Stacker Jazz relic - soft-V neck, anyone?

[Stacker]

So, I've got a really good relic'd Jazz but I'm not happy withe the profile; it's not period correct. Finally gonna re-shape it but then thought about a soft-V Jazz neck. Some of the '50s P-basses had both soft and hard V but on a Jazz? Any ideas before I get the scrapers out??

[MrFingers]

All Jazzes have a C-shape neck, from very thin (early sixties) to fairly thick (seventies)

[Stacker]

Yeh, I know, William. I was just toying with the idea of a soft-v on this fella. It's a really good non Fender stacker Jazz but the neck profile is a bit too 'C' for me so if I was gonna take it back to vintage profile I was thinking about shaping a soft-v just for the hell of it.

[Stacker]

So, yesterday saw the spokeshave and scrapers coming out, along with the sander and sanding blocks. But as I got into the shaping I sh*t it, and just went for the same profile on my VJ reissues. Light stain mixed in with tung oil and 50% solution white spirit. Two coats and she's up in the loft to dry for a day or so before othe coats go on.

[LukeFRC]

is this on the bass I think it is?

[discreet]

Let's have some pics, then!

[mckendrick]

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1343556553' post='1751956']
So, I've got a really good relic'd Jazz but I'm not happy withe the profile; it's not period correct.
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Neither is a soft V.





I'll get me coat.

[Chris2112]

Some of the old Wal basses had quite a pronounced V shaped neck, some slightly less so - they generally all feel a bit different! Not my favourite neck profile but definitely something I could live with without issue.

[Stacker]

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1343919682' post='1757352']
Neither is a soft V.





I'll get me coat.
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That's why I sh*t it. It would not have worked. Anyway, she's up in the loft letting the tung oil coats harden. Didn't see the point of going nitro on it.

[Stacker]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1343916832' post='1757292']
is this on the bass I think it is?
[/quote]
Enlighten me, dear boy.

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1344065484' post='1759245']
Enlighten me, dear boy.
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the red nash jazz with the chunkier neck than normal, you had it up for sale for a while on here

[Stacker]

No, mate, it was non-original Jazz that I bought on here a couple of years back. Very well done bar the neck profile. It's gonna take a bit of time to get the oil finish right so don't expect pix soon!

[xilddx]

The V profile originally came about when Fender let an inexperienced geezer profile some Strat necks in the '50s. They put them on anyway and got some good feedback. I have a 2011 USA Deluxe V-Neck Strat, best guitar neck I ever played.

[Stacker]

Didn't know that. Sure I've got an artcle on Fender necks from Bass Player lying about somewhere.

I've got 2 Strats with soft-V and a Tele with hard-V. One of the Strats is a Jap 40th Anniv and is my fav guitar neck.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Stacker