I've the Maida Vale in my SR300 P Conversion... not shy at 10k but balanced with the Alnico IV... They are also 4 wire so series parallel and all that... also matching Stacked J.
Drop David Adams a message via Reverb, please Mention Basschat and my build... he wound me one... think it's a one-man small operation.
Ah... so fingerboard replacement rather than just fret saw n fret... i'd still message our andy... you can check some fretboard replacement, and other work of his in the Build Diaries...
What sort of sound are you after... a few to consider... cost order £18 - £55... and all get a lot of praise. My Bitsa's and Projects include some of the below...
Wilkinson Ceramic or Alnico 5
Maida Vale Low Rider Alnico 4 - via Reverb
Entwistle Ceramic or Neo
ToneRider
Kent Armstrong Ceramic or Alnico
Softest Warmest... Maida Vale.
Mid ground... Tonerider / Kent Armstrong Alnico
Agressive... Entwistle C then Neo MONSTER MAGNETS!
Looks real nice, thru neck etc.
I like the compact headstock, nice straight string runs and stripes on the back... does it really deserve to loose its head?
Might be stuck for replacement pups due to size, plain Quality Jazz 5's?
Bargain... Body... £50, Neck... £50, Tuners... £15, Pickup... £20 Pre... £15 or convert to passive...
I did an Aria Jazz to PJ a while back... quality body 'n neck.
Loverly Slab P w/MM Black n Bound... Maple n Pearl Block, How sweet would this look with a tele-ed head? Aria. Worth a cheeky offer £100 offer... luckily to far away from me, and i'd get told off...
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