fleabag

And for the whole kit and caboodle, minus decent pickups and decent active pre.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GD309-Electric-Bass-Jazz-DIY-Guitar-Kit-ASH-BODY-Kits-for-Luthier-Projects-Great/162615031576?epid=2156519805&hash=item25dc9c7718:g:0roAAOSwGzxZglMX

Indeed ! And a bargain of a jazz body here - Sapele is a lovely wood https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-Body-Jazz-Sapele-2pc-3-12kg-MG108/113021067599?hash=item1a5094a14f:g:rK8AAOSwPGpbCszS

There's also a no name neck , but only because the seller has covered it up with a bit of tape https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jazz-bass-style-neck/143097971842?hash=item21514dc482:g:4IYAAOSwuytcRNSe

The last J Retro sold on Basschat was £75. Bargain if that ebay one goes for that Also, ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEDDY-LEE-REPLICA-JAZZ-BASS-MAPLE-NECK-FULLY-LOADED-READY-TO-FIT-GO/392219800491?hash=item5b521f33ab:g:gIoAAOSwTxJcRJaS

I thought our man was going for new, but yes, used will certainly cut down on those prices. Probably doable for the budget, if rob is patient Not always easy to get those pre's and pups used - and Rich is right about used prices for JE pre's and decent pups. But, ya never know

Er..... naw. If the wood of the body is decent, i prefer to see the wood ( matron ) If it's cheapo wood, then a single colour will do for me, but YMMV, naturally

Are you talking about buying off the shelf or having your no name bass built by someone. ? JE active pre... £200 - ish Excellent pups .. £180 - £200 Your budget is nearly finished by then

PS we need to know what's coming your way, otherwise i'm bubbling you to the feds

Oh my. See what you mean. Amongst all the other monstrosities in that build, check the rather poor fitting of the pickup cover. Those gaps round it - world war 1 trench ? Attrocious. So is the price

Well yeeehar. Wider , always is my philosophy So go wide young skywalker. Besides, i have a rather volumous bag...and it's not mrs bag, in case you were asking , thats biggger, and taller, than any of my bass cases. It's a Roksan padded affair and adequate for anything longer and wider than normal 34" scale bass.

Where's that confounded bridge ? I beg your pardon - that was Led Zep

Pretty much how we do it, even though we're a covers band. Any input from anyone is ok, if the majority reckon it's an enhancement to the song

Dont like that particular JB track, but i love the Sex Machine bass line from Bootsy so much that we do a cover of the song Also, i'm quite fond of My Thang after it was used in the film Jacobs Ladder ( stonking film by the way ) I get that a lot of his stuff is repetitive, but some like , some dont. Just about the same story of every element of life

I can't wait to smoke hear it

Actually it's a bridge and a neck. Try to keep up . If you wondering why the bidge isnt inside the main parcel ... Yup, smoked too much jazz cabbage again

Please mind the gap , Andy

Can only think of this after watching .. Matt St Hubbins : " How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you ?" Luke Tufnel : " There's something about this that's so black, it's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. You can't really dust for vomit. " Craig Smalls : " We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries, Matt and Luke, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water. "

I dont play past the 7th fret, Harry.

That is looking bang on the money , Andy ! I was hoping the neck was well built, thanks for the confo

Decided to take the laptop to the hospital - didnt wanna miss it all Looking sumptuous

JMB and all the rest are full of blagging numpties. No different to dating websites. Profiles seem excellent till you meet up and find out that " good looking " advertiser has a face like a bag of smashed crabs. Better to be truthful upfront and stop wasting there's and your time. Besides, some people would be attracted to smashed crabs, if truth were told.

Yup - a miserable failure 🤓

It weighs exactly the same as the one in the Greeks thread, Slap Quite like it

Hmm... dull as dishwater to me. YMMV though, obv.