Squaya jazz fretless rebuild

[Apprenti L'Artisan]

Mixture of a MIJ Maya bass and a Squier (Maya + Squier = Squaya. Get it?). Traded for all the parts so I'm working on the routing and assembling over the next month or two.

Here's what I've got so far:

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And here's a photoshop mockup of the custom scratchplate I'll order:

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I'm going to put a p-bass pickup in the bridge rout (when I can afford one haha) covered by an ebony cover that I'll make later. Going to be simple volume and tone controls (which I also need to acquire) so I'll make a new control plate too. The neck's one-piece maple with ebonol fingerboard and skunk stripe. The body's two-piece ash. Hi-mass bridge (Think it might be a Fender or eBay shop jobbie?), custom scratchplate with no neck-pickup. Don't know what the tuners are but they seem to work very, very well. Thanks to Andy for all the parts I needed to get it fixed! I've been waiting on this project for over 2 years, and I've never had a 'good' bass before so I'm looking forward to seeing it finished!

Thanks and I'll keep you updated,
Joe

[paul_5]

Nice! Black and bare wood is a classy look for a bass.

[Apprenti L'Artisan]

Pickup rout and neck pocket carved with chisels (no routers here!). Now I've just got to finish the pickup cover, if only it wasn't so bloomin' difficult to make in a 6ft shed!!!

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