board already, and solder the new pickup wires onto that. Worked for me recently on a Stingray 😀

Maybe think twice and pass on the job- you’re soldering onto a fragile circuit board with easy to damage terminals. Good luck though 👍

Pre-rant disclaimer: I’ve previously owned some great Custom Shop basses, so am not painting all with the same brush... ...but I’ve just seen one for sale on line elsewhere - AND IT DOES NOT DESERVE TO WEAR A VINTAGE FENDER LOGO - Looks shocking, IMO. 😁 I won’t go any deeper than that for risk of offending. And please don’t take me too seriously, it’s just an interesting flip side.

Urgh! Have you seen a Nash ‘logo’ 😂 Im a Fender fan, even worked for them years back, but after the price fixing scandal I have no qualms about my Bravewood - it’s just a bit of fun. And easy to see it’s not real if you know, and if you don’t know and you’re buying vintage, you know the risks....

I’m lucky to have a stunning Bravewood, it puts some Fender Custom Shop basses to shame - so the fact it wears a Fender logo, to me, is not a problem. It’s a respectful homage, and not a con. And other logos or headstock shapes just look shi*te on a vintage replica 😂

Clearer one - I presume exposed is ground.

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Yeah, does make a difference. Good hunting for the A neck 👍

For 60s, the the std nut width got slimmer around 68, when the logo and lacquer changes came in. Being finished by hand back then there are sometimes little differences in the necks. I’ve played some very comfy late 60’s necks, 68 to early 70s could be worth checking out... but if it’s not an A, you may struggle if preferring Jazzes? A shapes are out there, you’ll find one 👍

I took NWRs Jazz apart once, think it dated both 61 & 62, I remember that as I was suprised at the time it had the mute holes despite being a 62. It was a good while back though - cracking bass, but his ‘Rhythm Stick’ 70s P Bass is truly something magical , what a bass 🤤

Cheers, though the original post could easily read that way 👍

Mine was BC and local!!

Round about 2014, a Wal in my neighbourhood for £2.5k 😢😢😢 edit - it was on BC

GHS Precision are the best I’ve had on mine. Nice warm tone with some punch.

If after getting used to playing again it doesn’t go away, then a short scale is worth a try IMO - a short scale was my main gigging bass for many years, definitely helped with my physical issues and at the time made it easier on me than a full scale. Could also be a reflection on underlying issues with your neck, shoulder or back; or posture. Just mentioning that as something to look out for perhaps. Best of luck.

I tend to think gold hardware should be banned - but there’s some absolute stunners here so I’ll ask Frank to put John Hall into Room 101 instead 😊

I stand corrected - turns out they sound great on my ‘95 2 Band Ray 👍

There can be a few factors here. On one hand it could be as the Jazz is different to what you’re used to, or the set up or strings are different. I’m sure other folks will give views on factors. But sometimes I’ve found it’s just the character of that particular bit of wood , so in some cases the same model of bass can sound different, so also noticeable when playing up the neck - I’ve experienced this before on guitars too.