BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Folks, Just having ordered a J neck - - cheaply I must add, seeing the amount of wood that is involved - - I'm getting cold feet because I never thought of the body required. What say you? best, bert Edited September 14, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanovw Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Have you got really big hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 If it's being built, is it not a case of "tough" as far as the maker is concerned? I don't know many places refund custom orders. What was the comment about the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Going to play Stonehenge on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 That is a large amount of wood being used... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 This could be really cool. Forget the body - use the last few frets to mount the pickup and bridge. Makes Steinberger look hopelessly over engineered. Post pics. Get kudos from all of us. Job done. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 who's playing it? king kong, godzilla or the hulk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Sorry to say I was taken in by the seller's description "replacement neck". Now I wasn't really gonna put it on an existing Jazz, but I thought I'd build a body out of a huge piece of old hardwood I still haven't used after decades. Should have seen the signs though. The neck pocket demands were actually precise and not hidden deeply in the text at all. [attachment=118346:Jazz replacement neck.jpg] [b]EVILBAY!!!![/b] best, bert Edited September 14, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 [quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347633927' post='1803384'] Makes Steinberger look hopelessly over engineered. [/quote] Fantastic! Yes, I'll do that. Now reteach me: I get quarter tones that way, yes? j-best, j-bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 GIve me good old feet and inches, we never got confused when I was a lad..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 carve it into a canoe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Wow, that's some bass neck. Can't wait to see the amp you are going to drive with that baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1347635622' post='1803422'] GIve me good old feet and inches, we never got confused when I was a lad.....[/quote] I don't have enough hardwood for inches, let alone for feet, but thanks for the idea. My next project maybe. [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1347647637' post='1803669'] carve it into a canoe! [/quote] Wow, that was the bestest idea I've ever heard! I could make myself another Greenland style sea kayak, 52-54cm wide and 26cm high. A bit low for most, but I do sit quite comfy in a low kayak. Thanks! [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1347650399' post='1803708'] Can't wait to see the amp you are going to drive with that baby. [/quote] Hadn't even thought that far ahead, but now you write this, there [b]is[/b] an avatar on BC with a grand 810. I'll contact the owner. He might take the phone up there. Edit: It's Barkin, and it's a 610 (yes, I know about scale math). Have a look: best, bert Edited September 14, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushers Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 saw this earlier today and thought the neck seemed pretty standard ... the penny just dropped that is a rather large neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1347633219' post='1803368'] Have you got really big hands? [/quote] No, but I do have really cold feet now! [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1347633380' post='1803371'] If it's being built, is it not a case of "tough" as far as the maker is concerned? I don't know many places refund custom orders. What was the comment about the body? [/quote] Happily, it's not a custom, though indeed I would have reckoned things like these only come as customs. As to the body, I posted the demands for the neck pocket above. [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1347633553' post='1803375'] Going to play Stonehenge on it? [/quote] Stonehenge the venue? Maybe. Stonehenge the song? Don't know it. Stonehenge the board game? Dunno if that's possible. Will see. "Stonehenge" the ex-wife? Don't think so! best, bert Edited September 14, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 [quote name='mushers' timestamp='1347657107' post='1803814'] saw this earlier today and thought the neck seemed pretty standard ... the penny just dropped that is a rather large neck [/quote] Ain't it indeed? At least for a Jazz neck. That is what bothers me most. You specifically order a Jazz neck, and then this! I'm getting worried about technique here, cause I do prefer to place my thumb right on the skunk stripe whenever possible, and only move it up or down when required for demanding passages. best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 [quote name='mushers' timestamp='1347657107' post='1803814'] saw this earlier today and thought the neck seemed pretty standard ... the penny just dropped that is a rather large neck [/quote] Even bigger than this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1347660692' post='1803886'] Stonehenge the song? Don't know it. [/quote] By Spinal Tap. Here's a picture of them performing it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 it could just be some railway track cut into pieces and glued to a tree, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1347694522' post='1804019'] it could just be some railway track cut into pieces and glued to a tree, [/quote] Such an eloquent description of a Jazz neck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks for all the help. I'm slowly getting more confident on this project. [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1347671335' post='1803968'] Even bigger than this[/quote] Thanks. So my neck isn't even [b]that[/b] special. I'm also mucho impressionado. How do you even find stuff like that? When I google for "huge bass guitar", I get: That surely is a coincidence. Though admittedly, I also get: [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1347671474' post='1803969'] By Spinal Tap.[/quote] Ah! Thanks. I had forgotten it. Must revisit. [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1347694522' post='1804019'] it could just be some railway track cut into pieces and glued to a tree, [/quote] That would explain the £79.00 quite effectively. [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1347694788' post='1804023'] Such an eloquent description of a Jazz neck lol [/quote] LOL indeed. Thanks for playing, gents! I'll get back to you when I get trouble with the neck. After all, it [b]is[/b] gonna be a crap cheap bass. best, bert Edited September 15, 2012 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Perhaps point out to him the difference between cm and mm and offer to pay him in cents rather than euros? CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1347733446' post='1804486'] I'm also mucho impressionado. How do you even find stuff like that? When I google for "huge bass guitar", I get: [/quote] Memory - I remembered seeing the giant Schack bass on ebay some time back and so I just had to find an appropriate search (schack monster bass, I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1347671474' post='1803969'] By Spinal Tap. Here's a picture of them performing it: [/quote] There's a reference to the real story behind this in "sabbath bloody sabbath" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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